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New ownership could bring changes to Arizona Center

Massachusetts-based real-estate investment trust CommonWealth REIT purchased the Arizona Center for $136.5 million.

Phoenix bike summit provides opportunity for bicyclists and officials to discuss safety

Phoenix bicyclists met with city officials in an annual bike summit hosted by the city’s Street Transportation Department Saturday to discuss issues that could increase the safety of local bicyclists.

Slide show: Phoenix Sister Cities WorldFEST

The sixth annual Phoenix Sister Cities WorldFest was held at downtown's Heritage & Science Park Friday through Sunday to celebrate the different cultures, music, art and food of Phoenix's nine sister cities.

Navy admiral speaks at the Cronkite School on recruitment, international relations

U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, took questions in a town hall event Thursday at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

CityScape event raises money for food bank by turning cans into art

Competitors build canned-food sculptures for the Canstruction charity event, which benefits St. Mary's Food Bank Alliance.

College Depot hosts workshops to prepare for higher education

Burton Barr Central Library's College Depot will hold a series of four free workshops for current and prospective college students.

Yogurtini to be new addition to CityScape, looks to cater to ASU students

The frozen-yogurt franchise Yogurtini plans to open a new location in downtown Phoenix’s CityScape sometime in early May.

Westin hotel opens inside Freeport-McMoRan building in downtown Phoenix

The Westin Phoenix Downtown hotel opened Thursday with 242 rooms in the Freeport-McMoRan building at North Central Avenue and West Van Buren Street. Occupying floors 11-19, the hotel is the first Westin in downtown Phoenix. The next closest Westin hotel to the city's center is in Scottsdale at the Westin Kierland, a high-end resort and spa.

Students report from Dominican Republic on stateless population

Seventeen students from the Walter Cronkite School left Wednesday to spend 10 days reporting in the Dominican Republic.

Middle East affects ASU students with heightened gas prices

As the people of the Greater Middle East continue to push for democracy, their political protests have impacted members of the ASU community from how much they pay to fill up to the news they write about.