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City of Fresno Follows Suit on Event Cancellations Due to Coronavirus

March 13, 2020

Following guidelines established by the state and many other cities around California, the city of Fresno recommended cancellations of any gathering of 25o or more people in wake of fears of the coronavirus. "We’re taking sensible and reasonable steps to ke...

Who Canceled: A Look at the Concerts, Films, Events on Hold

AP News

March 13, 2020

And soon there will be none (for a while). Tours, awards shows, conventions and festivals on Thursday announced cancellations and postponements at a rapid clip, with concert tours being postponed, movie rele...

Coachella Festival Postponed as Concerts Grapple With Virus

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March 11, 2020

California's uber-popular Coachella music festival has been postponed from its usual two-weekend-run in April to October due to concerns about the growing coronavirus. The festival’s producer Goldenvoice mad...

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Hoover, McCardle Students Illustrate 100 Years of Women’s Right to Vote

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February 7, 2020

Students from Hoover High School and McCardle Elementary School exhibited their interpretations of the women's suffrage movement at ArtHop in downtown Fresno on Thursday night. The movement waged a nearly 100-year fight win the right to vote for women in th...

Book Signings Saturday for Bill Lyles’ Memoir and ‘Stinger’

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February 6, 2020

Bill Lyles likes to say that "the joy is in the building, not the having." And Lyles, who is the president and CEO of Fresno-based Lyles Diversified Inc., has done a lot of building. For three-quarters of a ...

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Iconic Valley Sculptor Margaret Hudson Dies at 93

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February 4, 2020

Your Central Valley FRESNO, California (KSEE/KGPE) The iconic Valley sculptor and founder of Earth Arts Studio Margaret Hudson died Sunday at the age of 93. Earth Arts Studio opened in 1972 after ...

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Newseum Hailed Free Press, but Got Beaten by Free Museums

AP News

December 29, 2019

WASHINGTON — In 2008, the Newseum — a private museum dedicated to exploring modern history as told through the eyes of journalists — opened on prime Washington real estate. “We’re proud of how we did our storytelling. We changed the model of how museums did...

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Top AP Sports Photos Capture Memorable Moments of 2019

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December 18, 2019

A flip, a fling and a fist pump that seemed lost forever. Simone Biles, Kawhi Leonard and Tiger Woods took their best shot. So did ace photographers all over the world, capturing The Associated Press Sports ...

Cheech And Chong Might Be Over But Cheech Marin Is Saving Chicano Art With An Exciting Art Exhibit

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December 18, 2019

Mitú Cheech Marin is one of the most successful comedic voices to come out of the Mexican-American community in the United States. As part of the comedic duo Cheech & Chong, he has toured the nation...

A Tattoo at a Time, Afghan Woman Takes on Society’s Taboos

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December 16, 2019

KABUL, Afghanistan — A female tattoo artist, a rarity in ultra-conservative Afghanistan, is taking a big risk with every customer she takes on. It’s been 18 months since Suraya Shaheedi started her mobile tattoo shop in the capital, Kabul. She’s received de...

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City of Fresno Follows Suit on Event Cancellations Due to Coronavirus

Who Canceled: A Look at the Concerts, Films, Events on Hold

Coachella Festival Postponed as Concerts Grapple With Virus

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Book Signings Saturday for Bill Lyles’ Memoir and ‘Stinger’

Iconic Valley Sculptor Margaret Hudson Dies at 93

Newseum Hailed Free Press, but Got Beaten by Free Museums

Top AP Sports Photos Capture Memorable Moments of 2019

Cheech And Chong Might Be Over But Cheech Marin Is Saving Chicano Art With An Exciting Art Exhibit

A Tattoo at a Time, Afghan Woman Takes on Society’s Taboos