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Archive for October, 2023
RockabillyView – Ferocious Females in Rockabilly
Ferocious Females in Rockabilly By Jennifer Allsup Early pioneers of Rockabilly didn’t always run completely smooth. Women started making great strides in the early 50’s to be recognized for their talents. These women had the ambition to succeed in this genre of music. Women like Lorrie Collins started young and were very skilled. She started […]
YouthView – Lemonade Day
YouthView Lemonade Day By Dave Darmstadler, Datapath CEO Lemonade Day Modesto is one of the greatest events we have for the kids of our community. It teaches youth the entrepreneurial skills necessary to start, own, and operate their own business—a lemonade stand. In addition, they learn basic business principles, team work, customer service skills, finance […]
Bike View- My City Bike Help
BikeView By Hunter Walsh Not-for-profit Sutter Health network and global public health alliance My City Bikes are teaming up to make Modesto a healthier place to live. The free My City Bikes Modesto app for beginner cyclists – established with verified beginner-friendly Oakdale Bicycle Shop in 2015 – is expanding to include prescribed rides, Sutter […]
BigView – Ride Modesto 2016
Ride Modesto By Chris Murphy Let’s make this easy. Modesto is a flat city. I think the net elevation change from east to west Modesto may be about five feet. Simply put, the biggest hill you have to climb are the overpasses over the freeway. Modesto should most certainly be a bike town, but there […]
GraffitiPreView – 2016
Graffiti Summer Preview By Chris Murphy Whomp bom a lu bop a whomp bam boom! This is the beat of classic rock and roll and Modesto USA felt that beat every weekend night when kids from all over central California used to cruise downtown Modesto on historic 10th and 11th Streets. Modesto USA was a […]
MoBandView 2016
MoBand By Chris Murphy A big brass band, in a bandshell, in a park, with food, drink, wine, and fun sounds like the perfect evening. Add to this 3,000 of your best friends, blankets, and picnic baskets and you have a hall of fame slice of Americana, or Modestocana as we like to say. June […]
Jazz&BluesView – May 16
Blues&JazzView by Eric Benson “If you luv music you’re gonna luv this” Ah thanks for the springing has sprung with tender shoots, seedlings, some blessed rain and mosquitoes! Know I’m preaching to the choir but unless you own stock in mosquito repellant drain all standing water, wear repellant when out, and try not to let […]
ChefView – Indulge Her on Mother’s Day
Chef View By Dana Johnson Indulge “Her” on Mother’s Day! Here’s to all the wonderful Mothers who go that extra mile, wear that comforting smile, and often get lost in the laundry pile! For me, I’m thinkin’ Mike’s Grillhouse and the Mother’s Day Buffet. YES! You read that correctly…Buffet is the “special” of this highly […]
PerformingView – May 16
A Time to Perform in May By Kaye Osborn We live in a place where the Arts are thriving! So many opportunities for everyone! My friend, Debbie Soro, had a dream of bringing the play, The Sirens to Gallo Center for the Arts. She held auditions and cast an amazing group of actors. The Sirens […]
CommunityView – Standing With You
CommunityView By Maryann Spikes There are several upcoming opportunities to show your support for local law enforcement – especially the May 21 “Standing with You” event! Please note updated maps. Here are updated district maps with MPD officer contact info. to send thank-you emails and keep in touch on neighborhood crime concerns: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B8Fs6QfjIUmvR0ZMbVF5aHIzVms&usp=sharing At Coffee […]
UnpluggedView – Intimacy, Originality, Reciprocity
Unplugged View By Aaron Rowan Intimacy, Originality, Reciprocity – the tripartite motto of Modesto Unplugged. We have just wrapped our finest festival yet, and don’t have much happening in May, so I shall devote this column to talking about the stellar MUMF team members I work with, and our mission. Modesto Unplugged was formed to […]
GreetingsView – May the 4th Be With You!
Greetings Modesto Friends, May the 4th be with you. I am sure you get it, but this just makes me smile. The #homeofstarwars hashtag is there for Modesto USA. Yes, friends every month, all over the world, people are talking about Star Wars and it all comes from Modesto. The stories of American Graffiti, Raiders […]
ComedyView – Clean Comedy Competition – May 20
ComedyView By Chris Murphy Modesto Clean Comedy Competition? What do you think this contest is? It’s a clean comedy competition. Yes, you read right, this is a competition to see who can make us laugh and keep it all clean. Translate, no S or F-bombs and stuff that is really funny. So which area comedians […]
Happy May Modesto!
Happy May Day! May the 4th Be With You and all of our friends This is an exciting month, we celebrate our cycling, chocolate, clean comedy, Moms and our place in the universe of Star Wars as we proclaim?#?modestousa? as the ?#?homeofstarwars? . Thanks George Lucas. Enjoy our fantastic May magazine that is loaded with […]
May BrewView: What’s New with Do Good
BrewView: What’s New with Do Good Distillery By Brandilyn Brown and Christopher Mitchell Do Good Distillery is now open for tours! When you walk into the rustically furnished, homey space, you immediately sense what drives the family business: Ben Franklin’s famous quote, “You Do Well by Doing Good” graces the wall, alongside a photo of beloved friend and family, Officer Paul […]
