Here’s something you don’t see everyday: A charity event in which participants, particularly street/sports car drivers, are faced with the objective of outrunning the police! The only time I’ve raced against the police with no consequences is in Grand Theft Auto games, so it is certainly interesting to see a real life event where this…
Yard House is a chain of restaurants that was born in California in 1996, with a Yard House appearing in Fresno at River Park in 2012 (according to old news reports). However, I personally think Yard House is over priced, and in my experience, you cannot reserve a table for several people in advance (they…
As a Fresno Native, I don’t think Fresno is the only city with awful drivers, but it’s just much easier to pick on the really crappy drivers that exist in Fresno. It’s impossible to drive just one day in this city without encountering a horrible driver; I encounter plenty of dangerous drivers in neighborhoods alone…
Merry And Bright. Fresno’s Christmas Tree Lane is a tradition lasting over 100 years! Each December, North Van Ness Boulevard in Old Fig Garden becomes a one-way street lined with hundreds of trees and homes all decked-out with lights and decorations for the holidays. Visitors can drive the 2-mile stretch from Shields to Shaw all…
Fresno State University has tons of students that utilize bicycles and scooters to get around. Surprisingly, there aren’t that many reported thefts; just a few months ago, a scooter was reported stolen on campus. Nevertheless, Fresno State is being proactive in countering scooter and bicycle thefts with a bike and scooter registration program, in which…
If there’s at least one good thing that has happened politically in Fresno, it’s Democrat Jim Costa holding onto his seat again, defeating Republican Michael Maher again since 2022. The race was closer than last time, as current results place Costa beating Maher by 4 points (52-48), as opposed by 8 points in 2022, the…
