Bioscience High School dedicates Dia de los Muertos festival to Yarnell Hill Hotshots
The Spanish National Honor Society at Bioscience High School hosted a Día De Los Muertos festival in honor of the firemen who lost their lives in the Yarnell Fire earlier this year. Proceeds from the event went to the families of the firemen.
Circle K use permit hearing yields little results
Circle K’s use permit application was taken under advisement and a hearing officer will announce its decision within 30 days, following Thursday's zoning hearing.
WHyld Thought Creations owners to open vegan bakery and juice bar in Bisbee
WHyld Thought Creations will be expanding their vegan baked goods and other foods from their stand at the Phoenix Public Market to a new coffee shop and eatery in Bisbee, Ariz.
U of A announces partnership with labs to provide students with synthetic cadavers
Students attending the U of A College of Medicine -- Phoenix are about to receive more realistic synthetic cadavers thanks to a partnership between the school and Florida-based cadaver manufacturer SynDaver Labs. Mayor Greg Stanton described the new collaboration as a sign of growth in the college.
Black N Blue Vintage offers rock ‘n’ roll apparel store, tattoo parlor, hair salon
Guided by his love for vintage rock 'n' roll apparel and his recovery from addiction, Mykel Sane opened Black N Blue Vintage with his wife Dana Sane on Fifth Street five months ago. The shop dresses everyone from students to homeless people and lawyers to rock musicians.
ASU professor speaks about new book, narrative figures of Phoenix’s past
David Williams Foster read from his book and led a community discussion Tuesday night about some of the lesser-known facets of the city's history.
Downtown Devil Discussions panelists talk cost, benefit of light rail expansion
Three community members paneled at the most recent Downtown Devil Discussion, which included an insightful debate about the costs vs. the benefits of expanding the light rail line.
7 questions answered about the new Circle K
With so many points made on both sides of the debate over the Circle K development plans, the issue can get foggy. So, the Downtown Devil answered seven common questions on the Circle K development.
Art exhibit in UCENT features unique maps created by students, faculty, local artists
The walls of the University Center at Arizona State University came alive recently with vibrant colors spread across paintings, drawings and mixed-media conceptions as part of an exhibit from the College of Public Programs. The exhibit, "Mapping: Movement and Memory" contained little of what could be used as an actual map to find a location; instead the exhibit featured modern interpretations of what a map means or does.
Newly unveiled bike share program to launch in downtown Phoenix by the end of...
Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton unveiled the name of the new Phoenix Metro bike share system Monday at the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) conference. "GR:D" (pronounced grid) will begin before the end of the year and pledges to have 500 bikes in service in Phoenix by February 2014.