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The mature shade trees outside of Hanny’s restaurant and bar, which once protected pedestrians from the sun and promoted sustainability, were removed on the morning of Sept. 12.

The crackling sausage and steaming biscuits on the Welcome Diner griddle are not an atypical vision. The nine-seat bar and miniature kitchen are full of chatter and southern comfort food, and when the food halts the conversation, soul music pipes in to fill the lull. The only difference between this scene and any other meal at Welcome Diner is that it took place at 11:30 a.m. on Sept. 20, and it’s the first brunch of the season.

{9} the Gallery hosted an artist reception Friday evening with the artists featured in their monthly exhibition that opened on Sept. 5. The gallery, located at Grand Avenue and McKinley Street, featured contemporary artists Dino Paul and Mikey Jackson, whose works encompass very different styles, but both use women as a focal point.

For the past six years, the Firehouse Gallery, located on First and Roosevelt streets, has been the venue for the monthly Third Friday event deemed “a performance night by artists, for artists” by gallery co-owner Michael 23. The open-mic night allowed performers of various mediums and ages to perform in front of an audience.

Although Phoenix's change in parking-meter hours and rates have stirred conversation among residents and visitors, the city has worked with ASU to accommodate students parking near the Downtown Phoenix Campus, giving those meters longer parking-hour limits.

The fare vending machines in downtown Phoenix's light-rail stations will have their heights changed in order to create easier access for those with disabilities.

Reinvent PHX, a Phoenix sustainability group, presented its Walkable Urban Code to the city's Historic Preservation Committee Monday. The new code would support more transit-friendly construction around the city's light-rail stations.

The Arizona Science Center was chosen by the APS Foundation in July to receive a $246,080 grant in order to help further STEM education...

Rebecca Chávez was 15 years old when she dropped out of high school. Her story is not uncommon because she was one of Phoenix's...

The heat is like a thick woolen blanket, comforting in the way it seems to gather up the little backyard outside Lawn Gnome Publishing...