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Mothers focus on obesity, community
Gabriela Martinez and Susana Cruz summed up the reasons there is an obesity crisis among the Latino community in the San Joaquín Valley.
Martínez, an immigrant from Colima, México and the mother of three children, said the Latino community is aware of the importance of eating healthy and exercising regularly.
“I think they know it, but the [...]
School farm stands provide produce, smiles
It was a beautiful early spring day yesterday, so I visited the school farm stand at John Burroughs Elementary School.
At the farm stand, which is open every Wednesday afternoon, two women filled bags with fresh apples, oranges, and “snack packs” of locally harvested nuts and dried fruit. The women asked when the farm stand would [...]
Miss Fresno County pageant approaches
Yesterday I had the chance to meet Valerie Salcedo, one of 13 young women who will be competing for scholarship money and the title of Miss Fresno County on Sat., Feb. 27 at the historic Tower Theater in Fresno.
This is the first pageant for the 22-year-old Salcedo, who is a music and vocal performance major [...]
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 support [...]
¡Viva El Mariachi! Festival’s woes
When news broke this week (check Rebecca Plevin’s excellent report in this week’s issue of Vida en el Valle) that the 28th annual ¡Viva El Mariachi! Festival would not happen this spring, I immediately thought about all the great music I have been privileged to hear because of the festival.
But first, I have to go [...]
On Vida’s (laptop) Screen: ‘Casi Divas’ (Almost Divas)
As part of my efforts to get over whatever illness plagued me for most of November, I spent one lazy evening watching the Mexican movie, ‘Casi Divas‘ (Almost Divas.) (Side note: My other main defense against my flu-like symptoms was bowls and bowls of the Vietnamese soup, pho. Order a bowl of this soup, filled [...]
