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Herberger Theater Getting New Look Inside and Out
Posted on 06/15/10
Dramatic changes are coming to the Herberger Theater Center.
The 21-year-old Downtown Phoenix center is undergoing a $16.6 million overhaul that will change the venue inside and out.
The construction project is in its second and final phase with a celebration planned when work is completed in…
Metro Light Rail Cuts Hours, Hikes Waits
Posted on 05/20/10
This summer, Metro light-rail passengers will have to wait a little longer to catch a weekday train, the result of cost-cutting measures adopted by the transit board Wednesday.
Without discussion, a unanimous board voted for a series of service cuts aimed at saving $1.6 million in operating costs…
Alice Cooper'stown Thrives On Sports Teams' Success
Posted on 05/19/10
If the Suns are winning, so is Alice Cooper'stown.
Luring sports fans with menu items such as "Kurt Warner's" corned beef, "Gonzo's" barbecue beef and "The Shaq Stack" burger, Cooper'stown, is named after the rock star who opened it in 1998 with other investors.
When US Airways Center across …
Sarver's Banks Take No Position on Migrant Law
Posted on 05/12/10
"Los Sons" won't morph into "Los Bankers."
Robert Sarver, the Phoenix Suns managing partner who sparked controversy by unveiling bilingual uniforms for a playoff game against the San Antonio Spurs last week, indicated he doesn't intend to do anything like that involving the banking firm that he ov…
UA Breaks Ground On Downtown Medical Building
Posted on 05/12/10
Ground was broken today on a $187 million education building on the Phoenix Biomedical Campus to house the expansion of the University of Arizona medical school.
UA’s college of medicine currently takes in 48 students each year at its Phoenix satellite campus, but the new building will allow the…
Phoenix Loses Out On Republican National Convention
Posted on 05/12/10
Phoenix will not host the 2012 Republican National Convention and will have to wait at least another eight years to land its first prominent national political event.
The RNC site selection committee, which met with local politicians and business leaders when it toured Phoenix venues in late March…
Cronkite School Wins Grant
Posted on 05/07/10
A five-year grant will bring journalists from around the world to the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication in Downtown Phoenix beginning this fall.
Each year, nine to 15 midcareer journalists will spend 10 months taking classes at Arizona State University, interacting with s…
Diamondbacks Opener Helps Set Light Rail Record
Posted on 05/06/10
Bouyed by the Arizona Diamondbacks home opener, the Metro light rail system set a ridership record in April and posted its single busiest day.
Metro carried 1.21 million riders in April.
That translates to an average weekday ridership of 44,932, average Saturday ridership of 34,533 and average S…
Arizona Diamondbacks Go Green Against the Phillies
Posted on 04/22/10
The Arizona Diamondbacks will be going green at Chase Field starting Friday as they take on the Philadelphia Phillies, with help from Arizona Public Service Co. and Fox Sports Arizona.
The team’s three-game homestand will feature more than 780,000 kilowatt-hours of green power purchased through …
Phoenix Plans to Cut Part of Free DASH Bus Route
Posted on 04/15/10
Phoenix plans to downsize the free Downtown Area Shuttle's bus routes on July 26, but a downtown business group is lobbying prevent some of the cuts.
Because of city budget reductions, the DASH will lose its "Downtown loop," which stops at or near many key Downtown cultural attractions, including…
