I thought I would start a series of posts titled “Living in Gilbert Arizona” that would chronicle our time living in the fastest growest town in the United States.

We moved here because it was a place where family lived and it was affordable. Now, however, the home prices have risen so much that I’m not sure we could afford to move here today. Nonetheless, it is a great place to live if you have small kids. It does have a bit of that suburban voodoo feel to it, where everyone’s the same and you just know that there are some Desperate Housewives’ stories going on around you.

We live in a new development called the Spectrum at Val Vista. I just came across this site (UPDATE: sorry, no longer available) detailing a new upscale retail and restaurant area called Main Street Commons. It supposed to be the centerpiece of the Spectrum master community and is described as an “open-air, mixed-use urban district” that will provide “upscale national and local retailers, dining and entertainment all within an inviting streetscape that focuses on pedestrian-friendly walkways and unique architecture.”

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