A monthly potluck that brings together community members from all walks of life celebrates its second anniversary in central Phoenix this year.

Downtown Phoenix is looking at a concrete facelift with a potential $40,000 contract to bring an award-winning architect to improve the streets through an artistic touch.

Many people talk about the “good ol’ days" when families gathered around black and white TV sets or danced to the music of Elvis Presley. Now, those days are long gone, but at MacAlpine’s Soda Fountain, it is like stepping back in time.

Something is different this week: Downtown Phoenix really has drawn the best. The Live Music Capital of the World, classic photographic process, rising local stars, a celebration of community, genre legends and the one and only Rhinestone Cowboy all have gathered in our fair city to share their craft. As Phoenix continues its centennial year, downtown is making the case for being a national cultural landmark. This week, celebrate legacy and future, tradition and progression. It’s all downtown.

Galleries, boutiques and bookstores serve as destinations for locals seeking entertainment or education through classes, poetry slams, wine tastings and more. But these destinations are businesses, and a business needs revenue to survive. Foot traffic might not be enough to sustain the business, so Phoenix artists and entrepreneurs are increasingly going online to showcase what they have to offer.