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Downtown Angels: In heat of summer, volunteers save lives

A significant heat wave lasting two weeks killed more than 30 people in 2005. Several organizations came together the next year to provide water during...

Phoenix Children’s Hospital Go Gold Cancer Fundraiser Kicks Off At CityScape

The Phoenix Children's Hospital and Mayor Greg Stanton kicked off Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and a fundraising campaign Thursday at CityScape Plaza.   The event...

All eyes on downtown Phoenix as Trump announces immigration plan

By Craig Johnson and Sierra LaDuke ON THE OUTSIDE-- On the north side of Monroe street, Trump supporters staked their ground in front of the...

Phoenix Pride looks to future after closing community center

The future status of the Phoenix Pride LGBT Center remains unknown after the community center announced its closure August 15. Justin Owen, the executive director,...

Downtown Angels: New semester, new in-depth coverage of the good news

This past year, Downtown Angels grew from an idea to a column that covers nothing but inspiring people and the good news that happens...

Four Chambers Press poets kick off the Phoenix Poetry Series’ fall season

Phoenix Poetry Series launched its fall season with an evening of readings by literary advocates Jake Friedman and Kelsey Pinckney on topics ranging from uncomfortable...

Think! printing company sets fundraising goal after devastating fire

Think! Graphic and Printing Solutions is hoping to raise $50,000 in the next 40 days after a fire gutted its downtown location Wednesday.

Summer 2016 business openings and closings

This summer brought a slew of new businesses downtown, from coffee shops (both mobile and brick-and-mortar) to new apartments. It also saw the closing...

Rocks, voodoo dolls, antiques and ink: New Roosevelt Row shop showcases the unusual

Krystan and Steve Frahm hope to bring a new appreciation to oddities that are often overlooked, with their new shop and tattoo parlor, Buried Treasures.

Circles developer doubles down on tax break despite city and community opposition

By Brianna Bradley and Kara Carlson The developer behind the controversial 19-story $70 million mixed-use project at the site of the old Circle Records and...