Former Mercedian to co-host new Fox Business show
Taylor Riggs, a small town girl raised here in Merced, has found great success as a financial journalist on the East Coast with Fox Business Network (FBN), even landing herself a spot as a co-host for FBN’s new program The Big Money Show (which debuts Jan. 23) alongside Jackie DeAngelis and Brian Brenberg weekdays from 1 p.m. to 2…
Downtown Business Rebuilds After The Storm
Business partners Rhiannon Heim and Angel Deliman find themselves struggling to rebuild their dream after recent storms led to severe damage…
‘Innovate to Grow’ expands to inspire first-year students
By PATTY GUERRA,
UC Merced News
Innovate to Grow is a twice-yearly celebration of student ingenuity hosted by the School of Engineering (SoE). In a…
Fluetsch & Busby, Farm Bureau receive Partners Award
By DENELLE FLAKE
Merced County Farm Bureau
Merced County Farm Bureau (MCFB) and Fluetsch & Busby Insurance (F&B) received the Select Partners Award at the 104th California Farm Bureau Annual Meeting presented by Nationwide on Dec. 5.
This award is given to a county farm bureau and local insurance agency for their continued…
Hit thrift market to make comeback in 2023
Popular downtown flea market Superflea has crammed a lot of things into one over the past seven months. Craft fair. Art show. Thrift-heaven.…
Old School House Bakery opens in downtown neighborhood
Move over Main Street. There’s a new downtown hangout for breakfast and lunch that’s about ten blocks from the hustle and bustle — deep in the…
Weight-loss wagering company offering ‘diet for dollars’
Recent research continues to suggest that people typically “give up” pursuing their New Year’s resolutions within the first month, with fully two-thirds of people abandoning these pursuits before the end of January.
Statistics like this are reported year in and year out, which can be confounding given the untold millions of people who are…
Gas prices to fall nearly 50 cents per gallon
After a tumultuous year for gas prices, some relief may be on the way in 2023.
The yearly national average price of gas in 2023 is forecast to drop nearly 50…
ASIP coffee shop reopens on Main Street, but in new location
ASIP is back!
One of Downtown Merced’s popular coffee shop hangouts reopened on Dec. 11 in a 5,000 square foot brick building on Main Street between O…
‘Top Chef’ coming to Merced for ‘culinary weekend’
Executive Chef Quentin Garcia of the El Capitan Hotel’s Rainbird restaurant — the first-of-its-kind fine dining restaurant in the Central Valley—will be welcoming acclaimed Oakland Chef Tu David Phu for a weekend of conversation, learning, and a collaborative culinary experience in historic downtown Merced, Jan. 27-28.
The weekend will kick…