Rebecca Spiess

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The Rundown: Talking Stick Arena, Block 23 and scooters

The Rundown is a collaboration between Downtown Devil and Blaze Radio that recaps Downtown Devil's weekly coverage of downtown Phoenix. Hosts Daniel Perle, Rebecca Spiess and Morgan Willis discuss the 2019 Phoenix Women's March, incoming developments at Block...

Local legend crowdfunds his way to bachelor bash after accidental invite

When former city staffer Will Novak received an email Monday inviting him to a stranger’s bachelor party — an 80s-themed ski weekend in Vermont for groom Angelo — he politely responded that someone had made a mistake. And...

PAC submits signatures to recall city councilman

The Urban Phoenix Project Political Action Committee submitted 2,361 signatures to City Hall on Wednesday for a recall of District 7 Councilman Michael Nowakowski to be added to the ballot next year. The PAC needed a little over...

Light rail opponents inch closer to potentially stopping extensions

Phoenix voters could soon decide the fate of future light rail expansions, including the South Central light rail. Anti-light rail advocacy group and Phoenix political committee, Building a Better Phoenix filed a ballot initiative at City Hall Wednesday...

What the heck are those noisy birds at ASU Downtown’s campus?

At the Arizona State University Downtown Phoenix campus, between the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and the University Center, you can hear the jungle every night. For the last two years at ASU, I have left the Cronkite...

Gallego, Valenzuela headed for runoff mayoral election

Phoenix mayoral candidates Kate Gallego and Daniel Valenzuela are headed for a runoff election in March 2019, following the results of Tuesday's contest. The midterms drew to a close with no clear winner in the special election for...