A typical Fresno State football gameday brings life to the businesses along Shaw and Cedar avenues — a bustling crowd at the Red Wave Inn bar enjoying drinks, standing room only capacity at Dog House Grill munching down on its popular tri-tip sandwich and merchandise flying off the racks at Bulldog Shop.
This past year was anything but typical.
With the Red Wave absent from sporting events at least for this year, it’s those three businesses surrounding Bulldog Stadium and Save Mart Center that have experienced drops in staffing, revenue and alcohol sales.
Sara Fierro and her sister Anna own Red Wave Inn, which their parents John and Maria founded in 1987.