Business

The Streat Fleat Regime, an arm of the Phoenix Street Food Coalition, aims to encourage the public to get out and chow down south of the railroad tracks. Its members serve an array of specialty foods out of their food trucks on Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Seed and Feed, a historic landmark.

Squash Blossom, near McKinley and First streets, will open around July 4. It will fill the space previously occupied by Pasta Bar and will offer a coffee and espresso bar.

Jay Clayton teaches design, cartooning, animation and drawing. His wife, Denise, works as a personal chef and small-event caterer and teaches cooking classes. Together, the couple runs Spread the Weird Studio, a space that accommodates their hobbies and allows them to share their talents with students who take their classes.

A former specialty chef at the Phoenix Public Market has partnered with the owner of Nachobot to revamp the restaurant's menu. New items will include tamales, soups, stews, a new type of crepe, fresh juices, aguas frescas and salads.

Three men on a mission to provide the community the multimedia support they didn't receive when entering the photography and videography profession successfully raised $5000 on a crowd-sourcing website to complete construction on their studio.

FilmBar in downtown Phoenix is undergoing a lot of changes that will now offer younger patrons a genuine urban movie-going experience.

The Lost Leaf, a bar and art gallery in downtown Phoenix's Roosevelt Row, is in the early planning stages of opening a beer garden in its backyard.

After being open for almost four decades, Duck and Decanter altered their business hours and started a new “After” Nooner menu in the business district of Phoenix.

The 2011-2012 school year has been a season of change for ASU Downtown and downtown Phoenix alike, marked by highs and lows that have affected both the campus and the community.

Following many months of internal strife, the Urban Grocery and Wine Bar located in the Phoenix Public Market will close its doors Saturday. Despite the closure, the Open Air Market and Royal at the Market coffee bar will remain in operation.