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Response climate issues addressed at commission meeting after record-breaking summer temperatures

The City of Phoenix’s Environmental Quality and Sustainability Commission (EQSC), met on Thursday to discuss Arizona’s response to man-made climate issues and to provide...

Downtown Digest: Jazz, Mindfulness and Farm Fresh Vegetables

Hello downtown Phoenix! I’m Yoori, the new Downtown Digest writer here to show you the amazing events that you may overlook this week. I...

Music at Trinity’s annual concert series goes virtual

Music at Trinity’s annual concert series is going virtual this fall amidst COVID-19 concerns, with recorded performances that will be available for multiple weeks...

Junior ties together poetry, activism to spark community impact

It’s a summer day in downtown Phoenix, and the sun is sweltering. The temperature climbs over 110 degrees, and the most vulnerable in the...

Former Cronkite professor, true crime writer Shanna Hogan has passed away after tragic accident

A former beloved Cronkite professor and New York Times best-selling true crime writer passed away Tuesday morning after a near-drowning incident that put her...

Blaze Radio meeting hears from station manager after call for removal

Blaze Radio’s station manager said she will not step down from her position at Tuesday’s station meeting. Rae’Lee Klein’s refusal to resign follows a...

Arizona free WiFi map offers potential solution to virtual learners without internet access

A new map showing locations offering free WiFi offers a potential solution for some students needing to access online classes remotely, but downtown children...

Advocates share concerns, safety tips for South Phoenix residents as light rail expands

Just over a year has passed since Naomi Ramirez Rosales, a Mexican-American transgender woman living undocumented in Phoenix, was arrested at a Valley Metro...

PHOTO: Black Lives Matter protest at Phoenix City Council Chambers

Black Lives Matter Phoenix Metro, Poder in Action, Semillas AZ and Art Collective AZ hosted a peaceful protest at the Phoenix City Council Chambers...

ASU students disappointed in tuition and fee policy despite distance learning

Many Arizona State University students are unhappy to learn that their university is not discontinuing charges for athletics and facilities, which have largely been...