Brooke Goldstein El Independiente As the cinnamon-enhanced butternut squash caramelizes in the pan, instructor Jenna Hollander demonstrates proper sautéing techniques to the class. Men and women of all ages sit and watch as she carefully demonstrates each step of the recipe. But the class does not yet fully understand. They need to try it for…
By C.J. D’Innocente El Independiente Pedaling under the hot Tucson sun, Karen Greene glances at the passing street signs as she bikes toward her destination. Today she is making her monthly visit to the Armory Park Senior Center. Greene works for the Pima County Public Library and while she is usually found at the Joel…
El Independiente reporter Emily Ellis began investigating this story over the summer while studying Mayan K’iche in Nahuala, Guatemala. She continued interviewing Mayan migrants in Tucson after returning to Arizona. BY EMILY ELLIS Arizona Sonora News Every Sunday the residents of Nahuala, Guatemala, walk quietly through the pale dawn mist to the white church that…
By CHRISTINA DURAN El Independiente On a bright Saturday morning, a small crowd gathers around a white truck parked in front of the House of Neighborly Services. Standing with his back to the truck’s South Tucson logo, Lorenzo Gonzalez hands out boxes of spray paint, plastic bags full of sponges, rags, sandpaper, and buckets brimming…
On a brisk spring morning the sun shines, the birds chirp, and a slight breeze makes its way through the neighborhoods of Tucson. Kids lace their shoes to begin their walk to school with neighborhood friends, cracking jokes and playing games like I-spy along the way. For Laura Still, this is every Wednesday morning. As…
