FRESNO — Full Circle Brewing Co. will soon be filling pints at a new location in the downtown Fresno Brewery District. The new tasting room an…
HANFORD — Dine Out Downtown will be making a comeback this St. Patrick’s Day.
After an early run in the 2010s, Jefferson’s Hotwings made its return to Hanford in February, and the locals are already loving the old/new joint.
Next week we will be ushering in Chinese New Year on the first day of the first month of Chinese New Year, which begins on the new moon that a…
SELMA — For one local couple aiming to start their own business, 2020 was a salty year indeed.
SELMA — Students in the Selma Unified School District's traditional Kindergarten through sixth grade did not go back to the classroom on Monda…
I spent the morning studying an old photograph Steve has in his collection. It shows a couple of businesses on the south side of the 300 block…
KINGSBURG — Two Kingsburg businesses are seeing a new lease on life in the new year despite 2020’s tumultuousness. El Patron Taqueria and Yum…
FRESNO – Assemblymember Dr. Joaquin Arambula (D-Fresno) recently responded to Governor Gavin Newsom’s $227.2 billion budget proposal for fisca…
During the holidays Steve and I have received a couple of special presents. As the Kings Hand Laundry properties are being cleaned and organiz…
I am looking at my calendar, dumbfounded that we have come to the year’s end. How did time go by so fast when it feels like I’ve been standing…
Streaming service giants like Netflix and Disney+ offer a vast array of entertainment geared specifically to keep our eyes glued to our screen…
The farming industry took a massive hit shortly after COVID-19 was introduced to the world. The sharp hit to the supply and demand system shoc…
LEMOORE — Leprino Foods Company has released its fourth biennial Global Responsibility Report updating the progress in our focus areas of peop…
After years of hearing about Dutch Bros Coffee, I finally had to try it and the new location in Lemoore provided just that opportunity on Nov. 23.
A couple of weeks ago I was thumbing through the “Thanksgiving” issue of a cooking magazine. Normally, I would have spent evenings surrounded …
These baking tips can lead to successful yields of cookies, cakes and other holiday treats.
MONTEREY — Monterey County Convention and Visitors Bureau (Monterey County CVB) is announcing its 2020 holiday gift guide, making it possible…
I spent this morning perusing an old China Alley photograph we believe is dated circa 1915. The picture is at an angle, capturing building No.…
In this time of relative isolation, we each spin like tops in our own little worlds far more often. Far less often are we able to connect with…
MONTEREY — Residents and travelers alike will attest that Monterey County is a hub of some of the country’s freshest food and wine. The region…
As I wrote in my last column, I had a delightful time examining a photograph taken inside Great-grandfather’s noodle house, Mee Jan Low. Louis…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Government of Canada note that the risk of getti…
I was on the phone with my longtime friend, Dea Jensen, when our conversation led to the loss of Hanford’s historic buildings that were destro…
For the past week, Uncle Richard has visited my dreams. I wake with the sound of his voice in my ear. It’s not his restaurant kitchen voice, w…
In the interest of the safety and the good health of us all during this time of Covid-19, there will not be a Moon Festival this year. In the …
For this week’s journalistic tour through the five buildings that once housed my family’s Chinese Pagoda and Imperial Dynasty restaurants, we …