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Cartel expands to new location, sees fruits of thriving business

Cartel Coffee Lab’s First Street location moved a couple doors down to an expanded space on the corner of First and Washington streets on Wednesday.

Phoenix plaza to hold groundbreaking for incoming WWII memorial

A groundbreaking for a World War II memorial will be held on Pearl Harbor Day, Dec. 7, at Wesley Bolin Plaza near downtown Phoenix.

Phoenix police, Valley Metro staff host light-rail safety forum

Downtown Arizona State University students voiced their light-rail safety concerns at a forum on Tuesday. The session also gave students an opportunity to learn safety tips.

Epic Hot Dogs owner closes up shop, searches for food-truck buyer

Food truck Epic Hot Dogs will no longer serve its mouthwatering sausages until founder Paul Cionczyk, who has owned the truck for a year and a half, finds a buyer.

Social work student wins MLK service award

Megan Salisbury, a social work senior at ASU, received the Martin Luther King Jr. Student Service Leadership Award on Wednesday for her work with homeless veterans and LGBT communities.

USGD tries new tactics to push participation in Q&A with ASU president

Undergraduate Student Government Downtown has launched an effort to try to boost participation at “Q&A With Dr. Crow,” where students from all four campuses can ask questions of university President Michael Crow.

Third annual Phoestivus to be held December 5 and 12

The third annual Phoestivus open-air market chock-full of holiday delight will take over the Phoenix Public Market area in downtown Phoenix Dec. 5 and...

Slate editor discusses digital media revolution

With optimism for the future of journalism, Slate Magazine editor David Plotz discussed the revolution of digital journalism Monday as part of the Must...

Community group aims to educate public about cycling, promote safety

The Downtown Bicycle Action Group, also known as D.B.A.G., is bringing cyclists in Phoenix together to raise awareness of bicycling issues.

Homeowners open historic homes for annual F.Q. Story Home Tour

The 28th year of the F.Q. Story neighborhood’s historic home tour proved to be just as busy as in the past, with the neighborhood’s biggest fundraiser of the year bringing in more than 2,000 people hoping to get a look at 1920-1930s era homes decorated for Christmas.