Opinion

Phoenix Rising: Biking toward a better future (hopefully)

When biking, a commute is choice between swerving through angry pedestrians or braving the asphalt, where drivers seem to suffer from selective blindness.

Curtain Critic: What ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ lacks in sincerity, it makes up for...

ATC's "Fiddler" boasts time-honored tunes, a talented cast, a set with moving pieces and stellar vocals, but some of the acting made it fall a bit flat.

Curtain Critic: ‘A Christmas Carol: The Musical’ is a holiday treat

Rating (out of four stars): ★★★ Aside from, you know, the birth of Jesus, no story is more closely associated with the Christmas season than...

Metronome: Folk-rock standout Dawes brings their new album to Crescent

Whether it’s an unfortunate fact or another great Dawes album, “We’re All Gonna Die,” is something everyone needs to hear. On Jan. 11, Dawes...

Phoenix Rising: ASU Downtown — burst of sunlight or shadow of the colossus?

Political columnist Ryan Boyd muses on the evolving relationship between the ASU downtown Phoenix campus and local business community.

Deconstructed: Downtown development and the GPLET tax incentive

By Jacob McAuliffe and Kelsey Hess Deconstructed is a collaboration between Downtown Devil and Blaze Radio to bring downtown voices to the forefront. In this week’s...

Metronome: 4 thanks-worthy things about the downtown music scene

Turkey spoils and fall colors fade away, but the downtown Phoenix music scene can be forever if we take care of it. This Thanksgiving,...

Curtain Critic: Billy Elliot is nothing short of a spectacle

Rating (out of four stars): ★★ Phoenix Theatre’s latest production is a spectacle of stunning visuals and talent that communicates an overlying message of acceptance,...

Curtain Critic: An Act of God is giggle-worthy, not quite worship-worthy

Rating (out of four stars): ★★★ God takes the form of the exuberant and vivacious Paige Davis in Arizona Theatre Company’s production of David Javerbaum’s...

Phoenix Rising: A voice of support for GPLET reform downtown

Renaissance Towers. CityScape. Roosevelt Point. Maybe soon, The Stewart. Amidst a whirlwind of development in past years, the Downtown Voices Coalition is considering taking a...