Conveniently located near those you love, this home features:
17,000 square feet
20 bedrooms
Large Kitchen with an abundance of storage
Multiple stairways & elevator
Newer construction (built in 2010-2011)
Handicap accessible
Exercise room and inside laundry
Offered at: Priceless, Non-Negotialbe
I know what you’re thinking… who could really need such a large home? The answer is, ‘maybe you or someone you love’. No this home isn’t for sale, the above was my semi-clever attempt at getting your attention so I could tell you about a huge FresYES… Terry’s House!
It’s natural and encouraged for families and loved ones to be bedside as the patient recovers, but being far from home can make it difficult for loved ones to stay strong themselves. Many can’t afford hotel rooms and restaurant meals for long stretches of time; That’s where Terrys’ House comes in. The house is located across the street from Community Regional Medical Center and has all the amenities of home for the families of those in need; Including private baths, phones, refrigerators, computers with internet, exercise rooms, and an activity room with books and games to help children stay occupied.
In addition and probably more importantly there are people at the home who extend a hand to guests in becoming familiar with the neighborhood, help make travel arrangements, get groceries, and provide assistance wherever it may be needed.
While researching Terrys’ house I spoke with various medical providers that told me that there is an improved patient outcome when they are surrounded by people they know, trust, and love. That It not only reduces patients’ anxiety and stress, but it also reduces their sense of isolation, confusion, and loss.
This month Terry’s House is celebrating its 1 year anniversary of providing a home-away-from-home for families of patients in critical condition. Terry’s House is entirely dependent on charitable contributions and those who donate do so in variety of different ways. Some donate a gift in kind like food coupons or daily necessary household items for those in residence. If you feel so inclined in this new year please give them a call at (559) 459-2670 or email House Manager Denise Goodman at dgoodman@communitymedical.org
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For 11 months out of the year, Van Ness Avenue is known as one of the most sought after street names to live on. This month, its name is actually forgotten and is known instead as ‘Christmas Tree Lane’.
With the exception of the years 1941 and 1973 (wartime restrictions and energy crisis), this year will be the 89th year in a row that Van Ness Boulevard between Shields Ave and Shaw Ave has been decorated from home to home (some 140+ of them) and tree to tree with millions of lights, tensile, bulbs, and elaborate wood holiday cut-outs.
Whether you are driving the lane or walking the street (there are no sidewalks) under the hundreds of oak and pine you will immediately notice upon entry that you have entered a neighborhood very different than others in Fresno. Unlike the housing developments we see popping up in a few months, this neighborhood took decades to develop. The lots are large, the landscaping lush, and the homes a random a combination of bungalows, period revival, adobe, and ranch. Many of them with basements, libraries, and even the occasional hidden passage!
Christmas Tree Lane began with the decoration of a single tree in the memory of a child that had passed away in 1920 and continues now as a grass-root tradition that provides a budget friendly Christmas event for the over 100,000 that visit it each year. Christmas Tree Lane is such a FresYes experience that people will wait over two hours on busy nights and even get soaked in the rain to experience the magic of ‘the walk’. One of my families favorite things to do while enjoying the lights and music of the night is to try to spot the 8 hidden reindeer! So come out and enjoy the splendor of this historic Fresno tradition with your family and friends this holiday season.
Breaking bread around a table with friends and family has been an adored pastime since as long as anyone knows, and during this time of the year we all do it a bit more than usual – this is a good thing
Before you hit your favorite grocery store remember one of the biggest reasons so many people love Fresyes, CA… its abundance of locally grown fresh fruit and vegetables, and the various farmers markets that you can find them at.
Let’s face it, locally grown food looks and taste better. When you buy food grown locally it has likely been picked in the last day or two and will be bursting with flavor, freshness, and nutrients… you can’t say the same about frozen or food trucked in from Chile, Florida, or Central America.
Not only are you helping yourself and your family when buying direct local, you are also helping the farmer (who is slowly becoming the way of the rotary dial phone). Would it surprise you to learn that the farmer now gets less than 10 cents of the retail food dollar?!
Local farmers who sell direct to consumers cut out the middleman and get full retail price for their food; which means farm families can afford to stay on the farm, doing the work they love.
So help yourself to some delicious fruits and vegetables while re-establishing a time-honored tradition between the grower and the consumer. In November I’m thinking table grapes, persimmons, plums, pomegranates, fall broccoli, long beans, squash, eggplant, tomatoes, bell pepper, leafy vegetables and citrus!
