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Former Downtown Devil reporter named Pulitzer Prize finalist for coverage

Rebecca Spiess was a finalist for the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing. Her series of investigative editorials detailing the slow failure of homeless services provided by the city and its impact on the homeless population, co-written...

NCAA Men’s Final Four Fan Fest in Phoenix hosts over 50,000 fans

The Men’s Final Four Fan Fest, presented by Capital One, was held in the Phoenix Convention Center from April 5 to 8. The event cost $10 after the $8 presale closed on March 31. Over 50,000 fans...

Phoenix locals and visitors alike enjoy NCAA Men’s Final Four March Madness Music Festival

From April 5 to 7, Margaret T. Hance Park was packed for the March Madness Music Festival, presented by AT&T, Coca-Cola, and Capital One. The festival featured various big names in music, plenty of food and drink,...

Vacant space in Arizona Center houses pop-up market

The 2023 Super Bowl has drawn hundreds of thousands of fans to Phoenix. With many people coming to town, Downtown Phoenix Inc. partnered with Arizona Center and city of Phoenix to create “AZ Shop Like A Local,”...

The vendors of First Friday: Soaps, Trees and Plushies oh my!

Every first Friday of the month, Roosevelt Row comes alive. The street and surrounding area is covered with tents, food trucks and people. First Friday was created by a local nonprofit organization Artlink in the mid-90s. The event...

New collaborative art space offers support, community, tools to artists

At 355 West McDowell Road is a small artist space filled with brightly colored art on the walls, zines displayed on shelves and ink discs covered in dark green ink. The faint scent of paper and ink...