For the next 7 days I have decided to really cut back on my use of technology, social media and even  my iphone.  My retreat /detox will begin at 3:00pm On Thursday December 31st and will end at 3:00pm on Thursday January 7th.  I was challenged to do this by Danny Cobb.  I got the [...]

I wanted to write one final entry about our identity as a community.  Well, at least one final entry for 2009.
Today, The Fresno Bee published an article about the chatter in the past two weeks about the Fresno image and brand platform.  You can read the article here. I was interviewed for the article and [...]

Many have asked me lately why all of the sudden I have become a defender of Fresno.  Truth is, I have been a Fresno apologist for a while.  Fresno is my home.  It is where I grew up and I live here by choice.
I have traveled too.  In fact, those who know me well may [...]

After hearing hype about Dexter for a while from many, I am finally beginning to watch it.  There is something very addicting to the show and I can’t quite figure out what it is yet.  Possibly it is that all of us are like Dexter in some way. Empty.  I am sure there is a [...]

Guess what Fresno… There will be nothing that stops the entire country from making fun of us and nothing that will stop the laughing until we give the country a real reason to stop.

Looks like once again, Fresno is taking a kick to the gut on a national scene.  The article in USA Today today seems to be more unbalanced and unfair than normal. You can read the story here. The pictures alone tell the story in my opinion.  I have posted the pictures from the hard print [...]

I am an advocate for the Fresno Metropolitan Museum.  As stated in my last post here I believe that the closure of this important museum would be an incredible hit to our cultural arts community.  The end of the museum’s 25 year history would be incredibly sad for Fresno and would be one more stain [...]

Just yesterday at Rotary I was hearing about how rich we are as a community because of our wonderful cultural assets. But with the story from The Fresno Bee today about the Fresno Met, I am wondering is we as a community are culturally fatigued or just apathetic?
I know that the Fresno Met has had [...]

I continue to think about what moves us from being a city to a community (See  original post here.) As the holiday season is in full swing, one of Fresno’s greatest traditions is once again available for all of us to enjoy.  Fresno’s Christmas Tree Lane has delighted young and old alike for nearly 90 [...]

I have been thinking quite a bit lately about Fresno and even the larger regional area of the San Joaquin Valley.  Within that area there are dozens of towns and cities.  Specifically today, I have been considering just want makes an urban city or a town a community?
Of course I understand that there are several [...]