CityScape, the $900 million complex of retailers in downtown Phoenix, will celebrate its grand opening this weekend with a large-scale block party including Mayor Phil Gordon’s State of Downtown address, a Friday morning coffee give-away and free performances by Macy Gray and Third Eye Blind, according to the president of the Downtown Phoenix Partnership.
Two new members have been appointed to ASASUD, while student organizations received limited funding amid discussions about fiscal concerns in a special ASASUD Senate session on Friday.
The 9th Annual DIGNITY Candlelight Awareness Walk led city activists, families, girl scouts and former prostitutes through one of the most heavily-trafficked intersections in Phoenix to rallying calls against prostitution and the pimps working in the area.
Immigration issues are coming to the forefront at the ASU Downtown campus with a conference featuring local immigration experts and the formation of a student organization focused on activism for the Dream Act.
