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Kristina Herrick
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Jason Scott
Jason Scott
Host, Clearly Classical and All Things Considered
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11:34 am
Tue May 14, 2013

Tamejavi Event To Celebrate Valley's Diverse Cultures

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'No Longer Strangers,' the Tamejavi Culture and Arts Series Grand Finale, will take place May 18 at the Tower Theater in Fresno.
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The first Tamejavi Fellowship Cultural Organizing Program will present ‘No Longer Strangers,’ the grand finale of the Tamejavi Culture and Arts Series, at the Tower Theater in Fresno on Saturday (May 18) at 6 p.m. Myrna Martinez, with the American Friends Service Committee, and fellow Pov Xyooj, join Valley Edition to discuss the event.

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Community
4:12 pm
Tue April 23, 2013

'Maker' Re-Creates Victorian Era Downtown Fresno With Cardboard

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The centerpiece of John Rupe's cardboard city is the old Fresno County Courthouse, which was demolished in 1966.
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The Victorian era details of a former bank building are recreated in carboard and pressed copper by "maker" John Rupe
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The Fresno Water Tower and former courthouse are just a few of John Rupe's creations
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John Rupe plans to recreate the downtown Fresno commercial district as it existed around 1900
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John Rupe displays his intricate re-creations of downtown Fresno buildings that haven't existed for over 50 years
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A cardboard replica of Mariposa Street shows the Grand Central Hotel, which stood at Fulton and Mariposa until the 1960's.
A turn-of-the-century postcard of Mariposa Street in downtown Fresno
A postcard from the early 20th century depicts the Fresno County Courthouse which was demolished in 1966
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John Rupe displays his buildings at the Fresno Mini Maker Faire at Chukchansi Park
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John Rupe doesn't have a time machine. But he does have laminated cardboard, glue and thin sheets of copper - just enough to take a trip back in time to a Fresno that hasn't existed for over nearly a century. That year is 1900. 

Rupe has always loved Downtown Fresno. 

"I explored," Rupe said. "I was in Hotel Fresno in the 80's and it was vacant back then... I was in the Sun-Maid Raisin plant before it was demolished and the Republican Newspaper building, which has been demolished too."

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Community
5:44 pm
Wed April 17, 2013

Fresno Runner Recounts Experience at Boston Marathon

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Brad Castillo, right, was less than half a mile from the Boston Marathon finish line when the bombs exploded. He's pictured with his brother-in-law and fellow runner, Phillip Gonzalez.
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For 17 years, Fresno resident Brad Castillo had strived to qualify for the Boston Marathon.

On Monday, he was less than half a mile away from the finish line – or, at his pace, about four minutes away from realizing his dream – when the mass of runners stopped. At that point, Castillo didn’t know there had been two explosions at the finish line.

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Valley History
2:12 pm
Fri April 12, 2013

How Jackie Robinson Almost Became A Fresno State Bulldog

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Baseball great Jackie Robinson was recruited by Fresno State in 1939.
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Before he broke baseball's color barrier in 1947 for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Jackie Robinson nearly wound up as multi-sport star for the Fresno State Bulldogs.

In a move that would likely run afoul of today's NCAA recruiting regulations, the school offered the star a number of incentives in an attempt to lure Robinson to the campus, including a new set of tires for his aging 1931 Plymouth.

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