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The El Portal Market has been a fixture in the small community of El Portal, California for as long as locals can remember. Since 1966, the market has been operated by Vaughn, Vaughn and Carter, LLP, and particularly its principal, Hugh Carter, under concession contracts issued by the National Park …
Read More »El Portal Market Concessions Contract Awarded in Yosemite National Park
The National Park Service has awarded a concession contact for year-round operation and management of the El Portal Market, a grocery and general merchandise store located within the El Portal Administrative Site adjacent to Yosemite National Park. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/epmarketaward.htm
Read More »El Portal Market Burns in Yosemite National Park
Historic building a park fixture since 1934 https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/epmarketfire.htm
Read More »El Portal Market Reopens in Yosemite National Park
Acting Superintendent Dave Uberuaga and Kirstie Kari participated in a community celebration commemorating the reopening of the El Portal Market. The El Portal Market, a fixture in the small community of El Portal on Highway 140, completely burned in a fire in March 2008. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/epmarketopens.htm
Read More »National Park Service Selects National and State Park Concessions El Portal, LLC for El Portal Market Concession Contract
The National Park Service (NPS) has selected National and State Park Concessions El Portal, LLC for the concession contract to provide visitor services at the El Portal Market, located within the El Portal Administrative Site in Yosemite National Park. The 10-year contract is expected to begin on November 1, 2016, …
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This market sold 18-year-old beer, then her sister, 14, died in crash. License suspended 20 days
The liquor license of a store that sells alcoholic beverages in central Fresno was suspended for 20 days by state officials after an 18-year-old woman was involved in a crash … Click to Continue »
Read More »He stopped at a Merced market to get a tea. He ended up beaten by police, he says
Merced police said Wednesday they have launched an internal affairs investigation into an incident that left a Merced man with a bleeding, swollen face and other injuries. Capt. Bimley West … Click to Continue »
Read More »Automakers hope to avoid market disruption in Trump’s latest fight with California
A possible clash between the U.S. government and California over future fuel-economy standards raises the question of whether automakers one day might have to build different sets of the same … Click to Continue »
Read More »What police recovered after standoff at west Modesto market
A 35-year-old man remained in custody Tuesday on warrants and a charge of resisting arrest after a roughly two-hour standoff with police in west Modesto on Monday afternoon. Officers were … Click to Continue »
Read More »Charred remains of Asian market on Merced’s Main Street nearly three months old
Nearly three months after a fire destroyed an Asian market on Main Street, the charred pile of rubble remains on view and it’s unclear when it will be removed. No … Click to Continue »
Read More »Fate of downtown Merced market remains unclear; fire investigation ongoing
Investigators are still picking through the charred remains of a downtown Merced market that burned in December, leaving a hole in the city’s entertainment district. No one was injured in … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced County housing market continued to hum along in mid-autumn
In Merced and the surrounding area, home sales continue to be spurred by a growing UC Merced, few homes on the market and other factors, real estate agents reported Thursday. … Click to Continue »
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