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City subcommittee hears renovation plans for Burton Barr Library

Plans to remodel the children’s section at the Burton Barr Public Library were presented to the Parks, Arts, Education and Equality Subcommittee at City...

Curtain Critic: ‘After Orlando’ challenges its audience to remember

"After Orlando" is a collaboration between playwrights, local theater groups and individuals that responds to the Pulse nightclub shooting.

Friendly House starting new youth programs thanks to grants

Friendly House is starting new youth work programs with help from Department of Labor grants

Phoenix Rising: Bills, bills, bills

Every January, a wave of protesters and power brokers descend upon the copper dome just west of downtown Phoenix in order to shape the...

Documentarians: Journalists need to listen to their sources, not speak for them

In a media landscape crawling with “fake news” and “alternative facts,” journalists have more of a responsibility than ever to represent their sources fairly...

Deconstructed: Voices of the Arizona Women’s March

https://soundcloud.com/downtown-devil/deconstructed-the-voices-of-womens-march-arizona Deconstructed is a downtown Phoenix podcast and collaboration between Downtown Devil and Blaze Radio, bringing downtown voices and issues to the forefront. In the first episode...

Safety Pin Nation AZ movement kicks off with peace vigil

In spite of pouring rain, attendees came together at Margaret T. Hance Park for a peace vigil organized by Safety Pin Nation AZ to encourage...

Downtown Angels: SARRC plans to do a latte good for adults with autism

Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center (SARRC) plans to open a cafe in Burton Barr Central Library in March that will give adults with autism the...

Three books and a bike: Cancer survivor sells everything to cycle across the country

Over the course of his 57 years, Daniel Gottliebson has survived a suicide attempt at age 17, aggressive late-stage smooth muscle cancer, a direct...

Champion PR moves to The Funk Lab on Grand Avenue

Stacey Champion will move her business to The Funk Lab on Grand Avenue starting Feb. 1, leaving the historic bungalow that has housed her...