Bioscience High School in downtown Phoenix has about 300 students and no sports teams. So instead, the school's students and staff root for its award-winning robotics team. The team, Dragon Robotics 2375, was started in 2008 and has already won four awards from the international organization FIRST, an acronym that stands for "For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology.”
USGD senator Ryan Boyd filed a formal complaint to the university asking to be removed from its payroll. Boyd said he believes that ASU government members should not be paid for their work representing students.
Local artist Hugo Medina, best known for his murals, will present his newest series of canvas paintings in a solo show at the MonOrchid gallery from Nov. 7 to 28.
Fifty-five local artists and small-business owners gathered Saturday at the Icehouse on Fifth Avenue and Jackson Street to sell their products and raise money for charity in a flea market-type setting at the AZ Share That You Care event, put on by local organization Pineapple Triangle.
Concertgoers will flood downtown Phoenix Friday night for Stateside Presents' Viva Phoenix music festival, an event boasting more than 70 local and national bands at 14 different venues within a few blocks of each other.
With help from 11th Monk3y's Ruben Gonzales and others on Grand Avenue, young fashion designer Brian Cresson will debut a new clothing line called Struggle with a fashion show on March 7 and 8. The show will also include a reception and a theatrical performance.
