Tag: downtown

The boom of downtown: How the city has grown since COVID-19

Both families and students called the city home during its booming growth in population. Downtown Phoenix was labeled a growing city when recognized by community-building...

Farmers Market highlights community downtown every Saturday

Every Saturday morning, crowds form together at the Downtown Phoenix Farmers Market. Anyone from locals, tourists, students, and families support local businesses by buying...

One tree at a time: how residents of America’s hottest city try to cool...

Joanna Repucci had just flown back from Mexico, where she got a much delayed root canal. Despite her face being visibly puffy from the...

“Without suitable housing, there is no chance that she will be able to regain...

Maricopa County has a rapidly growing homeless population, leading many people to face extraordinary challenges. According to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban...

What’s the deal with Proposition 308?

The 2022 midterm elections had a lot of tight races - with candidates and ballot measures alike - and votes are still being counted. One...

A farm with a passion for nourishing, educating community digs its roots into Downtown...

What began as giving an excess of home-grown tomatoes to homeless people evolved into a half-acre of land, two gardens and a soup kitchen.  Project...

Downtown Digest: Workshop, Painting, and Mindfulness

Good morning, downtown Phoenix! Here is the final list of events happening around downtown for this semester! Thanks for a great time and we'll...

Downtown Phoenix Inc. creates voucher program to bring business back to downtown

The Downtown Phoenix Partnership has unveiled a new program designed to draw customers downtown and back into the restaurants, coffee shop retailers and cultural...

Downtown Digest: Trivia, Plays, and Networking

Hello, downtown Phoenix! Here are the events for this week! I hope you all had a great weekend. Ponzi: RomeroFest The Arizona Theatre Company will be...

LIST: Five new restaurants in downtown Phoenix

From fresh-made bagels and pizza to steaming bowls of ramen, downtown Phoenix has been abuzz with new restaurants popping up during the pandemic. If...