Video: Locals participate in human foosball competition to benefit Roosevelt Row
Dozens of locals participated in downtown Phoenix’s first-ever Super Foos human foosball competition on January 31. The event was organized by Kitchen Sink Studios Inc., an advertising and design agency near the corner of Third and Garfield streets.
Video: U of A draws crowds to STEM festival
The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix took advantage of the high amount of traffic created by the Super Bowl Central festivities downtown and drew in a crowd to its Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) festival on Saturday
ASU speaker discusses NFL’s nonprofit status
Despite the amount of money the National Football League rakes in, the league is actually a nonprofit, thanks to certain tax rules, according to Dr. Mary Feeney.
Slide show: Exploring Super Bowl Central
The attractions opened Wednesday and were in full swing by Thursday afternoon. The sky presented an overcast hue to fans looking for the Arizona sunshine, and rain eventually dampened some of the atmosphere.
Morrison Institute panel on violence features people who deal with it for a living
The Morrison Institute of Public Policy hosted a panel with a football player, war veteran, policeman and UFC fighter to discuss violence at ASU's downtown Phoenix campus Thursday night.
USA Today columnist discusses the growing amount of women in sports journalism
USA Today columnist Christine Brennan spoke about the state of women in sports media Monday at the Cronkite School. She emphasized the correlation between the enactment of Title IX and the growing number of women in the profession.
State university presidents lobby House for performance-based funding bill
The presidents of the three major state universities lobbied for performance-based funding for their schools Thursday at the state Legislature. This comes just days after Gov. Doug Ducey’s State of the State address, where he proposed a budget plan that included reducing funding to Arizona universities by $75 million starting in 2016.
Community members organize symbolic funeral procession to protest demolition of historic buildings
Community members clad in black marched through rainy downtown Phoenix streets Thursday to protest the possible demolition of historic buildings along Roosevelt Row.
Devil’s Advocate: Super Bowl Central could encourage locals to keep coming downtown
Super Bowl XLIX is expected to bring in 1 million attendees, and many of them are flooding downtown Phoenix. With the vast majority of them coming from in-state, the hope is that after experiencing the city, they'll visit again.
METROnome: Pepsi Hyped for Halftime features famous and local acts
The Pepsi Hyped for Halftime event features a variety of local bands alongside national acts like The Roots. Local artists said they are excited to expose people to unique types of music.