Holly Bernstein

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Kirkpatrick and McCain debate downtown stirs rally outside

“Too Little Too Late” was the theme of a rally made up of Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick (D) supporters that took place outside of the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism an hour before Kirkpatrick and Arizona Sen. John...

Community organizations urge for use of dimmer LED street lights in city plan

As the city plans for the potential color temperature conversion of all of its street lights, some community organizations have questioned whether the street lights will become too bright. Nine organizations sent a letter last week to mayor Greg Stanton and city...

Downtown Angels: Feeding the homeless through tin can art

A shark made out of tin cans and a robot with an old lamp as a head, forks as arms and bottle caps as eyes are just two of artist Alexi Devilliers’ unique creations; however, the story...

Downtown Angels: College student’s organization helps get homeless back on their feet

Give a Life Bak Pak, an organization founded by college student Vivienne Gellert, provides services like feet washing and first aid to the homeless population in Phoenix.

American Herstory brings the female side of history to life

An all-female cast of singers, storytellers and poets took the stage for American Herstory on Saturday night to tell stories related to women's history. Space 55 hosted, among others, local performers Hattie Jean Hayes, Marna Kay, Sarah Maria Rainier,...

Downtown’s ‘music ecosystem’ could correlate with urban development

Music and entertainment could become more of an economic development accelerator in the downtown Phoenix area. Dr. Shain Shapiro, CEO of Sound Diplomacy, spoke over the phone at a Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) meeting Tuesday about...