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There’s always so many things to do in Merced. Often, there are just too many choices. Do we want to go to a concert? A play? A charity fundraiser? Combine two events? Can we arrange schedules so we won’t miss one event so we can attend another? How can that happen in such a “small” city? That’s easy – because we have so many superstars –…

Mexico is not just beautiful vacation beaches, luxury resorts, culinary delights and friendly people. Nor is it just rural poverty, government…

How bout a pizza? How bout a pizza from the place that was rated No. 1 in Merced by me just a few months ago, but then closed? It’s been closed for a couple…

If you have some free time, pop downtown to take a peek at “Times Square” in Merced. Installation of the Merced Theatre’s new totally digital marquee — in color and with full video — was underway at the start of this week. It should be fully operational as you read this. There are five separate panels, each computer controlled that can…

I’ve suggested some out-of-town trips at times when you want something to do. I’ve recommended the Madera Wine Trail, wineries to the north, and the Vista…

Let’s try a quiz. Hold up your hand if you know these names: Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington and Tommy Dorsey. Hand still up? Lower it…

Now that the rain is really done until fall … or is it? There was more than two inches of rain in May 2019. From 2016 to 2018, the average for May was .05 inches. The all-time average is 4 tenths of an inch. In any event, there are some excellent opportunities to get out and enjoy the outdoors. Too late for this year, but the annual…

We don’t always stay in town. Sometimes we like to go somewhere else. We even like to travel to exotic far-away places. The good news is that it is…

Written in 1785, William Cowper's poem, “The Task, stated that, “Variety is the very spice of life, That gives it all its flavor.” That’s certainly true…

It’s not too late to make New Year’s Resolutions Beat the odds – make New Year’s resolutions that have a chance to succeed. Ancient Babylonians are said to have been the first people to make New Year’s resolutions, some 4,000 years ago. Today about half of adults will follow the tradition.  Many resolutions are common, such as losing…