City Council hears layouts of COVID-19 relief spending
In a city council policy session Tuesday, Phoenix City Council members outlined the Landlord and Tenant Program as well as other programs from COVID-19...
Newly-appointed Cronkite dean under investigation after alleged racism account. Here’s what we know.
The Cronkite School’s newly-appointed head dean Sonya Duhe is under investigation after a former student tweeted Tuesday alleging racist comments toward her and other...
Garfield residents compile complaints of police behavior at Sunday night protest
Garfield resident Andrew Raub was enjoying a regular Sunday night with his wife Gabriella Saavedra when they suddenly started to hear the sounds of...
Hundreds attend protest at City Council as officials discuss budget
“Phoenix police is a problem, they take it too far, they killed Dion Johnson for sleeping in a car,” chanted hundreds of people gathered...
Devil’s Advocate: Racism is not a problem fixed by a once-size-fits-all solution
Editor’s note: The opinions presented in this column are the author’s and do not imply any endorsement from Downtown Devil.
The thing about living in...
Devil’s Advocate: Sunday night protests rage on despite curfew
Bree Florence, Staff Reporter
The march spread across Van Buren, stretching from Seventh Avenue to First Street. Protesters marched up and down the street while...
Ducey installs curfew after another round of protests
While marches weaved through the streets of downtown Phoenix, another riot caught the attention of local legislatures: rioting and looting at the Scottsdale Fashion...
Devil’s Advocate: staff reporter’s experience at Friday night’s protest
For a couple of hours Friday night, hundreds of demonstrators gathered despite the heat at the Phoenix Police Department Headquarters, which was barricaded by...
Local activists, musicians react to officer-involved death of George Floyd
Local musicians, and the Phoenix Metro chapter of Black Lives Matter, are completely outraged over the death of George Floyd, a Minneapolis resident and...
Downtown bands tackle mental health, suicide in their music
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and Phoenix-area band members are speaking up about their personal struggles with mental health, it’s role in inspiring...