Phoenix Art Museum opens annual exhibit showcasing over 100 pieces about the West
The Phoenix Art Museum's annual The West Select Exhibition opened Friday featuring more than 100 pieces by 37 artists from around the United States, Canada and England whose subject matter reflects the West.
HandsOn Greater Phoenix commemorates 21 years of service with about 400 partners
HandsOn Greater Phoenix, a local nonprofit organization that manages volunteers, celebrated 21 years of service to the city Friday.
Caffeine Corridor gathers poets together in celebration of six-year anniversary
Poetry enthusiasts congregated at {9} the Gallery Friday evening for the six-year anniversary of the Caffeine Corridor Series, a monthly reading that brings together a wide variety of people.
Audio: New parking signs in Roosevelt Row area boost businesses’ customer bases
At the end of October, the city of Phoenix installed new 2-hour-limit parking signs on one side of Sixth Street and both sides of Fifth Street in between Roosevelt and Garfield streets. Businesses in the area asked for the signs to help promote higher customer turnover.
Abduction of 43 students in Mexico prompts protests at consulate building in Phoenix
Activists organized by Tonatierra and the Comites de Defensa del Barrio gathered outside the Consulate General of Mexico on Friday to bring awareness to the abduction of 43 students in Mexico.
Phoenix Police and Parks, Pup Festival fetches large crowd, raises donations for community
Young or old, big or small, dogs and their human companions filled Margaret T. Hance Park on Saturday morning to partake in the first Phoenix Police and Parks, Pups Festival.
PlanPHX Leadership Committee’s 2015 General Plan aims to grow a better Phoenix future
Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton, Phoenix City Council and the PlanPHX Leadership Committee hosted a community celebration to unveil the 2015 General Plan at the PlanPHX Summit in City Hall on Saturday.
Hurly-Burly Vaudeville Medicine Show displays a variety of talent at the Firehouse Gallery
Vaudeville was revived this Saturday night with the debut of the Hurly-Burly Vaudeville Medicine Show at the Firehouse Gallery. The variety show displayed the talents of musicians, poets, comedians and fire dancers.
USGD discusses spring elections and bylaws
Undergraduate Student Government Downtown met Friday to discuss potential changes to constitutional bylaws related to election codes in preparation for the spring 2015 Senate and executive elections.
Local baker brings passion, experience and doughnuts to restaurant menu development
Casey Hopkins-Johnson, the baker responsible for the acclaimed menu at the newly opened Welcome Chicken + Donuts, has applied hard work, creativity and principles of sustainable development to her varied culinary career.