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Small businesses thankful for Valley Metro grant program

Four months after the city of Phoenix and Valley Metro launched the Small Business Financial Assistance Program (SBFAP), local business owners in downtown Phoenix...

Looking for work? Check out these seven downtown internship opportunities

The pandemic is not over yet, and many internships are being offered remotely as a result. That doesn’t make the job search any less...

New ASU student housing to be ready for upcoming fall semester

ASU's Downtown Phoenix campus's new residential community will be opening in time for the Fall 2021 semester. Taylor Place was the only dorm facility on...

COVID-19 pandemic reinvents drag queen performances

COVID-19 reestablished the way Phoenix drag queens perform drag due to local bars and entertainment venues facing state-enforced shutdowns and restrictions. Richard Stevens, also recognized...

InSite working with Mass Lib AZ in search for more writers in the black...

Insite Consultants is working with Mass Liberation Arizona in an effort to find a writer or writers to change the narrative of social justice...

Phoenix ranks second greatest increase for heat temperatures, experts researching ways to fight its...

Downtown Phoenix is using urban forestry and studying ways they can lessen the urban heat island during a time when climate change is considered...

Downtown personal trainer continues to help clients virtually

Kylie Churnetski, personal trainer and nutrition (dietetics) student at ASU, has worked through the virtual constraints of the pandemic to coach her clients to...

Home invasion, burglary cases down from pandemic but still threat to community

With orders of social distancing previously in place and the option for remote learning and working, many students and residents have attended class and...

Phoenix City Council: a new Vice Mayor, trees and public transport

On Wednesday, the Phoenix City Council held a formal meeting in a hybrid format to discuss issues related to the City of Phoenix. Prior...

Masks to stay on in public schools despite state mandate ending

Update: On April 20, 2021, Gov. Doug Ducey rescinded the order requiring K-12 to mandate masks. For more information, read here. Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey...