Category: Downtown

The DOWNTOWN Report: mid-June 2025

Pride, in the Name of Speaking of color, every possible hue was flying in the annual Pride Ride, followed by Pride Fest at our Downtown Plaza. It kicked into gear when Wilshire turned kaleidoscopic and the masses […]

The Downtown Report: Early June 2025

  Take a gander at the groundbreaking photograph, and imagine what downtown Fullerton was like on that day. There were wide lawns with friendly trees, horses and wagons, by Jove, a variety […]

Read Early June 2025 Fullerton Observer

Click Here to Read the Early June 2025 Fullerton Observer. The Fullerton Observer is an all volunteer newspaper. We are your friends, neighbors, students, educators, and small business owners. News for the […]

The DOWNTOWN Report: mid-May 2025

Road Trip Let’s begin with A, as in Azusa, which claims everything from A to Z in the USA, hence the name. Pretty sure Anaheim has more of almost everything than they do. Next, it’s all the way to Zzyzx, […]

The DOWNTOWN Report: Early May 2025

More Music Day of Music is coming up on June 21 and we will have breaking news right after this message from our sponsors. Until then, you can see live music downtown […]

Artists Show Their Pride at Exhibit

Fullerton’s annual Pride event is something the Orange County LGBTQ+ community looks forward to, but the special day has expenses that need to be covered. That’s a challenge that Fullerton resident and […]

The DOWNTOWN Report: mid-April 2025

The Olde Ship Anniversary We are in the habit of celebrating any business that survives the times, and there have been some rough seas for all downtown businesses over the past few decades. As you […]

The DOWNTOWN Report: Early April 2025

Love Blocks Hate Art Fundraiser Most of the blocks have been submitted for the LOVE Blocks Out Hate fundraiser on Friday, May 2, 6:30-9:30pm at the Fullerton Museum Center. See you there. Free Eggs? Yes, […]

New Tariffs on Newsprint Will Reduce Access to News

Industry experts predict that the tariffs will lead to significant price increases for newsprint. These financial burdens come as print advertising revenue continues to plummet. Many newspapers have already announced layoffs and […]

The Downtown Report mid-March 2025

NOSTALGIA As the saying goes, nostalgia just ain’t what it used to be. The good ol’ days, when a cup of Joe was just a plug nickel at The Fullerton Café, 107 […]

The Downtown Report: Early March 2025

“You Don’t Miss Your Water ‘till your well runs dry.” That song lyric jumped off the wall of Mo’s Music when we saw the photo of Gram Parsons just inside the door, and that thought will never ring as […]

Film Premier at the Fox Theater Fullerton

Agnew the Story of a California Family is a Music Documentary about the Agnew Family of Fullerton, California USA – It Chronicles the amazing journey of this talented family of musicians from […]

French Film Festival, two festive nights of culture!

Fullerton College’s much-loved French Film Festival is back for its thirteenth year.  Fullerton again becomes the “Paris of Orange County,” featuring two nights of recent French film releases to delight enthusiasts of […]

The Downtown Report mid-February 2025

Unexpected Spotted at a location just off Raymond Avenue. We just cannot comprehend all of the repercussions of the devastating fires, can we? We have to search for something positive, and who […]