By Dave Fountinelle | dave@fresnoflyer.com About five years ago, comedians Mike Wooten, Isaiah Washington, and Dave Apkarian became friends while hitting the local open mic circuit. “When you see other comics more often than you…
Art Is Our Weapon
By Dave Fountinelle | dave@fresnoflyer.com - Featured image by Jeff Martinez On June 13th, artist Omar Huerta debuted a powerful mural in tribute to George Floyd, Gabriel Fernandez, and a nurse wearing PPE in the…
Amplify. Connect. Community.
Artist, Roeski Doeski, delves into the inspiration South Fresno roots, activism, and pop-culture gives to his work. By Lisa Talley | lisa@fresnoflyer.com Words have their place, but in times when they don’t, what the heart needs…
The World I Leave You: Asian American Poets…
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 –…
Travis Brooks: Hard Work Plays Off
By Dave Fountinelle | dave@fresnoflyer.com Travis Brooks is busy. The Central Valley native is currently part of three different music projects, teaches guitar lessons, and, most importantly, is a new dad. Any one of those…
Steven Sanchez: Flicks, Books, and Rock & Roll…
By Dave Fountinelle | dave@fresnoflyer.com I’m sitting at a table in Kuppa Joy’s Clovis location, enjoying the best iced coffee I’ve ever had when Steven Sanchez comes in. He walks up, greets me, and takes…