Before Phoenix became a city, local law enforcement ... bars that form the star are night sticks. The bird on the badge represents the Phoenix symbol. The number "87" on the badge was an inventory ...

If a group of historians and history buffs gets together to look at old Phoenix pictures and then tries to outwit one another with trivia questions, one is apt to come away with a few story ideas.

Sketch groups, stand-up comedians, and improv troupes will share jokes when the Bird City Comedy Festival returns to downtown Phoenix from March 29 to 31. The event is in its third year ...

With our extreme summers, you may think the City got its name from the fiery mythical Greek bird that has close associations with the sun. That is true to a point. The name Phoenix originally came ...