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Arizona's high school esports scene faces the dual task of balancing evolving game preferences while navigating challenges in attracting players to traditional...
After years of researching UFOs on their own, buffs think the taboo is lifting and their work may be be entering a golden age, citing the government's recent...
PHOENIX – To the amazement of much of the baseball world and the chagrin of a certain Mad Dog radio voice, the Arizona Diamondbacks, for the first time since...
The Arizona Diamondbacks are one win away from their second World Series berth. But if the team can’t strike a deal with the city or County soon, their iconic...
With a new director and young roster, the Brophy Prep Overwatch team begins its run for another PlayVs national championship ...
The American Lung Association gave Maricopa County an F rating for its air quality. This poor air quality has led to an increase in health concerns...
Downtown Phoenix was taken over by the Game On Expo at the Phoenix Convention Center.
Christopher Judge is visiting the Valley alongside numerous other video game voices.
Minicomic master Russ Kazmierczak Jr. talks about Amazing Arizona Comics #50 ...
More than 70 comic book artists and writers will appear Feb. 25 at the new Arizona Comicbook Arts Festival in Phoenix.
After reaching the Top 16 of the College League of Legends Championship, Arizona State’s League of Legends squad was thrown into turmoil as players graduated...
Arizona Game Fair’s 2023 event is canceled, and the annual convention has shut down “indefinitely,” according to an email to followers and...
Several libraries in the Valley have eliminated overdue fines and taken other steps to get more readers back in the fold and on the same page.
Phoenix Raceway hosted more than the NASCAR Championship on championship weekend. The racetrack partnered with the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley to host...
Phoenix Fan Fusion 2022 won't take place in January as expected, moving to Memorial Day Weekend instead ...
A Phoenix professor will be among the crew members to fly on the first all-civilian space flight that SpaceX launches this fall.
Artist Aaron Lopresti will sign at a Samurai Comics Phoenix event April 3.
Adjust your calendars: As Phoenix Fan Fusion 2021 gets canceled, Square Egg's 2022 event is already on the schedule ...
A Phoenix concert promoter is one of the organizers of an online concert of top acts this weekend that aims to raise money for, and awareness of, the dire...
A recent study at the University of Arizona helped researchers understand how “tidal heating” among Jupiter’s many moons is raising their temperatures.
Saboten Con 2020 is canceled; the next event is now scheduled for Sept. 3-6, 2021, at the Sheraton Phoenix Downtown.
Metrocenter announces its permanent closure, then Batman Forever director Joel Schumacher passes away.
The teaching model of the flipped classroom – where students are lectured at home and apply their knowledge in class – has spread across the world, but it’s...
To the rescue: a comics delivery service in the Phoenix area.
All About Books and Comics, a central Phoenix icon, is closing but the retiring owners said they will continue to sell back issues online.
The Arizona Attorney General’s Office released a report Thursday saying Phoenix City Council’s recently passed tax hikes on ride shares going to and from...
Twenty-three of the NBA’s 30 franchises sport a NBA 2K League team. The Phoenix Suns aren't one. Devin Booker and others would like to see that change.
GCU, ASU and other universities are taking different approaches to lure students to their esports programs, since there is no defined standard.
Victoria, the world’s largest touring Tyrannosaurus rex, debuts in Phoenix.
The expansion of the light rail in south Phoenix has some busnesses demanding that Phoenix officials support them during years of construction.
Researchers find that not all shade is created equal.
Voters soundly rejected Proposition 105, which would have killed Valley Metro light rail in Phoenix and redirect the funds to street repairs. They also...
Three ways to find your niche in metro Phoenix.
Saboten Con 2019 organizers say reports of hotel construction during the event are inaccurate.
Downtown Phoenix was taken over by the Game On Expo at the Phoenix Convention Center.
Annabelle is coming home and to theaters, but you can meet the doll in person when the Annabelle Comes Home Artifact Tour comes to Phoenix.
Get your fix with vintage to modern toys, comics, video games, anime and more.
After an increase in horses dying, Phoenix's Turf Paradise racetrack is looking for answers to try and understand the uptick in the tragedies.
Rebel Lounge, music store Zia Records, and local indie theater FilmBar will be collaborating on a special pop-up shop at Phoenix Fan Fusion.
Spring brings a new crop of 2019 author events to Arizona.
Aquaman actor Jason Momoa made an emergency landing in his private jet on his way to Phoenix.
The largest water park in Arizona is undergoing some big changes.
Phoenix widened sidewalks and narrowed the street on a block in downtown Phoenix in an effort to attract pedestrians and boost business.
A federal appeals court upheld orders imposed by a lower court on the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office for its practice of racial profiling under former...
Lightning damage from a summer monsoon has temporarily closed Samurai Comics' Phoenix location.
Just over a year after hosting its first Final Four, the NCAA awarded Phoenix the 2024 Final Four, showing it values experience and community involvement.
The octobass is one of the largest and rarest string instruments in the world, but don't let its grandeur fool you."
Getting a taste of Japan isn't cheap. Cutie aims to help change that for Phoenix dwellers.
With Grand Canyon shifting back to non-profit status, how will the athletic department’s relationship between GCU and Arizona State shift?
Milestone Technologies Inc., a managed service provider is expanding to Arizona and will bring 100 jobs in the next nine months.
