USGD president proposes professors use same textbook for a fixed time period
USGD President Joseph Grossman is trying to create a book pledge with Downtown professors to continue to use the same textbook for fixed periods of time, saving students money by allowing them to return the book to the bookstore nearly at-cost.
Slide show: Tamale Festival
Food City held its 2012 Tamale Festival on Saturday and Sunday in downtown Phoenix between First and Fourth avenues on Washington Street.
Mayor’s awards honor artists of all mediums
Five organizations and individuals were honored Saturday with the first annual Mayor’s Art Awards in conjunction with the Phoenix Festival of the Arts in Margaret T. Hance Park.
Futurescape City Tour educates public on nanotechnology in Phoenix
ASU students worked with Phoenix residents to explore nanotechnology's effect on the city's future, presenting their work on Friday at the Downtown campus Nursing and Health Innovation 2 building.
Mayor hosts bike riding awareness event
Mayor Greg Stanton hosted a bike riding event for local residents to promote bike riding awareness in the community, riding from the Nina Mason Audubon Center near the Salt River through downtown to Margaret T. Hance Park.
Gallery owner continues to help build arts scene he envisioned
Wayne Rainey, owner of MonOrchid, followed his vision of creating an affordable arts scene in Downtown Phoenix and helped build up the arts community that is now known as Roosevelt Row.
First Friday guide: Mythological art, Star Wars Christmas special and scavenger hunt
This First Friday get into holiday spirt with legendary Star Wars Holiday Special and there is also a possibility to win prizes in a scavenger hunt.
Video: Made Art Boutique to feature student-made Christmas ornaments
Christmas ornaments created by school children will make their debut at Made Art Boutique, located on Fifth and Roosevelt streets, on the first Friday...
Nighttime restaurant uses Squash Blossom space to deliver food, community connections
A new nighttime restaurant has partnered with Squash Blossom to serve dinner from Wednesday through Saturday in order to give back to the community.
Local bow tie company pairing with Urban Outfitters for pop-up shop
It’s not often that corporate businesses team up with smaller local ones, but on Thursday, Urban Outfitters at CityScape will host a pop-up shop with Dapper + Dash, a thriving Phoenix-based company that sells handcrafted bow ties.