Robert Thornton starts a new campaign every two weeks with his business Paper Clouds Apparel, a company that raises funding for special needs schools and organizations while showcasing their artistic talents. Paper Clouds Apparel’s current campaign is with Sounds of Autism, an organization aimed at integrating children with autism and their families back into the community.

This is a story about Louis Dolgoff’s grief, and how he channeled it to help others and heal himself. Shortly after Laurie’s diagnosis in 2009, Dolgoff created a nonprofit, craft beer-related, brain cancer foundation that funnels dollars into brain-cancer research

The dusty, vacant lot between Taylor Place and the Valley Youth Theatre on First Street and Fillmore Avenue became significantly brighter after a 2,500 square-foot mural was unveiled during the May First Friday art walk.

When Mike Davis dropped out of college for the second time, he decided it was time to become a professionally licensed architect. “I already knew what I wanted to do, so I didn’t feel like I should waste any more time getting there,” said Davis, a Phoenix resident of 40 years.

Two Bioscience High School students won a first-place award for their research on a substance that would improve the lives of diabetics -- not with insulin, but with ink. Juniors Liana O'Conner and Alexa Tagaban won first place in the chemistry division of the Arizona Science and Engineering Fair for their research on nanoparticle-infused tattoos capable of measuring a person’s blood sugar level.