Small business with big laughs

Listen to the audio story By Adrian Ford/El Inde When it comes to entertainment in Tucson, people may think there aren’t many options. But, nestled into a shopping center on Broadway Blvd. and Kolb Rd., there’s the Gaslight Theatre. It’s been a staple of Tucson entertainment for over 40 years, but many may not know…

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High desert, fine wine

By Seth Markowski/El Inde An hour southeast of Tucson, the communities of Elgin and Sonoita sit at more than 4,000 feet above sea level. Rolling hills covered in golden grasses slowly transition into towering mountains. Roaming cattle dot the hills. This area of high desert — with unreliable rainfall, tough soil, and scorching summer temperatures…

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Graduation wasn’t just about the walk

By Briannon Wilfong/El Inde Walking on a college graduation stage wasn’t just important to me. It meant everything. It was more deeply rooted than just having to walk across a stage, dressed in your sweltering hot cap and gown with all your stoles and chords swinging from your shoulders while your family claps for you…

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The brave lives of transgender students

By Javaughn Gray/El Inde Nikkie De Jager is a beauty influencer from the Netherlands who has been sharing her makeup skills online since 2008. De Jager does makeup tutorials on her YouTube channel and has a total of 13.3 million subscribers. This past January, De Jager’s subscribers found out she was transgender, as someone in…

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