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The University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix and the Phoenix Children’s Hospital are partnering with TGen to announce plans for a $50 million research institute. The Ronald A. Matricaria Institute of Molecular Medicine [will work to develop new therapies for the treatment of childhood, adolescent and young-adult cancer.

With Hance Park's master plan created in 1989 never completed due to a lack of funding, community members and the city of Phoenix have been collaborating to find practical solutions to help the park live up to the master plan's potential.

As the Phoenix City Council prepares to make its recommendation on whether a new Circle K at Seventh and Roosevelt streets should receive a liquor license, both sides have started petitions voicing their opinions.

The construction agency building the Roosevelt Point apartments did not have the right permits to work late into the night and paid $948 for a noise violation.

Michael Levine renovates historic warehouses in downtown, including the Duce. He runs Levine Machine, which houses entrepreneurial businesses.

Local music magazine Tempe Starving Artist has partnered with FMLY, a national touring and arts collective, to host an arts festival downtown called Phoenix FMLY Fest.

Tilt Gallery has moved from downtown Phoenix to downtown Scottsdale and is repurposing its Fillmore Street and 10th Avenue location to focus on the local art community.

Phoenix is jumping on board a public art program with six other Valley cities and will soon install temporary pieces created by local artists.

Brush Party, located on 718 Fourth Street in downtown Phoenix, provides beginning painters an opportunity to search for the creativity they never knew they possessed.

The food truck scene has recently become popular in Arizona and food truck owners say downtown Phoenix is where the food truck business is taking off.