An underground motorsport that became mainstream

By Johnny Dyer/ El Inde Drifting is a motorsport that has its roots in outlaw street racing in Japan. But today, it’s an organized sport that’s ever growing in popularity, made up of many eclectic individuals who have an addiction for adrenaline. Johnny Dyer has the story.  Music: Late by Metre Crush by Evan Schaeffer…

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Where dreams collide: Casa de la Esperanza Center

By Julia Blumberg/El Inde The Tucson Samaritans has been providing humanitarian aid in the desert since 2002. Volunteers of this organization try to go out daily to provide water, food, or medical assistance to migrants. Salvavision, founded in 2016, has been doing the same. This story is about how the paths of these two service…

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Tablas de libertad (Freedom Decks)

Por Marery Ruiz Barraza / El Inde The 2020 Summer Olympics debuted its first skateboarding competition. Although prominent figures competed during the Olympics, the Mexican border town of San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora homes a group of skaters who recall their journey to get a skatepark, be accepted by the community, and obtain sponsors, like…

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Tucson’s Southside advocates for bike safety

By Vanessa Lucero/El Inde Car culture rules in Tucson, making bike lanes practically invisible. Motorists aren’t always friendly on the road. But in Tucson’s Southside, a group of community members gather together every second week and final week of the month at the Pueblo Center to ride together, making sure their presence is known on the…

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Normal is relative

By Ashley Morales/El Inde Providing therapy to children with autism can bring many challenges and joys. Working in this field requires a lot of patience, creativity, and emotional control. For a behavioral technician who is also a parent of children with autism, the field has represented the path of a new career. Story by Ashley Morales….

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