Legendary downtown Phoenix artist passes away, leaving legacy of creativity and kindness
Jefferson Eugene Grigsby Jr. spent most of his days reading, following the 2012 presidential campaign and writing letters to his extensive list of correspondents. The nationally renowned artist passed away this Sunday, according to a source close to Grigsby.
Mayor launches program to promote literacy among Phoenix elementary school students
Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton launched Read On Phoenix, a program to ensure that every child in Phoenix is reading proficiently by third grade, on Thursday at Burton Barr Central Library.
Ministry’s thrift store provides second chance for donations, volunteers
The thrift shop opened four years ago and was designed to provide the community with necessities at a much lower price. The store contains items such as clothing, furniture, toys and books donated by individuals and churches around the Valley.
New collaboration will raise awareness of indigenous art through murals
1Spot Gallery, Ziidi: Indigenous Art Zine and Native American artists are working together to bring murals to Arizona to raise awareness to indigenous art forms. The first mural was painted in downtown Phoenix.
Slide show: Puente Arizona marches against deportation practices
About 100 people gathered at Indian Steele Park to march against deportation practices that separate families Thursday afternoon.
New co-working space opens for video game designers
Game CoLab opened its doors at the beginning of May, offering a new collaborative work space in Downtown Phoenix that gives local independent game and software developers a place to work and interact with others working on projects of their own.
Activists, anarchists discuss police involvement in Occupy movement, community
Community members and local activists mets in the ARTS market lot next to Bodega 420 on Roosevelt Street Monday night to discuss interactions with law enforcement after a report stated undercover officers infiltrated Occupy Phoenix meetings.
Bioscience High School senior wins prestigious Flinn Scholarship for leadership, volunteering
Bioscience High School senior Samantha Su Taylor was recently awarded a Flinn Scholarship, making her the first student from the school to ever receive this prestigious merit.
Annual Comicon embraces growing nerd and geek culture, brings thousands downtown
Downtown Phoenix overflowed with costumed fans and pop culture enthusiasts attending the eleventh annual Phoenix Comicon. From Thursday to Sunday, the Phoenix Convention Center and the surrounding hotels hosted the yearly event crafted for comic geeks, Trekkies, anime buffs and countless other fandoms.
Counter-terrorism report focuses on Occupy movement; cites email from Roosevelt leader
But the most dissident aspects of the report among downtown residents was the use of social media surveillance, undercover cops and an email sent to police by Cindy Dach, MADE art boutique owner, Changing Hands Bookstore owner and co-founder of Roosevelt Row CDC.