Downtown Merced

I was fortunate enough to be invited, along with my daughter, Christina, and granddaughter, Daisy, to an overnight Mother’s Day getaway on May 8 and 9 to experience the El Capitan Hotel, which included a meet and greet with Chef Quentin Reece Garcia, who designs the menu and then creates the meals for the restaurants Native Son and…

Main Street in downtown Merced was bursting with life for the first “Mercado” event of the season last Wednesday, May 5th. The farmers…

Playhouse Merced will be back with its 2021-22 “The Story is Us” season of live, on stage productions starting this September! Its previous live season…

Families, friends and loved ones are once again enjoying indoor dining in the Merced area thanks to Merced County being in the less restrictive Red Tier in the state’s coronavirus reopening program. Merced County has improved its new-case rate, at 7.8 per 100,000 residents, and testing positivity at 3.5 percent. If numbers continue…

About 80 local residents took part in a rally and march around Merced’s downtown area as part of a show of unity in condemning violent attacks…

Editor's Note: The following profile is part of a special report series by the Merced County Times on the impact of COVID-19 on the Merced County population. …

The Mainzer restaurant and entertainment center, located downtown at 655 W Main St, is gearing up to open a new game room. Huge wooden and magnetic wall games, skee ball machines, and a newly completed mural commissioned by local artist Patricia Pratt will be at the center of the new room that is set to enhance the dining…

Buildings, structures and residences nationwide were lit up with red lights on the evening of Sept. 1, Red Alert Day. The goal was to raise…

On June 1, Retro Lux Hair Salon & Lounge at 436 W. Main Street in Merced reopened for customers to come in and get their hair done after…

After nearly a two-year remodeling project, and amid a backdrop of socioeconomic uncertainty, the historic Tioga building in downtown Merced has opened its doors to new apartment tenants.  The Tioga — as it is called today — has kept its original splendor while transforming into a luxury apartment location at corner of …