Opinion

Phoenix Rising: An introduction

From the tight corridors of the 1960s-built State Capitol to the great open hall at the 1994 completed City Hall, the world of politics...

In the Details: Public sculpture is a permanent reminder of downtown’s artistic life

First Friday is always a reminder of how wonderful Phoenix is. To walk down Roosevelt is to be assaulted with the various disparate manifestations...

Downtown Angels: In heat of summer, volunteers save lives

A significant heat wave lasting two weeks killed more than 30 people in 2005. Several organizations came together the next year to provide water during...

Downtown Angels: New semester, new in-depth coverage of the good news

This past year, Downtown Angels grew from an idea to a column that covers nothing but inspiring people and the good news that happens...

Curtain Critic: Downtown Phoenix fall theater picks

I can't really explain it; I haven't got the words. It's a feeling that I can't control. I don’t know about you, but I’m so...

METROnome: The Go-Go’s ‘get the beat’ until the encore

They were the first musicians to prove that an all-female band could chart with originally written songs. On a night dedicated to the talents...

Downtown Angels: Garfield-based organization offers unique mentorship program

The Garfield-based organization targets especially at-risk youth.

Devil’s Advocate: What a semester it has been

Downtown Devil has been at the front of covering some of downtown Phoenix's top stories so far this year. Development, tax incentives, historic preservation, demolition,...

METROnome: Father-daughter punk duo Sugar Skull Explosion to play at Trunk Space

Sugar Skull Explosion is comprised of a 9-year-old and her dad who go by E-Skull and J-Skull. They sing about mice eating rabbits and deadly operations.

Devil’s Advocate: A graduating senior’s goodbye to Downtown Devil

Seventh Street to Seventh Avenue, McDowell to the railroad tracks. Those were some of the first words I ever heard at my first Downtown Devil meeting....