''Mini Maker Faire' Highlights Fresno's Quirky Creativity, Innovation
In a region of the country known for its agriculture exploits and groundbreaking farming techniques a new sort of innovation is developing. The Fresno Grizzlies along with Fresno Idea Works held the...
View Article'Maker' Re-Creates Victorian Era Downtown Fresno With Cardboard
John Rupe doesn't have a time machine. But he does have laminated cardboard, glue and thin sheets of copper - just enough to take a trip back in time to a Fresno that hasn't existed for over nearly a...
View ArticleDeveloper Plans Apartments, Retail in Downtown Fresno’s Former J.C. Penney...
A diamond in the rough. That’s what Los Angeles developer Shay Maghame sees in the 90-year old former J.C. Penney building on downtown Fresno’s Fulton Mall.Fresno Mayor Ashley Swearengin joined Maghame...
View ArticleIs It Terrible, Or A Treasure? Fresno's Fulton Mall Debate Heats Up
Is Fresno's Fulton Mall a priceless piece of art, or an impediment to revitalization of the city's historic core? That's the issue facing the Fresno City Council later this month, as the debate to...
View ArticleCity Council Approves Plan To Bring Cars To Fresno's Fulton Mall
Nearly fifty years after the Fulton Mall opened to national acclaim, Fresno City Council voted late Thursday night to approve a plan to replace the historic pedestrian zone with a two-way street. The...
View ArticleCity of Fresno Envisions New Downtown Developments Near Chukchansi Park
Downtown Fresno's Chukchansi Park could get some new mixed-use neighbors and a makeover, if a new development plan advanced by city officials moves forward.
View ArticleFailed Downtown Fresno Housing Project Leaves City Holding The Bag
When it was first announced nearly seven years ago, the Bastian Court apartment complex was supposed to be an important part of a revitalized downtown Fresno. The city council liked the vision so much...
View ArticleCreative Fresno Celebrates 10 Years
Back in the mid 1980’s writer and urban planner Charles Landry was the first to describe how creativity and specifically those involved in creative professions could transform a city – something he...
View ArticleDowntown Fresno's Cosmopolitan Restaurant Headed To Selland Parking Lot
One of Fresno's oldest restaurants could soon have a new home, in what is now a parking lot at the Fresno Convention and Entertainment Center.On Thursday the Fresno City Council is set to vote on a...
View ArticleFresno Celebrates Historic Preservation Week With Downtown Tours
The San Joaquin Valley has a rich architectural heritage. From gems like the Fresno Water Tower to Bakersfield’s Beale Memorial Clock Tower, to beautiful craftsman bungalows and mid-century...
View ArticleChief Donis: Recent Downtown Fires Have Department Stretched Thin
With two major fires - one at a local recycling facility and another at a downtown jewelry store - the Fresno Fire Department found its resources stretched thin in the early hours of Tuesday...
View ArticleCould Fresno Be The Next Tech Hub? These Techies Think So
This is the second story in a two part series by Ezra David Romero about what some are calling a tech boom in Central California. In this story we talk Fresno, in the first piece we explore Google,...
View Article7 Things The Houston Astros Need To Know About Fresno
By know you've heard that the San Francisco Giants have decided to pack up their bags and move their AAA farm team up Highway 99 to Sacramento. But the Fresno Grizzlies aren't going anywhere. Instead...
View ArticleWhat's Fresno's Sound? Attend F.U.S.E. Fest To Find Out
Seven years ago Creative Fresno, a Fresno based non-profit, created a festival called Fresno Urban Sound Experience or F.U.S.E. Fest.
View ArticleNew Buyer, Restoration Plan Emerges For Historic Hotel Fresno
The historic Hotel Fresno, a landmark on the city's skyline since 1912, could soon be reborn as the latest residential development in the downtown district.The Fresno City Council is set to vote...
View ArticleFresno Leaders Expect Fulton Mall Work Soon, Despite Delay
Fresno City leaders say construction could start on the project to turn the Fulton Mall into a street as early as this summer. Opponents of the project say they are not giving up the fight.The city had...
View ArticleFulton Mall Project To Become Reality?
After years of delays, and ongoing lawsuits, officials with the city of Fresno say they are finally going to turn the Fulton mall back into a street. The question of what to do with the aging...
View ArticleFresno Aims To Clean Up Blighted Homes, Residents Ask For Interior Inspections
In many of Fresno’s older neighborhoods, blighted properties and boarded up homes are a big problem. FM89’s Joe Moore reports a proposed new law aims to crack down on those property owners.Residents...
View ArticleFresno's Anti-Blight Ordinance Passes First Test
The Fresno City Council has voted to move forward with an ordinance that aims to crack down on vacant blighted properties throughout the city. FM89’s Joe Moore reports backers hope the effort will...
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