Downtown Merced

Pretty Good Burger, the newest burger joint in Downtown Merced, celebrated its first late-night pop-up event recently at its location at 439 W. Main St. “It’s pretty good!” Eli Torres, co-owner of the restaurant, expressed about the food. The menu consists of a variety of different “smash” beef burgers, a vegan burger, grilled cheese,…

So after the late-night dust settled at the most recent Merced City Council meeting, when Councilwoman Bertha Perez survived a censure…

The first season of the Mercado Night Market event in downtown Merced will be wrapping on Thursday, Oct. 7, with the final edition marking Breast…

The Tioga apartment project in Merced will be presented with a prestigious Preservation Design Award for Rehabilitation at the 38th Annual California Preservation Awards. The winning projects and teams will be formally recognized at both in-person events and online during a free, public ceremony to be scheduled for October. The jury selected…

Bobby’s Market, a unique and fun community market, opened at 1717 M Street, on the corner of M and Arbor Lane in Merced, on Aug. 12. It’s a short…

EDITOR’S NOTE—In a previous story about The Mondo Building, we wrote the building was built by Gene Mondo. That was incorrect. It was built by the…

The most recent Mercado night market on Main street on July 1 featured a special tribute of appreciation to first responders, military members and veterans. “The Mercado,” a farmers-market-style event featuring vendors, dancers, artists, and entertainment, is being put on by Merced’s Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Canal, Main St,…

The latest exhibition at Kreepy Kawaii Designs in downtown Merced is a collection of colorful lettering and architectural graffiti artwork created…

In the coming days, if you happen to see someone downtown with a spray paint can in hand as they eye a street utility box — don’t call the police…

Residents from across the local area came together at Bob Hart Square on Tuesday evening for a special ceremony that highlighted the start of Pride Month. Backed by a unanimous vote to support flying the flag by the Merced City Council, organizers were able to raise the Progress Pride flag up the flag poles located in downtown Merced.…