Don Shirley
Special to the Los Angeles Times
March 7, 2010
Reporting from Mesa, Ariz.
What does Forbes know?....
...as Mesa's Blandsville image fades, we visiting ex-Mesans are frequently surprised.
If you know where to look, you'll find plenty of life.
I enjoy a stroll along downtown Mesa's Main Street, where a small farmers market and a crafts fair take place on Saturdays from October through April. The area is spruced up with pretty palo brea trees, green street lamps and a collection of lifelike sculptures on street corners — plus all-local businesses.
Like most of Mesa, downtown is becoming more diverse. One spot, Inside the Bungalow, a charming converted 1916 house, features good coffee, yoga, massages, light lunches and open-mike Wednesdays. I never tasted Thai food during my Mesa years — but now it's on Main Street at the superb Nunthaporn's.
See the entire article at http://www.latimes.com/travel/la-tr-mesa-20100307,0,763068.story
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