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Over 100 march downtown to show support for Standing Rock Tribe

What started as a plan for as a small prayer circle resulted in a massive show of support Saturday, as over 100 people marched...

Number and distance of locations helped reduce Urban Ale Trail crowds

A wider and more spread-out selection of businesses and bars led to shorter lines, but longer travel distances between stops during the third-annual Urban...

Stand-up, hip-hop, and burlesque: ‘Mad House’ brought diverse entertainment to DeSoto

Hashtag Comedy Corner’s second presentation, "Mad House," showcased an eclectic mix of art forms including stand-up comedy, conscious hip-hop, electrically flavored jazz, and neo-burlesque...

Up to 8,000 expected for beer sampling at third-annual Urban Ale Trail

Beer lovers are expected to flood downtown Phoenix for the third-annual Urban Ale Trail Saturday with deals on beers at 29 bars and restaurants...

UA College of Pharmacy opens new location downtown

The UA College of Pharmacy expanded to downtown Phoenix in August, welcoming 23 doctoral pharmacy students into the program.

Overflow shelter’s closure brings uncertainty to downtown homeless

Uncertainty over the future of a Phoenix homeless overflow shelter has raised concerns about the potential increase of loitering and panhandling in the downtown area.

Partnership bringing back the Zombie Walk

The Downtown Phoenix Zombie Walk is back from the dead thanks to a new partnership with the Arizona Hemophilia Association, a nonprofit organization which...

Downtown’s ‘music ecosystem’ could correlate with urban development

Music and entertainment could become more of an economic development accelerator in the downtown Phoenix area. Dr. Shain Shapiro, CEO of Sound Diplomacy, spoke...

Phoenix Rising: An introduction

From the tight corridors of the 1960s-built State Capitol to the great open hall at the 1994 completed City Hall, the world of politics...

In the Details: Public sculpture is a permanent reminder of downtown’s artistic life

First Friday is always a reminder of how wonderful Phoenix is. To walk down Roosevelt is to be assaulted with the various disparate manifestations...