Hotel San Carlos cancels ghost tours, citing damaged business
The Hotel San Carlos, located on Central Avenue and Monroe Street, cancelled its 2012 season of ghost tours, ending 10 years of partnership with Ghosts of Phoenix, the private company that provided the...
View ArticlePresident Gator record label kicks off with goal to grow Phoenix’s music...
A drive to help grow Phoenix’s musical reputation has influenced a local music impresario to start President Gator, a new record label based in the city, printing limited edition vinyl. Read story
View ArticleCO+HOOTS moves to new location
CO+HOOTS moved to its new location on Washington Row Saturday, leaving the MonOrchid in downtown Phoenix's arts district. Read story
View ArticleASU’s State Press to cut back printing schedule, focus more heavily on digital
ASU’s 106-year-old independent, student-operated newspaper will be cutting back publishing to one day per week starting in January, according to a press release published on its website Thursday...
View ArticlePassing the torch: Evangelical church buys Historic First Presbyterian Church...
The congregation formerly occupying the Historic First Presbyterian Church now has an uncertain future after the acquisition of the church by Mesa-based City of Grace. Many of the former occupants'...
View ArticleMusic venue set to open next year in former Ruby Room building
Last Exit Live, a music venue and bar specializing in rock and blues, is settling in the former Ruby Room building located near Central Avenue and Grant Street and is set to open early next year. Read...
View ArticleASU graduate named new Carnegie-Knight News21 program editor
Jacqueline Petchel, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and ASU graduate, will be coming to the Walter Cronkite School next month as the new Executive Editor for the Carnegie-Knight News21 reporting...
View ArticleCity Square Church draws young crowd with nontraditional events, innovative...
City Square Church, coordinated by reverends Brian Kemp-Schlemmer and Robert Rynders, has appealed to a young demographic by valuing spirituality in whatever shape it may take. Their community is built...
View ArticleOrganizers of The REAL Coachella prepare for the weekend’s show
April 20 is a big day for Ryan Avery. The artist and Vovomeena barista is one of three people putting on The REAL Coachella, an annual event of music and performance art by Phoenix artists held at the...
View ArticleRingling Bros. circus met with animal-rights protest at U.S. Airways Center
The Barnum & Bailey show, titled “Built to Amaze!,” marked the twentieth time the circus has come to Phoenix. And though most of the entertainment was housed inside the U.S. Airways Center, there...
View ArticleDistrict 8 candidates discuss future of business, culture downtown
More than 50 people met at the Dominion Harvest Christian Church on the edge of downtown Phoenix Wednesday night to listen to four of the District 8 City Council candidates discuss issues facing...
View ArticleDean Christopher Callahan joins the Poynter Institute’s National Advisory Board
Christopher Callahan, vice provost of the Downtown campus and dean of the Walter Cronkite School, was appointed to the National Advisory Board for The Poynter Institute. The board guides the esteemed...
View ArticleASU Art Museum receives grant for International Artist Residency Program
The ASU Art Museum International Artist Residency Program, located in downtown’s Combine Studios, recently received part of a $2.5 million challenge grant that was awarded last year by the Windgate...
View ArticleInaugural Urban Friday at {9} event brings new home to local creatives
{9} The Gallery, located on Grand Avenue, hosted the first Fridays at {9} show that featured the work of local painters, poets, rappers and other artists. Read story
View ArticleRoosevelt Row Artists’ District celebrates results of visioning project,...
Members and leaders of the newly dubbed Roosevelt Row Artists’ District convened at The Nash on Thursday to celebrate the district's visioning project that outlined their future goals. Read story
View ArticleCommunity members provide input on new streetscape designs, focus on bike lanes
Downtown residents may see new bike lanes and lane restrictions in the next five years if the city Street Transportation Department's proposed plans are accepted. The plans were open to the public to...
View ArticleFrank Smith III reelected as USGD president by large margin
Frank Smith III was reelected as the president of Undergraduate Student Government Downtown for the 2014-2015 school year, soundly defeating Walter Cronkite School Sen. Alexis Kramer. Read story
View ArticleMusic, confidence and a way of life: lessons taught at Rosie’s House
Rosie’s House: A Music Academy for Children is a nonprofit that offers free music education for close to 400 students in Phoenix. Many of the youth who go to Rosie's House attend schools without arts...
View ArticleDevil’s Pass: 5 ways to beat the heat during June’s First Friday art walk
Yes, it's hot outside. Still, that shouldn't stop you from going out in the evening, especially during June's First Friday art walk. "Devil's Pass" brings you five events sure to make your June art...
View ArticleU.S. vs. Belgium: Five places in downtown Phoenix to watch the big World Cup...
Downtown Devil offers five downtown Phoenix venues to watch the U.S. take on Belgium in the World Cup. Read story
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