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Around 2,500 patrons gather for street party in downtown Phoenix

Traffic was closed to the public on Adams Street in downtown Phoenix Friday as some 2,500 people celebrated the city’s culture during the Downtown Phoenix Street Party, a free event hosted by the Downtown Phoenix Partnership.

Video: ‘Don’t recognize the face — recognize the voice’

Anser Martin was among those who rallied and spoke to Occupy Phoenix protestors on Oct. 15.

Nonprofit sells bowls to feed the hungry at annual charity event in the Arizona...

Hundreds of downtown Phoenix residents and employees gathered on Friday at the Arizona Center for Empty Bowls, an event that takes place only once a year at the Arizona Center and is set up by the non-profit Waste Not and several other sponsors.

Cronkite career-services director Mike Wong honored for contributions to journalism

The Cronkite School's Mike Wong, director of career services, was recognized by the Rocky Mountain Southwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for his business and educational contributions to journalism.

Maker Faire brings mix of science, art and engineering to downtown Phoenix

Maker Faire, a fair that celebrates different forms of science, art and engineering from individuals of all ages, came to downtown Phoenix on Saturday, showcasing do-it-yourself projects from a variety of vendors.

Live updates from Occupy Phoenix

The Occupy Phoenix protest took place Saturday at Cesar Chavez Plaza in downtown Phoenix before moving to nearby Margaret T. Hance Park in the late afternoon. The protest culminated with the arrests of about 40 protesters who refused to leave Hance Park after it closed.

Panel discusses contributions, struggles of Hispanics

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, Los Abagados, Arizona's hispanic bar association, held a forum to admire the contributions of Hispanics and their struggles throughout history.

Music lovers flock to Crescent Ballroom

Downtown’s newest music venue, Crescent Ballroom, is becoming a hot spot for local music lovers.

Phoenix Design Museum raises awareness of community design, history

Phoenix's oldest warehouse hosted a reception to celebrate the opening of the city’s first design museum Thursday night.

Bullying of LGBT students stems from lax harassment policy, professor says

Loosely defined bullying policies have led to much of harrasment faced by the LGBT community in schools, a leader of the LGBT community said at a Humanities Lecture Series.