Civil rights debate hits downtown

ASU organizations hosted a panel to raise awareness of contemporary civil rights issues facing minorities, the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community and low-income communities Wednesday night.

Woman connects city with local food

Two employees crowded around Cindy Gentry at the Downtown Phoenix Public Market Urban Grocery and Wine Bar, barraging her with a series of questions. “Yes, that...

City to buy former motel near Taylor Place

The city of Phoenix is buying the property across the street from Taylor Place to expand the Downtown campus, the university planner said Monday.

Planned $15 million animal research facility draws controversy

Plans have been set in motion to build a $15 million animal research facility in downtown Phoenix’s medical campus that has drawn criticism from animal rights activists at ASU.

Downtown Dining: Carolina’s Mexican Food

Carolina’s Mexican Food is tucked within the cracked walls and barred windows of a building at the corner of East Mohave and South 12th streets. A walk through the door reveals a similarly sobering scene: two large rooms with concrete floors (one for people waiting for carry-out and another for eating) furnished with a few cheap booths and tables. But inside the kitchen of this arcane establishment there is a little bit of magic.