Reading Local!

After what has surely been a long summer (The Fresno Fair opened up to triple digits!) it has finally cooled off in our beloved valley. Jeans, sweatshirts, Café Corazon coffee in the early morning while wrapped in the quilt my grandmother made when I was just a kid. I love everything about the fall season except going places in the fog. As a result I find myself on my computer reading local blogs a lot more regularly than normal. Over the years I have put together what I feel is the must list for local internet readings, today I’m sharing with you a handful of my favorites & notables. So before the fog burns off, grab your favorite blanket, get to reading LOCAL 🙂

Fresno Beehive

http://fresnobeehive .com – Pop culture, Entertainment, & all things Fresno – A product of the Fresno Bee, this is easily my most frequented local website.

Fresno Famous

http://fresnofamous.com – News, opinion, and information – In addition to a local team of writers, the site also allows users to create an account and contribute their own stories, images, and blog post

Downtown Fresno Partnership

http://downtownfresno.org – News & information strictly focused on downtown Fresno – Did you know Downtown Fresno just got an ice skating rink?!

Gotta Love Fresno

http://gottalovefresno.com – video-on-demand initiative by Fresnans, for Fresnans, and about Fresno – Have you seen all back in forth banter between Conan O’Brien and local Fresnans?

I Bike Fresno

http://ibikefresno.org – The hub of all things biking in Fresno County – Last November there were over 8 community riding events… get out of the spin class an on to the road.

Weird Fresno

http://www.weirdfresno.com/ – Tales of the weird and strange that lurk in the shadows of Fresno – Ever thought your home was haunted? This is the site to read up on and contact!

Dead in 60 Years

http://deadin60years.com – Culture, people, events – Another fun and creative local site to not miss!

The Full Moxie

http://thefullmoxie.com – A new comer (site wise) to the local scene, headed up by some serious local creative talent. It’s written by women for women but guys, trust me… you will be a dedicated closet reader after just your first peak

Did all that coffee make you hungry? Me too! Check out my three favorite local food blog:

Fresno Bites – http://fresnobites.wordpress.com
Fresno Flavor – http://fresnoflavor.com
Taste Fresno – http://tastefresno.com

Do you have some favorite local blogs? I’d love to hear what they are!

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Jason Farris

Head YES man at FresYes.com

I grew up in Fresno. Relaxed in its calm breezes, listened with my dad to the crack of the bat at little league baseball games when I was a kid and now take my son to do the same at minor league games. I broadened my mind at its schools (I went to high school right here at San Joaquin Memorial, and to college at Fresno State!) I love that if I drive for two hours in one direction, I can be in the mountains. For two hours in another, luxuriating on a California beach. I can enjoy the cosmopolitan atmosphere of San Francisco or Los Angeles, but still be able to come home to relaxation, calm, and quiet.

I love where I live, and I also love what I do. I'm lucky to be able to work in a profession in which I get to build relationships; one that has me meeting new people each and every day and helping them to build new lives in my beloved city. I'm lucky enough to work in a profession in which I can marry cutting-edge technologies and marketing techniques to good, old-fashioned, nose-to-the-grindstone work. I am lucky enough to work in a profession that allows me to work as an advocate for my clients; to use every tool at my disposal to get a job done well for them, and with as little stress and expense as possible.

I love my city. I love my job. One inspires my excellence for the other.

Fresno? I say FresYES

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