New technologies using generative artificial intelligence or AI are shaking up many industries, including publishing and art. Authors and artists are questioning whether it’s a tool or cheating and whether AI will eliminate their work.Phoenix artist and teacher’s takeMixed media artist Marissa Vidrio draws inspiration from familiar places, like her garden.“I love desert
A special viewing of the 1989 movie, “Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure,” will be held at the former Metrocenter Mall in Phoenix during. That’s one of several Valley locations where the movie, starring Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves, was partially filmed
Phoenix is getting a $700,000 grant from the Federal Communications Commission to connect more households to high-speed internet. It’s called the Affordable Connectivity Program. It provides a discount up to $30 a month off the cost of internet services and up to $75 a month on tribal land for households with incomes at or below 200% of federal poverty guidelines. For example,
The pandemic caused major disruptions, including in the workforce, and the problem has reached school districts nationwide. They have been coping with a shortage of school bus drivers for years.Paradise Valley Unified School District is among those struggling.The district recently notified parents that buses may be an hour late for the rest of the school year.
A new transit center being built at Metrocenter will be named after a longtime Phoenix council member.For 20 years, Thelda Williams represented District 1, which includes the former Metrocenter Mall. She pushed for the light rail extension from 19th Avenue and Dunlap to Metrocenter at Interstate 17 and Dunlap Avenue.