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Phoenix PD reveals updated shooting statistics

In an effort to increase transparency, the Phoenix Police Department released a new website that automatically displays updated statistics regarding officer-involved shootings within the...

Metropolitan Arts Institute college enrollment rate exceeds state average

Students at Phoenix's Metropolitan Arts Institute, a charter school located on Seventh Avenue and McDowell Road, enroll in post-secondary institutions at a much higher...

New light rail committee created with community concerns in mind

The city of Phoenix introduced a new steering committee for the South Central light rail extension to address the increasingly controversial project's future Thursday. The...

Central High School spends $9 million to renovate school

Central High School embarked on a $9 million modernization project this school year that will expand the school cafeteria, add culinary lab space, upgrade...

Second-largest residential building in downtown is scheduled to arrive in 2021

A new multi-family housing development, Palm Court Tower, is slated to be the second largest residential building in downtown Phoenix by its completion in...

Light rail opponents inch closer to potentially stopping extensions

Phoenix voters could soon decide the fate of future light rail expansions, including the South Central light rail. Anti-light rail advocacy group and Phoenix political...

Walter Cronkite School’s attendance is expected to continue increasing

As recruitment tactics become more targeted, Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication’s enrollment is expected to continue to rise,...

Curtain Critic: “Elf” is a Whimsical Joy Ride and a Holiday Treat

Snow may not fall in Phoenix this year, but the Phoenix Theatre's got the next best thing: paper snow flying through the hands of...

Downtown Digest: Storyslams and Santa

What’s up my downtown people!? It’s your guide to what’s happening this week, T.J. Triolo. Thanksgiving is over and December is coming, so I hope...

Filmbar pays tribute to Stan Lee in feature film ‘Mallrats’

In the wake of Stan Lee’s death, downtown Phoenix’s FilmBar paid tribute to the comic icon Saturday and Sunday with the showing of Mallrats. The...