The Japanese Friendship Garden in downtown Phoenix is a place of serenity, meditation and peace for its visitors. But that won't be the case this summer, when construction will begin on a nearby highway tunnel. The project requires many trees, plants and shrubs to be excavated and removed from the garden.

Hosts Miguel Otarola and Jayson Chesler delivered Devil's Pass's final episode for the semester. The show will return in August. Topics included the presentation of TRUPHX and changes in leadership in the arts community in the wake of James Ballinger's decision to step down as director of the Phoenix Art Museum.

After creating music both on his own and with the now broken-up Phoenix band Whisperlights, violinist and vocalist Tobie Milford was wary of working with another group of musicians again. But now, Milford is back in the game with a new group, a new sound and an album in the works.

Some people say luck determines your lot in life. Others insist hard work makes the difference. Actors Theatre's performance of "Good People" explores the divide between these two mentalities and how putting too much stock in either attitude can limit someone's potential.

Some properties pay a reduced tax rate based on Government Property Lease Excise Tax agreements, but critics say the law harms small businesses. The length of these agreements downtown ranges from 8 to 99 years.