By I. smiley G. Calderon | smileycalderon@gmail.com The Banyan Tree Park in Lahaina, Maui, is one of the most special and unique places in Hawaii. It’s home to a remarkable, even majestic, tree that is the…
By Doug Cox | bdougcox@gmail.com Summer is one season that seems to compose its own soundtrack every single year. To help carry us through these dog days and nights of sweltering heat, swimming pools, and…
By Amber Lynette | amberlynette@reaperclean.com The Fresno Rainbow Pride Festival at Fresno City College was once again a community success! Not even the heat of the day could bring down the supportive and fun energy…
Fresno’s 34th Annual Pride parade and festival will arrive in style as one of Fresno’s largest single-day events June 1. By Lisa Talley | lisa@fresnoflyer.com Where some events struggled to find their footing after the…
By Amber Lynette | amberlynette@reaperclean.com As our community becomes more vigilant in understanding warning signs for suicide, it has fallen into everyone’s hands to connect others to much-needed help during times of distress or crisis.…
By Doug Cox | bdougcox@gmail.com From Fresno to France, the bittersweet follows us everywhere. In this surprising and gritty poem, Michelle Patton, a widely published poet and professor at Fresno City College, employs a series…
By Doug Cox | bdougcox@gmail.com As many locals might already know, Fresno and the entire San Joaquin Valley enjoy a rich and highly-regarded literary tradition that dates back to long before California statehood. However, most…