By Richard Whitmer/El Inde Downtown Tucson has seen its share of bad times and good. At the heart of it, The Chicago Music Store building has been a destination for generations of aspiring Tucson musicians. Now that the store has moved around the corner, the space is taking on a new life as the home…
By Zulema Herrera/El Inde Coming from Los Angeles to South Tucson, Mel and Melissa Dominguez felt their neighborhood’s strong Latinx presence, but, at the same time, felt there was a lack of much needed representation there. This led them to take a chance in opening an art gallery that would grant greater access to art…
By Paula Díaz/El Inde En el segundo piso del consulado de México en Tucson hay varios cubículos, donde se encuentran los operadores del centro de llamadas que ofrece asistencia a los mexicanos. Estos tienden a ser migrantes que están en medio del desierto perdidos, familiares buscando a uno de sus seres queridos que cruzaron la…
By Jenna Nicole Rivera/El Inde Though artists have come to express themselves in various ways, Francisco Narxogaray, a local Tucson-based artist, finds himself navigating life through his art while sharing his personal stories along the way. Jenna Nicole Rivera has the story.
By Vanessa Lucero/El Inde Before 1971, the area just south of downtown Tucson was a thriving Mexican American community. It has adobe homes and pocket parks; it was the place where Mexican Americans celebrated and preserved their culture. But then on March 1, 1966, the Pueblo Center Redevelopment Project was approved, targeting 80 acres of…
