Business

Lux Coffee Bar has moved a few yards south from its original 4404 N. Central Ave. location, bringing a new name and concept along with it. Now called Lux Central, the new “public house” concept opened Monday and occupies a previously vacant space that used to house a clothing shop.

A local music promotion company is set to open a new midsize venue in downtown Phoenix this fall.

The City of Phoenix has contracted with Talis Construction to create pedestrian enhancements on First Street between Fillmore and McKinley streets and along Pierce Street between Central Avenue and First Street.

After numerous delays, gourmet grocery store Oakville Grocery opened its doors last Thursday, bringing another shopping destination to the increasingly full CityScape complex in downtown Phoenix.

As Major League Baseball employees begin to trickle into downtown Phoenix ahead of the 2011 All-Star Game, many in the area are preparing -- and hoping for -- a much-needed economic boost to the area.

Fair Trade Cafe hosted a food tasting last week previewing a vegetarian lunch option available for ASU students next fall.

While Downtown students take a break from school, the Arizona Center is hard at work with some summer changes.

Bowl of Greens, a Mediterranean grill, salad and smoothie restaurant, will be opening early July in the retail space on the bottom floor of the Walter Cronkite School, according to University officials.

The ASU College of Nursing and Health Innovation's kinesiology program is scheduled to move from Tempe to downtown Phoenix over the next four years.

A day at A Touch of Yogurt begins at around 7:00 or 7:30 a.m. for owners John Bruno and Marcia Bruno who come in early to rotate the product and toppings and make waffle cones and other pastries such as brownies.