City Council approves funding for ‘The Row’ age-restricted housing project in 8-1 vote
A multistory development project that would require one member of each household to be older than 55 will receive city funding after City Council voted 8-1 to allocate funds to the project, to the dissent of some community members.
Roberto-Venn School of Luthiery prepares students to build, repair guitars for career
Luthiers build and repair stringed instruments, and the school on Grand Avenue is one of the few accredited schools for this practice in the country. More than 2,000 students have graduated since the school opened in 1975.
Icehouse hosts audience-immersive ASU play that explores living with mental disorders
"The Seven Layers of Bastian Bachman," which runs through Sunday at the Icehouse, features different scenes in various rooms to emulate the experience of brain disorders such as dementia from the inside and out.
Cronkite adjunct professor tours with local band, falls in love
Amanda Crawford has always been a multi-tasker in life, so balancing teaching duties at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and musical ones with her band Former Friends of Young Americans is no trouble. Crawford is an established journalist, with experience at the Arizona Republic and Bloomberg.
Downtown Phoenix Partnership employees potentially expanding duties
The Downtown Phoenix Partnership may become the latest member in the group of organizations under the umbrella of the adolescent organization, Downtown Phoenix Inc. If finalized, Downtown Phoenix Inc. would have a greater infrastructure to work with in developing and renovating the city core.
ASU Preparatory Academy receives $2.9 million technology grant
ASU Preparatory Academy students could walk home with a portable computer or tablet soon due to a $2.9 million grant the school was awarded in December from the U.S. Department of Education's Investing in Innovation Program.
Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College to add two new programs Downtown
The ASU Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College reported increased enrollment last semester, reversing a recent downtick, and is also planning to add two new degree programs on the Downtown campus.
ASU faculty and alumni react to death of former Downtown campus vice president
Former Downtown campus Vice President Debra Friedman died Sunday of lung cancer, leaving a legacy of community involvement and leadership for both ASU and the downtown Phoenix community.
USGD passes four bills including new internship program, appoints new committee chair
The chair of the Government Operations Committee stepped down at Friday's USGD meeting. A new chair was nominated and unanimously approved. Three Senate Bills and one President Bill were also passed, including President Bill 15, which implemented a new internship program.
Fifth Street Paint Supply brings color to local artists’ canvases
Local artists J.B. Snyder, Jeff Hoopes and Zachary Glover are the co-owners of the newly opened Fifth Street Paint Supply. The shop offers a wide variety of paint and art supplies for the artists that call downtown home.