The Fresnan reported last week that Zapp's Park, the beloved tiny music venue at Olive and Blackstone, would be closing. That's sort of true, but after talking to co-owner Pete Mejia, there's more to the story.
Mejia says he and his business partner, who took over Zapp's in 2005, are not planning on renewing their lease when it ends in a couple months. Instead, they want to look for a new, bigger location.
"The place is too small," Mejia says. "It reached a point where it's not going to work with a smaller venue like that."
Of course, he says, he'd take the Zapp's Park name with him. To not take the name would "ridiculous" he says, citing its history as one of the longest-running venues in Fresno's local music scene.






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