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STEM education will become stronger and more standardized in Scottsdale, Flagstaff and Pinal County schools with the help of the Arizona Science Center thanks to a grant from the Helios Education Foundation. School officials hope success now will lead to more funding in the future.

The Phoenix City Council voted 7-1 Wednesday to recommend approval of Circle K’s liquor license application for a new store on Seventh and Roosevelt streets, a decision that is at odds with the suggestion from the city staff, who recommended disapproval.

Local artist Travis Vallance's life is filled with struggles and triumphs, like those of many artists throughout the downtown arts district.

Downtown Phoenix Community Encounters, a course offered by Barrett, the Honors College, at the Downtown campus, will welcome the community to a showcase Thursday evening where students enrolled in the course will demonstrate the different facets of the community they have been exposed to over the duration of the course.

Captain Squeegee, a seven-piece local act oozing with sudsy sounds and eccentric energy, will be playing at the Crescent Ballroom Thursday night to celebrate the release of their new album, “To The Bardos!”

Students at ASU’s College of Nursing and Health Innovation say the Phoenix Veterans Affairs program at the school has provided them with valuable practical skills.

Burton Barr Central Library has been offering individual informational and signup sessions with a healthcare website navigator to the general public, and will continue to do so through next week. The sessions will start up again in January.

Three vintage clothing stores along Sixth Street may share a customer base, but each store retains a clear identity, which helps foster a certain cohesion and friendship among the shops.

Fabian Bennett is the engagement specialist for Lodestar Day Resource Center in Phoenix. After 10 years as a drug dealer, Bennett reached out for help at the Human Services Campus. He said the services at the campus have given him hope and the opportunity to change his life.

Red Hut Coffee is bouncing back from the negative community response after owner David Marsh posted a photo of him posing with supposed homeless men on Facebook. The experience has inspired Marsh to give back to the community.