Tag: fun
PetView: Haute Dog
Over the last year, people have gotten more into their pets than ever before, and during the pandemic, many have gotten new furry friends. Along with that, there appears to be a new creativity in pet ownership and at least one person in our community has taken it to a new level. You have heard […]
CommunityView: Save Souls Skate Bowls
CommunityViewBy Tasha Wilson Hey Positive Peeps! After taking at least a 25-year break from roller skating, I am back at it strong and loving it! With that being said, I hear an awful lot about what goes on in the skating community here in Stanislaus County. People share stories about finding places to ice skate, […]
GoModesto: VMI Rocks
Roberts auto sales are sponsoring VMI free drive-in concert at John Thurman Field on March 14, 10 am until 10 pm, in conjunction with the State Theatre. All of the bands in the January/March Valley Music Institute session will perform. The event is free to the public, you drive your car into the parking lot […]
Turlock High Wins Mock Trail
Turlock High School Wins Stanislaus County Mock TrialsStudent teams from local high schools had their day in court. The annual Stanislaus County Mock Trials was virtual this year due to COVID-19. Virtual trials, via Zoom, took place on January 26, February 2, 9, and 11. The top two teams competed in the Championship Round on […]
MSO Virtual Concert March 18
MODESTO SYMPHONY YOUTH ORCHESTRA TO PRESENT VIRTUAL CONCERT MARCH 18 MODESTO, CA – The Modesto Symphony Youth Orchestra (MSYO), led by Music Director Ryan Murray, will stream their virtual Spring Concert on Thursday, March 18 at 7:00 pm on the Modesto Symphony YouTube channel. The virtual concert will feature both MSYO orchestras performing movements from Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 and Dvořák’s […]
SkateView
All Skate!: It’s the 70s in the new 20s! Get your rainbow suspenders out, get your glitter as COVID has helped bring back roller skating. In all seriousness, there are many people that skating has never left their lives and Modesto’s Roller King lives on in so many Facebook groups, but roller skating is really […]
LoveView
LoveView By Chris Murphy There is nothing you can do that can’t be done Nothing you can sing that isn’t sung Nothing you can do that you can never feel inside. It’s easy. All You Need is Love. The Beatles – 1967 First off, no matter what your significant other says. “It’s no biggie, we […]
T-Shirt View
T-ShirtView Wear Your Pride I love wearing my Modesto gear. One of my all time favorite Modesto shirts is my Modesto High School Cross Country shirt. Always makes me feel good. I love to travel and I love wearing my ModestoView t-shirts or my Modesto Graffiti, Porchfest or old X Fest shirts. I only have […]
All Ages View
AllAgesView By Sofia Johnson After crossing the days off my calendar until 2020 would be over, the new year is officially here. May we use the lessons learned from the former year to nourish the soil of the present one. This year I foresee tremendous growth and prosperity within my country, my community, and most […]
Food & Wine View: The Patio is the New Star!
Food and Drink View: The Patio is the New Star! By Chris Murphy Well, the bars are not open and what do we do? Yes, I know you want to go bar hopping as much as I do, but we just can’t. So, how do we enjoy our favorite libations during this time? Yes, friends, […]
BargainView: Love Is In The Details
BargainVie: Love Is In The DetailsBy Monica Barber Hello Viewers, happy belated 2021! Loving life is in the details & Ms M has been all about the details lately. She’s been catching up on her reading, participating in the Stanislaus County Library Winter Reading Challenge & enjoying local takeout options from her favorite restaurants thanks […]
Positive View: Modesto Skates
PositiveView: Roller Skating is BackBy Tasha Wilson Roller skating is back, and it is right on time! Why? Well, because face it Positive Peeps, 2020 WAS A LOT! At the forefront is Covid-19. This disease has affected an unfathomable number of human beings globally, and here within Stanislaus County, many have been hit hard. During […]
UnpluggedView: Thus Spoke Alzara, Thus, Art
Unplugged View: Thus Spoke Alzara, Thus, ArtBy Aaron Rowan Among the hundreds of gifted song crafters to pass through Modesto to appear at my listening-concert series, there is one with whom I have forged a particularly beautiful friendship. Alzara Getz belongs to a musical lineage that includes her father Dave Getz, who once kept the […]
Let’s NOT Make a Deal
Let’s NOT Make a Deal Or How to be the Worst Contestant EverBy Felicia Aleman This is a true account. Everything you will read happened to me. I finally made my lifelong dream of being on Let’s Make a Deal and not only did I not win, but my segment was cut from the episode. […]
MAMAView: A New View
MAMAView: A New ViewBy Middagh Goodwin It is a new year a new decade, and usually, we would all be planning for great things in the months to come. We continue to be in the worse pandemic any of us have experienced in our lifetimes. Several vaccines present the proverbial light at the end of […]
