Checking Out Controversial Murals in Phoenix's Willo Neighborhood

Lynn Trimble July 24, 2018 7:41AM

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Skye Lucking and Paul Pangle added this touch to their Willo mural.

There's no shortage of opinions on murals in the Willo Historic Neighborhood in Phoenix. They went up during the Phoenix Mural Festival in May, and there's been controversy ever since. Now, the City of Phoenix Office of Historic Preservation has called a community meeting to discuss the murals, which means the conversation will be around for a while. Here's a look at some of the artworks at the center of it all.

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