FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — The city of Fresno has closed escrow on the Tower Theatre after a years-long ownership struggle. The city purchased the property for $6.5 million to preserve it as a historic landmark. The deal has been surrounded in controversy after the original sale to Adventure Church brought protesters to the Tower District, and…
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Oak Fire spreads over 6,500 acres in California
The Oak Fire, which sparked in Mariposa County Friday afternoon, has forced more than 6,000 people to evacuate. Coming home from the gym yesterday we saw the smoke plumes forming to the north from this fire. To put this fire in perspective, at this time last year we were at 3.2M acres burned. This year…
Transgender and Gender Nonconforming in Emergency Departments: A Qualitative Report of Patient Experiences
We saw this floating around our email inbox and I thought it was both substantive and relevant when discussing all of the challenges and obstacles transgender and gender nonconforming folks face. These are important issues and actually are matters of life and death. The study and publication were authored by Makini Chisolm-Straker, Logan Jardine, Cyril…
45th Annual Fresno Scottish Gathering and Games at Kearney Park
Come celebrate Scottish culture through music, dance, athletics, living history, food, unique shopping experiences, spectacle, fanfare, and even live medieval battle demonstrations! This is a fun family event, so Scottish or not, come join us! Saturday, Sep 17th 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Kearney Park 6725 W Kearney Blvd Fresno, CA, 93706 If you’d like…