Gianluca D'Elia

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On-demand barber service offers free haircuts in Phoenix

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTS8B763__4 Sometimes a haircut is more than just that: It can be a form of therapy, a brief escape from the stress of real life, or a much-needed confidence boost. Just ask the group of Maricopa County barbers that...

VIDEO: Phoenix vigil honors Atlanta shooting victims, calls out anti-Asian hate crimes

As the sun set Friday evening over the Arizona Capitol Museum, candles glowed along the sidewalk while bright-colored signs called for an end to anti-Asian violence and white supremacy. In the wake of the Atlanta, Georgia spa shootings...

VIDEO: A closer look at the Phoenix Mural Festival in Melrose

Brand new public art installations are popping up along the Grand Canalscape as part of the annual Phoenix Mural Festival. Joe's Diner on 7th Avenue, which is right next to the trail, is now the canvas for one...

VIDEO: Zen Thai brings happiness to downtown Phoenix

After moving across the country to Phoenix to start my master’s degree last summer, I wondered how I’d find a sense of community in a time when going out is risky. I popped into a downtown restaurant, Zen...

Pedestrian, bicycle safety upgrades could be coming to 3rd Street by 2022

Biking and walking along Third Street are about to become safer in the next year, Phoenix officials said Thursday, as they unveiled the final plans for bicycle- and pedestrian-friendly upgrades that have been in the works since...

COVID-19 closed The Churchill twice. It’s finally open again

As dozens of masked customers lined up for cocktails and brick-oven pizzas Friday evening, it quickly became hard to tell that downtown Phoenix’s Churchill had been shuttered for more than three months. After two closings due to the...