1.   They say downtown still has to prove itself, to earn its place as the living-working-playing capital of the county.

2.   Actually, downtown does have a grocery store.

3.   But downtown Phoenix has tremendous potential, he added, because it has acres of vacant land.

4.   Downtown has an arts district, a shopping area that outdraws the malls and Chinatown.

5.   Downtown has different challenges.

6.   Downtown has fewer visitors.

7.   Even the celebrated resurgence downtown has its detractors.

8.   For kids, not known for their interest in Victoriana, downtown has three transportation-themed museums.

9.   Hudson Square, SoHo and Midtown South all offer the architecturally interesting buildings and all-night, funky feel that downtown does not have.

10.   Its downtown has had a major renaissance.