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Bioscience High School ranks in worldwide ‘Most Amazing High School Campuses’ list

Phoenix Union Bioscience High School was named one of the “Most Amazing High School Campuses in the World” by BestEducationDegrees.com, ranking 27th out of the 30 places.

Two Phoenix events combine festivities to promote arts and local business

The Grand Avenue Festival and Phoenix Annual Parade of the Arts are teaming up to bring even more live music, art and local businesses to the Phoenix community.

Curtain Critic: A comprehensive guide to the fall 2014 theater season in downtown Phoenix

As this year’s season begins, the variety of theaters and troupes in downtown Phoenix have some fantastic new shows starting up over the next three months. For the downtown theater-lover (or dance-lover, or general performance-lover), we’ve laid out some shows as they’re scheduled for September, October, November and early December.

Roosevelt Row ends late-night Vampire Hours as summer winds down

Roosevelt Row decided to try something different with its shops this summer in the form of Vampire Hours, the late-night business program that came to an end Sept. 1.

Local coffee and tea house hosts Cafe O’Law to provide community with free legal...

People are encouraged to drop by Songbird Coffee and Tea House on the first Monday of every month between 4 and 7 p.m. for the “Cafe O’Law” Q&A session hosted by Sanders. She provides free legal advice to anyone stopping in for a pour-over coffee or cafe au lait.

USGD approves more than $29,000 in funding requests at the semester’s 1st Senate meeting

The first USGD meeting of the semester included more than $29,000 in approved funding requests, which encompassed goals like a new safe escort trolley, business cards for the DPC Veteran's Club and general funding for DPC Aware.

Slide show: Mayan group leads protest, march after president’s delay on deportation action

More than 50 members of Consejo del Pueblo Maya, or “Counsel of Mayan People,” protested through downtown Friday following President Barack Obama's decision to delay deportation changes.

Devilishly Healthy: Preventing infection when crossing paths with Ebola and other viruses

In the terrifying scenario that the Ebola virus makes it to Phoenix, the light rail would be a major hotspot for infection. Although unlikely, the same guidelines for avoiding the virus go for avoiding other types of illnesses that are common.

Local comedy scene continues to evolve with events like the ever-growing Comedy on Fire

Comedy on Fire, a monthly show at the Firehouse Gallery, has grown immensely in the past year. Some of the most recent shows have included well-known road comics, but the show still focuses on strengthening the local comedy scene.

Local restaurant owners chat food at Evans Churchill TEDx Talk

The Evans Churchill Community Association hosted its second TEDx event at the Phoenix Convention Center last night. Local restaurant owners, food truck entrepreneurs and foodies spoke to the audience.