Business

Fair Trade Cafe's Civic Space Park location will be reopening its doors on Monday after closing during the low traffic months of summer. The cafe will also flaunt new decor, new hours and a sweet new addition: The Sweetness ice cream.

Along with selling groceries, Phoenix Produce Co. also houses an electric-bicycle shop. Phoenix E-Bike, which started as a modest shop that drew its inspiration from Chinese culture, has seen sales flourish in recent years as more people turn to electric bicycles as alternative forms of transportation.

Bud's Glass Joint will open in early September on Roosevelt Row, selling glass pipes and other smoking products.

CO+HOOTS, a downtown community workspace, will be leaving its current location on Roosevelt Row in early August to join the blossoming entrepreneurial corridor along the light rail on Washington Street.

On Monday, married couple Jonathan and Erin Carroll will be joining the Roosevelt Row coffee-shop community with Songbird Coffee and Tea House, in the monOrchid building off of Third and Roosevelt streets. The coffeehouse will be competing with other similar shops in the Roosevelt Row community.

A recent study says the arts industry is contributing less to Phoenix's economy than it was in 2005, and it is receiving less grant money.

Sing High Chop Suey House, located south of downtown Phoenix, is the city's last remnant of its old Chinatown.

John Sagasta, the owner of Jobot and Nachobot and the co-owner of Bodega 420, has earned a stellar reputation in downtown Phoenix's arts district over the years.

Sweet Jonez, which joined the Phoenix Street Food Coalition a few weeks ago, offers more than 100 different kinds of cupcakes, each of which is named after a musician or song. As patrons enjoy their food, the truck plays the songs the cupcakes are named after.

Marc Shelton owns and operates Shinobu Diego, a food truck that combines tacos with Shelton's expertise in Japanese cuisine.