By Ashley Fredde/El Inde While there are many plants nestled in Borderlands Restoration Network’s greenhouses, the blue agave is one of Francesca Claverie’s favorites. Claverie, the Native Plant Program Manager, holds a cup of coffee despite the warm temperatures inside the greenhouse, nicknamed Greenhouse Baby Herbert. She leans over the agaves hanging in rows in the…
By Aly Cantor/El Inde As graduation approaches, these are the last months of freedom; the ones we are going to look back on with some of the most amazing memories. Like the times we stayed out at the bars until they kicked us out, skipped classes because we felt like it, ordered pizza for the…
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 Gabrielle Roye/El Inde This moment in our lives seems scary — and that’s because it is. In my past month of isolation, I wake up and see I have more notifications on my phone than normal. My mom and I have been calling one another multiple times a day, every day, talking about nonsense…
By Jack Cooper/El Inde Three years ago, Christopher Schmidt was on his way to work one day when he noticed something was off. He was looking at a red light and noticed it was blurry. He didn’t think anything of it and went on with his day, but his eyes weren’t getting any better. If…
