The Sun Valley hog

By Sophie Wells / El Inde A thick, white fog rolls over the single-runway of the Friedman Memorial Airport thirteen miles south of Sun Valley, Idaho. Being on one of the last flights given permission to land in late-December weather conditions, I stepped off the plane in awe of the peaceful, mountainous landscape surrounding me. After…

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The life of a sneaker reseller

By Mitchell Sweet-Tomb/ El Inde The term “hypebeast” has been catching fire the past few years as more and more young teenagers are finding themselves not just wearing streetwear, but selling it for two, three times the amount on the secondary market as well.

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Local hat designer brings artists together

By Katya Mendoza / El Inde Beyond two large glass doors that read “SLIDE”, towards the back of a private dining room with white wallpaper that has a cartoon pattern of celebrities like Marilyn Monroe, David Bowie and Tupac Shakur, is a small office space in the back of the Tucson-based restaurant, Culinary Dropout. A…

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150 feet underground in the San Xavier Mine

By Sara Richards / El Inde “Would you like to set off the blast?” Nicholas Carouso, site manager and engineer of the San Xavier mine asks me with a large grin on his face, clearly humored by the confusion on mine. The San Xavier Mine, located 20 minutes from the University of Arizona, is nestled…

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Sisters, small business owners and dream chasers

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…

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