Courtney Pedroza

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Through long battle with cancer, Phoenix artist persists in work

Video and photos by Courtney Pedroza Jules Demetrius was in remission from three types of stage 4 cancer. A stencil artist, he was preparing for a solo exhibition for the March 6, 2015 First Friday — his...

Artist Carrie Marill anchors Roosevelt Row through Combine Studios and murals

Carrie Marill's murals downtown include the Margaret Killigan tribute, the colorful spiral behind Combine Studios and now GROWop's front porch.

Housing boom drastically changing downtown landscape

City advocates and developers say the 15 new housing projects coming downtown address and pent-up demand for living in the city's urban core.

CO+HOOTS co-working space to expand to midtown Phoenix in 2016

The new location, on Indianola Avenue and Second Street, will hold five times more businesses than the current space on Washington and 11th streets.

Criminal justice experts speak on preventing crime by working backward

Experts spoke to students about police legitimacy, incarceration in America and criminal justice collaboration Tuesday night.

Video: Ana Teresa Fernández erases the border

Arizona State University’s Performance in the Borderlands is hosting artist and activist Ana Teresa Fernandez in Arizona from Oct. 5 to Oct. 16. After speaking at the Phoenix Art Museum, Fernandez headed south and painted the border fence.