Lisa Diethelm

37 POSTS
Lisa Diethelm is the Politics editor for the Downtown Devil while she studies at The Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication in downtown Phoenix. She grew up in California and started her journalism career in high school.

Articles by this author

The Rundown: City Council recap, new downtown ASU housing and Antoinette Cauley

The Rundown is a collaboration between Downtown Devil and Blaze Radio that recaps Downtown Devil's weekly coverage of downtown Phoenix. The introduction music is brought to you by Bensound. On this week's Rundown, hosts Daniel Perle and Lisa...

City Council Recap: Hyatt Regency improvements, minimum wage increases

This week, the city welcomed newly-elected Mayor Kate Gallego at her first formal City Council meeting in the role and discussed a few items that pertain to downtown Phoenix. Authorization to Enter into Development Agreement with Hyatt Regency...

ASU’s College of Nursing and Health Innovation receives $25 million donation

Arizona State University announced Monday that the university received a $50 million gift that will be split evenly between the College of Nursing and Health Innovation, located at the Downtown campus, and the Biodesign Institute in Tempe. The...

City Council Recap: Light rail extension delay, pension debt and the Masonic Temple

On Wednesday, the Phoenix City Council convened in a formal meeting, discussing a few items that concern downtown Phoenix. These included delaying, possibly indefinitely, the West Phoenix light rail extension. Here's a recap: Consideration of Citizen Petition Regarding...

FOUND:RE Announces First-Ever Arizona Photography Alliance exhibit

The Arizona Photography Alliance’s first exhibit opened on March's First Friday at the FOUND:RE Phoenix Hotel. The FOUND:RE displays art throughout the hotel. Organizations or companies can use these spaces for conference rooms or events. According to their Facebook...

Need a place to study? We got you

Sometimes, it’s hard to focus in your room. Even if you're surrounded by everything you like to have when working on homework and such, it’s hard to just sit down and work. So what do we poor,...