Marina Lopez

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Orpheum Theatre hosts performances for Hispanic Heritage Month

A group of more than 100 people gathered at the Orpheum Theatre Thursday for the Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration. “The Hispanic heritage is the heritage of Phoenix, it’s my heritage and it’s your heritage,” City Manager Ed Zuercher...

Rally to support Phoenix police draws small crowd at city council meeting

Dressed in shirts that said, “Support the Blue” and waving around small police flags, activists gathered outside of Phoenix City Hall Wednesday afternoon to show support for the Phoenix Police Department amid accusations of police brutality. The...

Phoenix Police Department budget passes in a 7-2 vote amid controversy

Tensions between the community, protestors and Phoenix City Council surrounding the topic of police brutality and the Phoenix Police Department budget escalated at a City Council meeting Wednesday afternoon. More than two dozen speakers expressed their frustrations at...

University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix awards student with surprise $25k scholarship

When Dario Alvarez walked into a room full of reporters and guests, he was surprised to see what was happening. He knew he was attending a scholarship event, but he didn’t know that he was going to...

True North Studio plans new art projects for Roosevelt Row

Downtown Phoenix real estate development company True North Studio described its commitment to developing the art scene of the Roosevelt Row community at a Downtown Voices Coalition, a community advocacy group, meeting Saturday morning. In the last few...