One of the busier airports in the country is throwing conventional food wisdom out the window. You can still get a McDonald’s Big Mac or a Starbucks' Frappucino at Sky Harbor in Phoenix, but the airport is in the midst of a major upgrade that will bring local restaurants into a space that is typically reserved for mega-corporate chains.

One of Phoenix’s city councilmen is in Washington, D.C. for the second time in as many weeks. As KJZZ’s Nick Blumberg reports, he’s calling attention to how Phoenix and other U.S. cities will suffer after federal budget cuts. 

Voting continues Monday in Phoenix, ahead of the official Election Day tomorrow.

For more than a decade, the public radio project StoryCorps has been inviting America to sit down and chat.

It’s only five miles from downtown Phoenix, but South Mountain Park is another world. It’s the largest city park in the country, with acres of saguaros, hiking trails and wide-open spaces. This time of year, it’s an antidote to city life. Except when it comes to the traffic.

Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton delivered his second State of the City speech Thursday. He announced new pushes for school safety and an effort to get guns off the street.

A five-part series during Morning Edition examining education in Arizona.

Several local restaurants have clustered in a central Phoenix neighborhood.

A theater company that has operated in downtown Phoenix for 20 years has canceled the rest of its season.

Phoenix police are investigating a drive-by shooting in South Phoenix. One person is dead and three others are wounded.