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Phoenix arts and culture office celebrates triumphs, benefits of art on 30th birthday

The City of Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture held the PHX Arts + Culture @ 30 Years celebration Saturday at the Phoenix Convention Center and Herberger Theater to illustrate that the economic and cultural benefits of art are worth the cost.

Bragg’s Factory Diner to close doors after two years, Barrio Cafe will move into...

The vegan diner, which had occupied the Grand Avenue space since 2013, will see its last day of business on Sunday. But foodies won't have to wait long for a replacement.

Roosevelt Row named one of the ‘Great Places in America’ by American Planning Association

The downtown district joins Mill Avenue in Tempe and Yavapai County Courthouse Plaza in Prescott as the third designated "Great Place" in Arizona.

Paint Phoenix Purple starts Domestic Violence Awareness Month with purple lighting

Phoenix City Hall and a number of other buildings around downtown will be lit purple during October to help raise awareness for domestic-violence issues.

Phoenix reverend unites communities with Black Lives Matter movement

After being pulled over, handcuffed face-down on the ground, and taken into police custody wrongfully at age 19, Rev. Reginald Walton developed a passion for justice that he now spreads across the state through Black Lives Matter.

Devil’s Advocate: A beautiful exit, or my love affair with the Third Street off-ramp

You know the exit I’m talking about. This ramp shows the world that in the concrete wastelands created by the Valley’s freeways, beauty can be found.

Exhibit at Heritage Square highlights history and legacy of Phoenix Indian School

The new exhibit features memorabilia from the school, including a time capsule from a graduating class and a tribute to Ira Hayes, one of the Marines photographed raising the American flag at Iwo Jima.

Protest outside Arpaio hearings showcases testimonies of immigrants, victims

Puente Arizona, a migrant justice organization, organized a protest on Thursday and Friday outside the Sandra Day O'Connor United States Courthouse where Arpaio's contempt of court hearings are taking place.

4th annual Chile Pepper Festival sees major success, several vendors sell out food early

The 4th annual Chile Pepper Festival brought smiles to attendees faces and sweat to their brows this year, which was so successful many vendors ran out of food hours before the event ended.

Make the most of Saturday’s Los Dias de la Crescent and Chile Pepper Festival

The entertaining doubleheader of Los Dias de la Crescent and the Chili Pepper Festival is this Saturday. We mapped out your day so you don't have to.