Speakers at a Phoenix memorial to honor victims of 9/11 stressed unity on Tuesday, Sept. 11 at City Hall.

Phoenix City Manager David Cavazos has named Rita Hamilton Phoenix city librarian. Hamilton will manage a $36 million budget and more than 400 employees.

For the fifth year in a row, Phoenix has been designated a "Playful City" because of its commitment to creating opportunities for kids to play throughout the city.

The city of Phoenix Public Information Office and the Information Technology Services Department are gearing up to update the city’s official website, phoenix.gov, in 2013 and are seeking feedback from residents on the current website and ideas for enhancements.

Phoenix’s award-winning Sister Cities program is looking to expand and create more economic opportunities for the city.

Mayor Greg Stanton has announced a new city strategy to end homelessness in Phoenix by prioritizing housing for the chronically homeless.

The city of Phoenix is launching a plan to invest up to $50 million in public money with banks and credit unions in the metro area with the goal of providing them with the capital to make loans to businesses and individuals.

Two photo exhibits, “The Many Splendors of Taiwan” and “Taiwan Plugging into the World,” will be on display 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday, through June 15, at Phoenix City Hall atrium, 200 W. Washington St. The exhibit is free and open to the public.

The Phoenix City Council has approved an Economic Development Strategic Plan to position Phoenix as a globally competitive and sustainable city.

Phoenix City Manager David Cavazos has named Rita Hamilton Phoenix city librarian. Hamilton will manage a $36 million budget and more than 400 employees.

Phoenix City Manager David Cavazos has named Rita Hamilton Phoenix city librarian. Hamilton will manage a $36 million budget and more than 400 employees.

Phoenix may be the sixth-largest city in the nation, but just minutes away from a buzzing metropolis are mountains and wide open desert that make Phoenix one of the best hiking cities in the U.S.

Phoenix may be the sixth-largest city in the nation, but just minutes away from a buzzing metropolis are mountains and wide open desert that make Phoenix one of the best hiking cities in the U.S., according to a recent National Geographic article.

Oh, John Mayer. On one hand, he’s the sensitive, bluesy singer-songwriter with pop-rock hits mild enough to be palatable to your parents. Think “Half of My Heart,” his new single with squeaky-clean Taylor Swift. On the other, Mayer’s a tabloid staple known for botched romances with starlets, abundant Twitter posts and giving way too much information in now-infamous Rolling Stone and Playboy magazine interviews.

Phoenix city manager Frank Fairbanks has announced his retirement after 19 years as the top administrator of the nation's fifth-largest city.

There are 19 applicants to replace Phoenix City Councilwoman Maria Baier, who resigned after Gov. Jan Brewer named her the new state land commissioner.

The state Court of Appeals has thrown some new roadblocks in the path of cities that want to help subsidize new retail and office construction.

PHOENIX - A city worker who took a loan from a developer when the developer had a zoning case before the city is being investigated by police.

PHOENIX - Phoenix planned to reopen six of its municipal pools Friday afternoon.

PHOENIX - After scrubbing and super chlorinating all city pools, Phoenix is slowly and cautiously reopening them.

PHOENIX - When it comes to the nation's safest cities, Phoenix and Tucson don't even come close. According to a new list of the safest and most dangerous cities released Monday, Phoenix is No. 313 out of 371 cities. Tucson is No. 308.

PHOENIX - Phoenix will begin testing for trace amounts of pharmaceuticals in its drinking water supply in the wake of an Associated Press investigation that found contamination in many of the nation's major cities.