Merced

A business plan that forecasts where Merced’s proposed bullet train station may ultimately end up has received unanimous approval from the California High-Speed Rail Authority’s board.

The forum was open to school district employees and had three of the four candidates participate.

Musica Grupera bands created a space to celebrate in a region shaped by farm labor. But with the closure of Castle Air Force Base, the good times didn’t last.

The cultural district designation comes just off the heels of major business growth and beautification efforts in the last few years that local leaders say have made the downtown more appealing to residents and visitors.

California’s High Speed Rail Authority is proposing a new site for a Merced station in its quest to build a bullet train connecting Southern California with the Bay Area.

While Gabriel Moraga gave the river its current name, Native Americans had their own names for the waterway, dating back thousands of years.

The University of California looked at three sites as finalists for the campus, including two in the Fresno area, before awarding the campus to Merced.

The barista internship offered at Merced independent coffee shop The Sensory Lab teaches all things associated with specialty coffee.

The new kitchen in downtown Merced offers a way to market imperfect produce through meals, salads, desserts, food boxes, and aguas frescas.

A community tipster led the officers to the missing sign, which they found in a vacant residence in south Merced.