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Gender-neutral restrooms in schools and businesses serve LGBT community

Gender-neutral restrooms provide a more comfortable option for transgender people who may face questioning or harassment due to their gender identity and gender expression. These restrooms, found in some schools and businesses, are marked for use by people of any gender.

Sibling musicians make Longbird a family band

At the core of the band Longbird are two sibling ASU students who grew up surrounded by music. The band released its first album in September, and Bobby and Mariah Brown are hoping to break into the downtown music scene once band members are permanent.

Black N Blue Vintage offers rock ‘n’ roll apparel store, tattoo parlor, hair salon

Guided by his love for vintage rock 'n' roll apparel and his recovery from addiction, Mykel Sane opened Black N Blue Vintage with his wife Dana Sane on Fifth Street five months ago. The shop dresses everyone from students to homeless people and lawyers to rock musicians.

ASU president, former Surgeon General address issues with health care system

Former U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona said Wednesday that the current health care system is unsustainable but that reform in non-political avenues such as education offers a solution.

Phoenix looks to partner with ASU program to turn library into entrepreneurial space

Phoenix is trying to partner with ASU and the Alexandria Network to further promote the city's burgeoning start-up culture. Burton Barr Central Library would provide the spot for the Network's signature EUREKA spaces, co-working spaces that combine resources from the libraries, ASU and Phoenix. The Alexandria Network is already located in Scottsdale and plans to expand to seven other states, Canada and Amsterdam.

City to spend $1.5M for bike improvements

Bicyclists will be able to breathe a sigh of fresh air as the city focuses on more bike-friendly streets in collaboration with the new bike-share program starting December.