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Arab American Festival celebrates Arabic culture and diversity with food and dance

Savory aromas of traditional cuisine and fragrant smoke from the hookah lounge filled the air while live performances drew in the crowd at the Arab American Festival.

Slide show: Thousands tuck into local eats at first annual Phoenix Food Truck Festival

The first annual Phoenix Food Truck Festival took place in downtown Phoenix's Roosevelt Row Saturday with about 30 food trucks participating and more than 3,000 attendees.

Experts gather to discuss potential water consumption issues for Arizona

Experts gathered at the Arizona Science Center in Phoenix to discuss the possibility of a massive water shortage as a result of record high temperatures in the state. The Center for Nanotechnology in Society at ASU held the public discussion on Friday. The discussion titled “Will Arizona’s Climate Change Leave Us Thirsty?” included speeches from ASU research professors Nancy Selover and Ray Quay.

Grand Avenue Festival seeks support for cultural history through art

One of Phoenix’s arts districts is hosting an all day festival on Saturday in hopes of inspiring a following to join a movement that is making cultural history downtown.

Humanities festival promotes understanding of culture, diversity

Singing, dancing and storytelling will be the tools used this Saturday to showcase diversity at the Arizona Humanities Festival at Civic Space Park.

First Food Truck Festival to showcase local food, promote A.R.T.S. Project

Thirty of Phoenix's food trucks will come together Saturday to provide fresh gourmet food to downtown Phoenicians in the city's first festival of its kind.

DevilPass: Grand Avenue and Food Truck festivals, spooky theater, St. Vincent concert

Festivals and theater take center stage this weekend in downtown Phoenix.

Third Fridays draw art aficionados to downtown Phoenix

Although many businesses on Roosevelt Row depend on First Fridays for a majority of their sales, it is on the lesser-known Third Fridays when many art galleries sell their larger pieces and art patrons come out to enjoy downtown Phoenix.

Phoenix planners present ideas to breathe new life into city

Downtown Phoenix's FilmBar hosted seven brief and diverse presentations concerning urban development, sustainability and education in Phoenix on Wednesday night.

Cronkite School’s News21 program is awarded grant to fund 6 students

The Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation has awarded a two-year grant to the Walter Cronkite School and the University of Oklahoma to fund students to participate in the national Carnegie-Knight News21 fellowship.