ASU | Downtown Devil

Editorial: Save Phoenix's gems with your business -- before it's too late

By Jack Fitzpatrick, on Friday, January 21st, 2011

On the list of great Phoenix restaurants, Pasta Bar was way up there. It was a starter on the All-Star team, the kind of place you tell out-of-towners about so they’re impressed with your city. In terms of the quality of its food, it was easily top three in downtown Phoenix, and the atmosphere was great. Read story

Four-day workshop at Cronkite School to offer intensive business journalism training

By Ben Backhaus, on Tuesday, December 7th, 2010

The Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism has chosen 15 journalists and 15 journalism professors from around the country to participate in four days of intensive business journalism training at the Walter Cronkite School from Jan. 4 to Jan. 7. Read story

Organization promotes more consistent Arizona

By Lexy Bahn, on Thursday, December 2nd, 2010

Nearly 50 people gathered in the PBS studio on the sixth floor of ASU’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism in downtown Phoenix to be part of Global Arizona 100′s live audience Wednesday night. Read story

Downtown campus clubs struggle to receive ASASUD-granted funds

By Jack Fitzpatrick, on Tuesday, November 30th, 2010

At least two Downtown campus student organizations have complaints about waiting to receive funds granted to them by ASASUD, citing a lack of communication after funding requests were approved. Read story

Police hit students, journalists with tear gas at neo-Nazi rally

By Jack Fitzpatrick, on Monday, November 15th, 2010

Protesters and journalists, including multiple ASU students, sat on the ground coughing after about 50 Phoenix police officers used tear gas and pepper spray to create a clearing for neo-Nazi marchers on West Jefferson Street around 3 p.m. Saturday. Read story

Sens owner Johnny Chu driven by passion

By Evie Carpenter, on Friday, November 12th, 2010

Passion. That is what Johnny Chu, owner and chef of Sens Asian Tapas and Sake Bar, said drove him to open his restaurant in the heart of downtown Phoenix. Read story

Crow announces expansion of Downtown campus

By Lindsey Herriges, on Thursday, November 4th, 2010

During the Open Forum with ASU President Michael Crow on Wednesday, Crow officially announced that Phase Two of the Downtown campus expansion is in effect. Read story

CityScape to celebrate grand opening

By Victoria Pelham, on Thursday, November 4th, 2010

CityScape, the $900 million complex of retailers in downtown Phoenix, will celebrate its grand opening this weekend with a large-scale block party including Mayor Phil Gordon’s State of Downtown address, a Friday morning coffee give-away and free performances by Macy Gray and Third Eye Blind, according to the president of the Downtown Phoenix Partnership. Read story

ABC News partners with ASU to cover elections

By Shelby Harpole, on Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010

ABC 15 News will partner with ASU to provide nationwide election coverage in a town hall forum that will be streamed live on the network, as well as Facebook. Read story

Slide show: Locks of Love

By Beth Easterbrook, on Tuesday, October 26th, 2010

To kick off Homecoming week students on ASU’s Downtown campus had the opportunity to give up their hair for the “Locks of Love and Goin’ Bald for Bucks” fundraiser on Monday. The fundraiser was held to raise awareness and raise money for cancer patients who have lost their hair and are in need of wigs. Read story