A fiesta breaks out for Planada Community Day
By Yanira Ledezma
A colorful fiesta danced down Sutter Street in Planada last Saturday as part of the town’s annual Community Day Celebration.
Spanish music blasted as the parade made its way toward Houlihan Park where over 40 vendors and a park full of onlookers awaited the celebration.
The small town, just east of Merced, has been…
Local hero ‘Stitch’ Duran helps Le Grand celebrate Cinco de…
Pizza Factory of Le Grand’s Cinco de Mayo Celebration last Sunday brought in more than 150 people, including professional boxing cutman, and “Creed” actor…
Tacos & Tequila fundraiser supports Merced Theatre
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Supporters of the historic Merced Theatre in downtown Merced gathered on Saturday, May 4, for the fourth annual Tacos &…
Merced welcomes impressive new Community Garden
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Merced welcomed an impressive new community garden — the largest of its kind in the city — during a ceremonial ribbon cutting at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church in north Merced on Friday, May 3.
It’s being called the Healthy House Food to FoRx Community Garden, and it’s the result of a partnership between…
Arts panel gets to work on city plans
Merced’s first-ever Arts and Culture Advisory Commission reached its first major milestone during a special meeting at City Hall.
While news from the…
Lao New Year comes to Downtown Merced
The Laotian community of Merced filled Main Street with color, cheer, and holiday fun as they celebrated Lao New Year with residents, community…
Rural Justice Summit rocks Multicultural Arts Center
The Merced Multicultural Arts Center was filled with UC Merced students and residents alike last Saturday as UC Merced’s 2019 Rural Justice Summit got underway.
The event included pop-up, meet-ups with conversation topics like home restaurants, the Green New Deal, decolonizing wealth, food, poetry & collective imagination, equitable food…
Easter In Mexico
Editor’s Note: This column was first published on March 31, 2005.
Although we have spent many years in Mexico, we had never been here during Easter…
Powerful Pastels on show at Carnegie Arts Center
The Carnegie Arts Center in Turlock is presenting the exhibition “The Fine Art of Pastels” in the Ferrari Gallery from March 27 to May 26.
The public is…
Tahitian dance, culture celebrates 40 years
The Kiki Raina Tahiti Fete, which took place at Golden Valley High School from March 22 through 24, drew hundreds of people to Merced who were there to appreciate the preservation of a unique culture.
The festival, founded by Becky Manandic, is the longest continually running Tahitian dance competition outside of Tahiti, and the only event…
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