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☀️Good morning! It’s Thursday, April 3. This is Rob, wishing you a happy National Burrito Day full of mostly sunny skies and daytime highs in the 60s!
🚨“An employee at a Walgreens pharmacy was killed this week in Madera, and police believe the suspect in the shooting drove miles from his home in Tulare County before carrying out the attack.” KVPR
🎄“The future of a beloved Fresno tradition is now in jeopardy as residents of Fig Garden Village raise concerns about Christmas Tree Lane.” ABC30
🎒The Fresno area has 11 of the best elementary schools in California. Does your child attend one? The Fresno Bee
⚾“With opening day two days away, the Fresno Grizzlies have announced a new $3 value menu for the upcoming season. Ballpark classics, including hot dogs, soda, pretzels, popcorn, nachos, chips and ice cream sandwiches, will all be $3.” The Fresno Business Journal
🎯Councilmember Tyler Maxwell and the City of Fresno’s PARCS Department invite the public to “a fun, free way to get your kids involved in sports, dance, camps, programs, activities,” with more than 40 local organizations on hand to provide information about educational clubs, sports leagues, summer camps and more for kids. The event features food entertainment, bounce houses and demonstrations. The 2025 Fresno Spring Fest starts at 11 a.m. April 5 at Einstein Park, 3566 E. Dakota. Instagram
Costa, Gray propose congressional bill to address critical physician shortage in rural areas
Two San Joaquin Valley congressional representatives have introduced a bill that could help address the vast shortage of doctors in the region, particularly in underserved areas. Rep. Jim Costa, D-Fresno, and Rep. Adam Gray, D-Merced, say the Medical Education Act would, if passed, establish a program of grants to support […]
Demolition signals new era in this ‘left behind’ Fresno neighborhood
The sound of jackhammers in Fresno’s construction-addled Chinatown halted briefly Monday morning – just long enough for city leaders to reveal plans for more construction down the road. City leaders called for quiet along F Street on Monday morning to announce the demolition of Chinatown’s historic Bow On Tong building. The […]
