The Filmworks flick I’m not going to miss
Fresno Filmworks’ annual film festival, which kicks off tomorrow night, boasts a great line-up of flicks. But the movie that I’m especially excited about is “Cinco Días sin Nora” (Nora’s Will.) Here’s the synopsis from the Filmworks Website: The film’s protagonist, Nora, has a plan that would bring her ex-husband, Jose, and the rest of [...]
Report from the Field: Photos from Huron and Firebaugh
“I’ve got a hankering for some chorizo,” my co-worker, Dan, said to me Tuesday morning. We had just finished covering a census event in Huron, and Dan was hungrily eyeing the strip of Mexican restaurants that dot Huron’s main street. We wandered into “Mexican Café,” a joint one of the census workers had recommended. I [...]
Quezada loses WBC Carribbean belt at Tachi Palace
Sorry, no photos due to technical problems. I’ll add a photo gallery of the entire evening soon. The worst thing that could have happened to Manuel Quezada did happen Thursday at the Tachi Palace when the 18-bout win streak he carried for nearly five years ended. Quezada failed to defend his WBC CABOFE Heavyweight title against Jason [...]
Manuel Quezada: Is there a big bout out there for the Wasco native?
Manuel Quezada has 18-straight victories to his name. He’s hoping to further that record tonight when he meets Jason Gavern (18-7-3, with 8 KOs) of Kissimmee, Florida at the Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino in Lemoore. Up for grabs is Quezada’s (29-4-1, with 18 KOs) WBC Caribbean Boxing Federation (CABOFE) title. Quezada is the co-main event to the 2008 Olympian Shawn Estrada (6-0, [...]
New farmers market in downtown Fresno
Wouldn’t it be cool if people could live, work and buy local produce, all in downtown Fresno? That dream will come a little closer to reality within the next month, when a new farmers market opens in Courthouse Park in downtown Fresno. During a press conference Monday morning, Supervisor Henry Perea announced that a weekly [...]
Is it spring yet?
I’m normally critical of people and companies that rush the seasons. Promoting fall-flavored coffee beverages in September, when it’s still 100 degrees in Fresno? Not cool. Playing holiday tunes before Halloween? Not kosher in my book. But this spring, I find myself desperately rushing the season. I insist on eating outside on my apartment’s covered [...]
