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Things I Might Do In Fresno This Weekend

February 28, 2026February 28, 2026 The Fresnan

I am going to try out a new segment for the site/nesletter, and cross my fingers that I stick with it so you can check back here on The Fresnan or Fresno!Fresno! on Fridays or Saturday mornings for this (someone hold me to it, please).

These are literal things I might do this weekend. Like, if I have enough money, or time, or energy, I would do one or all of these things. Hopefully, it helps you figure out something for yourself.

Hike around the San Joaquin River. Wildflowers are coming out. Things won’t be greener. The weather will only get hotter. There is snow to look at on the Sierra. Choice. Checking an almond orchard before the blossoms are gone can be a related activity.
Record swap in River Park at Barrelhouse – Saturday from 12 to 5.
Play pinball at Summer Fox (Santa Fe) – they have a Star Wars pinball I really want to try.
Eat a Me & Ed’s pizza (it’s been, like, three long weeks since I’ve had some).
Buy a discounted puffy jacket at Eddie Bauer’s in Fig Garden, since they are all closing.
Have a colab beer at Out Of The Barrel, all day on Saturday (they’re having a ‘colab fest’).
Rogue Festival. It is an important, annual cultural event for Fresno. Check out the schedule.

Rogue Fest goes through to next weekend, so I might push that back. Hell, I might push all of it back, it’s how I operate.

Even if I do one of these things, I’ll be happy.

-Mike

Someone Placed a Marker For the Shortest Trail In Fresno County and I Love It!

February 15, 2026February 15, 2026 The Fresnan

I tend to walk along Van Ness in Old Fig. I like staying in the dirt as much as possible. It gives me a sense that I am on an actual trail in the Sierra (probably weird like that). I think someone else feels that same way, as there is a trail marker on the spot that feels most like a real trail along all of Van Ness:

This is on the 3500 block of Van Ness (yes, Christmas Tree Lane).

See you out on the trails!

What is up with that taco truck line at Shaw & Maroa!?

September 30, 2025October 3, 2025 The Fresnan

UPDATE: My friend Joshua Tehee did a write-up in the Bee about this place, and it softens my stance on it some. Apparently, this truck relocated here, like, moved up here and hired locals. Instead of what I believed was that they just had an extra truck up to Fresno from L.A. to make it off us. Still interesting how we are getting so fired up about a truck not from here.

The corner of Maroa & Shaw has been the hot topic around the Fig area of town.

The truck pictured above is often brought up at Out Of The Barrel and around Fig Garden. Everyone is amazed at the lines and wondering what the hell?!

It’s called Tacos El Cabezon.

The word is they came up from Los Angeles (Bell Gardens) because the market was too saturated down there, and they tried their luck here. Turns out it was a good decision.

Yeah, I want to try this truck out, it sounds really good.

But, sorry, it pisses me off that an L.A. Mexican food truck can come up to the taco capital (Fresno, yo!) and be so popular. What the hell, Fresnans?

I wonder how they would do at the Taco Truck Throwdown?!

A great comment came in on Fresno!Fresno! by Mark & Patti:

IMG_9410-1024x523 What is up with that taco truck line at Shaw & Maroa!?

I love this idea. Sadly, though, for it to work, the L.A. people can never find out the truck is from Fresno.

A Certified Fresno Habitat

August 6, 2025August 6, 2025 The Fresnan

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I saw this sign on a fence in front of an Old Fig house while on a walk the other day and now I want to have my own yard certified!

Okay, well, I don’t have a house or a yard at the moment, but if I ever get one again, I am totally doing it!

Things you need to do to get your Fresno habitat certified:

Food: Your habitat needs to provide a minimum of three natural food sources for wildlife.
Water: Your habitat needs to provide clean water for wildlife to drink and bathe. If an existing water source is visible from and adjacent to your property, that can count for this requirement.
Cover: Your habitat needs at least two places for wildlife to find shelter from the weather and predators.
Breeding Ground: Your habitat must have at least two places for courting, mating, and raising.
Sustainable Practices: Your habitat must practice at least two from a list if options.

Check https://www.nwf.org/Native-Plant-Habitats/Create-and-Certify/At-Home for a detailed list of requirements.

Go to nwf.org/garden for more details on the requirements and more info.

Parking Lot Art: Whole Foods

July 31, 2025August 1, 2025 The Fresnan

This pour little cart got left out all night.

Whole Foods in Fig Garden is well closed, so this little guy got left out. I feel bad for him. So lonely. I know how ya feel, brother.

Let’s hope the person that opens at Whole Foods tomorrow morning corals you proper so you can be with your friends again.

Fresno’s Christmas Tree Lane Brings Back Walk Nights!

November 28, 2023December 17, 2024 The Fresnan

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:

Saturday, December 2nd.
Tuesday, December 12th.

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.

Where To Park On Christmas Tree Lane Walk Nights

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: