Writer Mark Arax has been working to uncover some of the forgotten history that explains how many neighborhoods in Fresno were established. What he discovered was that some of the city’s largest housing developers used restrictive real estate covenants to prevent Armenians and people of color from living in certain …
Read More »Mark Arax On What The Valley Reveals About The Radicalization Of The Right
The man who carried a Confederate flag inside the U.S. Capitol during last week’s insurrection was arrested yesterday for an act that served as a reminder that the roots of our country’s divisions run deep. The now infamous images of him walking through the Capitol with the flag resting causally …
Read More »Mark Arax On The Relevance Of Saroyan In The Midst Of A Pandemic
As California’s stay-at-home directive in response to the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the pace of life has slowed for many. FM 89’s Kathleen Schock spoke with journalist and author Mark Arax, who said that now is the perfect time to discover or revisit the work of the Valley’s most famous writer, …
Read More »Squishy, Powdery and Oh-So-Sweet: Japanese Pastries In Chinatown Hit The Mark
One popular stop in Fresno’s Chinatown is Kogetsu-Do, a Japanese shop with a long history over on F Street. Lynn Ikeda-Yada owns the shop, whose name means “lake moon,” and she’s the third generation to do so. Her grandparents migrated to Chinatown from Hiroshima, Japan. There’s even a blown-up photo …
Read More »Extreme Weather, Extreme Fires Mark California’s Summer 2018
Last month the Carr Fire near Redding exploded overnight in what some people have called a “fire-nado” – with extreme rotating winds that toppled high tension power lines and wrapped metal posts around trees. It was the most extreme case of extreme fire behavior people have seen in California in …
Read More »Mark Arax On The “Wonderful” Empire Of Stewart And Lynda Resnick
By some measures, Stewart Resnick is the biggest farmer in California. His empire of almonds, pomegranates, pistachios and citrus covers over 120,000 acres in the San Joaquin Valley. Known today as The Wonderful Company, Resnick and his wife Lynda have grown their multi-billion dollar fortune on products like POM Wonderful …
Read More »Cake, singers mark new attractions at 53rd annual Basque festival in Los Banos
Basque singers and “Gateau Basque” are new to this year’s annual Basque Festival and Picnic Sunday at the Los Banos Fairgrounds. The festival and picnic event is a longstanding tradition … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced children mark Arbor Day by adding to city’s urban forest
Hundreds of Merced schoolchildren helped spruce up their schools in celebration of Arbor Day on Friday, according to district officials. The tree-planting ceremonies have become an annual tradition for the … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced Catholics mark beginning of Lent on Ash Wednesday
On Ash Wednesday, hundreds of parishioners were reminded to pray, fast and practice alms-giving during a Mass at St. Patrick’s Parish in which a symbolic wall appeared at the altar. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Mayhem and tragedy mark Merced Sun-Star’s most read stories from 2016
Tragedy grabbed the most eyes in 2016 on the Merced Sun-Star’s website, according to records, in a year that saw stabbings, deadly car crashes and a toddler who drowned in … Click to Continue »
Read More »Fireworks will return to Lake McClure to mark holiday
It’s the first show at the reservoir since 2013 Show will cost $ 20 per car Two reservoirs also recently planted with trout … Click to Continue »
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