Times of operation vary so be sure to ask a friend or search the web but here are a handful of favorites I suggest you give a try:
– Market On the Mall on Historic Fulton Mall at Mariposa Mall
– Fresno State Farm Market at 5360 N Chestnut
– Vineyard Farmer’s Market at the Northwest corner of Blackstone and Shaw
– Tower Farmers’ Market on Olive in the Tower District
– Riverpark Farmers’ Market on the east side of Blackstone and Nees
– Fresno Medical Center Farmers Market at Kaiser Permanente
– Old Town Clovis Farmers Market near 5th street and Clovis Avenue
I look forward to this time of the year in Fresno. Once the cool coastal mornings roll in, I change my morning routine to include sitting outside on the patio and enjoying a warm cup of coffee before beginning my day.
Not just any coffee would pair up with our beautiful Fresno morning weather so I always make sure to have plenty of the best on hand. Leo Rios and his small business of roasting fair trade, organic and micro lot coffees is a great example of why I call our town FresYES. Leo’s knowledge and love for his coffee and customor is evident in the moment you walk in… trust me when I say, this is a must for any coffee lover.
Cafe Corazon is located in Fresno’s historic Tower District at 1306 N. Wishon Ave. Whether you live here in the Fresno/Clovis area or are considering moving here, this is where you can get the best coffees and roasted beans in town.
This is just one of the many hidden treasures in Fresno that can enrich our lives. It’s easy to get caught up in the strip mall mentality that has overtaken so many communities but fortunately there are still those unique locally owned shops & businesses around us that are worth supporting.
If you had driven downtown a few weekends ago you may have needed a moment of pause to collect your thoughts and consider where you were. Certainly volleyball nets, tons of sand, palm trees and a 45-foot water slide weren’t the norm… but how cool would it be if it was?! The weekend’s activities were courtesy of Club Once Casino. Make sure to give them a visit in the near future as a way saying thanks for making Fresno… Fresyes
The talk of the town these days is certainly the weather. Most people, including myself, can’t recall the last time it rained in June.
Curious as a bride with a June wedding, I did some research and as this chart will tell you, it’s not often in rains in Fresno in June and when it does it’s certainly not much. Well except maybe for this year. On the 4th we were at about .35 of an inch for the month of June. It rained yesterday, it’s raining right now (Sunday evening) and most forecasters say it will continue into Tuesday. I don’t know about you but I’m loving it!
It’s nice to see that as of today you can tag your favorite company/brand/celebrities Facebook page in photos like you do currently with photos of your friends. In this example I have tagged a glass of Pinot Noir that some friends of mine were enjoying with CRU Wine Company (a local Wine maker). Note that although I do ‘like’ CRU Wine Company (If you don’t yet… you should you don’t have to ‘like’ the Facebook page in order to tag them.
Once tagged the photo lands in the Photos tab on the Page. So what page are you going to tag first?
One of the best things about living in Fresno, California is its location to so many other great places. If you love the beach but also love a big city, If you love the smell and feel of a forest but also the rush of a fast roller coaster then Fresyes may be the place for you!
A special thank you to my first guest in front of the camera, the lovely Laura Corey. Neither of us really knew what to expect but I think it came out nice and it gives you a peak at who Laura is and some of the things she loves about living in Fresno, California! While I don’t suspect our ‘People’ series will have me in the same frame as our guest often, I can guarantee that you will get more of the 5 questions in 59 seconds!
p.s. I apologize for the sound, who would have guessed that little fountain would roar like waterfall in Yosemite!
Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar has opened! Geez that’s a mouthful… which of course seems appropriate for a wing joint!
I’m all about supporting locally owned establishments and I know this isn’t one but it is employing a whole bunch of locals and that’s a great thing in my book, so along with a group of friends we went and gave it a try.
It looks like your typical sports bar but with some nice upgrades. For one, lots of giant screen TV’s, they also have digital trivia and poker on some of them that you can play via your iPhone (so much nicer than having to wait for a console… remember Bennigans had them while they were still in business?). Also of note in the ‘upgrade’ department… kids are given what looks like a giant iPad that they can play games on, which I thought was very cool till I noticed the 7 year old behind me playing digital beer pong?! I guess you can’t start them too early right!
You don’t have to be in to chicken wings to enjoy a meal here, there is a whole menu of sports bar type foods for you to choose from. We actually had some of the pulled pork nachos, they were good, not ‘Neighbors’ good but definitely worth having again.
Ok so what about the wings? Tasty! Really tasty actually. Our group tried all 15 sauces and 4 different rubs and not one of us had the same favorite, that’s another plus in my book. My favorite sauce was the ‘wild’, the second hottest sauce they offer. The hottest, called ‘Blazin’ has great flavor but way too hot for me to have more than a couple. Speaking of Blazin, they have a contest in which, if you can eat 12 wings with the blazin’ sauce, and devour them to the bone in six minutes without any water or napkins at your side you get a free t-shirt and your picture on the wall. No one in our group did the challenge but we each had one, or in Niko’s case 3! Check out the video for taste!
I suppose I shouldn’t send you on a SCVNGR hunt… Buffalo Wild Wings is located on Shaw Ave just east of Chestnut (across from the Save Mart center).
