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Taylor Place houses overflow students in hotel downtown for second year

Taylor Place, Arizona State University's downtown residence hall, was overbooked for the second year in a row. Several students were once again temporarily housed in a nearby hotel.

Wednesday Wind Up activates Civic Space Park during lunch hour

Downtown Phoenix residents can sample local businesses and food trucks at the new weekly event Wednesday Wind Up, created by Downtown Phoenix Inc. The organization hopes to bring the community closer together.

Downtown Phoenix parking meters expand hours, issue warnings

The city of Phoenix will start issuing fines for its new parking meter hours, which were effective Aug. 18. While downtown visitors are upset at the change, business owners are not as concerned.

Slideshow: Rattlers team celebrates 3rd consecutive ArenaBowl win with parade

The Arizona Rattlers paraded through downtown Phoenix on Wednesday following their third consecutive ArenaBowl win, circling through the streets and eventually culminating in post-parade speeches at US Airways Center.

RadiatePHX event reboots to bring community together, address downtown projects

RadiatePHX, a networking event focused on enhancing the downtown community and bringing collaborators together, held an event Tuesday evening at the Arizona College of Medicine. Organizers hope RadiatePHX becomes a monthly event.

Two companies to renovate Barrister building

The city of Phoenix selected two companies to redevelop the Barrister building and its neighboring property. The space will be made into a rental housing project with ground level retail and a self-contained parking garage.

Protesters shed shirts and march down Central to demand topless equality for everyone

Women and men of all ages gathered Sunday at Steele Indian School Park for the third annual AZ Topless Day to protest decency laws that make it illegal for women to be shirtless in public but allow the same behavior for men.

Tattooed ‘The Scary Guy’ travels the world to spread his message of peace and...

The Scary Guy, his legal name since 1998, travels around the world speaking to religious groups, social services, governments and colleges to spread love and respect toward people in hope of achieving world peace.

Devilishly Healthy: A nutrition and fitness guide for preserving the health of your college...

After a sun-kissed summer full of family, fun and frolicking about, it’s time to get back to the grindstone and knock out a successful fall semester! Devilishly Healthy extends its warmest welcome.

City of Phoenix creates citizen committee for advice on future of public transportation

Mayor Greg Stanton on Tuesday announced the creation of a citizen's advisory committee to focus on future public-transportation plans for the city of Phoenix.