In a city that receives less than eight inches of rain per year, firefighters are a necessity. But with a tight budget and a three-year hiring freeze, the Phoenix Fire Department can use as much help as it can get. That’s where the department’s cadet program comes in.
The Heard, located off of Central Avenue between McDowell and Thomas roads, has been educating the community about Native American culture since 1929. Its exhibits concentrate on natives from the Southwest with an emphasis on native culture in Arizona.
Marco Zamora, 37, is the Lincoln Family Downtown YMCA’s only kickboxing instructor. His class runs Mondays and Wednesdays from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. and is almost always full with 30 to 40 people attending.
Metered parking in downtown Phoenix is currently in effect Mondays through Fridays from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m as well as 8 a.m. to 5 p.m on Saturdays. But that might soon change.
Civic Space Park was given a 2011 Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence last week for contributing to Phoenix's urban community, a biannual national award earning the park $10,000 to be used for improvements.
