Hance Park committee wraps up meetings, prepares recommendations for Phoenix
The Margaret T. Hance Park Master Plan Steering Committee ironed out the final details of a proposal Tuesday aimed at cementing the downtown Phoenix park as an iconic destination.
Restaurant set to open in April will provide casual dining space for Coronado District
The owner of Tuck Shop, a popular restaurant in the Coronado neighborhood, is opening a complementary eatery next door called Astor House.
Discussion highlights community, student concerns about gentrification
ASU held a discussion between students and community developers on the effects of gentrification in downtown Phoenix.
Students, public information officers discuss ways to communicate during crisis
More than 120 Public Information Officers from around the state participated in the Arizona PIO Symposium last Friday, held in the Cronkite School, which focused on crisis communication.
Historic 103-year-old Knipe house undergoes renovation and preservation
Downtown’s historic and badly fire-damaged Leighton G. Knipe house, located on Portland and 2nd Streets, will be preserved and is under renovation according to the City of Phoenix.
Kite Day teaches children about Japanese culture
Kites, drumming, koi, bonsai, origami and martial arts took over Margret T. Hance Park Saturday to celebrate Kite Day.
Student government approves edited universal constitution for student vote
The Downtown student government Senate unanimously voted Friday to send a newly-edited universal constitution to a student vote, which, upon approval from all campuses,...
Washington Post political editor discusses presidential election, modern political reporting
Washington Post national political editor Steven Ginsberg talked the publications digital future and the Republican primary's momentum and made bold predictions about the upcoming presidential election as the speaker for the sixth Paul J. Schatt Memorial Lecture.
Buzznbeez food truck serves up soul food with an international twist
A sales-manager-turned-chef is "Buzz" and his wife, Beatrice, is "Bee" – together they own and run the food truck Buzznbeez. The on-the-go eatery serves up soul food and international cuisine and does business by the golden rule that head chef "Buzz" picked up from his grandmother, the owner of a prominent Phoenix diner.
Famed criminology writer touts social crime-prevention theory at ASU
Esteemed criminology writer Michael R. Gottfredson believes he and other scholars know what motivates people to commit a crime – or rather, what prevents them.
“Most people don’t commit crime, because it never occurred to them,” he said to a packed classroom at ASU's nursing school. “They’d disappoint too many people and lose affection of those close to them.”
Gottfredson, a criminology professor and author on the subject discussed the difference between two theories to describe why people don't commit cimes, and why he believes one outweighs the other.