Building Community with Little Free Library

READING IS SHOWN to lower levels of stress, help with depression and focus, strengthen writing abilities, enhance imagination and boost sleep. Read More »

December 2019—All Is Bright

CHILDREN DASH OFF their letters to Santa, friends chatter about how to bless others with kindness, and families snuggle together with cups of cocoa to warm up on long, cold, winter nights. All is bright this holiday season. Read More »

The Bracebridge Dinner at the Ahwahnee Hotel

IF WALLS could speak, the Ahwahnee Hotel would tell a magnificent story. The Ahwahnee was built in 1927 in the main valley of Yosemite National Park near the base of Half Dome and Glacier Point. Read More »

Experience Field of Light in Paso Robles

ANY TRIP TO Uluru (Ayers Rock) in the Australian Outback is sure to elicit contemplation, wonder and awe. For Ken and Bobbi Hunter of Santa Ynez, it also spurred inspiration for their property in Paso Robles. Read More »

Annual Toy and Model Train Show in Porterville

SITTING AT THE BASE of the Sierra Nevadas, Porterville was settled in the mid-19th century as a farming community. Read More »

Clubhouse Visalia Brings Awareness to Mental Illness

MORE OFTEN THAN one might think, people who seemingly have perfect lives are in fact battling their own inner demons. Statistics show that one in four people suffer from some form of mental illness and 60 percent of it tends to go untreated. Read More »

Revival 23 in Clovis and Kingsburg

TERESA PRIES BEGAN decorating for the holidays before Halloween. Read More »

Rosetti’s Biscotti House Quality Products in Clovis

FOR MORE THAN 25 years, Diane Rosetti of Rosetti’s Biscotti House has been serving baked goods and sharing them with the community and country. Read More »

Central California Ballet’s The Nutcracker

THEATERGOERS DRINK in the dreamlike perfection of brightly clad ballerina flowers dancing effortlessly in synchrony while snowflakes twirl en pointe to the century-old iconic waltzes of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Read More »

Snow on the Horizon in Badger

Snow on the Horizon in Badger - Enjoy the View - D. J. Dowdy - December 2019 Read More »