Rebecca Spiess

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Knipe House development incorporates historic preservation

A development of the Knipe House and its surrounding area approved by City Council, designed by historic preservation experts in conjunction with a downtown Phoenix-based developer, received praise upon its passage last week. The new developments, which will...

ASU students design new shady Phoenix bus stops

New bus stops designed by a team of four Arizona State University students will be implemented across Phoenix starting in 2019. The bus stops are entering the prototype phase next January and will ideally begin being installed across...

Subcommittee recommends approval of homeless outreach team for light rail

A city subcommittee approved a new light rail security team to work with homeless riders of the system. The Transportation and Infrastructure subcommittee has recommended full council approval on the measure, which would extend the budget for the...

City subcommittee recommends approving Knipe House sale

A subcommittee recommended approving contracts to sell the Knipe House and seven neighboring properties to a buyer for $3.56 million early in November. The buyer, True North LLC, is planning on creating a mixed-use commercial and residential...

UA Medical School kicks off Diversity and Inclusion HealthWeek

The University of Arizona College of Medicine Phoenix kicked off its Diversity and Inclusion HealthWeek by commemorating Native American Heritage month on Tuesday. Dr. Jonathan Cartsonis, director of the Rural Health Professions Program, organized the event. He said...

Multi-family development on Fifth Avenue approved despite neighbor’s concerns

A proposed multi-family development in the Roosevelt Neighborhood was approved with stipulations following a neighbor's concern about how the look will effect the character of the historic neighborhood. Plans for a proposed four-unit two-story building on N....