Fourth Ave. merchants debate meters' impact

Donna DiFiore, owner of Delectables, hopes the city listens to the public about plans to install parking meters. Her restaurant and catering business has been at 533 N. Fourth Avenue for 35 years - and parking has always been an issue, she says.

Fourth Ave. merchants debate meters' impact

Merchants along North Fourth Avenue are adopting a wait-and-see attitude when it comes to city plans to install parking meters next year.

University-area group rejects offer on student-housing complaints

An olive branch recently extended to West University residents by the new owners of a massive student housing project near North Fourth Avenue that quickly gained a reputation for loud parties has been rejected.

Before heading to street fair, here are things you must know

Ronnie Diaz, with Granite Construction, removes debris from the crevices of the rail lines on North Fourth Avenue, as work on that section of the streetcar line winds down and prepares for the street fair this weekend.

Before heading to street fair, here are things you must know

The Fourth Avenue Winter Street Fair is this weekend.

Streetcar work gains speed, could be finished in a year

A portion of East Congress Street is open to one lane of traffic east of Scott Avenue after months of closure due to modern streetcar construction. Parking on Congress Street is limited. The line is more than a third finished.

Streetcar work gains speed, could be finished in a year

A portion of East Congress Street is open to one lane of traffic east of Scott Avenue after months of closure due to modern streetcar construction. Parking on Congress Street is limited. The line is more than a third finished.

Streetcar work gains speed, could be finished in a year

More roads are reopening along the Sun Link streetcar line, and crews are working faster on the big project.

Big student-housing project sells for $66M

The District on 5th targets the nearby University of Arizona student market and is almost completely full.

Big student-housing project sells for $66M

A massive student-housing complex in the West University Neighborhood has been sold to Tennessee investors for more than $66 million.

City considers doubling downtown parking rates

No one's parking on the downtown streets where streetcar work is under way, and officials say no increase in parking rates is likely until after work on laying tracks is complete. Above, a look east on Congress Street from Stone Avenue on Tuesday.

City considers doubling downtown parking rates

A driver feeds a meter outside the Superior Court building on Congress Street just west of Church Avenue. Just a block east, Congress is blocked off to allow streetcar construction work.

City considers doubling downtown parking rates

Parking downtown might become even more precious.

4th Avenue struts its stuff during Rendezvous

Models will wear fashions from Fourth Avenue retailers on the runway at Creative Ventures Craft Mall.

4th Avenue struts its stuff during Rendezvous

The fashion show spotlights Fourth Avenue merchants and is a highlight of the Rendezvous on the Avenue.

4th Avenue struts its stuff during Rendezvous

Sure the street's still torn up and it's still wicked hot, but hey, North Fourth Avenue is ready to party.

Sorry, merchants: We side with 4th Ave. food carts

We're not regularly on Fourth Avenue at closing time, but we see no reason to kick out the food carts that do business there in the wee hours.

Fourth Ave. fence-free, but just for the weekend

Olivia Mansager walks along the construction fence that parallels North Fourth Avenue. Work on the north section of the streetcar project was coming to an end Thursday. The fencing, which has made walking and driving in the popular area challenging, will come down starting today. But the rep…

Fourth Ave. fence-free, but just for the weekend

It's a fence-free weekend for shoppers and diners on North Fourth Avenue. The construction fencing that has made it difficult to get around on the north end of the entertainment district for a few months is coming down today. It's a short reprieve though, because the fencing will be erected …