The new subcollection will be called the Commemorative Collection, and the commission has spent the past several months discussing the best criteria to distinguish a commemorative work from other pieces of public art.
A new study reveals the biggest surge in hunger in a decade and a regional doctor shortage leaving thousands without care.
City leaders will review a revised development agreement for the Dream Hotel and a milestone update for the Orchid Tree Hotel proposal when they meet next week.
Commercial properties showed the largest numerical improvement, with passing audits rising from 154 in 2024 to 229 in 2025, an increase of 75.
Dezart Performs purchased the modernist First Church of Christ Scientist in December 2024 to use as its new playhouse; the City Council must grant final approval.
The Architectural Review Committee preferred a monochromatic palette, rejecting a Planning Commission request for more color. “I just don’t want it to be atomic ranch and kitschy,” one member said.
The city's three core revenue sources — Transient Occupancy Tax, Property Tax, and Sales and Use Tax — are up a combined 11.5% from the prior year's mid-year numbers.
Architectural Review, Historic Preservation and Library boards meet this week, with one other meeting possible on Thursday.
Police are investigating a late-night shooting at an industrial complex north of Interstate 10 that left two people dead and three others injured.
The latest housing report shows inventory dipped slightly year-over-year, but the city recorded the lowest average selling time in the valley at just 42 days.
The ordinance includes a narrow exception for residents occasionally selling their own vehicle near where it is normally parked, provided the vehicle is within one-tenth of a mile of the owner's registered address.
Planning staff told the City Council Wednesday that draft maps showing buildings up to five stories tall were based on outdated state guidance, with major decisions still a year away.
