Rogue Columnist: Valley downtowns 2.0?

And, sure, the city made its share of mistakes on Mill, from raising the cost of business and running out the independents, to building a shopping mall two miles away that further sucks away business, to allowing the misbegotten Centerpoint tower. Tempe still stands a good chance ... A quaint little downtown survived in Glendale, albeit with the large number of "antique" stores common to red states with less disposable income and other self-inflicted economic limitations. ...