Popular downtown coffee shop Lux now occupies bigger space

Lux Coffee Bar has moved a few yards south from its original 4404 N. Central Ave. location, bringing a new name and concept along with it. Now called Lux Central, the new “public house” concept opened Monday and occupies a previously vacant space that used to house a clothing shop.

Committee debates future of Hance Park, homeless population

Anticipating the homeless population’s foreseeable use of Margaret T. Hance Park should be integrated into the park’s current revitalization planning, a committee member said during a city meeting Tuesday.

Three students resign from USG-D, adding to summer departures

Three additional members of the Downtown student government quit their posts this weekend, bringing the number of resignations this summer to five total.

New music venue coming to downtown Phoenix this fall

A local music promotion company is set to open a new midsize venue in downtown Phoenix this fall.

Cronkite students earn top marks in national public relations competition

Students of the Walter Cronkite School won in three of the seven categories in the 2011 Zenith Awards, a nationally recognized public relations contest for undergraduates.