Where Hope Prevails While not without its own disappointments and heartbreak, the Olympics have provided us with needed distraction. Watching the clean young faces in dress representing the home [...] Continue Reading
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NFL, Jon Gruden and Social Justice: It Was All an Illusion
The most famous director of the FBI, J. Edgar Hoover, touring and evaluating southern policing in the 1940s, observed, “There are some trigger-happy policemen down here.” We know now that Hoover’s [...] Continue Reading
Housing Is Worth Going to Bat For
California hosts one of the greatest rivalries in sports: the L.A. Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants. This year, the rivalry reached a climax with the teams holding the best regular-season records [...] Continue Reading
Lupita Infante, Nieta Del Ícono Pedro Infante, Se Consolida Como Cantante
Por Eduardo Stanley “La música ha sido una gran parte de mi vida desde pequeña, pero no fui una niña a la que subían al escenario de una forma profesional, pero siempre fue parte de mi historia. [...] Continue Reading
La Música Cubana y La Guerra Cultural
Por Peter Maiden Durante la Guerra Fría (1945-1990, el término se refiere a las tensiones entre Estados Unidos y sus aliados contra la entonces Unión Soviética), la cultura se militarizó. La fama [...] Continue Reading
The Beautiful Game Has Left Town
By Peter Maiden The Fresno Football Club, known as the Foxes, or the Zorros in Spanish, is disbanded. It was a pro team in the second division United Soccer League, and it played at Chukchansi Park [...] Continue Reading
Wild Blue Yonder Farewell
By Evo Bluestein In 1974, a fusion rock band called Wild Blue Yonder pooled their meager resources and put in a lot of elbow grease to open a music club of the same name. It was a focal point for [...] Continue Reading
Foxes Might Leave Fresno after Winning Season
By Peter MaidenPhotos by Peter Maiden Will the Fresno FC Foxes play next season in Fresno? That’s the question on many people’s minds as the team progresses into the league playoffs. According [...] Continue Reading
Fresno Foxes in Second Place in USL West
By Peter Maiden The Fresno Bee reported on July 18 that the Fresno Foxes are not bringing in as big a crowd as last season, around 710 less people on average per game. Aside from Vida en el Valle, [...] Continue Reading
Conference at Fresno State Highlights Women in Soccer
By Peter Maiden The Valley Public History Initiative, also known as Historia Pública, is building an archive of materials related to Central Valley soccer. The project is called “The Other [...] Continue Reading
The Foxes Remain Undefeated
Photos by Peter Maiden The Fresno Foxes played Orange County FC on April 26 at Chukchansi Park. After being down two goals, Fresno came back for a 2-2 tie. The Foxes remain undefeated in their [...] Continue Reading
Fresno Foxes against Reno
Photos by Peter Maiden On March 23, the first home game of the 2019 season for the Fresno Foxes at Chukchansi Park resulted in a 1-1 tie with Reno 1868. The match was attended by 7,863 fans. The [...] Continue Reading