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More than 50 protesters marched through downtown Phoenix Saturday in opposition to U.S. sanctions against Iran and the looming possibility of war with the Middle Eastern nation.

Every Sunday at 5 p.m. a group of students, teachers and administers gathers at the Margaret T. Hance Park, take blue plastic buckets filled with bagged meals and split into groups. Each walks from McDowell Road to Jefferson Street passing out meals to the homeless.

Helen Yung and Jan Wichayanuparp bring their Scottsdale-based artisan ice-cream creations to Food Truck Fridays in downtown Phoenix, where they serve the delicacies out of an orange 1959 Chevy truck.

The Hyatt Regency Phoenix and Copper Square Kitchen hosted their inaugural Dessert Recipe Competition Wednesday at the Compass Arizona Grill.

Recognizing both triumphs and mistakes, speakers at the semester's first Downtown Devil Discussion were frank in their evaluation of the academic and cultural progress made by the ASU Downtown campus.

Local Hispanic leaders gathered in downtown Phoenix Saturday with more than a dozen White House officials to discuss issues affecting the community such as jobs, health care and immigration.

Arizona Rotary Clubs are projecting the sign onto the Freeport McMoRan building to bring awareness of Rotary's goal to eradicate polio. The “End Polio Now” sign will be an addition to the downtown Phoenix scenery Sunday and Monday night.

Nostra Style House, a converted historic home on Sixth Street, hosted its grand opening soiree Friday.

Black history month began early for those who attended the Square-N-Compass 20-Twelve Hair and Fashion show Sunday.

A cupcake banquet drew sweet tooths from across the Valley to Bragg's Pie Factory Sunday to indulge in an array of frosting and unusual cakes.