About 50 people held a candlelight vigil at Cesar Chavez Plaza Thursday as part of the ongoing Occupy Phoenix demonstration that has lasted since Oct. 15.
Traffic was closed to the public on Adams Street in downtown Phoenix Friday as some 2,500 people celebrated the city’s culture during the Downtown Phoenix Street Party, a free event hosted by the Downtown Phoenix Partnership.
A researcher and professor at the University of Arizona College of Medicine's downtown Phoenix campus criticized a government institute for obstructing a study on the medical value of marijuana at a presentation Tuesday at the Phoenix Theater.
More than 200 people gathered at the Margaret T. Hance Park Sunday to celebrate May Day, the holiday recognized as a tribute to workers’ struggle, said a spokeswoman for Sunday’s rally.
The Downtown Phoenix Mardi Gras Parade, Festival and Mardi Crawl snaked through downtown Friday night with floats, live music, fire dancers, pirates, Cajun food and craft vendors. The parade began at CityScape and followed a two-mile route around the area.
