Have you ever been to the Sun-Star office? Behind the front counter, fewer than 40 employees occupy the cubicles in a concrete building that’s about 35,000 square feet. In the … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced Mysteries & Minutiae: Calling all readers! Tell us what your favorite story of 2016 was
It’s mid-December and the New Year is right around the corner. Now’s the time to look back on the year and pick some highlights. Here at the Sun-Star, we typically … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced Mysteries & Minutiae: Central Valley Regional Center is building a big, shiny space
About a month ago this column was essentially a giant list of retail and development projects coming to Merced. That prompted a few additional questions from readers that I’ll answer … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced Mysteries & Minutiae: Retail, construction and development update
This column exists to answer readers’ questions. Lately, I’ve received a fat stack of questions about retail, construction and economic development. So, I’m going to give what answers I can … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced Mysteries & Minutiae: Atwater residents on their own for recycling
I remember being an elementary student in class and repeating the phrase, “reduce, reuse, recycle.” For us millennials, recycling is something we do out of habit and feel morally obligated … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced Mysteries & Minutiae: Out-of-town homeless not stranded in Merced
Homelessness is a hot topic in Merced. And last week homelessness was in the news a lot. Merced hosted its annual Homeless Connect on Friday, an event that gathers service … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced Mysteries & Minutiae: Supervisors don’t vote on their own raises
Supervisor pay is sort of wacky. It’s a good salary, but the mechanics behind the salary are a bit complicated. It’s also something that’s not really discussed during public meetings. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced Mysteries & Minutiae: Activities for lovers of fall
It’s September and Starbucks has officially begun serving fall’s signature drink, the Pumpkin Spice Latte, commonly shortened to just “PSL” on the internet. The first day of autumn is Sept. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced Mysteries & Minutiae: Many Merced residents fed up with trash pickers
Merced residents have had enough with the trash pickers. It never fails: Every Friday morning residents in the Los Verdes Estates neighborhood look out their windows to see people digging … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced Mysteries & Minutiae: County alarm policies different than new Merced ones
Recently, the city of Merced passed a false-alarm ordinance and began requiring home and business owners to get a permit for security alarms. False alarms became a nuisance for the … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced Mysteries & Minutiae: Readers want child fun, basic goods and services in wish list
Last week, I wrote about the newsroom’s wish list for Merced as the city is set for future development. This week, it was readers’ turn to make a couple of … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced Mysteries & Minutiae: With growth coming, now’s the time for a Merced wish list
UC Merced 2020 Project and Merced Gateways will expand city Both developments vital to Merced growth What would you like to see come to Merced? … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced Mysteries & Minutiae: City will replant native trees after drought killed redwoods
City has removed more than 100 dead trees Redwoods died while city was under strict water cutbacks City plans to replant maple and ash trees that live well in drier conditions … Click to Continue »
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