Tucked in between the Tower District and the Mural/Cultural Arts District is one of Fresno's very first subdivisions called the Lowell Neighborhood. The neighborhood gets its name from Lowell Elementary School, which is named for abolitionist poet James Russell Lowell. The neighborhood’s boundaries form a triangle: Freeway 180 on the north, Divisadero on the south, and Blackstone on the … [Read more...]
For the Love of Chocolate…
Local foodie, Craig, here. I decided to take one for the team and taste test a potential Valentine's day gift for you. (I know... You're welcome!) My taste test confirmed, if you’re in love with a chocolate kind of guy or gal, Raphio Chocolate is the perfect gift for Valentine's Day. This locally-owned chocolate company makes their chocolate from single origin beans. This style of … [Read more...]
Tower Yoga is about balance, flexibility, and community
Jameson Henkle, Kellee Williams, and Jas Singh have opened Tower Yoga, a really great new yoga studio, in Fresno's Tower District. The studio is on Wishon Ave., just north of the Tower Theatre, and is in the same building as Goldstein's Mortuary and Delicatessen. To make sure I was thoroughly vetting this place for you, the FresYes reader, I recently attended three … [Read more...]
What it’s like to accompany the veterans of Central Valley Honor Flight to Washington D.C.
This week, I had the privilege of accompanying the 17th Honor Flight from our region to Washington D.C. The Central Valley Honor Flight is part of a national effort to give veterans of military service an opportunity to see the monuments and memorials erected in their honor in our nation’s capital. While our group was in Washington, we ran into other Honor Flight groups from Oklahoma … [Read more...]
Hemisphere Home is where local art meets worldly treasures
I recently got to interview business owner Roseanne Guaglianone, and it was a real pleasure. She has a wonderful presence, and the environment of her store, Hemisphere Home, is beautiful and calming. We talked for an hour-and-a-half, and time flew by. Hemisphere Home is both a retail store and a showroom for Roseanne’s design business. It has a sense of style that makes it … [Read more...]
Want to get to know your city? Visit others
In March, my sister Kristin and brother-in-law Shawn retired and moved to the country between Spokane, Washington, and Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. So my dad, Peeve, and I recently headed out on a road trip to visit and to get away from town for a bit. Several months ago I wrote a blog about the advice my mentor Dan Whitehurst gave to me when I told him I was interested in revitalizing … [Read more...]
Growing our own… cottage food businesses
I think it’s important for writers to be clear about and be able to back up their own biases. When it comes to growing our local economy, I think the best way to do this is to support locally owned businesses. I don’t just think it, the research backs up this concept. We can support local businesses from the start-up phase to larger companies that are selling goods and services around … [Read more...]
Saturday nights are meant for Draggin’ the Main
Saturday nights in downtown Fresno were meant for Draggin’ the Main, a.k.a. cruising on Fulton Street. Until the Fulton Mall broke ground in 1964, Fulton was the main drag. Now, on the second Saturday of each month, Draggin’ the Main is back. A chance to meet and mingle The historic Draggin’ the Main was known throughout the Central Valley. Car enthusiasts and young people came … [Read more...]
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