Merced’s own Rainbird offers wine experience like no other
Hakan Kocak is all smiles as he sits in his office above the Rainbird restaurant at the El Capitan Hotel, with a Napa winery representative on the phone, a schedule of upcoming events in his hand, and a reporter by the door wondering what question to ask first.
The 57-year-old director of Food and Beverage — someone who has created…
Friends come to the rescue for small Planada business
As the Planada area continues to recover from the impacts of recent flooding, a number of residents and businesses are finding help and…
Crumbl Cookies opens this week in Los Banos
Los Banos is about to get a whole lot sweeter on Friday, Jan. 27, when locally owned and operated Los Banos Crumbl Cookies, located at 1363 W Pacheco Blvd, Unit…
Mercy UC Davis Cancer Center earns National Accreditation
The Commission on Cancer (CoC), a quality program of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) has granted Three-Year Accreditation to the cancer program at the Mercy UC Davis Cancer Center. To earn voluntary CoC accreditation, a cancer program must meet 34 CoC quality care standards, be evaluated every three years through a survey process, and…
UC Merced celebrates dedication of the Lakireddy Grand…
Longtime UC Merced supporters Dr. Vikram and Priya Lakireddy were recently honored as part of an intimate event to mark the official dedication of the…
Resilient Planada Starts To Rebuild
By JOHN MILLER & JONATHAN WHITAKER
After two weeks of rescue efforts, searching for shelter and relying on emergency supplies…
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…