Juneteenth Events in Phoenix
It is said that the first Juneteenth may have occurred in 1911 after Black leader Booker T. Washington visited Arizona and gave a speech at Eastlake Park in Phoenix. Since then, Juneteenth has come to…
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Tag: Faces & Places
Faces & Places: Phoenix Coqui
Editor's Note: Phoenix Coqui has since moved into a brick-and-mortar restaurant located at 4041 N. 15th Ave., Phoenix. Nearly every evening, as the sun sets over Puerto Rico’s capital, the city’s…
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Phoenix Faces & Places: First Friday Tour
As one of the country's largest self-guided art tours, Phoenix’s First Friday Art Walk sprawls across downtown city blocks in the Roosevelt Row and Grand Avenue arts districts, winding past…
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Phoenix Faces & Places: The Nash
When you think of major jazz destinations in the country, Phoenix may not be an obvious choice. But look for the neon glow emanating from a modern-style building on the corner of First and Roosevelt…
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Phoenix Faces & Places: Tony Duncan
There’s nothing more captivating than sitting in a wide circle among an audience immersed in a Hoop Dance performance. And for Phoenix-based, five-time hoop dance World Champion Tony Duncan, being…
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Faces & Places: Melrose District Tour
While most of Greater Phoenix’s streets hew to a strict grid pattern, Seventh Avenue takes an unusual swerve as it passes through the bustling midtown neighborhood of the Melrose District. Thanks to…
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Phoenix Faces & Places
Welcome to Phoenix Faces & Places, our award-winning storytelling series that celebrates some of the local treasures that Phoenix has to offer. From tastemakers to trailblazers, meet some of the…
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Phoenix Faces & Places: Mrs. White's Golden Rule Cafe
Fried chicken, pork chops and oxtails might not change the world, but they’ve been part of the winning recipe for Mrs. White’s Golden Rule Cafe in downtown Phoenix for nearly six decades. When…
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Phoenix Faces & Places: Black Theatre Troupe
If Phoenix’s Black Theatre Troupe were given a Broadway show poster, it might read “the little theatre troupe that could.” Operating steadfastly for the past 51 years, Black Theatre Troupe (BTT) has…
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Phoenix Faces & Places: Artist Ashley Macias
Ashley Macias always knew she wanted to be an artist. She sold her first works, pencil drawings of aliens, for 25 cents to her grade-school classmates during recess. Today, the self-taught artist…
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