Cover photo: Local painter Gwyneth Scally, 30, rents an upstairs loft at the Sixth Street Studios. Of all the warehouse studios, hers is the only one with a view of the downtown cityscape. Getting the right exposure for this shot was tricky because of the backlight, but fter three rolls of film and two afternoons of shooting, I got the shot.

Adam Cooper

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Reconstructing the BarrioI have lived in Barrio Viejo/Greater Santa Rosa neighborhood my whole life. In the past few years, I have noticed a lot of changes. New houses are being built....

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Rap Strategy Picture a high school stadium, the bleachers filled with over 1,000 students, the sound of rap music generating through the crowd. Suddenly the music...

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The Perfect Glove "Hey man, you gonna eat that burrito on your stove?" I asked my friend as I already munched down a cold, crusty bite of it. "You can have it." Chris said. I had a feeling this was...

Writing Beyond Bars In the early 1970s, Richard Shelton, an English professor at the University of Arizona, received a letter from a young prisoner on death row. After reading one of Shelton's books, the young man hoped for criticism on a poem ...

All the Kings' Men When my cousin told me she went to a drag king show last fall, I frowned and furrowed my brow. I had seen drag queens with all their glam and makeup, and was always amused by them. But drag kings? What were they? ...

Dragged Out Most guys talk to my breasts, not me. Until I dressed as a man. ...

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About 110°110° is a youth-produced magazine about everyday life in Tucson, Ariz. It uncovers the untold stories of people of all ages, backgrounds, colors, and experiences....