Salt + Light is proud to announce it has been selected as a 2026 California Nonprofit of the Year by Assemblymember Alexandra Macedo. Salt + Light is one of more than one hundred nonprofits that will be honored by their state senators and assembly members for their outstanding contributions to the communities they serve. Salt […]
Visalia’s first Storybook Walk will officially open with a ribbon cutting at 9 a.m. on Friday, May 8 at Stonebrook Park, 1200 W. Hemlock. Major Brett Taylor will be on hand to lead everyone around the path to read the story. The path features 15 kiosks, each with an enlarged page of a book so […]
Valley PBS invites families across the Central Valley to experience the magic of storytelling, exploration, and hands on learning at the exclusive regional premiere of Wowsabout, a new children’s program from The Jim Henson Company. This special event will take place on Sunday, April 26, 2026, at the historic Fox Theatre Visalia, offering audiences a […]
Tulare County Voices at 210 wants to help you help the city plan for future parks and recreation. “Future of fun: How are we planning for recreation?” will be the next forum presented by Tulare County voices at 2:10. The forum is at 7 p.m. on Tuesday April 14 at 210 W. Center Ave. Tulare […]
The Visalia City Council continues to inch forward on new city ordinances that will allow retail cannabis sales inside the city limits, establishing fees and imposing taxes, but still has no plans to start issuing business licenses. City strategizing for new state laws concerning cannabis sales At the latest council meeting on Monday, March […]
There will be one less item on the November ballot after the Visalia City Council decided not to ask voters for approval of a new sales tax to cover the cost of unfunded capital improvement projects already in the works, including an aquatics center, the East Side Regional Park and the third and final phase […]
College of the Sequoias will host a groundbreaking ceremony for the new University Center on April 23 at 10:00 a.m. at the Visalia Campus, located at the corners of Mooney Blvd. and Tulare Ave., in Visalia. The event marks the official start of construction for a facility designed to expand access to affordable four-year degree […]
Visalia Unified School District board members faced a packed house on Tuesday, March 10, as multiple major issues drew in different segments of the community to discuss and debate the proposed layoffs of school employees and a photo featuring Redwood students spelling out a homophobic slur on campus. Before the meeting started, protesters from two […]
Classified employees of Visalia Unified School District are calling on fellow employees and community members to attend the upcoming Visalia Unified Board meeting on Tuesday, March 10, at 5:30 as concerns grow over continued layoffs impacting classified staff across the district. VUSD meetings are at 5000W Cypress Ave in Visalia. We ask that supporters show […]
The multimillion-dollar fencing project at Riverway Sports Park will be complete by the end of March, but community dismay over limited access to the soccer fields and an apparent lack of answers from City Hall may linger long after the workcrews are finished and gone. Fences Meant to Give More Playing Time The original […]