This year, the Tower Theatre in Fresno turns 80 years old. The theatre’s iconic marquee and tower have flashed fluorescent pink and purple since it opened in 1939. “The Memorial Auditorium was built then, and so the Tower Theatre was really the very last of those big, glorious, neon-lit theaters,” …
Read More »Weekend – Miwuk Nation Keeps Traditions Alive At Annual Big Time Gathering In Yosemite
And now for The Weekend — the Southern Sierra Miwuk Nation is having its annual Big Time Gathering in Yosemite National Park on Saturday and Sunday. FM89’s News Director Alice Daniel spoke about it with Bill Leonard, chairman of the tribe. He starts by saying a lot of other tribes …
Read More »Study: Salt marshes will vanish if seas keep rising and California keeps building
On one side, there’s the rising ocean. On the other, rising buildings. Squeezed between the two are California’s salt marshes – a unique ecosystem filled with pickleweed and cordgrass, shorebirds … Click to Continue »
Read More »Marines’ Beach Landing Exercise Keeps Amphibious Assaults Relevant
The Marines are formulating a new plan for storming a beach, something they haven’t done in six decades. After more than a decade of desert warfare, the Marines are trying to get back to basics. They spend more time training with their traditional partner, the US Navy. Each year since …
Read More »Faith keeps hope alive for evacuated Mariposa family
The Tiners explain when they decided to evacuate their home, and what lifts their spirits while they wonder if their home will survive the Detwiler fire. … Click to Continue »
Read More »