By Isabella Barron / El Inde “Honestly, we’re super close. We’re best friends,” María José Cortés says, giggling. María José has soft facial features, with big brown eyes and dark brown hair and can commonly be seen with a smile on her face. María-Inés, her younger sister, bursts out laughing along with her. Like her…
By Marquies White / El Inde Groundworks, a non-profit art and music community center for youth, has thrived in Tucson since the summer of 2020 despite the pandemic forcing almost all of its activities online. In April 2021, Groundworks held its largest event ever, Creation In Isolation, in collaboration with other art spaces around the city.
By Gabriela Harrod / El Inde Finding the building is not easy. Upon arriving at the Pima County Juvenile Court Center in Tucson, Arizona, there is a fairly empty parking lot with aggressive, yellow speed bumps. They will make you wince and swear that you were only going five miles per hour. Looping around the…
By Jack Ramsey / El Inde An aroma of damp soil, human sweat and fresh leafy greens was in the air. A college kid was spending his afternoon caring for a small backyard garden on a hot California day. Evaluating his excess of crisp, ripe food, he could not think of enough roommates and neighbors…
By Mickaela Elich / El Inde An orange pill bottle was slowly stripping away Bill Meeks’ life. As he sat in his hotel bed with no recollection of where he was, he realized that there needed to be a change. Meeks ended up in this situation when he was traveling the country 40 out of…
