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The Phoenix City Council voted 5-3 Tuesday on a proposal to end discrimination based on disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression.

The Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics program formally known as STEM in the Middle held its final spring meeting at ASU Preparatory Academy Saturday as the students prepared posters on the human anatomy for an open house.

Though the many downtown art spaces we covered last week provided the physical space for the local art scene to grow, it is truly the people who make a place worthwhile. Each of the below faces has contributed something unique and valuable to Phoenix’s art scene since the inception of Art Detour. This list encompasses gallerists, painters, photographers, performers, property owners and sculptors. While there are certainly many vital figures missing, we feel this array provides a diverse set of men and women who have affected Art Detour’s past, present and future.

In the five years he has been in Phoenix, Arizona State University graduate Braden Kay decided to improve the city's sense of community, from planting sunflowers for a biodiesel fuel project to developing sustainability strategies along the Metro light rail.

FilmBar, an independent movie theater and bar on Second and Garfield streets, is expanding it’s programming to include specialty nights eight days a month and a themed film series once a month.

Officials from the University of Arizona, city of Phoenix and St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center broke ground on the new University of Arizona Cancer Center Thursday.

With a company less than a year old, Bubba Phatz BBQ co-owner Brian Banasek opened the doors to the restaurant's second location off of Roosevelt and Seventh streets about two weeks ago. Banasek said he wanted to broaden his horizons outside of the Mesa area and support the local art district in Phoenix.

The city of Phoenix Street Transportation Department issued a request for proposal Tuesday for a potential bicycle-sharing program centered around the light rail.

The Evans Churchill neighborhood became a part of the TEDx program in December. TEDxEvansChurchill will kick off by hosting a live stream of a day of the TED conference at FilmBar on Feb. 27.

On Valentine’s Day, nearly 50 supporters of the DREAM Act showed up at the entrance to the State Capitol, carrying balloons and cards for Gov. Jan Brewer.