Food trucks on the rise in downtown Phoenix
The food truck scene has recently become popular in Arizona and food truck owners say downtown Phoenix is where the food truck business is taking off.
New lifelong learning program downtown opens ASU to older adults
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at ASU offers a variety of classes and lectures to adults ages 50 and over. To register for classes, members pay a $15 fee per semester plus an additional $35 per four-session class or $10 per one-time lecture they wish to take.
Video: The Phoenix Community Mural
The first Phoenix Festival of the Arts, which took place this past weekend at Margaret T. Hance Park, was vibrant with local art vendors, live music and Mayor Greg Stanton presenting awards to local artists, but the winding figure of plywood boards snaking around the fenced-in festival stole the show.
Slide show: Third annual Phoestivus open-air market
The third annual Phoestivus open-air market will return to the Phoenix Public Market lot tonight after its first event drew hundreds last Wednesday. Visitors can expect holiday goods, food trucks, a beer garden and much more.
Slide show: Faces of late-night Cronkite-dwellers
The week leading into finals means one thing to students at the Downtown campus: all-hours access to the Walter Cronkite School for any last-minute studying, project-doing or — in some cases — napping. These late-night Cronkite-dwellers told the Downtown Devil a little bit about why they were in the building so late.
City awards grants to downtown Phoenix arts and culture groups
Artlink Phoenix, an organization that supports local artists in downtown Phoenix, will expand their 25th Anniversary of Art Detour larger than ever with the help of a grant by the city of Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture.
ASU’s Teachers College plans two degrees on Downtown campus
The Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College is currently based on ASU’s Tempe campus, but soon it will be offering two degrees at the Downtown campus.
Music venue set to open next year in former Ruby Room building
Last Exit Live, a music venue and bar specializing in rock and blues, is settling in the former Ruby Room building located near Central Avenue and Grant Street and is set to open early next year.
Boogud donates one wheelchair attachment to a Kenyan child for every bike sold
Boogüd, a bamboo bicycle company started by an ASU graduate as a senior capstone project, donates one hand-crank wheelchair attachment to a disabled child in Kenya every time a customer purchases a bicycle.
Biographer tells story of Walter Cronkite’s life
Dr. Douglas Brinkley, author of the biography “Cronkite,” gave a brief recap of Cronkite’s life in the First Amendment Forum for the last Must See Monday of the semester and told exciting stories about the school’s namesake.