Alexis Macklin

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Despite growth, downtown Phoenix lacks affordable housing for student population

Phoenix is the sixth largest city in the country, but its downtown offers few apartment complex options students can afford to live in. But affordability is not the problem; students claim there is nothing to do in downtown.

Sixth Street becomes home to unique vintage shops

Three vintage clothing stores along Sixth Street may share a customer base, but each store retains a clear identity, which helps foster a certain cohesion and friendship among the shops.

Photo story: Former drug dealer draws on past experiences to help others in need

Fabian Bennett is the engagement specialist for Lodestar Day Resource Center in Phoenix. After 10 years as a drug dealer, Bennett reached out for help at the Human Services Campus. He said the services at the campus have given him hope and the opportunity to change his life.

City Council to vote on artistic shade ‘trees’ on Roosevelt Row

Shade structures could provide passersby relief from the heat along Roosevelt Street in downtown Phoenix by the beginning of 2015.

City looks to revamp Phoenix Central Station, explores potential of multi-use building

The Phoenix City Council Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee approved a decision Tuesday to issue an open call to developers who wish to submit plans to redesign the space around Central Station.

School of Public Affairs adds faculty, strengthens vision for community

ASU's College of Public Programs hired multiple new faculty members including Karen Mossberger, the new director of the School of Public Affairs. Mossberger was head of the department of public administration at the University of Illinois.