California pistachio orchards are teeming with activity as growers harvest this year’s crop. It is expected to reach or exceed 1 billion pounds, just under last year’s record 1.05 billion pounds. Pistachios are alternate bearing, producing heavy crop yields one year and lighter yields the next. This year is technically an “off” year for the […]
Día de los Muertos, a deeply-rooted celebration going back to the Aztec empire over 3,000 years ago, continues as a tradition to this day in Mexico, the United States, and many Central American countries. This celebration of life honors the memory of family members that have departed by creating altars and including offerings to the […]
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, the Tulare Historical Museum is holding an art exhibition, Embracing Identity: Celebrating Hispanic Culture in the Arts, from now until October 23. The exhibition is free to the community and located at 444 West Tulare Avenue in Tulare. One exhibit is Richard Torrez Jr: Upholding a Tulare Family Legacy. Torrez […]
After a year of acclaimed virtual concerts, the Sequoia Symphony goes back to a “live in concert” season with the movie “Star Wars” with the orchestra playing the music while the audience watches the film at the Visalia Fox Theatre on Oct. 15 and 16. The symphony has had great success in past seasons showing […]
Next Saturday, residents will have a chance to say good-by to the Old Lumberyard during the Arts Consortium’s 11th Annual Taste the Arts festival. That’s because right afterwards, Self-Help Enterprises will take possession and begin building a low-income housing complex on the site. The lumberyard will be no more. When the Arts Consortium decided to […]
Attention all gents and gals, It’s time to grab your closest pals. Christmas Tree tickets are selling fast, This annual event is unsurpassed. December 3rd is sure to be the bee’s knees, Join us for a step into the roaring ’20s. We’ll drink champagne, and dance under the stars, toasting our bourbon, whiskey, and smoking […]
Local historians are almost positive that Fort Visalia, where the town of Visalia began in 1852, is located at the Old Lumberyard at Oak and Garden streets. Thanks to state-of-the-art GPR detection equipment being brought to Visalia on Oct. 12, they hope to find out for sure. The Old Lumberyard will soon be torn down […]
The Tulare County Fair drew a record number of attendees and generated much-needed funding to support the 2022 fair, announced CEO Dena Rizzardo. “We are so grateful for the attendees, the entertainers and the exhibitors who participated and helped make the 2021 fair a huge success,” Rizzardo said. “And our youth benefitted from a very […]
Within the City of Tulare, it was determined that there are in excess of 199 Homeless people. This census was dated 2019. We all know that in today’s world (2021) that number is wishful thinking. A trip out No. J Street will prove to be an eye opener. Just west of the rail road tracks […]
In Tulare County, arts education is stepping into the spotlight thanks to the support of a new grant from the U.S. Department of Education (USDOE). The Tulare County Office of Education has been awarded a five-year, $1.7 million grant under the USDOE’s Assistance for Arts Education (AAE) program. For this highly competitive grant, the department […]