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Man wearing a face mask

Masks for Dummies pt. XIII

OpinionAugust 17, 2021

By I. smiley G. Calderón | smileygcalderon@gmail.com Sadly, as you can see by now, dear reader, the coronavirus is still doing its nasty thing. It's hijacking your beautiful, healthy human cells and rapidly replicating inside…

Masks For Dummies pt. XII

OpinionJuly 18, 2021

 By I. smiley G. Calderón | smileygcalderon@gmail.com When summer finally kicked in, I thought for sure this would be it - the highly anticipated end to a somber yearlong saga-series. This series of how brilliant…

Shows are Back!

Arts & EntertainmentJuly 7, 2021

By Dave Fountinelle | dave@fresnoflyer.com California’s economy officially reopened without restrictions on June 15th. This means an end to mandated social distancing, capacity limits, and masking for those who have received the vaccine. It also…

Adventure Church Pursues the Politics of Gay Erasure

CommunityJuly 7, 2021

By Jaguar Bennett | jaguarbennett@gmail.com Try to imagine the Tower District without LGBTQIA+ people and their contributions. Without gay people, the Tower District would be missing many of its residents, clubs, restaurants, and other businesses.…

Is This Homegrown?

CannabisJuly 7, 2021

By Dave Fountinelle | dave@fresnoflyer.com In June, the Fresno City Council voted to increase the number of recreational cannabis business licenses it would award from 14 to 21. This increase raised the number of allowable…

OPEN! OPEN! OPEN?

CommunityJune 10, 2021

By Dave Fountinelle | dave@fresnoflyer.com California’s economy will officially re-open on June 15th. This means doing away with the state-imposed mask restrictions for businesses, as well as the phased re-opening of individual counties. However, while…