Is Coachella a fashion show as much as a music festival?

By Gabrielle Mix/Arizona Sonora News Karina Francis, who first attended Coachella in 2011, says it has maintained its original rock ’n’ roll vibe. But now, the festival brings artists to Indio from every walk of the pop music industry, including hip-hop, electronic dance music, indie and more, a change Francis says she has welcomed.   However, the festival…

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You went to Coachella? It probably cost ya.

By Julia McAlonan/Arizona Sonora News April is that time of year again when many college students had scraped up their spare change and cut back on their daily Starbucks runs in order to afford the festival of the year: Coachella, which ended its second weekend Sunday. Since it began as an annual event in 1999, Coachella…

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As Colorado River plan advances, wrangling continues

By Jordan Williams/Arizona Sonora News PHOENIX — States with vital stakes in the dispersal of Colorado River continue to struggle with planning for a long-term solution to deal with the realities of drought and water allocations in the West, where seven states depend on the Colorado. On Wednesday, a day after President Trump signed a plan…

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Intimidated by the gym? There’s a word for that, and there are ways to cope with ‘gymtimidation’

By Emmalee Mauldin, Nicole Reiley and Ambur Wilkerson/Arizona Sonora News Working out at the gym is a healthy way to relieve stress, but for some it can actually cause more stress than it relieves. The name for this effect is “gymtimidation.” Gymtimidation is when a person feels intimidated by the gym atmosphere and sometimes-driven culture. It can affect everyone…

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A coffee shop where the range of Tucson culture mingles

  By Shayne Tarquinio/Arizona Sonora News   Life speeds by on North Campbell Avenue, oblivious to the stillness of Raging Sage, where the sounds are coffee machines and the hum of human conversation. Maybe the slight clicking of a keyboard, or the clanking of dishes, or the creaking of the wooden chairs as someone gets…

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