For decades, the Airways Pool offered a respite from Fresno's sizzling summer heat to families from across the city. And while the city has built partnerships with local high schools since Airways' closing in 2017, none of them comes close to offering the low-cost experience that Airways did. Fresno...
High Interest as Cannabis Store Sales Begin in Fresno
Thirty minutes before its scheduled 10 a.m. opening, the line at The Artist Tree was 50 customers deep. When the doors finally opened a few minutes ahead of time, staffers allowed 20 people in at a time to peruse and purchase the store's array of cannabis products. The boutique...
Heat Wave ‘Like a Pressure Cooker’ Descends on Fresno, Valley
As heat waves go, the one that's hitting Fresno this week is kind of boring — unless you don't have air-conditioning and/or you work outdoors, in which case you should prepare to break a sweat. Monday's forecast high is 105 degrees, the start of an eight-day stretch of triple-digit...
Yosemite Crews Deploy Sprinklers in Yosemite as Washburn Fire Grows
A heat wave was developing in California on Monday but winds were light as firefighters battled a wildfire that poses a threat to a grove of giant sequoias and a small community in Yosemite National Park. The Washburn Fire on the western flank of the Sierra Nevada had scorched about 3.6...
After ’11th Hour’ Change, Measure C Tax Renewal Faces Rough Road Ahead
A last-minute proposal put forward Thursday evening by the city of Fresno for a Measure C renewal spending plan was approved 11-4 by the Fresno Council of Governments Policy Board after an extensive public hearing, but the proposal still faces scrutiny by county officials that could yet keep the...
Are Fresno High Schoolers Cheating Their Way to a Diploma with Online Option?
This story has been updated with new information from Fresno Unified. Fresno Unified high school students who fail one or more classes can still get a passing grade and earn course credit by retaking classes in the summer or over winter break. But FUSD teachers recently raised concerns that...
Panel Paves Way for Domestic Violence Center in North Fresno Neighborhood
A change in zoning that would allow the Marjaree Mason Center to move into a vacant property in north Fresno was approved by the Fresno Planning Commission on Wednesday. Commissioners lifted certain restrictions on the use of the former Milan Institute of Cosmetology campus on Bullard Ave. just west...
Fresno Marijuana Retailers Race to Open Doors. Which Will Be First?
Two Fresno marijuana retailers are competing to become the first legal purveyor of pot in the city. Both The Artist Tree in northwest Fresno and Embarc in the central area are putting the final touches on their stores. As of Wednesday afternoon, The Artist Tree is ready to go. All...
Celebrity Chef Leans on Valley Roots for Inspiration – and Giants Ballpark Menu
Valley native Traci Des Jardins has been called a "culinary superstar." A celebrity chef in her own right, Des Jardins has operated well-known San Francisco restaurants — some fancy, some more casual. "I grew up with food all around me. It was the center of the celebration of whatever...
North Fresno Neighbors Concerned About Agency’s Plan for Empty Beauty College
Neighbors in north Fresno are concerned about the future use of a former trade school located adjacent to homes on Bullard just west of Blackstone. The Fresno Planning Commission will discuss changing zoning for the empty campus at 255 W. Bullard Avenue that was most recently used to house...