Balsz School District students and their families will receive free admission to educational and cultural attractions due to Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton's Great Start Program. Among the attractions included are the Arizona Science Center, Phoenix Art Museum and Heard Museum.

Game Seven Grill, new sports bar and grill in downtown, hosted a Make a Wish Foundation luncheon for a 5-year-old boy who wanted to be a Diamondbacks player. The restaurant opened four weeks ago and served southern barbecue.

After our critique of State Press Magazine's Best of Downtown, we conducted our own poll to determine what our readers felt were the best of locations. Our categories differ at times because we felt they better represent the unique offerings of downtown Phoenix. More than 500 votes were cast in total, with the most in the category of "Best Coffee Shop." Please enjoy our readers' selections for the top downtown locations.

Golf courses may be the main reason Kirby Hoyt knew he wanted to be involved with the design field, which has been a passion of Hoyt’s since a young age.

Marshall Shore loves Arizona history, and it shows. His multimedia presentation, "Arizona by Design," in downtown Phoenix's A.E. England Building used photographs, video, models and artifacts Thursday to illustrate the elements of design that make the Grand Canyon State home to many incredible creators and designers.