Circle K alcohol use permit upheld despite appeal from community members
The Board of Adjustment voted Thursday to uphold Circle K’s use permit application, stirring debate in the surrounding community. The board also removed the stipulation that controlled the alcohol content of goods sold there.
City’s solar energy success countered by lack of commercial and residential incentives
While the city of Phoenix is effectively meeting its goals for solar energy production and has increased its renewable energy target due to such success, commercial and residential solar energy efforts are decreasing.
PlanPHX initiative moving to phase to create ‘connected oasis’
Members of the Encanto Village Planning Committee met Monday to discuss future community development, looking at ideas from local initiative PlanPHX, which has allowed for direct input from the community on how to improve Phoenix.
City Council approves funding for ‘The Row’ age-restricted housing project in 8-1 vote
A multistory development project that would require one member of each household to be older than 55 will receive city funding after City Council voted 8-1 to allocate funds to the project, to the dissent of some community members.
ASU Preparatory Academy receives $2.9 million technology grant
ASU Preparatory Academy students could walk home with a portable computer or tablet soon due to a $2.9 million grant the school was awarded in December from the U.S. Department of Education's Investing in Innovation Program.
USGD passes four bills including new internship program, appoints new committee chair
The chair of the Government Operations Committee stepped down at Friday's USGD meeting. A new chair was nominated and unanimously approved. Three Senate Bills and one President Bill were also passed, including President Bill 15, which implemented a new internship program.
Bill could add computer science course to fulfill high school math requirement
Computer science may be able to count for one of the four mathematics requirements high school students in Arizona need to graduate with a new bill two state representatives are sponsoring.
Central City Village Planning Committee supports initiative to improve street dynamics
The Central City Village Planning Committee voted to support the Complete Streets Policy Initiative at its first meeting of the year Monday.
Gender-neutral restrooms in schools and businesses serve LGBT community
Gender-neutral restrooms provide a more comfortable option for transgender people who may face questioning or harassment due to their gender identity and gender expression. These restrooms, found in some schools and businesses, are marked for use by people of any gender.
Government, health care professionals address concerns about Affordable Care Act
The Phoenix chapter of the National Association of Hispanic Nurses, along with AARP Arizona, held a conference on the ASU Downtown Phoenix campus Saturday to discuss the new health care laws including the Affordable Care Act, Medicare, Social Security and more.