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At the sixth annual State of Downtown Tuesday evening, Mayor Phil Gordon said ASU continues to pump life into downtown Phoenix and lead its revitalization efforts.

Over 100 float entries participated in the Veterans Day Parade on Wednesday with a theme of “Home of the Free Because of the Brave.” The march started at the Carl T. Hayden Veterans Affairs Medical Center on North Seventh Street and continued more than two miles west on East Camelback Road and north on North Central Avenue.

St. Mary’s Basilica is a hub for local culture that brings together art, music and religion. This historical church is located on Third Street between Van Buren and Monroe streets.

Fair Trade Cafe hosted an event Nov. 6 in the Civic Space Park in honor of the traditions of El Dia de los Muertos. Around 30 community members and guests made an appearance at the event where there were multiple interactive activities for those in attendance, live musical performances, and several local artist exhibitions.

Over 300 participants met at Heritage Square dressed to impress with blood and gore for the Downtown Phoenix Zombie Walk on Oct. 30.

Kristi Yamaguchi and fellow Olympic skaters performed to live songs by the Backstreet Boys on Friday night at the US Airways Center in Phoenix.

Once the sun starts to disappear in downtown Phoenix, so do the people.

Manny Mania, a nationwide skateboarding competition sponsored by Red Bull, will be making a stop in Phoenix this Friday. The skateboarding competition will be taking place as part of the regular First Fridays events, which features local art and culture.

President Barack Obama spoke on May 13 to ASU’s 2009 graduating class about the importance of continuing to develop their body of work.