2024 Mayors’ International Bike Ride celebrates the borderlands in Yuma County
Last weekend’s 8th Annual Mayor’s International Bike Ride celebrated the borderlands, according to mayors and participants from across Yuma County. Saturday morning’s race started at the Yuma Civic Center, with cyclists of all experience levels lining up to take off at 8 a.m. The route took them through the Cocopa Corner store on Highway 95, […]
After 31 years of ‘Growing Native,’ Petey Mesquitey still thinks the borderlands are beautiful
Petey Mesquitey is usually recognized for his voice. At the Trader Joe’s checkout line, the cashier may ask how you’re doing today. After he answers, there is a long silence, then a spark of recognition. “I can assure you that’s not going to happen at Benson Safeway,” he said with a laugh. His voice has […]
Borderlands Theater Presents WEST SIDE STORIES Theatrical Festival Celebrating Tucson’s West Side Heritage And Cultural Pride
Borderlands Theater presents West Side Stories, written by Veronica Weatherbie, with contributions from Patricia Preciado Martin, Milta Ortiz, Silviana Wood, and Marc David Pinate, edited by Milta Ortiz, and directed by Jonathan Heras and Marc David Pinate. The theater festival will take place from Thursday to Sunday from April 20-30, 2023. Pre-show picnics and activities […]
Borderlands Theater Presents WEST SIDE STORIES
Borderlands Theater presents West Side Stories, written by Veronica Weatherbie, with contributions from Patricia Preciado Martin, Milta Ortiz, Silviana Wood, and Marc David Pinate, edited by Milta Ortiz, and directed by Jonathan Heras and Marc David Pinate. The theater festival will take place from Thursday to Sunday from April 20-30, 2023. Pre-show picnics and activities […]
Borderlands Theater To Present WEST SIDE STORIES, Celebrating Tucson’s West Side Heritage And Cultural Pride
The Borderlands Theater presents West Side Stories, written by Veronica Weatherbie, with contributions from Patricia Preciado Martin, Milta Ortiz, Silviana Wood and Marc David Pinate, edited by Milta Ortiz and directed by Jonathan Heras and Marc David Pinate. The theater festival will take place from Thursday to Sunday from April 20-30, 2023. Pre-show picnics and […]
Left to Die: Deterrence, Death, and Rescue in the Borderlands
“This is a landscape photo. It’s tough solo. This is the exact wash/canyon I had to hike to get to MartÃn.” Photo: Taylor Lee On February 16, a Guatemalan family contacted a group in southern Arizona about one of the family members who went missing in the Sonoran Desert after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. They […]
