Award-winning Bioscience High School robotics team gives students something to cheer for
Bioscience High School in downtown Phoenix has about 300 students and no sports teams. So instead, the school's students and staff root for its award-winning robotics team. The team, Dragon Robotics 2375, was started in 2008 and has already won four awards from the international organization FIRST, an acronym that stands for "For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology.”
Parking meters continue to cause stress for small businesses in downtown Phoenix
The Phoenix City Council’s implementation of extended parking-meter hours in August has had a range of effects on local businesses and shed light on the patchwork of parking options downtown.
Recent fires spark new concerns over safety
On occasion, accidents create public debate and discussion. The Sheraton Phoenix Downtown Hotel’s fire in October did just that, causing some to look more closely at Phoenix fire codes, policies and how the public is kept safe.
2nd annual Phoenix Flea event was a success for vendors, charities and shoppers alike
Hundreds of shoppers spent Small Business Saturday at Heritage Square Park for the second annual Phoenix Flea event, which hosted 75 vendors selling food, clothes, jewelry, cosmetics and furniture.
Midtown restaurant and bar Fez to move down Central Avenue to new downtown location
After 10 years, Fez, a restaurant and bar in midtown Phoenix, will be moving to a new location downtown which will be open to hungry customers on Jan. 2. When Fez’s lease was about to expire, owner Mark Howard started looking for a new location and found a new home at 105 W. Portland St., the home of the former Portland's Restaurant & Wine Bar.
Audio slideshow: Protests against Ferguson decision rise in downtown Phoenix
Protests rose in downtown Phoenix on Tuesday night against a grand jury decision not to indict the officer involved in the shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri.
Video: Grid Bike Share officially launched on Tuesday. How does the new system work?
The Grid Bike Share program had its official launch downtown on Tuesday. The citywide program hopes to have 500 bikes available across 50 locations by the end of the year.
Same-sex marriage legalization prompts varying actions within downtown churches
Following an Oct. 17 federal court ruling, several churches downtown have begun to sign marriage licenses for same-sex couples in Arizona. There are others, however, that will still not perform their marriage ceremonies.
USGD senator files complaint over his pay, says members shouldn’t be compensated
USGD senator Ryan Boyd filed a formal complaint to the university asking to be removed from its payroll. Boyd said he believes that ASU government members should not be paid for their work representing students.
A nonprofit group leaves humanitarian aid along immigrant trails in the U.S. from Mexico
Members of the nonprofit group No More Deaths have regularly traveled to the Sonoran Desert National Forest since 2004 to leave humanitarian aid along the trails that immigrants take into the United States from Mexico. With the inhospitable nature of the desert, it's common for the group to run into evidence that gives them their name.