Phoenix's Burton Barr Central Library announced that it will reopen on June 16 after 11 months of making flood repairs.
Two Arizona cities - Phoenix and Buckeye - were among the fastest-growing in the nation in 2017, according to new estimates by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Phoenix Comic Fest - until this year known as Phoenix Comicon - is becoming Phoenix Fan Fusion.
A Phoenix Convention Center evac was ordered Saturday night, keeping Comic Fest fans waiting outside as officials investigated a fire alarm.
It's not just a game for them. A South African esports team relocates to Phoenix for competition, leaving family and friends for the chance to succeed at...
Podcasting has become more popular and people are embarking on startups in metro Phoenix
A roundup of spring 2018 author events across Arizona.
Will Phoenix Fan Fest return? Or is a new Fusion in the works? Either way, Square Egg Entertainment is planning a fall show in the Phoenix area.
After 72 years in the business, the Easley family has decided to close the costume store.
We're giving away two pairs of tickets to the interactive zombie survival experience ZEDTOWN.
Phoenicians came together to celebrate the year of the dog at the Chinese Culture and Cuisine Festival.
Virtual reality arcades are coming to the Phoenix area as the technology and industry grow.
Phoenix Comic Fest security services will be provided by the Pride Group, an event logistics company in Tempe.
Although the Valley’s reputation as a growing tech hub has flourished, funding these kinds of startups is a relatively new prospect for Valley investors.
Carolina Ravassa attended Game On Expo and discussed being the voice behind Sombra in the game 'Overwatch.'
The Game On Expo took place at the Phoenix Convention Center over the weekend, marking the show's third year.
Consumers spend millions of dollars to cosplay in Arizona, purchasing things like convention tickets, hotel stays, custom-made costumes and props.
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Prop weapons won't be allowed for the rest of Phoenix Comicon this weekend, and security will be tighter for all attendees.
Phoenix fell from third to fifth place among cities for solar energy capacity last year, as the rest of the U.S. saw solar installation at a blistering pace.
The next Phoenix Fan Fest will follow the debut of a new Minnesota version of the Phoenix Comicon company's spinoff concept.
Women-centric coworking space Hera Hub plans to open in the Phoenix area this year.
The Arizona Center in downtown Phoenix is getting a multi-million dollar facelift. The center renovation starts Monday and is expected to take nine months.
An exhibit by the award-winning team of Hakeem Khaaliq and Queen Muhammad Ali showcases isolated descendants of African natives who settled in Mexico.
A Hispanic-focused software company beat out nine other startups Wednesday to win a $50,000 investment at a PHX Startup Week event.
The organizers behind Amazing Arizona Comic Con have pulled the Phoenix event off their schedule, along with a sister Houston event.
Google Fiber won't be coming to the Phoenix area anytime soon.
Phoenix Zine Fest organizer Brodie Hubbard talks to Nerdvana about the celebration of independent publishing.
First Friday Night Live is very much Phoenix's own SNL, with a dedicated group of performers and writers that produce and perform sketch comedy.
Phoenix may seem like just another major city stop on the Monkees’ 50th anniversary tour, but the Valley - and Arizona at large - boasts many key and quirky...
Phoenix Comicon Fan Fest is returning for a third year, but there are changes in both scheduling and venue.
"I am a Jedi, like my father before me."
"There is another ..."
In the summer of 1977 I was witness to what was probably the biggest paradigm shift in popular culture that has ever occurred - Star Wars: A New Hope.
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This year’s FCBD is one of the busiest we’ve seen, with lines of fans stretching far from many shop entrances, long before their doors even opened for the day.
Goku and crew are coming back to the big screen -- for just two days.
For those with fond memories of spending entire days in arcades, pouring quarters in machines in a quest for the highest score, ZapCon will let you relive them.
This past week marked the 17th anniversary of the “Phoenix Lights”, but this is far from the first time that we've been associated with a close encounter.
Many of today's most successful voice actors reveal themselves to discuss their art and their careers as some of the most known unknowns.
Changing Hands Bookstore's plans to expand beyond Tempe need a little help from the citizens of the Internet.
Phoenix's FilmBar will host exclusive premiere screenings of Zero Charisma, an independent film about an ill-tempered fantasy roleplaying game master.
The Arizona Pop Culture Experience may have to move from Desert Ridge Marketplace and shut its museum portion, reopening as a store only at Paradise Valley...
“The whole Earth is melting!” No, that's not the headline from Sunday's East Valley Tribune (but it could be), it's just a line from the cover of Avengers #85.
Huge news, everyone. Changing Hands is coming to Phoenix! New store opens this fall. bit.ly/14rgzIW — Changing Hands (@changinghands) March 28, 2013...
After starting their last round of guest announcements with most of the surviving cast of Babylon 5, organizers are doubling down and announcing five more:...
Saturday, Dec. 8 – Weston Ochse signs Seal Team 666 – at the Barnes and Noble Westside in Tucson Sunday, Dec. 8 – Weston Ochse signs Seal Team 666 – at...
Another Valley gaming convention has folded.
Pictures with Darth Santa and his Mandalorian bounty hunter elves. Highlights from the legendary Star Wars Holiday Special. (Don’t tell George!) And a...
