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Five Things You Should Do This Weekend

While saying hello to August (already?!?) ... 1. LAUGH IT UP In today's Bee, I put together a big ol' guide to the stand-up comedy scene in Fresno. It lists all the various comedy nights in town (weekly, monthly, etc.)...read more »

Fres-Know: Hotness is among our top exports

LISTS: Fresnan is 12th on the list of most beautiful people on Capitol Hill. [The Hill] NEWS: The clock is ticking for Fresno visitor's bureau. [The Bee] SPORTS: Ryan Mathews, NFL holdout. [The Bee] FLICKS: Deadline is approaching for...read more »

It's OK to ask Matt LeBlanc 'how you doing?'

Matt LeBlanc will return to television in January in a role he was born to play. He'll play himself in the new Showtime comedy "Episodes." The show follows the efforts to make an American version of a hit British series....read more »

Madera Chevrolet store wins a reprieve from GM

The owner of Madera Chevrolet and the Madera Auto Center acknowledged for the first time this week that his dealership was originally among about 1,100 General Motors stores whose franchise agreements were to be terminated later this year as part of the automaker's bankruptcy process. But while the store was on GM's chopping block last summer, owner Marty Mayforht confirmed this week in a written statement that Madera Chevrolet is among more than 660 stores to win a reprieve, accepting a reinstatement agreement from General Motors in May.read more »

Big solar plan unplugged in Fresno Co., still on in San Benito Co.

Developers have pulled the plug on a proposal for a 2,600-acre solar farm in the Panoche Hills of western Fresno County, but a public meeting is set for Wednesday evening on a larger, related project proposed across the county line in neighboring San Benito County.read more »

Locally owned kiosks compete against movie giants

Today's story detailed the rise of the mom-and-pop DVD rental kiosk owner. Read more about the two independently owned machines in Whole Foods and the Campus Pointe development in Fresno here. One thing we didn't have room for in...read more »