Slide Show: Phoenix remembers Sept. 11
On the 10-year anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, events around the city commemorated the tragedy. Crowds filled the streets of Phoenix for a walk which started at the Chase building on North Central Avenue, honoring those who lost their lives in the attacks.
Student government confirms eight new senators
Eight new senators were swiftly added to the Downtown Senate Friday, bringing the total number of senators to 12.
Community leaders break ground for new sunflower field
The Valley of the Sunflowers project broke ground Friday at the corner of N. Sixth Street and E. Garfield Street. The cooperative effort between the City of Phoenix, the Roosevelt Row Community Development Corporation, Phoenix Union Bioscience High School and Intel will produce two crops of sunflowers, one in the fall and one in the spring.
Downtown Phoenix remembers 9/11
Nearly a decade after the terrorist attacks that took so many lives and forever changed those left in its wake, the diverse downtown Phoenix community is reflecting and remembering in its own way.
Grand opening for expansion of Pane Bianco scheduled for November
Pane Bianco, an Italian-food cafe near downtown, will soon be taking ownership of its adjacent space, with a grand opening for the expansion planned for early November.
Lo-Lo’s set to move to a larger venue next year
Lo-Lo's Chicken and Waffles will be moving to a larger venue by summer 2012, about ten years after it opened downtown, its owner said.
Confirmation of eight student representatives could triple number of senators
At the Downtown Senate meeting Friday afternoon, the Senate could confirm as many as eight new student representatives, tripling the number of senators currently representing students.
HIV/AIDS center to move into old KPNX building in downtown Phoenix
The Southwest Center for HIV/AIDS will move into the former home of KPNX on Central Avenue due to its proximity to the light rail and the Downtown campus, said Carol Poore, the center's president and CEO. The old KPNX building is at 1101 North Central Avenue.
Phoenix OKs construction of $17 mil parking garage downtown
The City of Phoenix approved a proposal Wednesday for the construction of a $17 million parking garage downtown.
CoffeeWeek charity event in Phoenix raises money for cancer research
The weeklong event aims to raise money for the Phoenix Children’s Hospital's cancer treatment through drink purchases and donations at six participating coffee shops around the Valley. The event began Monday and runs through Sunday.