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Eager gamers and vacationers don’t have to wait much longer for the Chicken Ranch Casino Resort to open its doors to guests. An expansion of the existing casino, the Tuolumne … Click to Conti...

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The long-anticipated Costco at Riverbank’s Crossroads West shopping center is finally opening and even has incentives for new members. The store, at 2015 Claribel Road, will open its doors to �...

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Restaurants in Modesto always are coming and going. But one in Roseburg Square is both going (as we know it) and coming back. George Bertaina, Alicia Zabala, Tad Wood and … Click to Continue »...

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A proposal for a 16,000-square-foot food truck court in southwest Ceres was approved unanimously by the city’s planning commission on April 1. Shane Parson, the property owner, and Anthony Sanc...

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In-N-Out Burger is opening a third location in Modesto in an area that doesn’t seem to fit the pattern of where the company typically places its restaurants. It’s being built … Click to Con...

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Panda Express may not be new to Turlock, but the fast-food chain’s updated store design is. Called “Panda Home,” the new model incorporates design elements inspired by traditional Chinese a...

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A “crazy dream” turned to reality when Bookish, selling new and used books in Roseburg Square, celebrated its grand opening Thursday morning. Mayor Sue Zwahlen, the Modesto Chamber of Commerc...

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The Chartreuse Muse Gallery and Art School is closing after 22 years of business in downtown Modesto. Owners Ellen Roehne and Sandra Veneman are stepping away from the business side … Click to ...

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Royal Robbins, a fixture in Modesto’s McHenry Village for decades, is closing for good at the end of June. What started in 1968 as a climbing equipment distributor, operating in … Click to Co...

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I know it’s not polite to ask a person their age, but what about their oldest memory? Scrolling through some of the Modesto-focused Facebook groups I’m a part of, I’ve … Click to Continue...

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Mod Bee Reality Check - editor note “Another McDonald’s? Why would Modesto allow that?” Comments like that one flooded The Modesto Bee’s Facebook post linking an article announcing the cl...

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What is there to do in Modesto? “Visit the Gallo Center,” is one answer you might expect to hear, or, “Go to a bar.” One Modesto native is seeking to … Click to Continue »

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Gather up the kids and head to Jamestown this summer for a day of family fun at the new Chicken Ranch Casino Resort. I know what you’re probably thinking: “But … Click to Continue »

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It was a nice weekend for a drive through Stanislaus County — though the reason for the one I took wasn’t as nice as the weather. I went around to … Click to Continue »

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There’s a lot to catch up on in the business world, Stanislaus County. The time between the departure of The Modesto Bee’s longtime business beat reporter and when a new … Click to Continue...

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Marie Callender’s in Modesto shut its doors for good yet again, selling the last of its pies and seating the last customers Tuesday, Feb. 20, after 40 years of business. … Click to Continue �...

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Chicken Ranch Casino in Tuolumne County is opening its new nine-story resort this summer and is holding four job fairs to recruit workers. The resort will boast 197 hotel rooms, … Click to Cont...

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Let me not bury the lead. I’m elated to announce that after a year as a breaking news intern at The Sacramento Bee, and nearly a year of service journalism … Click to Continue »

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A love of Korean-style corn dogs had some hopeful customers lined up outside of a new takeout food spot in Turlock for nearly seven hours. Corn’d Kitchen held its grand … Click to Continue »...

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All I’ve ever wanted to be is a newspaper reporter. Wait, sorry, that’s a lie. There was a brief period where I wanted to be a veterinarian, but then I … Click to Continue »

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With the closure of downtown Modesto’s historic A&W drive-in this week, the city lost one of only a handful of its remaining Graffiti-era burger joints. Since its debut in 1957, … Click to Co...

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As Modesto’s historic A&W drive-in prepares to close this week rather than fight a pending lawsuit filed against it, we take a look back at the impact serial American with … Click to Continue...

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Johnny Matthews knew he would be leaving behind his beloved Modesto A&W restaurant soon, but he never thought this would be why. The owner of the historic downtown Modesto drive-in … Click to C...

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Central Valley diners have enjoyed David Alonso’s food for the past two decades, and now he is expanding to open his first downtown Modesto restaurant. The owner of Modesto’s (and … Click t...

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Downtown Modesto’s State Theatre has added another chapter, and a swanky one at that, to its already illustrious history. Last week the 89-year-old theater launched Intermission, its new cockta...

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When a well-liked restaurant is sold, customers typically worry about what the new owners will do with the place. But anyone who remembers downtown Modesto’s nightlife scene in the mid … Clic...

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They say every dog has its day. In Modesto, a new business wants to ensure that day is in a clean, climate-controlled and well cared for space made just for … Click to Continue »

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Like an old friend coming back to town, a longtime favorite area pizza chain has returned to Turlock. Oakhurst-based regional restaurant chain Pizza Factory has opened a new Stanislaus County …...

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When Yesterday’s Books closed late last year after more than four decades of serving Central Valley readers, Modesto book lovers mourned its loss. But one longtime Modesto couple did more … C...

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In life and business, they say location is everything. When Ashley and Hank Olson decided to make their longtime dream of owning a bakery a reality, the Modesto couple couldn’t … Click to Con...

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