A Free Verse Poem by Richard Iyall I am peace. I am love. I am the light from high above. I am the light that shines within. I am the spark that makes you grin. I am a book upon on a [...] Continue Reading
Arts & Culture
Teatro Inmigrante: New Theater Project 2020–21
(Editor’s note: Teatro Inmigrante is the brainchild of Agustín Lira and Patricia Wells, local artists with roots in the farmworkers’ movement originated in the 1960s in the Central Valley.) In [...] Continue Reading
The Power of Art in Times of the Pandemic
By Community Alliance Staff The “Lift Every Voice” mural project started June 13 on H Street, across from Chukchansi Park, where a group of local artists painted a mural under the theme “Black [...] Continue Reading
Alex Vavoulis Left an Enduring Legacy
By Vic Bedoian Alex Vavoulis, the man who launched radio station KFCF in Fresno among many other achievements, died June 9 at the age of 95. He was a proud Greek-American who grew up in New [...] Continue Reading
Finding Good in Horrible
By Ruth Gadebusch In a way that we never foresaw, this nation has been shaken to its bones—to its graveyards—with the convergence of the COVID-19 pandemic and the killing of a Black man. Seemingly [...] Continue Reading
Black Lives Matter and the City of Fresno Work Together with A Proclamation and Street Painting
By Peter Maiden Over four hundred people came out to downtown Fresno June 18 to paint “Black Lives Matter” in twenty foot tall letters on P Street where it passes in front of City Hall. The event [...] Continue Reading
The Art of José Elías
By José Elías My name is José Jesús Elías and I was born in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico. Painting has always interested me even though I never had an opportunity to study art in my [...] Continue Reading
Living Rogue
By I. smiley G. Calderon The 19th annual Rogue Festival in Fresno’s Tower District was an eventful cornucopia of the best live spoken-word theater, music, dance—and everything in between—fringe [...] Continue Reading
The Future of Journalism in Fresno (is in your hands)
By Mike Rhodes On Feb. 13, The McClatchy Co. filed for bankruptcy. McClatchy is the owner of the Fresno Bee, the primary newspaper in this community for my entire life. Also, I worked as a printer [...] Continue Reading
Cultural Appropriation at Fresno Hmong New Year Woke Up a Sleeping Khmer Golden Dragon
While dragons have different historical and cultural characteristics—mostly in appearance—these characteristics impel societies to either revere or fear them for different reasons. Despite the [...] Continue Reading
19th Annual Rogue Festival Returns to the Tower District
By Community Alliance Staff The 2020 Rogue Festival features 250 performances by 53 performing groups in 11 Tower District venues in Fresno’s largest, craziest and most courageous performing arts [...] Continue Reading
What to Do About Teen Stress
By Ariana Mohebbi People often think that teenagers are influenced by the media to smoke, vape, drink or do drugs, but the main cause of these bad decisions is stress. School is the culprit for [...] Continue Reading