Politics

Local home gets historic zoning despite concerns

A historic home in downtown Phoenix was granted historic preservation overlay zoning, going against the wishes of the property's current owner.

Phoenix LGBTQ leaders discuss community history

LGBTQ A History in Arizona, was a panel discussion held on Tuesday to discuss national and local histories of the LGBTQ community.

Slideshow: Phoenix Pride Parade

  Over 17,000 people gathered to watch the Phoenix Pride’s 37th annual Pride Parade on April 2 to celebrate unity and equality. Over 2,000 parade participants...

Journalist Soledad O’Brien lectures on democracy and race

Award winning journalist Soledad O'Brien gave a lecture and discussion on democracy and race Saturday. O’Brien spoke during the fourth annual “Delivering Democracy" lecture held...

4 events to celebrate the Final Four

As March Madness Final Four comes to Arizona, fans, visitors and residents will have time to enjoy more than just basketball. Downtown Phoenix will host...

New exhibition aims to bring awareness to LGBTQ struggles

The LGBTQ: Rights & Justice exhibition displays art revolving around the theme of struggles that the LGBTQ community has faced.

Brian Garcia Welcome Center helps make homeless services more efficient

Since opening, the Brian Garcia Welcome Center is averaging about 50 people a day.

Artists and community groups clash over graffiti downtown

By Keerthi Vedantam and Stephanie Morse Downtown Phoenix sees its fair share of graffiti, as any city does. But, from those who clean it up...

Deconstructed: Downtown graffiti

https://soundcloud.com/downtown-devil/ive-been-doing-it-for-so-long-its-like-graffiti-just-finds-me Deconstructed is a downtown Phoenix podcast and collaboration between Downtown Devil and Blaze Radio, bringing downtown voices and issues to the forefront. In this episode, host...

Phoenix Rising: What Trump’s budget proposal could mean for downtown Phoenix

The America First Budget Blueprint brings out the scissors with massive cuts to domestic spending in favor of defense and public safety priorities.