City Council votes to create citizens’ committee to oversee new transportation plan
Phoenix City Council voted on Tuesday to create the Citizens’ Transportation Commission to oversee the implementation of Proposition 104, a transportation plan to be funded through a sales tax. This is the first official step the city has taken on the plan, which was approved by voters in August.
LGBTQ clothing bank sees major success since spring opening
Since its opening in April, the "I Have A Dream" boutique has become a safe place for at-risk and homeless LGBTQ youth to shop. The clothing bank has grown more than its founders anticipated over the last several months.
METROnome: Phoenix nonprofit empowers girls through rock music
In Phoenix, a group of women inspired by first-hand experiences with rock camps across the nation are preparing to empower girls across the Valley through music education with a new nonprofit, Girls Rock! Phoenix.
The Bosque plant shop looks to give urban dwellers a chance to grow
Michael Lanier's plant shop The Bosque is an oasis in the Phoenix desert. The greenery found in the shop isn't native to the region -- but if they're brought inside part of the year, Lanier says they can thrive in the city's urban apartments.
Chartreuse gallery adds a splash of color to Grand Avenue’s expanding arts scene
The newest resident in the Bragg's Pie Factory building is Chartreuse, a Phoenix-centric gallery from Hazel & Violet owner Nancy Hill.
Capital Place set to open in 2016, continues trend of luxury apartment development
Capital Place luxury apartments, an addition to the recent surge of apartments downtown, will begin preleasing on Oct. 1.
Panelists discuss importance of affordable higher education at NYT Talk on Education
Access to affordable education is something everyone in the United States should have, according to panelists discussing higher education and its funding Thursday at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication.
College football championship expected to emulate Super Bowl success, committee says
Phoenix's College Football National Championship game festivities will follow the same model as the Super Bowl, with fan events, media day and live music hosted downtown.
City council votes to continue free light rail rides to US Airways events for...
City council voted unanimously to continue the Rail Ride Event Program, which lets US Airways Center eventgoers use their tickets as light rail passes up to four hours before an event and for the rest of the day afterward.
Burn expert: Experimental new skin-spray treatment ‘a game-changer’ in healing burns
ReCell, a new burn treatment, was the subject of the University of Arizona College of Medicine's weekly Mini Med School 3.0 event.