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Big Pride in the South Valley

CommunityMay 7, 2019

By Nick Vargas | nick@thesourcelgbt.org LGBTQ communities and their supporters will commemorate the 50th anniversary of The Stonewall Riots which occurred June 28, 1969. The Stonewall Riots were a series of demonstrations by LGBTQ people…

Free the Festive Grizzly

MusicMay 7, 2019

Getting to know the man behind Fresno’s highly anticipated Grizzly Fest By I. smiley G. Calderón | smileygcalderon@gmail.com I was pretty damn lucky to be able to schedule a recent sit-down interview with Fresno’s original…

The Rogue Jaguar

Arts & EntertainmentApril 9, 2019

By I. smiley G. Calderón | smileygcalderon@gmail.com I had the pleasure of sitting down with Jaguar Bennet, “Fresno’s most offensive comedian,” at Revue Coffee Bar in the Tower District this past week for a post-production…

Bulldoggers

CommunityApril 9, 2019

By Will Freeney | memo247365@gmail.com While much of the Valley still sleeps, five collegiate athletes take to the arena. Concentration lines their faces, intensely focused on the coach explaining the ‘trick’ to success in the…

Armenian Genocide Centennial

EventsApril 9, 2019

The Armenian Genocide Commemorative Committee of Fresno has announced a slate of Central California events to honor the memory of the 1.5 million Armenians who perished at the hands of the Imperial Ottoman government beginning…

The Homeless Problem

CommunityApril 9, 2019

The Smiley Synopsis Spotlight on City of Fresno’s proposed ordinance 14-813 By I. smiley G. Calderón | smileygcalderon@gmail.com There’s been an awful lot of buzz about last month’s surprise proposed Fresno city ordinance section 14-813…

Eighteen Hundreds Release Their New EP, Moon Cults

MusicMarch 7, 2019

By Lisa Talley | lisa@fresnoflyer.com Gentle guitars serenade over a driving rhythm section, but where dominating vocals would predictably take over the lead, it is, instead, an airy presence that wafts in like a finely…