Community

The Phoenix Trolley Museum is facing relocation to a different city if it isn't able to move to Grand Avenue, which could put an end to the Grand Avenue Rail Project.

Volunteers kicked off the final harvest of the Valley of the Sunflowers project at Sixth and Garfield streets. More than a dozen turned out to brave the high temperatures and help harvest the sunflowers, which will be turned into biodiesel by the Phoenix Union Bioscience High School.

Bicycle Cellar will not be coming to Maricopa County’s Security Building in downtown Phoenix as previously planned because the building is a valuable asset as office space to the county.

Phoenix's new police chief brings a community-centric approach to his work, which he shared with citizens at an event Thursday at the Alwun House.

Jay Clayton teaches design, cartooning, animation and drawing. His wife, Denise, works as a personal chef and small-event caterer and teaches cooking classes. Together, the couple runs Spread the Weird Studio, a space that accommodates their hobbies and allows them to share their talents with students who take their classes.

Downtown visitors will soon be able to view a new piece of art along Roosevelt Row, but this piece is far from another mural. It is a huge, blue structure resembling something between a rib cage and ocean waves.

Three men on a mission to provide the community the multimedia support they didn't receive when entering the photography and videography profession successfully raised $5000 on a crowd-sourcing website to complete construction on their studio.

Community members and Phoenix officials met last month to view plans to revamp the sidewalks and roadway of Roosevelt Street. During the meetings ,concerns with the plans and with downtown as a whole surfaced, including light-rail access and parking.

Fanboys and fangirls flocked to the Phoenix Comicon at the convention center, leaving streets packed and local businesses profiting.

The 2011-2012 school year has been a season of change for ASU Downtown and downtown Phoenix alike, marked by highs and lows that have affected both the campus and the community.