SERIES: First Friday continues to ramp up
Roosevelt Street was bustling with delicious food, rich music and tasteful art at yet another First Friday event on Dec 4.
For anyone that was...
How bagels saved one of Phoenix’s most renowned LGBT-friendly spaces
Making bagels in-house saved local business Copper Star Coffee from closing its doors for good.
When the coffeehouse’s bagel supplier changed ownership, the recipe changed...
Churchill business ‘got each other’s backs’
Community, creativity, collaboration, connection. To the 10 businesses residing in Phoenix’s 9,000 square foot courtyard located just a few blocks north of Arizona State...
Fair Trade Cafe serves the Phoenix community
Coffee is the second most traded commodity in the world, coming second to oil. With an
average of 150 million Americans drinking coffee on a...
Songbird Coffee & Tea House fosters community
Songbird Coffee and Tea House is a local coffee shop located in a historic house built in 1904 on Third Street in downtown Phoenix.
“Songbird...
The Tonatierra Center: a cultural embassy of Indigenous peoples
For 24 years there's been a downtown refuge where Indigenous peoples can seek help and learn more about their cultures.
The Tonatierra Center also known...
Downtown Phoenix historic hotels see uptick of customers
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused harm to many businesses including the historic hotels of downtown Phoenix.
One of these historic hotels is the Hotel San...
Crystal collectors find community within Mr. Meerkat’s Market
On the streets of downtown Phoenix near Roosevelt Row, displays of rose quartz, moonstone and labradorite might catch a patron’s eye.
Many First Friday events...
Employees’ experience working in downtown Marriotts
Marriott is one of the most well-known hotel franchises around the world. So it would stand to reason that, with all the different locations,...
Chase Tower awaits renovations after October vacancy
Darkened windows. Empty escalators. Quiet halls.
Arizona’s tallest building, formerly Chase Tower, is now vacant.
With plans for the tower unknown, Phoenix residents are waiting to...