Business

The Phoenix City Council voted 5-3 Tuesday on a proposal to end discrimination based on disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression.

With a company less than a year old, Bubba Phatz BBQ co-owner Brian Banasek opened the doors to the restaurant's second location off of Roosevelt and Seventh streets about two weeks ago. Banasek said he wanted to broaden his horizons outside of the Mesa area and support the local art district in Phoenix.

Taiko is an ancient Japanese art form used in religious, entertainment, and military contexts across centuries. The practice of ensemble Taiko, practiced at Fushicho Daiko, is a more recent form.

The Cave Creek-based restaurant, Bad Donkey, opened at the downtown Valley of the Sun YMCA last Tuesday. The small shop sells subs, salads, wraps, smoothies and other healthy food items.

An exchange of ideas between friends over a bottle of wine could be the new “once upon a time” in the entrepreneurial and business world. Such was the situation for Courtney Klein Johnson, the co-founder of downtown Phoenix’s Seed Spot.

A downtown restaurant is looking to make a little extra money by doing something unconventional -- leasing out the building to their competition.

The Jamburritos Cajun Grille food truck is hoping to expand to a brick-and-mortar by next fall

Pango, a mobile app for smartphones that allows patrons to pay for parking, was unveiled at CityScape in downtown Phoenix last Tuesday. The app may aid businesses if it gains a large user base.

Palabra Hair Art Collective, a hair salon that doubles as an art gallery, opened its doors early December in downtown Phoenix adding to the theme of small businesses with functional art spaces to the community.

Cellar Door Vintage is a new clothing store owned by a husband and wife duo that opened last Tuesday on Sixth Street between Roosevelt and Garfield streets, replacing Nostra Style House that moved recently.