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 [...]