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Sunday Classics: With the full symphony orchestra you can create a heckuva storm (aka: Musical storms, part 2)
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New bishop Armando X. Ochoa begins work in Fresno
Fresnobee.com Local
Feb 01As Armando X. Ochoa readies to become bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fresno this week, he is showing that he's an adventurous guy who is trying to become more tech savvy. Read comments »
Consequences of scaling back auto insurance
KFSN-TV Local News
Jan 31With many families struggling to put food on the table and pay rent, comprehensive car insurance coverage is one of the first things to go. But car owners should weigh the consequences of living without full coverage, before they cut back. Gloria Alarc... »
Brown rejects rail cost estimate of $100B
Daily Report
Jan 31Anonymous Steve Rhodes/Flickr California's high-speed rail project will cost far less than the state's current estimate of nearly $100 billion, and environmental fees paid by carbon producers will be a source of funding, Gov. Jerry Brown said in an int... »
Madera County joins bullet train opponents
Daily Report
Jan 31Anonymous California High-Speed Rail Authority The ranks of local government agencies in the central San Joaquin Valley that have turned their backs on California’s proposed high-speed rail system is growing. The latest to join the chorus is Madera Cou... »
Word on the Street: Old Tower District building houses new banquet hall
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Jan 30Rosa Escalante and Xitlalli Marquez spent about $1 million transforming an old building in the Tower District into a modern banquet hall and event space. Read comments »
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Train talk
The Daily Roundup
Jan 30Gov. Jerry Brown, who is emerging as the champion of California's high-speed rail program, says the project actually would be cheaper than its estimated $100 billion price tag and that cap-and-trade fees from the state's crackdown on greenhouse gas emi... »
Sunday Classics: With the full symphony orchestra you can create a heckuva storm (aka: Musical storms, part 2)
Down With Tyranny!
Jan 29There are funny storms too! Alexander Prior conducts the deliciously raging thunderstorm in Act II of Rossini's Barber of Seville at the Chuvash National Opera in the Volga River port of Cheboksary, capital of Russia's Chuvash Republic, November 2009. ... »
Sunday Classics preview: Given the resources at his disposal, Vivaldi's musical storms may be the most remarkable of all
Down With Tyranny!
Jan 28This may not be quite the winter storm Vivaldi imagined, but we'll be hearing it in more traditional form in a moment.by KenWe began our exploration of storms imagined in music with the orchestral prototype, the thunderstorm embedded in Beethoven's Pas... »
Fresno Bee reported on Bigfoot sighting in 1986
Fresno FamousDiscover Local Life
Jan 26Category: Culture Community According to an article ran in the Fresno Bee in August of 1986, a five man construction crew was spooked by what they say was Bigfoot while working on a job. Thumbn »
Fresno and the French macaron
Political Notebook
Jan 25The French macaron cookie -- not to be confused with the American coconut macaroon -- is one of those trends hitting Fresno a little later than other cities. The trendy sandwich cookie is crispy, chewy and creamy all at the same and comes in a variety ... »