Downtown Merced

The Merced Community Mural Project facilitated by artist Jazz Diaz is inviting community members to paint flowers in a designated area on the Justice for Heaven / Healing and Protection mural in downtown Merced on Saturday, Dec. 3, from noon to 5 p.m. All skill levels and children are welcome. Paint and brushes will be provided. This is a…

Every four years when the World Cup rolls around, America might as well be two different countries. Some people go the entire month without…

Hundreds of local residents came together in Downtown Merced with their American flags in hand to celebrate Veterans Day. There was a special…

Residents filled the streets on Downtown Merced on Thursday night to attend the final Mercado Night Market of 2022. The bimonthly event brings together more than 80 local vendors, live entertainment, dancing, food and more as part of the street fair. Each month's event also gives residents the opportunity to connect with a number of local…

Rainbird, the newly opened fine dining restaurant inside the El Capitan Hotel in downtown Merced, has started its Taste of Wine Country Dinner Series,…

The Merced Pride Festival brought lots of color to Main Street in Merced last Saturday — the first time since 2019 and the subsequent covid…

Five years ago, Andy Beltran’s newly-bought space downtown was in dire need of a renovation. The now 34-year-old had returned to his hometown after working a job at an electrical contractor in Philadelphia, where he saved up the money to buy the 8,500 square foot spot on Main Street — right next to Merced Theater. While in Philly, he had…

Merced is an old car town. I've known that for the 53 years I have lived here, but the notion that local residents dearly love their vintage vehicles was…

Raise a glass: Merced Theatre kicks off its 2022-2023 season on Sept. 10, with A Toast to The Rat Pack! The legendary friends who made history on the stage…

By JUAN FLORES UC Merced News The new film by filmmaker Yehuda Sharim, "El Ojo Comienza En La Mano" ("The Eye Begins in the Hand"), features the life work of Central Valley artist and muralist Rubén A. Sánchez. Sharim, a professor in the Global Arts Studies Program, will be in conversation with Sánchez in the coming months as…