Dog owners gather at Arizona Center to treat pets to ‘dog day’
Several hundred people stopped by the Arizona Center Sunday to treat their pets to a day dedicated to man’s best friend while participating in a fundraiser for a nonprofit organization that finds homes for boxer dogs.
Phoenix mayor and mayor-elect hold public discussion to address city issues
Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon and Mayor-elect Greg Stanton met Thursday for “Phoenix in Transition,” a public discussion on the future of the city.
Mayor Gordon receives award for commitment to light-rail development
Friends of Transit, a nonprofit group that educates greater Phoenix on the advantages of mass transit, hosted an event on Monday to convey their gratitude to departing Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon for his diligence to Valley transit.
Heard Museum pays tribute to southwestern artists at Spanish Market
The smell of tortillas and chorizo filled the air as patrons browsed through a maze of booths selling southwestern art and jewelry at the Heard Museum’s 10th Annual Spanish Market.
Slide show: Thousands gather to honor veterans at weekend’s Veterans Day Parade
Thousands turned out for the Phoenix Veterans Day Parade on Thursday, Nov. 11. The event featured over 100 parade entries that shared the theme of "Defending Freedom, Protecting Dreams."
Pie Social looks to support community one slice at a time
Pie-lovers aplenty gathered for a three-hour pie social held at a Fourth and Roosevelt streets parking lot on Saturday. Professional and amateur pie-bakers served their treats to hungry patrons with all proceeds going to a local high school.
Students try to ‘bring life to the concrete’ by working on downtown garden
Day for Downtown, an annual volunteerism event, brought a Downtown campus student organization to a Roosevelt Row community garden Saturday.
Parade of the Arts brings families together to celebrate art, culture
Civic Space Park welcomed the sixth Phoenix Annual Parade of the Arts on Saturday night. The theme for this year’s celebration was “A Day in the Park, Night in the City."
Youth drop-in center in downtown Phoenix set to move into larger building
Located on Fifth and Garfield streets, near popular ASU student hangout Jobot, Tumbleweed houses homeless and runaway youth ages 11 to 22 in Maricopa County and helps them to work through their problems by offering them three meals a day, showers, clothing, shoes, underwear and case managers.
US Secretary of the Treasury visits Cronkite School for impromptu meeting
U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner held an impromptu meeting with Phoenix civic officials and business and education leaders to discuss the country’s current economic state at the Downtown Phoenix campus Tuesday evening.