Madeline Ackley

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Madeline is the community editor for Downtown Devil and is a senior studying at the Walter Cronkite School. She is a local freelance journalist who primarily covers politics, policing, immigration and business. In 2019, she won first place in her category in the national SPJ Mark of Excellence Awards for her reporting on deported veterans in Tijuana, Mexico with Cronkite News.

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Arts and Entertainment

Phoenix artist explores loss of innocence and childhood through expressive art

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It has has been a busy year for local artist Antoinette Cauley. In February, she won first place in ArtLink’s juried exhibition for her painting, “Excuse Me I Have On Too Much Jewelry.” In March, she premiered her current...
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News

Community discussion aims to shed light on Corporation Commission

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“How many people have gone to the Corporation Commission?” Three people raised their hands in the small classroom at First Church UCC Phoenix. “I don’t blame you,” said Sandy Bahr, director of the Arizona chapter of the Sierra Club. Tuesday,...
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Arts and Entertainment

Phoenix Art Museum hosts student artwork from Maricopa Community Colleges

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A diverse collection of artists from Maricopa community colleges across the Valley will showcase their “counterculture and unusual” artwork at the third annual Elemental: Cultural Arts Festival at Phoenix Art Museum. Mesa Community College festival organizer and ceramics...
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News

Kate Gallego sworn in as Mayor of Phoenix at Orpheum Theatre ceremony

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After 18 months of campaigning, Kate Gallego was officially sworn in as mayor at her inauguration ceremony at the Orpheum Theatre Thursday morning. The 37-year-old former City Councilwoman is the second woman to lead the city of Phoenix,...
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Education

Student tackles ASU downtown accessibility

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Rachel Fisher is about as non-traditional as a college student can get: She’s older than her cohorts, she’s a transfer student and she’s partially blind. Aside from the accompaniment of her service dog, an adorable golden retriever named...
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Business

City economic development subcommittee advances downtown items to council

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The City of Phoenix subcommittee in charge of urban planning and economic development moved a swath of decisions Wednesday regarding the rehabilitation of historic properties and street revitalization plans on to the full City Council. Rehabilitating Historic Properties The...
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