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QuiltCon 2022 arrives at the Phoenix Convention Center

From quilts, jackets and backpacks to sewing machines and personalized thimbles, QuiltCon kicked off its annual five-day event at the Phoenix Convention Center.  The convention...

Indie Film Fest encourages local, underrepresented voices to shine

Indie Film Fest hosted its fourth-year annual festival in downtown Phoenix, bringing the community together over the weekend to celebrate being back in person. After...

Virtual event brings Minnesotan activist Jeanelle Austin to ASU

A Minnesotan woman crucial in the creation and preservation of the George Floyd Memorial emphasized the importance of people being able to tell their...

Phoenix Mayor Gallego, Councilwoman Ansari test positive for COVID-19

Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego and District 7 Councilwoman Yassamin Ansari on Friday revealed that they tested positive for COVID-19. Both of the city leaders expressed...

Best high school basketball players gathered in Phoenix for Hoophall West

The best high school players in the nation gathered in Phoenix this past week for the 9th annual Hoophall West showcase. This event, which...

SERIES: First Friday continues to ramp up

Roosevelt Street was bustling with delicious food, rich music and tasteful art at yet another First Friday event on Dec 4. For anyone that was...

How bagels saved one of Phoenix’s most renowned LGBT-friendly spaces

Making bagels in-house saved local business Copper Star Coffee from closing its doors for good. When the coffeehouse’s bagel supplier changed ownership, the recipe changed...

Phoenix invests in community safety with rise in sexual assault cases

Downtown Phoenix saw a rise in sexual assault cases reported in October 2021 compared to the numbers reported in October 2020. According to the Phoenix...

Churchill business ‘got each other’s backs’

Community, creativity, collaboration, connection. To the 10 businesses residing in Phoenix’s 9,000 square foot courtyard located just a few blocks north of Arizona State...

Phoenix Pride celebrates 40-year anniversary, campaigns for Equality Act

The LGBTQ+ community continued to show immense support for the fight in equality at the 40th annual Pride festival in Phoenix early November. Phoenix Pride,...