Phoenix is not perfect, and it's not for everyone, but for me it has become far more than simply a place to sleep and study. Phoenix is my home now, for better or worse, and I think you should consider it as well.

Phoenix City Councilman Michael Nowakowski has a vision for a pedestrian-only First Street that would feature grassy walkways, cultural centers and an area devoted to sports legends.

The Arizona Board of Regents approved funding recently for a six-story, $100 million dollar cancer center at the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix, set to open by 2015.

The University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix and the Phoenix Children’s Hospital are partnering with TGen to announce plans for a $50 million research institute. The Ronald A. Matricaria Institute of Molecular Medicine [will work to develop new therapies for the treatment of childhood, adolescent and young-adult cancer.

The new student recreation center at the Downtown campus, which broke ground in August, has been an ongoing construction project this semester.