On the courts and fields, everyone’s favorite teams are competing as usual. Once the uniforms come off, however, many franchises are part of one team: The Green Sports Alliance, where the goal is to have a positive environmental impact.
Despite record rainfall in the past few weeks, Phoenix is still in the middle of a drought. The city's water department presented multiple water use and conservation plans available to the city.
On Wednesday afternoon, community members honored the memory of Richard A. Segal, a Phoenix attorney who helped found the Phoenix Community Alliance. Segal died on April 18.
Even with the blistering heat of the Phoenix summer and students fleeing to their hometowns, downtown businesses continue to stay open for the summer and say they are optimistic for the future.