After spending six years in Africa, Glenn Simmons was inspired to create Invictus Nourishment, a therapeutic snack, to help children who suffer from malnourishment. Simmons said about 1,100 pounds of the cookies are made and donated to different churches and organizations to distribute.
Indiana native Marshall Shore has been nicknamed Phoenix's unofficial hipstorian. His show, Retro Spectacular, has been educating audiences about Arizona history in entertaining ways for three years.
With Hance Park's master plan created in 1989 never completed due to a lack of funding, community members and the city of Phoenix have been collaborating to find practical solutions to help the park live up to the master plan's potential.
Carbajal’s Ninth Street Gym legal issues could force the gym to close, and if so, it is unclear what community outlet these youths in the Garfield Historic District will have left.
Volunteers will be spread throughout Phoenix working toward the revitalization of different communities as a part of the 13th annual “A Day for Downtown.”
City Hall's new art exhibit, "Phoenix Icons: The Art of Our Historic Landmarks," opened Oct. 5 and shows the work of local photographers, capturing Phoenix history through well-known architecture structures dating from around 1912 to post World War II.
