Phoenix Convention Center hosts block party, celebrates 40 years
The Phoenix Convention Center celebrated its 40th anniversary Friday with a downtown block party.
Slide show: Chile Pepper Festival heats up downtown
The first annual Roosevelt Row Chile Pepper Festival was held Saturday in downtown Phoenix, including live music, chile roasting and participation from about 15 local restaurants.
City decides to delay decision on Circle K use permit
Following a public hearing Thursday at Phoenix City Hall, the decision to grant a liquor license to a proposed Circle K at the southeast corner of Seventh and Roosevelt streets was delayed, with a resolution due within 30 days.
Mayor Stanton: communication, higher education keys to downtown revitalization
Mayor Greg Stanton emphasized communicating with Phoenix residents and investing in higher education in a speech about the revitalization of downtown Phoenix.
Chile Festival to add some extra spice to Roosevelt Row
The first annual Roosevelt Row Chile Pepper Festival hosted by Roosevelt Row Community Development Corporation will include live music, on-site chile roasting and dozens of local restaurants and chile experts sharing their love for peppers and everything the unique vegetable can do.
New bike mobile app to help cyclists navigate downtown bike routes
The ASU research center SkySong developed a user-friendly mobile application that can track bicycle lanes and GPS to help bicyclists navigate downtown Phoenix.
Downtown Phoenix development spotlighted in mayors’ sustainability discussion
Downtown Phoenix was used both an example of bad city planning and a model for redevelopment in a discussion among the mayors of Phoenix, Mesa and Tempe that centered on sustainability efforts.
Phoenix musicians lend their talents to movie on immigration issues
Downtown musicians Tobie Milford and Henri Bernard provide the soundtrack to "The Immigration Paradox," a movie that will premiere at Phoenix's Orpheum Theatre on Thursday. The movie's subjects range from undocumented immigrants to "tea party" activists, and the film touches on Arizona's Senate Bill 1070 and the DREAM Act.
Public-transit experts discuss pros and cons of light rail
At the first Downtown Devil Discussion of the semester, five panelists weighed in on public-transit issues and focused heavily on the light rail's strengths and shortcomings.
CO+HOOTS streams Mashable’s Social Good Summit
Phoenicians converged at monOrchid Monday to join more than 30,000 global citizens in streaming Mashable’s Social Good Summit, carrying the international conversation to downtown Phoenix.