Sports & Entertainment
Grizzlies announce winner of reading contest
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- Published on 01/15/2013 - 1:13 pm
- Written by Business Journal staff
Easterby Elementary of Fresno won two laptops for having the most students that achieved the required goal for the Fresno Grizzlies 2012 Wild About Reading Program.
Seaver out for Grizzlies' Hot Stove Gala
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- Published on 01/08/2013 - 2:00 pm
- Written by Business Journal staff
The Fresno Grizzlies baseball team announced Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Seaver will not be able to attend its Hot Stove Gala, but San Francisco Giant Ryan Vogelsong and Detroit Tiger Doug Fister will be guest speakers at the event.
Fresno arenas make global top 200
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- Published on 01/07/2013 - 1:59 pm
- Written by Business Journal staff
Fresno’s Selland Arena and Save Mart Center cracked the list of the top 200 arenas for ticket sales, compiled by Fresno-based industry publication Pollstar Magazine.
Fresno gay nightclub closes after decade
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- Published on 01/02/2013 - 2:33 pm
- Written by Business Journal staff
The Express Nightclub in Fresno announced it will close its doors permanently in early January after 10 years in business.
Movie subscription plan saves Oakhurst theater
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- Published on 01/02/2013 - 11:26 am
- Written by Ben Keller, The Business Journal
The effort of three childhood friends paid off in the last hours of 2012 as Oakhurst movie theater The Met Cinema reached its 3,000 membership goal to save the beloved establishment.
ValleyPBS will be off air in Kern Thurs.
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- Published on 12/19/2012 - 4:44 pm
- Written by Business Journal staff
A disruption in a transmitter tower move will cause ValleyPBS will be off the air in the Bakersfield area on Thursday.
Oakhurst friends pursue subscriptions to save cinema
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- Published on 12/17/2012 - 10:30 am
- Written by Ben Keller, The Business Journal
The fledgling business idea of three high school friends may one day change the way movie theaters operate around the country. But first, they have to prove it works in the mountain town of Oakhurst where a 30-year-old jewel of the community now hangs in the balance.
Sanger kicks off holidays with snow, skating rink
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- Published on 12/14/2012 - 10:52 am
- Written by Business Journal staff
It may not snow much in Sanger but this weekend residents will see plenty of it as Brehler Square in the city's downtown will be decked out for a little winter fun.
Fresno State program breeds sports business professionals
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- Published on 12/14/2012 - 10:15 am
- Written by Clay Moffitt
Sipping champagne in lavish luxury boxes and swapping stories with playing field heroes is often the dream bubble Susan Geringer has to pop as the faculty coordinator for the sports marketing major at Fresno State.
ESPN wins Fresno State broadcasting rights
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- Published on 12/12/2012 - 4:06 pm
- Written by Business Journal staff
Radio station 940ESPN was declared the winner in the bidding war for the Fresno State football and men’s basketball broadcast rights on Wednesday afternoon.
