Business

Within walking distance from where it began more than 40 years ago, the Black Theatre Troupe opened the doors of its new facility Sunday to the public for the first time.

When Dean Thomas opened his first Cornish Pasty Co. restaurant in Tempe in 2005, he didn’t anticipate the business would expand so quickly.

Hip Veggies teamed up with local artist Hugo Medina for their showcase of locally produced food and art, including new grocery bag designs and a live mural painting at Vovomeena Thursday.

Welcome Diner celebrated its reopening Friday night during February’s First Friday event.

Politics and the Press, the first installment of the Walter Cronkite School and the Arizona Republic’s joint Community Conversations series, took place on Friday at the Cronkite School.

The Artcade Show will feature redesigned arcade cabinets by local and national artists. The exhibit will show at Parazol Studios during First Friday.

Go-Kat-Go, the midtown vintage store in Phoenix, is moving from its location on Seventh and Glenrosa avenues to a new home on Grand and 15th avenues.

Entrepreneur couple Jessica Combest and Jay Veniard, owners of Taste It Tours found a way to make better use of their downtown space by providing the area with the first and only olive oil and balsamic vinegar shop, Urban Olive Oils and Balsamics.

A new coffee shop has found a nest in the CO+HOOTS coworking space at 11th and Washington streets, with a grand opening scheduled for Monday.

Nearly 40 bands will converge on downtown Phoenix for Family Friendly Fourth Friday, a monthly all-day music festival starting Jan. 25. The festival will cater to high school and college audiences.