Some of the best memories throughout life stick with you forever as you play them over and over in your head and smile, thinking fondly of those times. A lot of these good memories are centered around laughs, great conversation and irresistible, mouthwatering food. Family events such as wedding showers or Mother’s Day, or the first day of spring after ...

          Here are the workshops FAM has planned, some offered on multiple dates between June 14 and Aug. 6, 2021, via Zoom: Stop-Motion Animation Explore the Formal Elements (workshops for all ages) Introduction to the Formal Elements of Art & Principles of Design for 4 to 7-year-olds Art Around Town: Fresno Inspires! Creatures Featured Explore the Art of ...

Tesoro Viejo Spring Classic Half Marathon sells out, raises money for conservancy MADERA, CA – Tesoro Viejo – The 2nd Annual Tesoro Viejo Spring Classic Marathon took place on March 21 with a sellout attendance.  It was one of the first organized events within California since the pandemic. Participants came from five states and represented 64 unique cities to run ...

Art Club With Areej Due to the popularity of ‘Art School at the MCAC,’ Areej is back with this 9-week course.                   ————————————————————————————————————————— The Art of Healing The Art of Healing is 9-week course is for students ages 8-14 who struggle with anxiety, depression, regulating emotions or who are recovering from physical ...

Is a trip to Yosemite National Park on your to-do list this summer? You’ll need to do some planning now. The National Park Service has re-instituted a temporary day-use reservations system for Yosemite National Park for visits from May 21-September 30, 2021.  This new process is something we’re all getting used to, so take a look at some common questions and ...

By Bob Labozetta (UC Master Gardener, Mariposa) Some plants just don’t lend themselves to indoor seeding and later transplanting. They prefer to start and finish in the same place. This is usually due to having a delicate root system. Beans, beets, carrots, corn, cucumbers, lettuce, melons, peas, radish, scallions, spinach, squash, swiss chard, turnips, zucchini prefer direct seeding. There are ...

My hiking boots took me on an adventure along the Old Coulterville Road, a historic stagecoach route that brought people to the Yosemite Valley starting in 1874. Stage stops along the way provided a change in horses, a break from the bumpy, dusty, cold or hot ride, and maybe some food or a night’s rest. Imagine the stories that came ...

FRESNO — The three-day Vintage Days festival has shifted again this year to host performances and activities online for the community from April 16 through 18. The student committee behind the festival announced on Feb. 19 that in-person festivities would be canceled for the second year in alignment with public health advisories. Vintage Days, an annual campus festival in its ...

If feeding your family wholesome meals is a daily goal, keep in mind you can serve up tasty foods that also feed your immune system by including ingredients like mushrooms. With their earthy flavor, mushrooms – like many other fruits and vegetables – can also play a positive role in supporting a healthy immune system. Studies at Oregon State University ...

FRESNO — After recently winning another Fresno Bee People’s Choice award, the Fresno State Winery added its first medals of the year at the San Francisco Chronicle International Wine Competition. The student-made wines won one gold medal and three silver medals in the largest North American wine competition that evaluated nearly 5,700 wines from over 1,000 wineries. Fresno State’s 2019 ...