Burton Barr hosts open mic-style reading in honor of National Poetry Month

People gathered at Margaret T. Hance Park Friday night to witness an open mic event, hosted by Burton Barr Central Library, that celebrated National Poetry month.

MonOrchid hosts small business workshop organized by Craft Culture

Craft Culture presented a workshop at MonOrchid Saturday that provided entrepreneurs with information on how to start and run businesses.

Phoenix Public Market Cafe draws in First Friday crowds with its own new event

The Phoenix Public Market Cafe hosted a First Friday party -- packed with music, art, food and drinks -- with the hope of bringing in more of the First Friday crowds.

Frank Smith III reelected as USGD president by large margin

Frank Smith III was reelected as the president of Undergraduate Student Government Downtown for the 2014-2015 school year, soundly defeating Walter Cronkite School Sen. Alexis Kramer.

Downtown businesses seeing more traffic thanks to Phoenix Suns’ success

The past several years haven’t necessarily been kind to the Phoenix Suns, but this season has been different and businesses have felt the effects. Attendance has been on the rise for Phoenix Suns home games at US Airways Center, increasing traffic to nearby restaurants and bars such as those in CityScape before and after games.