People who receive insurance through the Affordable Care Act need better education from health care providers about their health problems and prescriptions, said Assistant Surgeon General Nadine Simons, Rear Admiral in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, to students, professors and health care professionals on Wednesday.

11th Monk3y Industries, a clothing store and open-source workshop, re-opened on Grand Avenue after leaving their Roosevelt Row location. They allow anyone to come and use their facilities to create T-shirts, prints and more.

The Heard Museum is debuting its new exhibit, “Georgia O’Keeffe in New Mexico: Architecture, Katsinam, and the Land,” on Sept. 28 to showcase O’Keeffe's artworks from her later years and the artifacts that inspired her paintings, such as Hopi katsina dolls.

Former U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona said Wednesday that the current health care system is unsustainable but that reform in non-political avenues such as education offers a solution.

Project Rising, launched Sept. 25, hopes to accelerate vacant lot activation and combat outward growth in Phoenix. By developing its vacant lots, Project Rising hopes to improve downtown Phoenix economically and environmentally while engaging the community.