Local organization assists in renovation of nonprofit charities
The Founder of Charity Makeover, a volunteer renovation organization, held a small workshop Saturday at CO+HOOTS with Tumbleweed Youth Shelter and SEEDs for Autism to help give the organizations a "makeover."
Phoenix Pride celebrates LGBT community through weekend parade and festival
The 34th annual Phoenix Pride Festival celebrated the LGBT community through a weekend of music, food, art, and a dominant theme of support.
Burton Barr hosts open mic-style reading in honor of National Poetry Month
People gathered at Margaret T. Hance Park Friday night to witness an open mic event, hosted by Burton Barr Central Library, that celebrated National Poetry month.
MonOrchid hosts small business workshop organized by Craft Culture
Craft Culture presented a workshop at MonOrchid Saturday that provided entrepreneurs with information on how to start and run businesses.
Phoenix Public Market Cafe draws in First Friday crowds with its own new event
The Phoenix Public Market Cafe hosted a First Friday party -- packed with music, art, food and drinks -- with the hope of bringing in more of the First Friday crowds.
Frank Smith III reelected as USGD president by large margin
Frank Smith III was reelected as the president of Undergraduate Student Government Downtown for the 2014-2015 school year, soundly defeating Walter Cronkite School Sen. Alexis Kramer.
Downtown businesses seeing more traffic thanks to Phoenix Suns’ success
The past several years haven’t necessarily been kind to the Phoenix Suns, but this season has been different and businesses have felt the effects. Attendance has been on the rise for Phoenix Suns home games at US Airways Center, increasing traffic to nearby restaurants and bars such as those in CityScape before and after games.
Hotel occupancies may decrease without large events downtown to draw guests
A surge in downtown Phoenix hotel constructions is leading to fewer occupants, particularly without events such as the Super Bowl to attract guests to fill vacancies.
USGD candidates optimistic about upcoming election results after voting ends
After voting closed for the Undergraduate Student Government Downtown elections, candidates on both sides said they felt positive about the results, which will be released Friday at noon.
USGD candidates’ social media campaigns; election week in review
It's USGD election season, and the tweets were flying. The Downtown Devil has collected some tweets from this past election season that show the use of social media on both sides.