Downtown Phoenix had something extra to celebrate on July 4 this year: Central Station reopened to the public with a slew of added features, courtesy of a $3.7 million investment funded by the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Downtown Phoenix had something extra to celebrate on July 4 this year: Central Station reopened to the public with a slew of added features, courtesy of a $3.7 million investment funded by the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

Coffee is a necessary ingredient to the vitality of any city, but sometimes finding a good coffeehouse not named Starbucks can prove difficult. Thankfully, Phoenix has its fair share of local offerings, but where should students and Phoenicians go for top-ranked quality and ideal ambiance?

Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist William K. Marimow will be joining ASU in the fall to lead News21, the multi-university investigative reporting initiative headquartered at the Walter Cronkite School.

The Walter Cronkite School's News21 program, which gives students an opportunity to become involved with in-depth reporting, has been funded for the next decade.

ABC anchor Christiane Amanpour is the newest recipient of the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism, ASU announced Monday.