Barrett senators resign from USG-D because of academic and extracurricular conflicts
Two USG-D senators have resigned from their posts due to other commitments, leaving Barrett, the Honors College with no senate representation for the first time since the Downtown campus student government began operating two years ago.
High-end Oakville Grocery opens at CityScape
After numerous delays, gourmet grocery store Oakville Grocery opened its doors last Thursday, bringing another shopping destination to the increasingly full CityScape complex in downtown Phoenix.
CO+HOOTS celebrates its one-year anniversary
The downtown community workspace CO+HOOTS celebrated its one-year anniversary on Friday.
MLB All-Star Game expected to bring necessary economic boost to downtown area
As Major League Baseball employees begin to trickle into downtown Phoenix ahead of the 2011 All-Star Game, many in the area are preparing -- and hoping for -- a much-needed economic boost to the area.
Central Station reopens with slew of added features
Downtown Phoenix had something extra to celebrate on July 4 this year: Central Station reopened to the public with a slew of added features, courtesy of a $3.7 million investment funded by the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
Downtown Phoenix had something extra to celebrate on July 4 this year: Central Station reopened to the public with a slew of added features, courtesy of a $3.7 million investment funded by the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
Former Philadelphia Inquirer top editor joining Cronkite School to lead News21
Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist William K. Marimow will be joining ASU in the fall to lead News21, the multi-university investigative reporting initiative headquartered at the Walter Cronkite School.
ASU funded to headquarter national in-depth reporting program for next decade
The Walter Cronkite School's News21 program, which gives students an opportunity to become involved with in-depth reporting, has been funded for the next decade.
Amanpour selected to receive next Cronkite Award
ABC anchor Christiane Amanpour is the newest recipient of the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism, ASU announced Monday.
Phoenix weighs extending free-parking hours downtown
Metered parking in downtown Phoenix is currently in effect Mondays through Fridays from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m as well as 8 a.m. to 5 p.m on Saturdays. But that might soon change.
Committee plans to increase park visitors
A Phoenix committee gathered to discuss ways to make Margaret T. Hance Park a signature destination by increasing visibility through various design measures on June 7.


