Business

The thrift shop opened four years ago and was designed to provide the community with necessities at a much lower price. The store contains items such as clothing, furniture, toys and books donated by individuals and churches around the Valley.

Game CoLab opened its doors at the beginning of May, offering a new collaborative work space in Downtown Phoenix that gives local independent game and software developers a place to work and interact with others working on projects of their own.

Downtown Phoenix overflowed with costumed fans and pop culture enthusiasts attending the eleventh annual Phoenix Comicon. From Thursday to Sunday, the Phoenix Convention Center and the surrounding hotels hosted the yearly event crafted for comic geeks, Trekkies, anime buffs and countless other fandoms.

The city of Phoenix is moving forward with a study that would determine the effectiveness of a pedestrian mall on Adams Street between Second Street and Central Avenue. The city council has allocated $73,060 for one year of consulting with the architectural firm Gensler for the Adams Street Activation Study.

After spending six years in Africa, Glenn Simmons was inspired to create Invictus Nourishment, a therapeutic snack, to help children who suffer from malnourishment. Simmons said about 1,100 pounds of the cookies are made and donated to different churches and organizations to distribute.

The Phoenix Public Market Cafe, which celebrated its official opening day Wednesday, is the creation of Valley chef Aaron Chamberlin and is altogether a restaurant, rotisserie, bakery, coffee shop and bar.

Robert Thornton starts a new campaign every two weeks with his business Paper Clouds Apparel, a company that raises funding for special needs schools and organizations while showcasing their artistic talents. Paper Clouds Apparel’s current campaign is with Sounds of Autism, an organization aimed at integrating children with autism and their families back into the community.

Actors Theatre has decided to leave the Herberger Theater Center, where it has been the anchor tenant for more than 20 years.

Residents of the downtown area will be seeing a new project surfacing on Roosevelt and First Avenue from a local team of developers who aim at rebuilding the historic Roosevelt district to reflect the culture and lives of its citizens.

The Crescent Ballroom, located at Second Avenue and Van Buren Street, has started a series of outdoor concerts that will run through May.