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Downtown Digest: Magical Moonshine Puppets and New Year’s Parties

Hello downtown Phoenix readers! It’s T.J. Triolo, your downtown Phoenix guide, back with your final Downtown Digest of the year. With 2018 coming to...

Downtown Digest: Snow and Blockbuster scores

Hello my lovely downtown Phoenix people! It’s your downtown guide, T.J. Triolo. We’re now nearing the end of December, which marks the real beginning...

ASU Prep and Phoenix Elementary near agreement on rent proposals

Phoenix Elementary School District voted to approve the business terms of a two-year lease with ASU Preparatory Academy, or ASU Prep, on Nov. 29,...
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Downtown Digest: Get cheesy this holiday season

Hello downtown readers! It’s T.J. Triolo, your guide to local events here. I’ve got another round of them coming up this week for you...

PAC submits signatures to recall city councilman

The Urban Phoenix Project Political Action Committee submitted 2,361 signatures to City Hall on Wednesday for a recall of District 7 Councilman Michael Nowakowski...

Arizona rejects Prop. 127, but Phoenix pursues solar energy options

Arizona voters rejected Proposition 127 in November, striking down a law that would have required electric companies to generate 50 percent of their electricity...

Phoenix Mural Project brings life and color to historic neighborhoods

A few years ago, the brick and mortar walls of historic Phoenix neighborhoods were blank and colorless, some even deteriorating to concrete chunks on...

Curtain Critic: Humor flows from the Herberger Stage in “Erma Bombeck: At Wit’s End”

Known as the woman who made feminism approachable, Erma Bombeck is given a loving dedication through Arizona Theatre Company’s newest show, “Erma Bombeck: At...

Downtown Digest: Lunch Time Theater and Tamales

Hello my downtown people! It’s your downtown guide, T.J. Triolo, back with another week of fun events. It’s December, which means holiday time! To...

Carlos Garcia seeks to represent District 8, emphasizing social issues

Carlos Garcia, a community organizer and political outsider is campaigning to represent District 8 on the City Council, focusing on social issues and education. “District...