By Seth Litwin / El Inde Judy McDermott watches as kids stagger through the gates of the First Tee of Tucson facility at El Rio golf course, a public golf course located just 10 minutes from the University of Arizona. El Rio was built in the 1930’s as a private golf course until the city…
By Jack Jurgens/El Inde When Steven Perryman started racing go-karts, he was already 65 years old and had never turned a wrench on anything other than his bicycle as a kid. Now the 78-year-old Vietnam veteran and West Point graduate speaks fluently about the differences between “shifter” engines, two-stroke engines and “potato diggers,” the least…
By Yasmin Acosta/El Inde In 2020, the food service industry was hit really hard by the pandemic and many restaurants did not survive. We have seen door after door close to the public temporarily — then sometimes permanently. On the other hand, there’s first-time restaurant owner, Carolyn O’Connor, and her year-old business, Ceres, which is…
By Nicole Danigelis/El Inde Growing up, Nicole Danigelis’ best friend, Ali, was like a sister not just to her but also to her younger sisters, Michele and Alexa. Some of their happiest childhood memories were shared with Ali. In this story, the Danigelis sisters talk, laugh, cry, and remember these memories throughout their journey in…
By Theresa Palmquist/El Inde It was the 1960s when Richard Olsenius swapped the Midwest for Manhattan, where he worked as a copy aide for Life magazine. He bought his first 35mm camera and took photographs for fun but dreamed of being a guitar player and songwriter. That dream was short-lived when he signed up for…
