Archive for January, 2010
Fresno Gem: Chesterfield’s Antiques
My weekend was filled with uniquely Fresno experiences. My mother and I had dinner at Peruvian fusion restaurant Limón on Friday night, and we feasted on fabulous fish tacos at El Pescador on Saturday afternoon. I attended my first Fresno Monsters hockey game on Saturday night, and loved seeing so many people turn out to [...]
“Biri” champions women’s high school wrestling in Selma
Read the full story on “Biri” in next week’s Vida. Sixth-ranked in the nation (133-pound division), Biridiana Mendoza began the sport of wrestling at about five years old, following older sibling, José, to the Selma Wrestling Club to work out under the tutelage of Jose Ramos, Diego Quintana, and several others who formed the club from [...]
VIDEO: Fresh and Easy opens!
As someone who works in downtown Fresno, I was super excited to attend the grand opening Wednesday morning of the new Fresh and Easy grocery store, located at Tulare and R streets. A huge crowd of people flooded the store around 10 a.m., eager to take advantage of great deals, sample products, and check out the [...]
VIDEO: How to get involved in the campaign for immigration reform
Meet Marisela Ceballos Lara. Marisela is a graduate student at California State University, Fresno, and a state student leader of the Reform Immigration FOR America campaign. In the video below, Marisela urges people to become involved in – and stay updated about – the immigration reform movement, by simply texting the phrase “JUSTICE” or (JUSTICIA, in [...]
Two arrested in Togo national soccer team bus attack
Two people have been arrested for taking part in last Friday’s attack on the Togo soccer team bus that left two members of the team, a media person and assistant coach, dead. The Togo team was heading for the African Nations Cup. The team was escorted home and disqualified from the tournament. They were to play Monday against Ghana. [...]
With the right offer, it’s C-ya! And Cabanas is gone
Club America’s Paraguayan forward Salvador Cabañas just achieved his ninth goal for the Aguilas during their InterLiga match last Saturday in Carson. He leads the all-time InterLiga record. Rumors are all over the place about Cabañas, 30, considering offers from English teams. If these talks hold, then America should tighten their grip on the striker. The deal [...]
