restaurants

Josie’s Mexican American Bar & Grill, a popular restaurant at 1301 Commerce Avenue in Atwater, made a decision last week to decrease the number of days it is open from five days a week to four days a week, and the family members owning and running the business are not happy about it. Since the pandemic began, the days per week…

Editor's Note: The following profile is part of a special report series by the Merced County Times on the impact of COVID-19 on the Merced County population. …

In addition to offering take-out meals, many restaurants in Merced and Atwater are thinking outside the box and industriously converting their…

EDITOR'S NOTE: The following story which appears in part in this week's Merced County Times  newspaper has been updated here with new data from the rapidly evolving COVID-19 situation in this region. Due to press deadlines, The Times was unable to get Wednesday's updated coronavirus statistics and closure announcements in this week's…

The signs of getting into a “new normal” can be seen all over town as more and more people in the Merced-area appear to be venturing out and shopping…

Words matter.  And that’s especially true regarding the ever-changing COVID-19 regulatory guidelines and why recent mixed messages from leaders…

Take-Out Easter Dinners in the Merced Area Community members whose family get togethers had to be canceled due to the Coronavirus pandemic can still have an elegant Easter dinner at home! The Elegant Bull On the afternoon of Easter Sunday, a variety of entrees ordered in advance will be available for pick-up at The Elegant Bull, located at…