Arts

Filmmaker Knew ‘Right Away’ Ilhan Omar Was a Political Star

March 14, 2019

Filmmaker Norah Shapiro explained how and why she made "Time for Ilhan" recently during Fresno State’s Cineculture series. The award-winning documentary captures the political rise of Ilhan Omar, who won a seat in the Minnesota Legislature before becoming t...

Picture of Rep. Ilhan Omar walking through the halls of the Capitol.

Maker of ‘Time for Ilhan’ Will Be at Fresno State on Friday

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February 27, 2019

By virtue of her background and a flair for visual story-telling, Norah Shapiro has emerged as an award-winning (and crowd inspiring) maker of independent documentaries. Valley residents will have the opport...

Fresno Rock City. Band Shouts it Out Loud in One Last KISS-Off

David Taub

February 11, 2019

Who is the most popular member of KISS? Perhaps the best way to figure it out is looking at which character fans emulated in the band's Fresno stop. Opinion David Taub Assuming the fans ...

Book World: Three Great Audiobooks for Your Holiday Drive

The Washington Post

December 17, 2018

(Random House Audio) 'My Sister, the Serial Killer' Nigerian writer Oyinkan Braithwaite's first novel is set in Lagos and, as its startling title suggests, it revolves around two sisters - one good, one not so much. Korede is an efficient, highly responsibl...

Voth: Remembering Peter Everwine, the Patriarch of Fresno Poets

Joseph Voth

December 11, 2018

When I was in high school, my father worked at a gas station and wrote poetry late at night in our kitchen. He wrote old-fashioned poems. I now know they were decent, but the poetry experience was generally uni...

AP Exclusive: 2 Rarely Seen Hemingway Stories Coming Out

AP News

October 22, 2018

NEW YORK — Two Ernest Hemingway stories written in the mid-1950s and rarely seen since will be published next year. The director of Hemingway's literary estate, Michael Katakis, told The Associated Press rec...

Photo of 9/11 art at McLane High School in Fresno

Public Can View Students 9/11 Art at McLane High School

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September 11, 2018

McLane High School’s ArtVenture Academy is displaying art recognizing the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers in 2001. Students created the art the following year in 2002 and again in 2011 on the 10th anniversary of the attacks. The art is displaye...

Artist's rendering of Peerless Buildings

Newly Renovated Peerless Building Debuts With ArtHop Event

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June 5, 2018

Fresno's innovators, makers, and engineers have a new hub with the opening of the recently renovated Peerless Building downtown at 1755 Broadway Street. The public can check it out Thursday from 4 p.m. to 7:...

New Bitwise Building Art Has a Name: Beige Against the Machine

David Taub

March 7, 2018

The red side of Bitwise's building at 2600 Ventura Street in dowtown Fresno (photo: David Taub) (Update, 3/08/18: This story now includes a quote from the artist.) Motorists headed to downtown Fresno on ...

Roe’s Video Pick: “Long Shot” on Netflix

Roe Borunda

October 9, 2017

Arrested for a murder he didn’t commit, Juan Catalan had to prove his innocence. His alibi was that he was at a Dodger game the day of the murder along with 40,000 other people. His story resulted in a Netflix Original mini-documentary and can be watched...

Gladding’s Powerful Testimony Changes Minds in Assembl... Gavin’s Law was headed for failure in th...

Alan Kreuger, 58, Economist for Obama and Clinton, Takes Own... Alan Krueger, a groundbreaking Princeton...

Can City Ordinance “STOP” Panhandling? UPDATE, 3/20/2019: Councilmembers Miguel...

Fresno State Art Exhibit Rings in Persian New Year The Persian New Year, or Nowruz, celebra...

Strange, Disappointing End to Strong Season for Bulldogs First, Sam Merrill and his Utah State te...

How To Fix FUSD Bus Driver Shortage? Make It Full-Time Job. School bus driver shortages are a nation...

Bullard Student's Attorney 'Troubled' by Questioning of Client

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Mayor Brand Comes Out Against Anti-Panhandling Proposal

California Supreme Court Throws Cities, Including Fresno, Into Chaos Over Local Taxes

How To Fix FUSD Bus Driver Shortage? Make It Full-Time Job.

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Oscars Producers Say the Show Is in 'Good Shape' for Sunday

Jay-Z, Dead & Co., the Killers to Perform at Woodstock 50

Fresno State Art Exhibit Rings in Persian New Year

Brooks & Dunn, Ray Stevens to Join Country Hall of Fame

Walters: Newsom Raises the Housing Bar on Himself

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Walters: Newsom Does It Again With Death Row Reprieve

Walters: Slowing Economy Could Hit State Budget

Notes on Spiral Garage Appraisal

A Brief History of Fresno’s Spiral Garage

Bulldog AD’s Bold Ideas: He Talks Football, Facilities, and Education.

This Video Brings the Cost of Freedom Close to Home

Filmmaker Knew ‘Right Away’ Ilhan Omar Was a Political Star

Maker of ‘Time for Ilhan’ Will Be at Fresno State on Friday

Fresno Rock City. Band Shouts it Out Loud in One Last KISS-Off

Book World: Three Great Audiobooks for Your Holiday Drive

Voth: Remembering Peter Everwine, the Patriarch of Fresno Poets

AP Exclusive: 2 Rarely Seen Hemingway Stories Coming Out

Public Can View Students 9/11 Art at McLane High School

Newly Renovated Peerless Building Debuts With ArtHop Event

New Bitwise Building Art Has a Name: Beige Against the Machine

Roe’s Video Pick: “Long Shot” on Netflix