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Women filled the Phoenix Art Museum in late September to bid on bags for the Women’s Metropolitan Arts Council's fundraiser “It’s In The Bag.” Attendees could bid on bags filled with spa packages or designer bags, such as the prize of the evening, a Gucci bag.

One man’s trash is another man’s treasure -- or for dozens of local artists, a fashion show. The sixth annual Untrashed Recycled Rubbish Fashion Show gives artists and community members the chance to show off the outfits they created from trash and recycled materials over the past weeks.

The Grand Avenue Festival, the annual culture, arts and music showcase happening Saturday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. could mark the beginning of a new era for the district. Five years ago, the first festival was celebrated in what seemed like a promising time for the businesses of the area.

Pastor Warren Stewart and Kate Gallego are competing to become the next representative for Phoenix City Council District 8. District 8 residents will vote in a runoff election Nov. 5.

ASU officials presented the latest plans for the university’s new law school building, called the Arizona Center for Law and Society, on the Downtown Phoenix campus at several community and city meetings over the past week. The opening of the new building is planned for 2016.

The residents of Phoenix City Council District 4 will vote for their next representative Nov. 5. The election pits Justin Johnson, son of former Phoenix mayor Paul Johnson, against Laura Pastor, daughter of Rep. Ed Pastor. Johnson and Pastor are vying to succeed incumbent Tom Simplot, who has served as a council member since 2003.

Lawn Gnome Publishing's "Grrl Fest" celebration served to both raise awareness about violence against women and raise funds for local feminist magazines Tilt Magazine and Hard Candy with performances of music, poetry and more.

Shade structures could provide passersby relief from the heat along Roosevelt Street in downtown Phoenix by the beginning of 2015.

ASU, NAU and U of A are all teaming up to create a student-led health and wellness clinic for the homeless called the Student Health Outreach for Wellness on the Human Services Campus. It is scheduled to open in the spring of 2014.

Jazz club The Nash, located on Roosevelt Row, is celebrating its one-year anniversary this month with events that encompass the spirit of jazz that has emanated from its walls since its opening.