Fresno County Administrative Officer Jean Rousseau went over important steps Thursday the county is taking to get as much open as possible during the COVID-19 pandemic. Libraries Rousseau says this coming Monday, libraries will have a soft opening. No one will be allowed inside the libraries, but curbside pickup and other...
Matthew Desmond Digs into 'Eviction' at Warnors Theatre
New York Times best-selling author Matthew Desmond will talk about the impact of eviction on the lives of low-income families and its role in racial and economic inequality at Fresno's Warnors Theatre on Thursday night. Listen to this article: Desmond's most acclaimed book is "Evicted: Poverty and Profit in...
Highway City's New Community Center Puts Resources Under One Roof
Art exhibits, library books, parent education, health, and wellness — Fresno's newest community resource center is offering all that, and much more, to a community and neighborhood long thirsting for easy access to such services. The Granville-Teague Community Resource Center, the first of its kind in the Highway City community,...
Sanger Residents Love Their Remodeled Library
A half-century ago, the Sanger branch of the Fresno County Library opened its doors. In the decades that followed, the building stayed pretty much the same. That now has dramatically changed for the better. After a five-month closure, Sanger residents have been welcomed back to a library that features an...
Leaders Applaud New Community Center for Highway City
Dignitaries and area residents gathered to celebrate the groundbreaking for the Granville Northwest Community Center on Aug. 9. The center will serve as a resource hub for residents of the area in the vicinity of Fresno's northwest border, known as Highway City. Construction of the 5,500 square foot building is being...
New Center Hopes to Lift Neglected Neighborhood
For people in Highway City, the sounds of gunshots and sirens going off in the middle of the night aren't out of the ordinary. Kids joining gangs and getting into other types of trouble are also not unusual occurrences. Across from older homes in this section of Fresno, a canal...