Phoenix Design Museum raises awareness of community design, history
Phoenix's oldest warehouse hosted a reception to celebrate the opening of the city’s first design museum Thursday night.
Film about Phoenix teachers premieres at Arizona Center AMC
The Arizona Center's AMC theater hosted a red-carpet world premiere Wednesday night of the documentary "Mitchell 20," a film chronicling the ups and downs of inner-city Phoenix teachers who challenge themselves to achieve rigorous national certification.
Occupy Phoenix protest to start Saturday
Thousands of people plan to fill City Hall's Cesar Chavez Plaza in downtown Phoenix Saturday as part of Occupy Phoenix, an event started by three local teenagers to show solidarity with similar protests across the country.
Downtown UA professor defends value of medical marijuana study at Phoenix Theater
A researcher and professor at the University of Arizona College of Medicine's downtown Phoenix campus criticized a government institute for obstructing a study on the medical value of marijuana at a presentation Tuesday at the Phoenix Theater.
Dialogue held to celebrate, recognize National Coming Out Day
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning and Allies (LGBTQA) group held an open dialogue in UCENT, called the “Revolving Door: Coming Out/Staying Out" in honor of National Coming Out Day, which is Oct. 11.
Future mobile app will connect students to downtown
Downtown students with smart phones will soon have a new tool to help them navigate around campus and downtown Phoenix. A mobile application for urban Sun Devils is in the earliest stages of discussion.
Exhibition allows ASU scholars to present urban research findings
Emerging scholars at ASU gathered Friday evening at the Phoenix Urban Research Laboratory to present 10 five-minute-long presentations on urban issues.
PURL Jam is an exhibition that brings together up-and-coming scholars from a variety of schools and disciplines at ASU to showcase innovative urban research that explores all matters of spatial, historical, and theoretical inquiry using visual methodology.
Organization hosts event to raise suicide awareness in LGBTQ community
Civic Space Park hosted a suicide awareness event organized by a Valley gay rights group Friday, featuring music and artwork from the LGBTQ community. The event 1n10 held its Sources of Strength Celebration as a suicide prevention training program designed to teach, train and reach lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) youth, ages 14 to 24.
Skateboard competition captivates First Fridays audience
People flooded the parking lot on East Roosevelt and North Fourth streets to watch the Red Bull Triple Set competition, a component of First Fridays that saw more than 50 local and out-of-state skateboarders strive to win $1,500.
Student athletes give back to community at Race for the Cure
A tunnel of maroon and gold waited at the corner of North Third Avenue and West Washington Street for the flood of pink that engulfed the streets of downtown Phoenix on Sunday. The group of nearly 100 ASU student athletes came out to the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure to volunteer and support their community.