Miles A. Harris, Esq., is a Samaritan for justice and equality.  He has stated time and again that he believes every client has a right to be represented by exceptional counsel and not be forced to settle for just competent or adequate representation due to income and/or background.   Harris takes on cases for clients that [...]

FRESNO – A gift from Wells Fargo will help grow the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) operated by Children’s at Saint Agnes Medical Center to an eight-bed level III NICU, treating more critically ill babies. This is the second year that Wells Fargo has elected to support the NICU, allowing a higher level of care to [...]

FRESNO – Susan G. Komen Central Valley is inviting all local residents to limber up and participate in the 15th annual Susan G. Komen Central Valley Race for the Cure, a fundraiser taking place at Fresno State this Saturday, Oct. 26 that allows Komen to continue its mission of battling breast cancer. Thousands will gather [...]

REEDLEY – Pulitzer Prize award winning author Jane Smiley will speak at the Reedley College Forum Hall this Thursday at 7 p.m. Smiley is a novelist and essayist.  Her novel “A Thousand Acres” won the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award in 1992, and her novel “The All True Travels and Adventures [...]

For Casey Hawkins, some of his fondest childhood memories are of trips with his family to visit Yosemite National Park from their home in San Diego. In 2012, he and his wife, Lindsay, decided to leave behind the crowds of southern California and take their young daughter to live in the small mountain town of [...]

FRESNO – Community Medical Centers made this year’s InformationWeek 500 – a list of top technology innovators in the U.S. According to InformationWeek magazine, this year’s theme is digital business rooted in data analytics, mobile computing, social networking and other customer-focused technologies. “Every enterprise is now a digital business – or needs to become one [...]

MADERA – As the city of Madera prepares for the third annual Madera Pomegranate Festival on Nov. 2, current mayor Robert Poythress and former mayor Brett Frazier have teamed up to create a video promoting the upcoming event. The video, a parody of the popular song Thrift Shop, is a follow up to last year’s [...]

Andrew Milios is the director of sales for the Fresno Grizzlies. He and his wife Tara currently live in Clovis, and in January they welcomed their first child, daughter Kalista Shay. Not surprisingly, she’s already attended many Grizzlies games, along with her first Giants game this year. She’s become a real “Gamer Baby.” Milios grew [...]

Sarah Higginbotham currently works for Acquisition Partners of America, LLC, a grant writing and grant management company in Fresno, California. She helped start the company in 2008, with a shared vision of seeking and securing funding for existing school district and municipality programs and projects. Sarah grew up in a rural portion of Madera County, [...]

Live streaming video by Ustream Business Street Online will be holding a live streaming video webcast today from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. PST at the Clovis Fall Fest and Business Resource Fair, presented by the Clovis Chamber of Commerce. President and publisher of Business Street Online Lance Cardoza will be interviewing the trade show exhibitors, [...]

FRESNO – For the 130th edition of The Big Fresno Fair everything just fell into place perfectly – 13 days of exceptional and consistent weather, a strong and diverse entertainment line-up boasting four sold out shows as part of the Table Mountain Casino Concert Series in the Paul Paul Theater  (Ramon Ayala, Gabriel Iglesias, Korn [...]

CLOVIS – High school students in the Fresno/Clovis area are signing up for the Young Entrepreneurs Academy, beginning Tuesday, Nov. 4 at Willow International Community College. Students enrolled in the seven-and-a-half month course will participate in three 10-week sessions.  The first will focus on brainstorming, the second forming a business plan, and the third consists [...]

Lindsay Hawkins is originally from Kona, Hawaii and attended University at California State Long Beach where she graduated top of her class. Over the years she has worked in the fields of marketing, publishing, hospitality and fitness. Seeking the space and solitude the Sierra Nevadas provide, in 2012 Hawkins, her husband Casey and their young [...]

Leslie Soley is originally from Fresno and a graduate of Bullard High School where she played soccer and softball.  She attended college at the University of California at San Diego, graduating with honors and majoring in psychology.  Thereafter, Soley decided to follow in her parents’ footsteps and become a lawyer. Following college she enrolled at [...]

Angela Vega is a graduate of California State University, Fresno where she earned a degree in mass communication and journalism and Chicano/Latino studies.  As a student, Angela was awarded the Bernard Shepard Journalism Scholarship for Public Relations and the Costa Federal Intern Scholarship through the Maddy Institute. Her passion for community and public affairs first [...]

WAWONA – Despite most lodging options inside Yosemite National Park remaining closed due to the government shutdown, The Redwoods in Yosemite, a collection of more than 100 private vacation rental cabins in Wawona, remain open. Due to the park’s closure, visitors traveling through Yosemite National Park during the government shutdown have no access to restaurants, [...]

Barry Annis is senior project manager with The Quiring General, LLC.  During his tenure he has worked on numerous projects, which include retail, multi-family, custom homes, medical, and senior living.  Currently, he is responsible for managing the completion of San Joaquin Gardens, a continuing care retirement community and presently one of Fresno’s largest construction projects. [...]

Casey Lamonski started her career in 2002 after completing her business degree at California State University, Fresno. Starting out as the events and promotions director with the regional department store, Gottschalks, she went onto a local TV station and then a local business publication. Lamonski was instrumental in starting a local events venue company and is currently the [...]

Katie Rodgers, a native of Galt, graduated from California State University, Fresno in 2009, with a bachelor’s degree in agricultural education and minors in communication and mass communication and journalism. After graduating, Rodgers began working as the public relations manager at the Fresno County Farm Bureau (FCFB).  She oversees the correspondence and publications of the [...]

FRESNO – The new Paws-N-Go Market located on the east side of Fresno State’s North Gym opened yesterday, giving Fresno State students and employees a new convenience-type market on the west end of campus. The 900-square-foot store run by University Dining Services provides various personal care and household items, basic school supplies, an assortment of [...]