6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (188+ words) Plans are underway to build a new library in the southwest Valley. And the public will get a chance to name the new building. The Phoenix Public Library system has a long-standing history of naming most of its 16 branches after…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (883+ words) The city of Phoenix is home to many old and historic properties. Some are well known — like the Orpheum Theatre, which first opened in 1929. Others are less known like the Arizona Citrus Growers Association Warehouse, which is attached to Chase…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (1142+ words) LAUREN GILGER: Each year, the Grand Canyon Conservancy welcomes a host of artists, scholars and scientists from across the world to its residency program. The idea is to give them a chance to practice their work in this culturally rich…...

1+ mon, 13+ hour ago   (1239+ words) Monsoon storms are finally bringing us some rain this week, but Lori Grace Bailey has been zig-zagging the state for weeks now — chasing the storms in hopes of capturing the perfect bolt of lightning, haboob or supercell with her camera....

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (941+ words) Pima County is looking for a new operator to run Old Tucson Studios. That’s because the current one, Colorado-based American Heritage Railways, says it will not extend its current lease, which runs through April 2027. The facility is more than 300 acres…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1225+ words) Art critic Jackson Arn grew up in Phoenix, but it took a cross-country move to really appreciate the region. He talks about that in an essay he wrote for the publication Art in America, titled “Phoenix Probably Shouldn’t Exist, But…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1090+ words) MARK BRODIE: Westerns have been part of the mythology of this region for decades, from John Wayne to Clint Eastwood to lots of actors you probably wouldn’t think of for their work in the genre. CLINT EASTWOOD: You see, in…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (236+ words) If you were a banker with Pioneer Bank of Arizona in the mid-1960s in Phoenix, your commute to work might include a drive up or down Central Avenue and a turn near Osborn Road. You’d pull into the parking lot on…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1931+ words) The City of Phoenix sent out a survey about its controversial new ordinance banning food distribution and medical care to the homeless in city parks. We’ll hear why it was put in a metaphorical drawer. Plus, what happens when three…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (95+ words) What makes a Valley building iconic? In this panel discussion with three locals from the architecture/design/preservation/real estate world, we'll explore both residential and commercial buildings — old and new — and ask what makes them unique to our desert…...