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What the World Needs Now is Pride, Sweet…

OpinionJune 5, 2020

By Dave Fountinelle | dave@fresnoflyer.com My first real-life Pride celebration experience took place 12 years ago. It was 2008 and my ex and I planned a weekend trip to see the famous parade and celebration…

The World I Leave You: Asian American Poets…

Arts & EntertainmentJune 5, 2020

By Will Freeney | memo247365@gmail.com Fresno’s inaugural poet laureate and Fresno City College English professor, Lee Herrick, and Leah Silvieus, his co-editor, have wrought a thing of wonder. The wonder is in the reading –…

Pride in Intermission

CommunityJune 5, 2020

The Fresno Rainbow Pride Parade 30th anniversary celebration is on hold, for now. By Lisa Talley | lisa@fresnoflyer.com "It’s a gut punch,” reflects Jeffery Robinson, Co-Chair, and CEO of Fresno Rainbow Pride’s parent organization, Community…

Pride Inside: The Source

CommunityJune 5, 2020

By Dave Fountinelle | dave@fresnoflyer.com In the roughly four and half years since forming, The Source has provided spaces and resources for the LGBT+ community in Kings and Tulare counties from their Visalia location. Their…

Masks for Dummies pt. I

OpinionJune 5, 2020

By I. smiley G. Calderón | smileygcalderon@gmail.com You can’t go anywhere nowadays without seeing a multitude of half-covered concerned faces with their big sweaty brows and squinty little eyes moving to and fro. It’s today’s…

Business Unusual

CommunityApril 7, 2020

By Dave Fountinelle | dave@fresnoflyer.com It would be an understatement to say that Adam Alkurdi has had a rough first month of business. After spending most of the last year remodeling, installing equipment, and stocking…

Forget Politics. This is a Humanitarian Issue.

OpinionApril 7, 2020

By Jennifer Parson | jlparson@hotmail.com The last few weeks have been a confusing time for people around the world. The COVID-19 pandemic crept across the globe, shutting down communities in its progression. The unprecedented nature…