Local Business

Downtown Merced is about to be energized with new life as construction on The Tioga apartment building nears completion. Move-in dates are set for April. The Tioga, with its historic and majestic entrance at 1715 N Street, was built in 1928 as the “Hotel Tioga.” Today, it’s in the final stages of a $15 million renovation project…

Blaker Brewery celebrated the grand opening of its latest venture — The Tarmac — last Friday at 1930 Airdrome Entry in Atwater, right at the…

Randy Mortensen is sitting in a booth at Country Waffles in Merced. The 65-year-old entertainer is wearing a button-up southwestern shirt, and…

Nancy’s Food Truck, located at 2050 Industrial Road on former Castle Air Force Base, operates from the parking lot of Big Creek Lumber. Its hours are Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nancy Virrey, the business owner, told the Times, “I’ve been in business since March 2019.  I’m doing this business on my own. I’m…

A book signing event on Jan. 12 at Barnes & Noble, located at 1720 W. Olive Avenue in Merced, led many people to learn about an intriguing…

A small bee garden grows and thrives down the south side of Merced. It’s a little miracle of nature thanks to Jessica Gonzalez, the garden’s…

A festive meal and a champagne toast heralded the start of the New Year at Five Ten Bistro, located at 510 W. Main Street in Merced. Community members dining at the Bistro on New Year’s Eve chose entrees from the regular menu, with the addition of two superb specials — a filet mignon and lobster tail dinner, and a lobster ravioli made with a…

Blaker Brewing, a family-owned business which began in Ceres in 2018 as a tap room featuring fresh craft beer, opened its second tap room last…

Chef Vinnie DeAngelo of Bella Luna Bistro in Merced, and local farming legend Joe Marchini and his children were featured on a live interview and…

Families — including a hundreds of children — crowded Main Street, between R and Q streets, for the annual Great Toy Giveaway sponsored by Acosta’s Furniture, Satelites Aguilera, La Joya FM, the Merced Soccer Association, Produciones Libra and La Major magazine. A ton of bicycles were given away, as well as a mountain of toys.…