By Anto Chávez/El Inde After 41 years of marriage, Blanca Chávez has decided to get divorced and chosen to move on her own for the first time. For Mother’s Day, we celebrate the journey of a 61-year-old woman, a caretaker who has learned how to take care of herself. Her daughter, Anto Chávez, brings us…
By Heishly Acevedo Ramírez/El Inde The African American Museum of Southern Arizona opened its doors on the University of Arizona campus in January 2023. Its various collections explore African American history thanks to its founder, Beverely Elliot, who has many hopes for it.
By Jordan Chin/El Inde The single square-mile “Pueblo within a City” is best known for its Mexican restaurants and its population living below poverty. For forty years, a soup kitchen called Casa Maria has been helping out homeless communities. Its hardest-working volunteer, Glenda Avalos, who is also part of the Barrio Neighborhood Coalition, is working…
By Bryan Savic/El Inde Crossroads Restaurant is always bustling with life, rich tradition, and plenty of tasty Mexican dishes. Its current owners, Aracely and Robert Gonzalez, take us through its history on South 4th Avenue in South Tucson.
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…
