Valley apricots ripening early in warm weather

You may be wilting from the recent stretch of warm weather, but the Valley's tree fruit is basking in it. The high heat has accelerated the ripening of several tree fruits, including apricots, an early season favorite.

805 beer for sale in the 559

Here’s a bit of news for craft beer fans: Firestone Walker Brewing Company’s 805 ale is now available in the Fresno area. Until now the beer, brewed in Paso Robles, wasn’t for sale on shelves outside of the 805 area code. The honey blond ale was reportedly being “smuggled” back in car trunks and back [...]read more »

New place to shop: Bling Witch

The newly opened Bling Witch Design Studio can bling out just about anything with rhinestones or glitter: T-shirts, high-heeled shoes, plastic cups, license plate frames, bumper stickers and baby onesies. You can even have a photo of your dog turned into a rhinestone design on a T-shirt. The business is a store that sells supplies [...]read more »

Kai saga turns dark, Day 2

By now, it’s pretty clear that Fresno’s infatuation with Kai, the famed — (you can insert some variation here using hatchet, hitchhiker or homeless/homefree descriptors) — has faded into something a lot less fun to write about. (And the Beehive did have its share of fun. Remember when we picked local actor Terry Lewis as [...]read more »

Jamie Luner reveals bedroom secret

I don’t know about you, but one of the weirdest scenes to me in TV movies and series are those that occur after a couple has been very intimate. While they are chatting, the woman is always draped in a sheet that has been strategically wrapped around her. This odd costuming always seem strange because [...]read more »

License-plate frame of the day

On my way to work this morning I found myself sitting behind an SUV in the left-turn lane at Shaw and Palm avenues displaying this license-plate frame: DON’T MAKE ME CALL MY FLYING MONKEY’S I called the Apostrophe Police, but I got put on hold. Instead, I pondered: If provoked, what would one call for [...]read more »

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Teague: Native plants can help depleted bee population

A recent EPA report on the continuing decline of the bee population lists several probable causes. One of the suspected reasons may be the lack of a diversified diet for the bees. A fairly obvious problem may be that when hives of bees are trucked into la

  • Gay husband wants 'out' of marriage

    Dear Amy: I have been married for more than 15 years and have two great kids (14 and 9) with my wife. My life is seemingly perfect from the outside. No one would suspect there was a problem, but I've been living with the knowledge that I am gay for m

  • Ask Amy: Nurse's question upsets mom

    Dear Amy: My daughter, who is almost 12 years old, visited a hospital a couple of months ago, and during an exam a nurse asked her if she uses birth control.

  • Ask Amy: Dad's in the hospital, Mom checks out

    Dear Amy: My father has cancer, along with other health issues. Although his prognosis is fine, my mother seems to be showing a complete lack of concern or involvement with his health care.

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