Archives: June, 2009
DeYoung bringing in TV program designer
DeYoung Properties is celebrating new model homes at Shaw and DeWolf avenues in Clovis by bringing in “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” celebrity designer Didiayer Snyder.She first worked with DeYoung in January to build a new home for Mary Ann Rojas in Fresno as part of the ABC reality show.
Word on the Street: More room for adornment
Teresa Pries started Urban Ornaments two years ago in a cubby hole of a space in Old Town Clovis, selling mostly purses and jewelry.”I thought if I made $100 a day I could make it,” she said.She wound up doing better than that — and on Mother’s Day expanded into the adjoining storefront, instantly growing more than 1,000%.
Things to do, April 24-30
Flea market fun
10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday / Yoshi Now!, 648 Broadway St. / (559) 485-8142
Yoshi Now!, the downtown emporium of all things retro and odd, is holding its annual spring flea market on Saturday.It addition to the vintage goods inside the store, local vendors and average Joes sell their valuables … or their junk … in the parking lot.
Recreation Calendar: 5/6
Submit recreation calendar items to Sports Recreation Calendar, The Fresno Bee, 1626 E St., Fresno, CA 93786; fax to (559) 441-6070; or e-mail to calendars@fresnobee.com at least two weeks before publication. Notices will not be accepted by telephone. Only events open to the public will be accepted.
Movie adds to Fresno writer’s film credits
Those of you who read the credits for television movies probably spotted the Hallmark Channel offering “Living Out Loud” was written by Fresno’s Pamela Wallace.
MAP: Joan Obra’s readers’ best strawberry stands
Readers, you are so predictable.In a recent column, I invited you to send more locations of farm stands. As in past years, you sent enough strawberry information to merit another column.
First, here are the new stands:– Herndon Avenue and Tollhouse Road, Clovis– Herndon Avenue, about 1/8 mile west of Thompson Avenue, Clovis


