Tag Archives: Tower

Mohamed Ahmed has worked behind the register of the Food King in Fresno’s Tower District for more than a decade. He’s the owner, and he says many of his customers are regulars coming in every week for basic staples or beer. He expects to see them, but the pandemic changed …

The controversial sale of Fresno’s Tower Theater to Adventure Church has drawn months of protests and legal battles. As the close of escrow remains in limbo, local arts reporter Donald Munro found himself asking why the church is so determined to purchase the landmark. Valley Edition Host Kathleen Schock spoke …

Along Fern Avenue in the Tower District, businesses are boarded up, some lined with graffiti. There’s trash piled in the doorways. But on this sunny Saturday afternoon, volunteers move brooms along the sidewalk and sweep the debris into boxes. There’s an upbeat feeling about their work. One of the cleaning …

The Tower Road railroad crossing in Merced is expected to be closed for another two weeks because it needs more work than originally planned, city staff said on Monday. The … Click to Continue »

Community members in the Tower District are raising donations for those who lost their homes in a devastating fire last week. On June 16th, 10 structures and two homes were destroyed in the blaze. "We just decided lets have a community potluck. Everybody bring their own side dish we’ll do …

Everyone has heard of neighborhood watch, but what if it was as easy as taking a picture and posting it to Facebook, well it can be.