Business

A vegan grocery store may soon be the newest addition to downtown Phoenix shopping. VegCo Market is the brainchild of Heather Francois who plans to have the grocery store up and running by spring 2013.

Circle 6 Studios uses fiery furnaces and heavy tools to create fragile products priced between 50 and 100 dollars.

Aaron Chamberlin, owner of central Phoenix restaurant St. Francis, plans to turn the former home of the Phoenix Public Market into a new restaurant.

CityScape celebrated Black Friday with a vintage market, and set up its ice skating rink for the third year — this time on Central Avenue.

Volunteers will be spread throughout Phoenix working toward the revitalization of different communities as a part of the 13th annual “A Day for Downtown.”

Artlink Phoenix is starting a new series of Collector's Tours on Nov. 16 so that people can engage with local art and artists. The first trolley tour will visit Modified Arts, Willo North Gallery and Jackson Street Studios.

Grand Avenue is still recovering from the recession and finding its voice as a go-to street, leading to turnovers for businesses but also a determination from community leaders to move the neighborhood forward.

CO+HOOTS moved to its new location on Washington Row Saturday, leaving the MonOrchid in downtown Phoenix's arts district.

Centurion restaurant, in the Roosevelt Square Apartment Homes near Third Avenue and Roosevelt Street, is expanding to three times its size and enlarging its bar, which it will name Bar Maximus.

The pop-up restaurant, Welcome Diner, is returning once again as a full-time restaurant once its liquor license is approved by the city.