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Madera Co. OKs incentives for new Oakhurst resort, groundwater policies
A new, major hotel is coming to Oakhurst.
May 17, 2022
Inaugural National Garlic Festival celebrates Fresno Co. place as nation’s garlic capital
Garlic fries, garlic bread and garlic ice cream made up just some of the sights and smells at the first ever National Garlic Festival over the weekend.
May 15, 2022
The Big Fresno Fair returns with a fresh concert line-up for 2022. Here’s who is headlining.
The Big Fresno Fair’s concert lineup is starting to take shape, bringing Grammy and Emmy award winners to town.
May 4, 2022
Merced’s airport boasts new airline. Here’s where they’re flying.
Advanced Air, the new air provider for Merced, announced deals for Valley flyers headed to its initial destinations.
May 2, 2022
Is the Gilroy Garlic Festival back? Depends on who you ask.
An announcement that an outside group was rescuing Gilroy's Garlic Festival is being disputed. Fresno, meanwhile, has one coming up this month.
May 2, 2022
Gilroy’s Garlic Festival calls it quits. Why it’s a boon for Fresno’s burgeoning shindig.
Gilroy, a city that built a brand syonymous with garlic, will not host a Garlic Festival in 2022 – or for the foreseeable future, organizers announced on Friday.
April 24, 2022
Valley-favorite Fresno Food Expo set for return – under a new name
The popular, once shuttered, Fresno Food Expo is back with a new name.
April 13, 2022
ARPA aroma: Fresno Co. doles $225k of Federal COVID relief to Garlic Fest
The Fresno County Board of Supervisors have, apparently, stumbled on a new type of smell test for COVID-19: a garlic festival.
March 22, 2022
Once a passion project, Fresno Co. brewery makes its leap from garage to tasting room
A new locally owned brewery, which started as a garage start-up style passion project, will soon open up just east of Clovis.
March 21, 2022
22 years later, Fresno Convention Center to fill missing puzzle piece: a hotel.
The last piece of the 22-year-old "new" Fresno Convention Center complex is finally coming into place.
March 9, 2022