Making art out of life

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.

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Barrio Viejo’s legacy lives on

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…

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Needle and thread: Quilting the migrant experience

By Julia Blumberg/El Inde The Migrant Quilt Project was started in 2007. Each quilt is meant to memorialize the people who lost their lives crossing the desert, the identified and the desconocidos. It now has a home at the Arizona History Museum. Julia Blumberg has this story. Music: Siddhartha Corsus, A Song for Peace https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Siddhartha/let-there-be-peace/a-song-for-peace…

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Forever home

By Bella Mendoza/ El Inde It takes a lot of time and effort to foster a dog. Imagine having a full-time job that keeps you busy and a young daughter to take care of. Now imagine that you foster a pregnant dog for the first time who gives birth to six puppies the morning after…

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The start of a mobile barbershop business

By Ari Koslow/El Inde The COVID-19 pandemic hit a large number of businesses around the country hard, forcing many of them to close down temporarily or even shut down for good. However, there were some people who were able to make the most out of these unforeseen circumstances. Ari Koslow has the story.

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