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City begins search for new parking service company

Phoenix is searching for a new company to run payment services for parking meters. The city's Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee authorized the Street Transportation Department...

Phoenix Rising: Planning committees give zoning power to the (local) people

The city of Phoenix’s urban village planning system can be a double-edged sword that provides local residents with the power to either shape a...

Lawsuit could threaten future of GPLET tax incentives

The future of a tax incentive commonly used downtown to increase density is being challenged in court. Government Property Lease Excise Tax (GPLET) agreements could...

Curtain Critic: “Bullets Over Broadway” won’t blow you away

Rating (out of four stars): ★★ “Bullets Over Broadway” at Phoenix Theatre is not going to change your life, and frankly you probably won’t think...

METROnome: Flume, locals rock McDowell Mountain

The lineup at Hance Park for the McDowell Mountain Music Festival had some hits and misses, but oh did the hits hit hard. Day 1: Upsahl...

Downtown zoning gets a makeover: Highlights from city council

Several amendments to downtown zoning ordinances were passed by city council on Wednesday. George Washington Carver High School City council approved rezoning application Z-72-16-8 for George...

Trailblazing black judge honored with scholarship in his name

Judge Cecil B. Patterson Jr., a trailblazer whose accomplishments include being Arizona's first black appeals court judge, was honored with a scholarship in his name.

Discussion on constitutionality questions ‘Muslim ban’

A discussion led by Dean Jonathan Koppell questioned the definition of "constitutional" at the Westward Ho on Tuesday night.

Phoenix Rising: Nurture your neighborhood organizations

While you can rant to Facebook and step out onto the streets to yell at politicians, if you want to make a real difference,...

METROnome: Luxxe prepares for big break with Bon Jovi

Forget the glamorized starving artist trope: Americana band Luxxe will certainly be Livin' on (far more than) a Prayer if it continues on its...