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Arizona Sonoran News

Arizona Sonoran News

Student Newswire of The University of Arizona School of Journalism

Arizona Sonoran News

Nogales nightlife thrives behind the fence

Nogales nightlife thrives behind the fence

Trey Ross February 16, 2017

Our taxi driver was supposed to be taking us a few blocks down the road for dinner. But we’d been in the cab, weaving around other cars, aggressively accelerating then quickly breaking for at least...

Photo by: Arturo Robles taken at Carniceria La Noria

The changing flavor and nature of salsa

Arturo Robles February 18, 2016

Take a tomato. A tangy slice of lime. Cilantro. A bit of pungent onion. A touch of chili. A pinch of salt. It’s salsa. Today, salsa includes an array of fruits and oddities such as mangoes, cactus...

El Don de la Taquería Pico de Gallo

Javier Pineda April 23, 2014

Cuando Ignacio Delgado, mejor conocido como Don Nacho, era un niño, su madre tenía una pequeña tienda en Tetitlán, México. Una mañana, ella mandó a Nacho a comprar una caja de naranjas. Le dio...

Perfecto Leon looks out at his customers on Friday, Feb. 7, 2014, in Tucson, Ariz. Leon spent a part of the morning preparing tamales for customers. (Photograph by Jordan McMahon)

The Tamale Man

Jordan McMahon February 26, 2014

From the beginning, restaurateur Perfecto Leon was fighting the odds. He was born with bronchitis, and the doctors told his parents that their son would probably not survive. After initially dismissing...

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