Handmade blankets to serve as temporary art installations, become donations for homeless

Volunteer knitters, crocheters, weavers and quilters are racing against the thermometer to create 300 blankets by Dec. 1 as part of the Ground Cover Public Art Project, commissioned in Arizona by the Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture.

Panel debates literacy law that would hold struggling 3rd graders back

Educators and community members speaking on a panel at the Heard Museum Thursday agreed that the law requiring third-graders to be held back if they fall below AIMS reading testing standards needs to be changed.

Local First Fall Festival to champion small businesses in Phoenix

Small business advocacy and network group Local First Arizona plans to shine the spotlight on Phoenix’s small business owners with the ninth annual Certified Local Fall Festival this Saturday, Nov. 9 at downtown’s Portland Parkway.

Downtown Dining: Chloe’s Corner

Walk across to Chloe’s Corner and you’ll find yourself in artsy, but reserved, lunch-hour heaven

Radio Phoenix celebrates fifth anniversary, raises money for FM station

Radio Phoenix has moved up from a room in a historic downtown bungalow to an area in the Phoenix Center for the Arts. Now they're fundraising to build their very own FM station to host their community-driven programs.