City of Phoenix honors community leaders at Martin Luther King Jr. awards breakfast

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The City of Phoenix celebrated Martin Luther King Jr.’s memory with an awards program and breakfast recognizing community leaders who work to make Phoenix a better place, including two locals affiliated with ASU. Read story

Columnists recommend passion, research as keys to success in writing opinion pieces

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Reporting and passion come together to form opinion writing, professional columnists said at the Walter Cronkite School’s weekly Must See Mondays speaker series. The panelists, Laurie Roberts and Stephen Lemons, are columnists for The Arizona Republic and the Phoenix New Times, respectively. Read story

Third Fridays draw art aficionados to downtown Phoenix

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Although many businesses on Roosevelt Row depend on First Fridays for a majority of their sales, it is on the lesser-known Third Fridays when many art galleries sell their larger pieces and art patrons come out to enjoy downtown Phoenix. Read story

Author stresses safe sex to students during health discussion

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Safe sex was the topic of discussion Thursday at the Cronkite Theater, which was filled with giggling students, all of whom attended to hear from Dr. Sex-Talk. The importance of safe sex and the acceptance of diversity in sexual taste were both stressed. Read story

Nachobot, brainchild of Jobot owner, to open tonight at art walk

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A new eatery which specializes in gourmet style nachos will make its debut during this month’s First Friday art walk, opening up just one house away from Jobot Coffee Shop. This new restaurant is the brainchild of the Jobot’s owner John Sagasta and is rightly titled Nachobot, or “not-Jobot”. Read story

FCC hosts hearing at Cronkite to discuss report on changing media landscape

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Officials from the Federal Communications Commission visited the Cronkite School on Monday to discuss the changing landscape of media with the advent of new technologies. Read story

New brewery opens to the public, with a mission of teaching people about craft beer

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A new brewery near downtown Phoenix opened to the public Tuesday, becoming the latest addition to the growing Arizona brewery industry. Read story

Local cafe expands new lunch menu to second downtown location

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Fair Trade Cafe implemented its Better Earth Lunch menu at its location near Roosevelt and North 1st Avenue on Tuesday. The menu offers daily specials on prepared lunches and discounted prices for ASU students. Read story

Former CNN anchor uses 9/11 coverage as a lesson in impactful reporting

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“We’ll do it in a sentence, then move on. I was the anchor for the biggest story of our lives to the largest audience in the history of television.” Read story

HIV/AIDS center to move into old KPNX building in downtown Phoenix

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The Southwest Center for HIV/AIDS will move into the former home of KPNX on Central Avenue due to its proximity to the light rail and the Downtown campus, said Carol Poore, the center’s president and CEO. The old KPNX building is at 1101 North Central Avenue. Read story