Check it out. I noticed today that Wetzel’s is up and running in Fig Garden Village.
It’s solely walk-up windows and I like that. They did a nice job of matching to the rest of Fig Garden Village – I thought it was going to look too goofy in “The Village”.
And I like that it is around the corner from Out Of The Barrel – easy hot dog and pretzel access while drinking and wanting a snack.
-Mikey
P.S. For this post’s sponsor I chose you looking up tickets to upcoming Fresno things.
Man, are you seein’ what I’m seeing there?
Amtrack went on their Instagram and decided to drag us.
Every city got its own emoji to represent the town. And what did Fresno get?: The fucking Sun.
That is messed up. What is Fresno’s best feature? The Sun blasts your ass.
You couldn’t have given us almond, or grape, or taco, or Kopi? Well, maybe there isn’t a taco or almond emoji, whatever…but the Sun!? Fuckers.
Side note: Can you get to Yosemite via an Amtrack bus or something because why youz got Yosemite up there?… OH SNAP, I almost forgot about Yarts! The Yarts bus comes by Fresno Yosemite International and the Fresno Amtrak station and it will take ya right on up.
Although the Fresno info on the Yarts schedule seems to be a moving target at the moment, but cool reminder for YARTS.
Whenever I see the Yarts bus going through town I yell out “YARTS!” like a big dipshit because I think it’s cool and I know those people are going into Yosemite.
I am not going to question it, I will just accept it.
The rumors are true. Organizers of Fresno’s Christmas Tree Lane have brought back ‘walk nights’. For you Fresno newbs, this is when they do not let cars go down Old Van Ness and they let people do something totally strange in Fresno… walk
Last year they implied Walk Nights would never come back, but here we are.
As per the tradition, there are two walk nights:
Christmas Tree Lane starts Saturday (Dec 2nd) and is open every night thru December 25th.
The Lane opens every night at 6 PM. Closes (lights off) at 10 Sunday-Thursday and 11 PM Friday and Saturday.
More info can be found here.
You just park in the neighborhood. I assume people who live in Old Fig hate Walk Nights. But they get to throw parties on Walk Nights, so it’s kinda worth it.
Some people park in Fig Garden Village and take some sort of tram, or get a ride and are dropped off, or walk all the way down to Shields and then walk back.
Heads up: if you do park at Fig Garden Village, it is insane with cars and people. I went to pick up food one night not remembering it was a Walk Night, and got stuck in the Village for a while and didn’t even score food.
I just find a dumb house to park in front of somewhere near Dakota but not South of the railroad tracks.
Hopefully, the return of Walk Nights will relieve some of the pressure of regular car nights when the line to drive Christmas Tree Lane goes down Blackstone all the way to Shaw.
That is right. You basically get in line for Christmas Tree Lane at Shaw.
But hey, screw that, Walk Nights are back. I might hit up both nights, just because.
A nice video that Localish put together a few years ago:
See ya out there.
I am seeing that the Fresno State vs Boise State football game tickets are sold out for Saturday (Nov 4th).
If you don’t know a guy that is trying to unload their tickets, there is the legit side of the secondary market.
My top pick on where to still get Boise State at Fresno State football tickets for Saturday:
| Hotel | Stars | Discount | Price before and discount | Select dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country Inn & Suites by Radisson, Fresno North, CA | ★★ | - | - | View hotel |
| Best Western Village Inn | ★★★ | - | - | View hotel |
| SpringHill Suites by Marriott Madera | ★★★ | - | - | View hotel |
| DoubleTree by Hilton Fresno Convention Center | ★★★ | - | - | View hotel |
| Sonesta ES Suites Fresno | ★★★ | - | - | View hotel |
| Hotel Piccadilly | ★★★ | - | - | View hotel |
Good luck. Make sure to get there early enough to tailgate.
It’s always a good time when the Broncos and Bulldogs play. Keep that Bulldog spirit up in your head.
Game predictions:
*Disclosure: Ticketweb is an affiliate of mine so I might make a buck or so if you end up buying tickets. You could try Ticketmaster too I suppose, I am just not a fan.
In case you didn’t know, the “Bullard” Fosters Freeze on Palm (if you’re reading this after August 31st) is now closed. It’s being forced to make way for a Starbucks.
Thanks for all the food and memories since the 1980s (for me anyway).
I shall miss your fries. Corndogs. Milkshakes. But most of all, my evening runs with my daughter to get a Twister and a hot fudge sundae (no nuts), when we were a little bored.
Goodbye, old girl.
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We can debate what our biggest festivals are some other time. But it might be Fresyes Fest. Biggest or not, I PLAN on going (I don’t get out much, so I am cautious with my optimism of leaving the house for something).
Fresyes Fes is this Saturday. It is centered around the Brewery District. Streets will be blocked. Beer will be drank. Music will be played. Tacos will be eaten.
Here are five things I plan to do, maybe you can to:
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