Jay Clayton teaches design, cartooning, animation and drawing. His wife, Denise, works as a personal chef and small-event caterer and teaches cooking classes. Together, the couple runs Spread the Weird Studio, a space that accommodates their hobbies and allows them to share their talents with students who take their classes.

A former specialty chef at the Phoenix Public Market has partnered with the owner of Nachobot to revamp the restaurant's menu. New items will include tamales, soups, stews, a new type of crepe, fresh juices, aguas frescas and salads.

Downtown visitors will soon be able to view a new piece of art along Roosevelt Row, but this piece is far from another mural. It is a huge, blue structure resembling something between a rib cage and ocean waves.

Three men on a mission to provide the community the multimedia support they didn't receive when entering the photography and videography profession successfully raised $5000 on a crowd-sourcing website to complete construction on their studio.

Community members and Phoenix officials met last month to view plans to revamp the sidewalks and roadway of Roosevelt Street. During the meetings ,concerns with the plans and with downtown as a whole surfaced, including light-rail access and parking.