The bright lights of the Waffle House off Tucson’s Grant and I-10 pierce the night at 2 a.m. like a kind of comforting beacon to all who may enter. Inside, the quiet hum of the lighting feels almost like a church-like quietness, punctuated only by the scripture of the cook’s spatula on the grill and the crackling noise of eggs frying on the skillet.
Brooke Fagan (left) and Allison Fagan (right) at Catalina Foothills High School graduation in 2019. Photo Credits James S Wood.
By Bree Brettell/El Inde “This is my best friend, Dusty. He sniffs, ‘hello,’” says a young man as he gestures toward a golden Palomino horse. The broad horse marches slowly toward the edge of his pen to sniff an outreached hand. Standing a few feet away and smiling fondly is Scott Tilley. He is tall,…
By Luke Wink-Moran/El Inde The Tucson Improv Movement’s theater is small, maybe the size of two shipping containers in a very big trench coat. The chairs, walls, and stage are all painted black, except for two walls on either side of the stage, which are made of chalky bricks. I’m standing against one of these…
By Gloria Gomez/UA Don Bolles Fellow/AZ Mirror PHOENIX — Valley residents spend an average of 62 hours a year staring at license plates while stuck in traffic. But specialty license plates are more than just decoration: They’re an active cash flow to nonprofit organizations that have raised over $8 million in the current fiscal year, which began…
