Sean Dunn, the former production manager of Water 2 Wine, has taken over as its new owner. The wine store, at 1295 Shaw Ave., is in the Sierra Pavilions Shopping Center across from Sierra Vista Mall in Clovis. The store’s former owners, Dan and Shauna Miller, left the business to spend more time with their [...]

Homebuilders in the central San Joaquin Valley are offering free upgrades, financial incentives and even housekeeping to lure buyers back into a market that has struggled to recover since the recession. A McCaffrey Homes radio spot tells listeners about discounts on pool-sized lots, along with free housekeeping and lawn maintenance for a year. The Centex [...]

Achievements Yosemite Sierra Visitors Bureau new voting board members are: Terry Dolph, Fossil Discovery Center, Chowchilla and Jon King, manager, Madera Valley Inn. Other voting members: Ray Krause, owner Westbrook Wine Farm, O’Neals; Betty Linn, publisher, Sierra Star newspaper; Theresa Moody, The Pines at Bass Lake; Bill Putnam, Best Western Yosemite Gateway Inn, Oakhurst; Rhonda [...]

Nineteen-year-old Summer Hill is putting her nearly overwhelming concern for detail and her compulsion to make lists to good use at Command PR. The Fresno native, who is the youngest member at the Los Angeles public relations firm, works on everything from guiding clients through the controlled chaos of red carpet events to helping plan [...]

Aspiranet is celebrating 35 years of service to foster children, teens, and families by hosting four separate Feet for Families foot races in California. Participants will lace up their tennis shoes and hit the road to raise awareness of and funding for area foster children, teens, and families.

Fresno Feet for Families will take place on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010 at Woodward Park, 7775 Friant Rd., Fresno, Calif. Walkers, runners and big-hearted supporters are needed to “walk the walk” in support of Fresno area foster care programs.

Football coach Marty Martin, fired in 2008 at Clovis West after posting a winning record, can go forward with his lawsuit against the school district for breach of contract, a judge has ruled. Martin sued Clovis Unified School District two years ago in Fresno County Superior Court, saying pressure from boosters and parents led to [...]