Modesto Councilman Chris Ricci says he has an easy and relatively inexpensive way to draw more people downtown: The city could make it the home of a permanent outdoor roller skating rink. He said the city could consider converting part of the parking lot at Modesto Centre Plaza for the rink. Part of the parking… Keep Reading
A FRUIT TREE, around February, has a knack for stopping any flower fan in their beauty-seeking tracks. After all, a person wants to pause and admire this painting-perfect sight, which includes barky limbs bursting with frilly pink blossoms (and when we say “pink,” we mean just about every shade of pink a person can imagine).… Keep Reading
Clean humor courtesy of comedian Brian Regan can be enjoyed at the Turlock Community Theatre, while the Gallo Center for the Arts in Modesto brings dance company Ailey II to its stage. They are just two of the entertainment events planned in the region Feb. 26 through March 4. Almond Blossom Festival Enjoy a pre-spring… Keep Reading
On Tuesday night, after a long drive to Turlock High School for all parties, a long boys’ soccer game ensued. It took 100 minutes, including 20 of double overtime, but Liberty Ranch made all the work worthwhile with a 4-2 penalty kick win for the Sac-Joaquin Section Division IV boys’ soccer championship. It was a… Keep Reading
Daniel Sokolovsky has a Forrest Gump-like penchant for being wherever the action is in the world of delivery. In 2013, around the time of the rise of food delivery platforms like Uber Eats and DoorDash, Sokolovsky was heading up his own food delivery business, Berkeley Delivers, near his alma mater, the University of California, Berkeley.… Keep Reading
TURLOCK, Calif. (KTXL) — Some Turlock teens have been inspired by World Central Kitchen, a nonprofit that responds to national disasters to feed those in need, to tackle food insecurity locally. Food is cooked, assembled and packaged to-go by Kitchens for Change. “It’s just been incredible. So many kids are willing and able to come… Keep Reading
A chef with local and Southern California ties hope people will “Flock” to his new pizzeria in Folsom. Jordan Davis’ new restaurant, Flock, opened Feb. 4 at 185 Placerville Rd., Suite 150 just off Highway 50. It marks a return to the region for Davis, who oversaw the El Dorado Hills Selland’s Market-Cafe’s gourmet market… Keep Reading
A new phase of river restoration launched Saturday with help from people in nearby Grayson. They planted native trees and brush in an area that will augment work already done at Dos Rios Ranch, just to the northeast. The nonprofit River Partners hopes that mimicking natural floodplain can aid wildlife while buffering high flows where… Keep Reading
When it comes to classic California ski trips, Lake Tahoe and Mammoth Mountain are the big two — but nestled among towering red fir and lodgepole pines above the Yosemite Valley floor, Badger Pass has been a local “in the know” spot for generations. Opened in 1935, it’s one of the oldest ski resorts in… Keep Reading
TURLOCK, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–KB Home (NYSE: KBH) today announced the grand opening of Les Chateaux, the homebuilder’s newest community of ranch-style homes situated in the charming city of Turlock, California. The new neighborhood is located on East Tuolumne Road just off Highway 99, providing easy access to downtown Turlock, Modesto and the Central Valley’s major employment… Keep Reading
