| Macerich Debuts SanTan Village
PHOENIX, Oct. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- The centerpiece of a flourishing retail corridor emerged today with the official Grand Opening of SanTan Village -- a new super-regional shopping center at the core of a 500-acre, mixed-use development. SanTan Village, an open-air hybrid lifestyle center, spans 1.2 million square feet of gross leasable area. It sits at the center of an integrated project that, upon build out, will encompass 3 million square feet of retail, restaurants, entertainment, office space, residential and hotel uses. This retail destination is strategically situated in one of the nation's fastest-growing areas in Gilbert, Ariz., just southeast of metropolitan Phoenix. This innovative development offers an unparalleled design and blends the best elements of a lifestyle center with traditional department stores, approximately 130 specialty shops and restaurants, a multiplex theater, an enclosed food court, large-format users and pedestrian-only areas balanced by roadways and curbside parking for shoppers.
Victoria’s Secret ads toned down at Gilbert mall
Instead, new, toned-down versions of Victorias Secrets annual national campaign focus from the belly up and on the smiling faces of models. Taken down are signs that displayed models long legs and panties. One photo of two models in their bras remains. But most others focus on faces, and in the place of some images are gray signs that say, Here come the angels. I think it looks a lot better, said Vicki Parry, a Gilbert resident who was among more than a dozen who wrote letters and called town officials and Westcor, which owns the shopping center, asking them to change what they considered soft porn. SanTan Village property manager Sheila Hunter said Limited Brands, the owner of Victorias Secret, used some different images that were taken as part of the same campaign to tone down the advertisements in the mall .
New taxi drivers leave passengers in the lurch
Abu Dhabi: Residents complain that drivers of the new taxis do not know routes and take them to the wrong destination, but Trans Ad, the regulatory authority, says this will soon be rectified. Steps have been taken to improve the local knowledge and language skills of new taxi drivers following complaints from passengers, Trans Ad told Gulf News. "We received some complaints from passengers and we are trying to improve the performance of drivers," said Sultan Mohammad Al Shamisi, Director of Customer Services and Compliance Division at Trans AD. Some passengers told Gulf News that new taxi drivers took them to wrong destinations as they were not aware of routes and landmarks. .
Tanger Center joins early bird crowd
Erica Vanderslice was a girl on a mission.The 8-year-old left home after 10 p.m. and arrived at the Tanger Outlet Center with her mother and sister at around 10:30. Matching toboggans kept the cold wind at bay as they waited at the visitor's center doors, hoping enthusiasm and holiday cheer would make them open just a little bit faster.The shops didn't open for another 90 minutes, but Erica knew the early bird gets the worm - or, in this case, the $10 gift card."It's been fun," she said smiling and holding the red card as a prize later that evening. "I really want to spend it at Claire's."The Vanderslices were among a crowd of shoppers - actually, they were 13th in line - who spent the early hours of Friday morning getting a jump start on their Christmas shopping. For the first time, the Terrell outlet center joined a host of shops opening early on Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving that is generally considered one of the busiest shopping days of the year.
Valley philanthropist named museum board chairwoman
The National Museum of Industrial History board of trustees has elected philanthropist Priscilla Payne Hurd as its chairwoman.
In the past three years, Hurd has donated $2 million to the effort to build a museum on the site of the former Bethlehem Steel in south Bethlehem.
Hurd, 87, has donated tens of million of dollars in the Lehigh Valley, including to St. Luke's Hospital and to Moravian College, where she also sits on the board of trustees.
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