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Game Seven Grill, new sports bar and grill in downtown, hosted a Make a Wish Foundation luncheon for a 5-year-old boy who wanted to be a Diamondbacks player. The restaurant opened four weeks ago and served southern barbecue.

After our critique of State Press Magazine's Best of Downtown, we conducted our own poll to determine what our readers felt were the best of locations. Our categories differ at times because we felt they better represent the unique offerings of downtown Phoenix. More than 500 votes were cast in total, with the most in the category of "Best Coffee Shop." Please enjoy our readers' selections for the top downtown locations.

Golf courses may be the main reason Kirby Hoyt knew he wanted to be involved with the design field, which has been a passion of Hoyt’s since a young age.

Marshall Shore loves Arizona history, and it shows. His multimedia presentation, "Arizona by Design," in downtown Phoenix's A.E. England Building used photographs, video, models and artifacts Thursday to illustrate the elements of design that make the Grand Canyon State home to many incredible creators and designers.

Picture Phoenix, fit inside a photo booth. A new approach to portrait photography, The Social Station, had its official launch party Thursday night at Levine Machine, one of Phoenix’s eclectic showrooms in the warehouse district.

It was four in the morning. A man whose pockets were bursting with poems took the stage at Lawn Gnome Publishing. A meager crowd sleepily clapped. It was only 10 hours into a 24-hour poetry reading. We had a long way to go.

Food trucks have become a stitch in the fabric of downtown's culinary culture, a growing market in a rapidly expanding industry that pairs outside-the-box creations with mobile eateries.

Phoenix native Courtney Marie Andrews, an indie folk singer-songwriter, returns to Modified Arts Tuesday to celebrate the release of her fifth album “On My Page.” The venue used to hold frequent performing art shows.

Two 17-year-old students worked on a team with medical and animal experts to create a functioning prosthetic for an alligator, giving Mr. Stubbs a second chance at life in the swamp.

Local comedian Amy Donohue is embarking on a cross country documentary production on organ donors and those in need of organs after donating her own kidney to a person in need.