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Stories to be Published in Book Designed to Honor Yosemite Grant’s 150 th Anniversary. Yosemite National Park is seeking amateur and professional writers to submit short stories that describe their memories and experiences at Yosemite National Park. One hundred and fifty of the stories will be chosen to be published …

San Antonio Missions National Historical Park officially revealed its exhibit “We’re Still Here: San Antonio Missions Descendant Stories” inside San Antonio International Airport. This exhibit puts faces to the oral histories, memories, and emotions of mission descendants in San Antonio. https://www.nps.gov/saan/learn/news/-we-re-still-here-exhibit-opens-at-san-antonio-international-airport.htm

Last week, the Fresno County Historical Society announced that its annual Civil War Revisited event won’t be happening this year due to COVID-19 . However, the Society is planning an event centered around telling more stories of the 19th Century, beyond the Civil War. At its heart, the Fresno County …

On May 2, hours before the M Street Art Complex opened for ArtHop, Marina Santos gave her students stage directions. Santos is an English teacher at McLane High School. She’s been working with her senior class all year to understand one issue. “What they’re doing tonight is bringing alive the …

Ethan Chatagnier is a Fresno State graduate, and he’s just added to his Central Valley connections by making Fresno and Highway 99 the setting for two of the stories in his new book, “ Warnings from the Future . ” Across a total of ten short stories, Chatagnier writes about …

It’s that undiscovered story that begs to be told, the one that makes you see our Central Valley in a whole different light – that’s the mission of The Big Tell Showcase running on Friday October 19 at the Tower Theater in Fresno . The showcase, which selects ten filmmakers …

The national “#MeToo” discussion that has reinvigorated conversations on sexual assault and harassment came to Atwater on Wednesday, as teachers, students and supporters continued to come forward and claim the … Click to Continue »

Five years ago, Valley Public Radio brought you the story of one man’s search for names that it seemed had been lost to history. Fresno author Tim Z. Hernandez was searching for the families of the 28 passengers who died in a plane crash in western Fresno County in 1948. …

A new project organized by fourth-generation Japanese Americans is seeking to preserve memories and create art. Called the Yonsei Memory Project, the effort is a project of Nikiko Masumoto and Brynn Saito. The two will hold events in Fresno on Saturday Febaury 17th and Monday February 19th, including memory tours …

As part of our series Struggling For Care , we invited listeners to call in with their experiences trying to find doctors in the San Joaquin Valley. Some audio clips below are directly taken (with permission) from voicemails left on our tip line, others from more in-depth conversations. All highlight …

Thousands of students in Merced this week are walking past a clothesline meant to change their thinking about sexual violence, and there’s evidence it may be working, according to researchers. … Click to Continue »

The Merced Multicultural Arts Center will host a participatory art project focusing on immigration stories, according to organizers. The event is called the People’s State of the Union and has … Click to Continue »

A foothill performance is set this weekend for what organizers describe as “part spectacle, part sporting event and part theatrical experience.” Project Big Top and the Yosemite Bug Mountain Resort … Click to Continue »