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The Downtown Phoenix Banner Design Contest, which is open to all participants, will feature the winning image on about 100 light-pole banners in downtown Phoenix.

Smeeks and Frances Vintage, two stores off Camelback Road, are selling politically themed items because of the upcoming presidential elections.

As the do-it-yourself trend grows in popularity around the Valley, downtown Phoenix boutique Revera Beauty offers customers the unique opportunity to create their own custom perfume using all-natural ingredients.

Eighth Day: Coffee and Culture opened on Sept. 4, hoping to draw nearby ASU Downtown students to a welcoming environment.

A new academic year brings a slew of new bodies to downtown Phoenix. Lesson one of this metropolitan culture: First Friday arts walk.

A look at women’s political history in Arizona will kick off this fall's Humanities Lecture Series, monthly discussions hosted by the School of Letters and Sciences that will focus this year on topics surrounding the upcoming election.

The Burton Barr Central Library in downtown Phoenix has begun accepting proposals for 2013 exhibitions from Arizona artists in its @Central Gallery.

ASU and the Downtown Phoenix Partnership are working together to organize pop-up parks in Civic Space Park with music, bean bag toss and other activities on Friday afternoons.

The store is Andy’s Shoe Shine. Formerly Henry’s Shoe Shine, the location has been a shoe-shine shop since 1966. That’s 46 years the tiny, hallway-sized store has virtually stood still while Phoenix grew into the 21st century. The business is still going strong thanks to its current owner, Andy Millsap.

The city of Phoenix Parks and Recreation Board voted Thursday to approve a permanent downtown dog park on Culver Street between Third and Fifth avenues on the west side of Margaret T. Hance Park.