By Jessica Acosta/El Inde Fourth Avenue is an eccentric and iconic street in the heart of Tucson. Right in the middle of the strip is a vintage lover’s dream. Robert Hall, better known as Slobby Robby, opened his vintage store Generation Cool on Fourth Avenue in 2013. The store specializes in iconic and pop culture…
By Victoria Ariate-Jover/El Inde Erin Garrett, a Tucson native and senior at the University of Arizona, walks into her fifth grade class ready to tackle a new day. The room is decorated with vibrant and creative student work along the walls. Garrett decorated the white board for the students’ daily assignment with different colored Expo…
By Ray Diaz/ El Inde Classrooms that used to host children attending elementary school are now filled with artifacts that depict the history of Patagonia. The Patagonia Museum is one of a handful of historic buildings that have been restored to serve a different purpose with hopes that they will continue to teach visitors the…
By Aly Cantor/El Inde The preschool teachers arrive at 7 a.m. They sit and wait patiently until the classroom is filled with enough kids to clock in. Once all 16 kids arrive, it’s time for diapers. For every eight 2-year-olds, there is only one teacher. There is no typical day for preschool teachers: They may…
By Mikayla Balmaceda/El Inde When it comes to homelessness, there is a very specific image people tend to think of: They imagine a man or woman in their 30s or 40s, maybe bundled up in mismatching layers, maybe pushing a shopping cart of stuff on the side of the road with a cardboard sign asking…
