Downtown Fresno

Mar 2025 15

Scoop Up Community and Culture at BB’s Gelateria in Downtown Fresno

2025 Articles, Food Fun, Molly Eide Marquez

by Molly Eide Marquez

Nestled in the heart of Downtown Fresno, BB’s Gelateria is more than just a dessert shop—it’s a celebration of heritage, community, and a passion for authentic Italian flavors. Since opening its doors in January, BB’s Gelateria has quickly become a beloved gathering place, offering rich, creamy gelato, refreshing Italian sodas, and an old-school ice cream parlor atmosphere that invites visitors to sit, play, and stay a while.

Jul 2023 29

Historic Crest Theatre

2023 Articles, Arts & Entertainment, Hometown History, Mallory Moad, Movies

by Mallory Moad

If you were asked to name something you’d find in the Central San Joaquin Valley, historic movie theaters probably wouldn’t be the first thing that would come to mind, but from Merced to Visalia and Hanford, there are at least eight. They were all built between the mid-1920s and late 1940s and function primarily as entertainment venues today.

Jun 2022 18

Aerial Space In Downtown Fresno

2022 Articles, Arts & Entertainment, Lorie Lewis Ham

by Lorie Lewis Ham

Recently I learned that something new and exciting was opening in Downtown Fresno called Aerial Space. What is Aerial Space you ask? We chatted with owner/instructor Kelly Brianne to learn more.

Apr 2022 23

Spring Awakening: Downtown Fresno’s Scarab Creative Arts

2022 Articles, Arts & Entertainment, Sarah Peterson-Camacho

by Sarah Peterson-Camacho

As the weather warms and the spring arts season kicks into full bloom, Scarab Creative Arts in downtown Fresno welcomes the return of ArtHop after its yearlong hiatus, offering up a variety of art exhibitions, classes, and other events, in addition to the ArtHop’s first-Thursday receptions. Kings River Life reached out to Scarab’s founder Maggie Boyajian Courtis to get the scoop on what the one-of-a-kind creative space has in store for Fresno’s bustling arts community.

Dec 2019 14

Deck the Halls: Tackling the Holiday Shop-a-Thon

2019 Articles, Community, Sarah Peterson-Camacho

by Sarah Peterson-Camacho

As the days shorten and the air turns cold and crisp, thoughts turn to the holidays and all of the chaos that they conjure. ‘Tis the season of mad dashes on Black Friday, packed parking lots, a veritable flood of Christmas parties and gift exchanges, and the scramble of last-minute everything.

Apr 2019 10

Q and A With Emily Kristen Morris From Something Rotten

2019 Articles, Lorie Lewis Ham, Theatre

by Lorie Lewis Ham

Something Rotten is coming to Fresno next week and will be performing at the Saroyan Theater on April 16 and 17. We got the chance to chat recently with on of the actors from the show, Emily Kristen Morris, who plays Bea. Emily is a California girl from San Francisco.

Mar 2019 25

Wicked On Stage at the Saroyan

2019 Articles, Jayce Ham, Theatre

by Jessica Ham

To this day, Wicked is one of my all-time favorite musicals. I saw it for the first time when I was thirteen, and I have been hooked ever since. The grand music and powerful, emotional storylines and characters grab you instantly. I started bawling the second the first song started, that is how much I love this musical.

Mar 2019 16

And Then, a Hero Comes Along Fresno’s Not-So-Lone Rangers Unmasked as Heroes of the City

2019 Articles, Arts & Entertainment, Community, Tom Sims

by Tom Sims

So, what is a hero?
Jake A. Soberal cofounder of Bitwise and Enrique Meza, photographer and videographer have been friends for a decade. They were asking the same question.

Dec 2018 1

Downtown Fresno Christmas Parade Celebrates 89 Years!

2018 Articles, Community, Lorie Lewis Ham

by Lorie Lewis Ham

A highlight of Christmas for many people is the Christmas Parade. Downtown Fresno is celebrating 89 years of Christmas parades this year! We sat down to chat about this year's parade with Tatevik Hovhannisyan, Events Coordinator at Downtown Fresno Partnership, who oversees and plans the Annual Downtown Fresno Christmas Parade and other DFP core events.

Oct 2018 20

Coffee With a Story – Fulton Street Coffee Roasters

2018 Articles, Food Fun, Tom Sims

by Tom Sims

I was taking a walk, contemplating the meaning of something I have since forgotten, when I came upon a new establishment. It was a coffee shop, just off Fulton across from the Fulton Mall. The sign on the door said, Fulton Street Coffee Roasters, which seemed appropriate, and something about the place invited me in.