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Certified Local Fall Festival will have a new location and double the vendors

The 12th annual Certified Local Fall Festival will highlight over 100 local businesses this Saturday from in Margaret T. Hance Park. The festival, which runs...

More than 5,000 expected at third-annual Dia De Los Muertos festival

St. Mary’s Basilica is hoping to have more than 5,000 attendees at its third annual Dia de los Muertos Festival this year in a...

Spanish-language bookstore Palabras awaits its grand opening

Palabras Libreria/Bookstore, a Spanish-language bookstore, will celebrate its grand opening Nov. 12 in conjunction with the Grand Avenue Festival. Owner Rosie Magaña opened the bookstore...

Demolitions of historic buildings will now require a longer waiting period

Demolition of historic buildings will now require a 30-day waiting period and public notice in an effort to prevent destruction of iconic and historic...

RAA votes to conditionally support a GPLET for Circles

The Roosevelt Action Association voted for the first time to conditionally support a tax incentive on the controversial mixed-use residential project at the site...

Police, community leaders discuss race and religion

People of color shouldn't be the only ones "ringing the alarm bells saying things need to change" when it comes to racism and police...

Roosevelt Growhouse leaves rich legacy, searches for new location

As the Roosevelt Growhouse shuts down operations at its current property, its future is uncertain despite a rich legacy. The Roosevelt Growhouse closed the doors of its...

Deconstructed: Zines in downtown Phoenix

By Jacob McAuliffe and Kelsey Hess Deconstructed is a collaboration between the Downtown Devil and Blaze Radio. For this episode, Kelsey Hess, Lerman Montoya and Jacob McAuliffe...

Arizona Humanities’ event makes education spooky

More than a dozen families gathered at the historic Ellis-Shackelford House Saturday evening for Arizona Humanities’ “Ghostly Stories” event, which aimed to educate the...

Chatterbox storytellers reveal secrets with ‘Skeletons in the Closet’

Secrets, embarrassing moments and sexual incidents took center stage at Chatterbox Storytelling Open Mic on Wednesday as storytellers revealed some of their most personal skeletons in the closet.