2015 Articles

Dec 2015 19

Fresno Bully Rescue: Chaz Finds A Home

2015 Articles, Animal Rescue Adventures

by Becky Holly

The holiday season is all about connections—connections with family, friends and community. Earlier this year a beautiful, young, large male entered our lives at Fresno Bully Rescue. We named him Cass (now Chaz). At about one year old, he had puppy energy in spades and weighed approximately 85 pounds. Our wonderful volunteer, Jennifer Andrew, chose Chaz and worked with him to teach him valuable skills. Chaz quickly blossomed and showed just how much love he had to give his future forever family.

Dec 2015 19

Valley Parades: Sanger & Kingsburg Christmas Parades

2015 Articles, Arts & Entertainment, Community, Mallory Moad

by Mallory Moad

Of all the days I've spent watching parades this year, December 5 was the most challenging – it was a Christmas parade double-header! That's right, I attended two very different parades in one day and lived to tell you all about it.

Dec 2015 19

Murder Most Howl Mystery By Krista Davis: Review/Giveaway

2015 Articles, Cynthia Chow, Mysteryrat's Maze, Pets

by Cynthia Chow

Now that Holly Miller’s grandmother is taking a much-needed cruise to Hong Kong, Holly is excited and anxious to be left in charge of their Sugar Maple Inn. It may be the slowest time of the year for tourists, but Wagtail, Virginia, is hosting its first Murder Most Howl, a combination murder-mystery weekend and scavenger hunt. In this pet-friendly and animal-themed town, local businesses will be housing guests and assisting in hiding clues that lead towards the game’s final solution.

Dec 2015 19

Thirty and a Half Excuses By Denise Grover Swank: Review/Giveaway

2015 Articles, Mysteryrat's Maze, Sandra Murphy

by Sandra Murphy

Rose had made up her mind to move to Little Rock with her boyfriend Joe, a state cop. That was until her sister, Violet, and brother-in-law, Mike, split up. Violet proposed a plan where she and Rose would take over a defunct plant nursery and go into business. It seems Violet had this idea for some time which kind of makes Rose wonder if the breakup was all that sudden. The more she thought about it, the more Rose liked it—except for the part about not moving in with Joe.

Dec 2015 19

Death Before Decaf By Caroline Fardig: Review/Interivew/Giveaway

2015 Articles, Cynthia Chow, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Cynthia Chow

A former music major with a degree in vocal performance, Juliet Langley has become accustomed to changing careers and starting over. Although she may be a talented singer, paralyzing stage fright has her working in her second-favorite passion, the food and restaurant industry. The café she owned failed, not because of her stellar professional skills, but as a result of her poor personal judgment in trusting the fiancé who stole all of her savings.

Dec 2015 19

Tidings Of Comfort And Joy: Christmas Mystery Short Story

2015 Articles, Mysteryrat's Maze, Terrific Tales

by Cathy Ace

“John Evans is dead. It’s in the newspaper. It must be true.” Gladys Pritchard waved the South Wales Evening Post in front of her husband.
“Good riddance,” muttered her spouse.

Dec 2015 19

The Producer’s Daughter By Lindsay Marcott: Review/Giveaway

2015 Articles, Cynthia Chow, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Cynthia Chow

After dropping out of Yale, Hannah Doran fully immersed herself into the lifestyle of a "Hangover Hannah,” the Poor Little Rich Girl Celebrity. The daughter of a famously beautiful heiress and a powerful Hollywood producer, Hannah had everything she could have wanted; except the love of Warren Doran.

Dec 2015 19

Christmas in Bethlehem and at Summerset Apartments

2015 Articles, Helping Hands, Tom Sims

by Tom Sims

This week, Fresno Interdenominational Refugee Ministries wrapped hundreds of presents for neighborhood children in preparation for its annual Christmas party. During the same week, Christmas came a little early for the residents of Summerset Village across the street. After weeks without heat or the ability to cook, the gas came back on for over 1000 people.

Dec 2015 19

How I Met My Dinner: Pies For The Holidays

2015 Articles, Alicia Lieu, How I Met My Dinner

by Alicia Lieu

I have very limited memories of pie from my childhood. In my family, fruit was mostly consumed as a dessert or snack, always in its raw form, and never cooked. Pie was something I associated with my Strawberry Shortcake Atari game where I had to avoid the bad guy, the Purple Pie Man. I discovered Marie Callender’s pies sometime during high school and I became addicted to their Fresh Strawberry pie.

Dec 2015 19

Christmas Craftapalooza at Yoshi Now!

2015 Articles, Arts & Entertainment, Sarah Peterson-Camacho

by Sarah Peterson

Classic holiday tunes like “Santa, Baby” and “White Christmas” wafted through the cold, bright air, mingling with the mouth-watering aromas of Gerardo’s Tacos, Top Dogs, and the Meltdown Bistro.