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Between October 1 and the end of December — 14 new Downtown Phoenix bars and restaurants opened. Here’s what you need to know about each.

View Comments Phoenix is buying the Wells Fargo Plaza skyscraper next to City Hall for $46.5 million, which will allow the city to consolidate workspace and create a central government campus at the heart of downtown. The Phoenix City Council voted 7-2 Thursday to buy the 27-story building at 100 W. Washington St. to house the citys 911 dispatch center, and eventually police headquarters and other departments. Councilmembers Sal DiCiccio and Jim Waring voted against the purchase. The purcha...

At least 20 new restaurants are coming to downtown Phoenix: Here is what we know about each Collage by ABC15 using owned/handout images and last updated 2021-05-13 16:11:49-04 PHOENIX — At least 20 new businesses, most of them being restaurants, are under construction and expected to open this year in downtown Phoenix. Thats on top of the bars and restaurants that have already opened downtown, such as Stoop Kid, Hot Daisy Pizza, The Ainsworth, The Yard Milkshake Bar, Tap That! Downtown, Il...

Downtown Phoenix Inc. creates voucher program to bring business back to downtown (Downtown Devil) The Downtown Phoenix Partnership has unveiled a new program designed to draw customers downtown and back into the restaurants, coffee shop retailers and cultural institutions to help recover from the losses suffered during the pandemic that make up the heart of downtown. DTPHX Dollars is a $5 same-as-cash voucher that can be redeemed at many downtown businesses on purchases over $5. Businesses can ...

$8.6M mega playground opens in downtown Phoenixs Hance Park as supporters dream of more Jen Fifield, Arizona Republic A dual slide that shoots out of a giant great horned owls back, walls and wobbly ropes to climb on, a water mist play feature and plenty of shade. Phoenix officials and their partners are hoping the eye-catching amenities of a new $8.6 million mega playground in downtown Phoenixs Margaret T. Hance Park attract not just curious families and children, but other...