Archives: July, 2011
Valley’s cultural scene sizzles for summer
As summer heats up, Fresno’s cultural scene shows no sign of cooling down. I slipped out of town for a two-week vacation earlier this month and have been running myself ragged ever since trying to catch up on the stuff I missed. (The theater scene, in particular, is especially vibrant this month – a far [...]
Grants help Fresno police, but come with strings
Fresno police officers patrol Fresno Yosemite International Airport, nab unruly riders on FAX buses and supervise inmates picking up freeway litter — all thanks to grants and special contracts. Police Chief Jerry Dyer said those grants and contracts are an increasingly important part of his recession-tattered budget — and a big shift from two decades [...]
Fuego advances in PDL playoffs
It isn’t every day that a goalkeeper gets an assist. And when that assist sets up the winning goal in a soccer playoff match, well, those come around about as often as Halley’s Comet. That’s why Gilbert Vega wore such a toothy smile after the Fresno Fuego outlasted the Victoria Highlanders 3-1 on a broiling [...]
Cornerstone Theater Company Presents A Man Comes to Fowler
Community Takes the Stage This Summer in Fowler with Cornerstone Theater Co. “Cornerstone Theater Company Presents ‘A Man Comes to Fowler’” Los Angeles, CA—Cornerstone Theater Company has moved to Fowler, CA to create a community-collaborative play. A Man Comes to Fowler follows a man through over 100 years of Fowler’s rich cultural history, as he [...]
Redrawn districts shake up the Valley
A statewide citizens’ commission on Friday tentatively approved new legislative and congressional districts for California, setting off rampant speculation and real-world maneuvering among local politicians. The new districts – covering Congress, Assembly and the state Senate – create opportunities for some and disappointment for others. They also offer the tantalizing possibility of at least one [...]
Sports briefs: Ex-Fresnan Kendrick gets 1-year ban from tennis
Robert Kendrick, a former Fresnan, was suspended for a year by the International Tennis Federation on Friday after testing positive for a banned stimulant at the French Open. After failing the May 22 test, Kendrick (Bullard, Clovis West highs) said the stimulant got into his system because of a capsule he took to combat jet [...]
