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Merced breaks ground on culturally significant new park 

A large crowd of passionate locals and distinguished guests last Saturday, July 11, for the official groundbreaking ceremony to start construction of the long-awaited General Vang Pao Park and Aletha June Playground in north Merced.  This new neighborhood park, located near the intersection of West Cardella Road and Freemark Avenue,…

Atwater Feed Store breaks ground on new building

Almost exactly three years from the day a massive fire gutted their wood and tin building on Atwater Boulevard, completely destroying one of the city’s most beloved local businesses, the Fragulia family turned shovels Saturday in a groundbreaking ceremony for a new and improved Atwater Feed Store. Announcing this week’s start-date to…

Local Owners Saying Goodbye To ‘Parthenon’ House

It's the all-time, most-asked-about home in all of Merced. Countless people who have driven down N. Bear Creek Drive, or wandered down W Street, have seen glimpses of those distinct, harmonious and stately columns that evoke images of something historical — some ancient, architectural marvel, in some faraway land. Somewhere like…

THE WAIT IS OVER!

Merced's newly remodeled Kiddieland amusement park invites local residents to take part in a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Saturday, April 25, starting at 9:30 a.m. To celebrate the long-awaited reopening, all rides will be free for the community from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  Last Saturday, local families were able to get a first look at…