The Wikimedia Foundation received a $600,000 grant Friday from the Knight News Challenge competition at the Walter Cronkite School to fund a project that would provide access to Wikipedia from basic mobile phones around the globe.

On a regular Friday night, the Arizona Center is buzzing with people eating dinner or watching a movie, but a new art gallery in the center now offers a different entertainment option.

As is its nature, Third Friday brings the focus back on the art from the party vibe of First Friday. For this month’s edition, the highlights run far and wide, featuring downtown’s wildest open-mic, twin exhibitions from local mixed-media stars, and a peek at the finer side of the scene via guided tour bus. Style and variety are must-haves to break Phoenix into the art world’s upper-echelon, and this week’s artwalk has it in spades.

Indiana native Marshall Shore has been nicknamed Phoenix's unofficial hipstorian. His show, Retro Spectacular, has been educating audiences about Arizona history in entertaining ways for three years.

As the weather heats up again, some might want a reminder of the freakish freezing weather downtowners suffered through for the past two weeks. The best way to bring back the cold: frozen yogurt.