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Video: Circle 6 Studios brings a new hot art to Phoenix

Circle 6 Studios uses fiery furnaces and heavy tools to create fragile products priced between 50 and 100 dollars.

Arizona Board of Regents temporarily suspends ASA’s $2 student fee until spring

The Arizona Board of Regents read a proposed policy change that would make ASA completely self-financed and take the fee away from universities completely, and voted to temporarily suspend the Arizona Students' Association’s $2 fee collected until a decision can be made.

Restaurant set to bring new life to former Phoenix Public Market building

Aaron Chamberlin, owner of central Phoenix restaurant St. Francis, plans to turn the former home of the Phoenix Public Market into a new restaurant.

Slide show: CityScape’s Black Friday

CityScape celebrated Black Friday with a vintage market, and set up its ice skating rink for the third year — this time on Central Avenue.

Local artist’s work gains traction through determination

Phoenix artist Isaac Caruso, described by members of the community as driven and persistent, has evolved from paintings to spray paint, and plans to move to Los Angeles early next year.

Cronkite School deans host Thanksgiving dinners for students, faculty

Walter Cronkite School Dean Christopher Callahan has been inviting students to his home for Thanksgiving for five years, and he says there's no chance of running out of space as the school grows.

Revival Art Collective looks to mix tattooing, fine art in Phoenix

The Revival Art Collective, a cooperative gallery, studio and tattoo shop, is described by a co-owner as a way to combat the separation between the type of art found in a gallery and the type of art found on someone’s skin -- a tattoo.

Phoenix lawyer has an unusual specialty: Keeping flash mobs legal

Ruth Carter is anything but an ordinary lawyer: Her specialties include flash-mob law. She works with Improv AZ and is in charge of making sure the flash mobs that the group organizes are legal.

Parking meters payable by credit, debit card set to debut in January 2013

A project that would allow downtown drivers the option of paying for parking meters with a credit or debit card is in the final stages of City Council approval and is scheduled to begin implementation in January 2013.

Phoenix mayor kicks off revitalization project to transform vacant lot into public space

Mayor Greg Stanton kicked off PHX Renews on Monday, which will transform a vacant lot on the northeast corner of Central Avenue and Indian School Road into an area for urban farming, sustainable technology, outdoor education, art displays and social spaces.