For The Madera Tribune
Commentary: Luigi Mangione, and the Tabula Rasa
Luigi Mangione, the accused assassin of the UnitedHealth CEO, had one of the finest educations available to any man. The scion of a...
Nancy Simpson
Leighton’s Jewelers closes a chapter
Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Chris Miller and Kim Miller of Leighton’s Jewelers along with their daughter, Suzie Gran and...
Nancy Simpson
The good landlords
There has been a lot of publicity lately about how landlords (or landladies) treat tenants. There was a proposition this year about rent...
Bill Coate
Early Madera history: a series of ‘firsts’
For The Madera Tribune The second floor of Madera’s first hotel is shown here as it looked in 1990. Captain Mace would have rolled over...
Nancy Simpson
La Belle Medical Spa opens
Nancy Simpson/The Madera Tribune Michael Kangas cuts the ribbon for La Belle Medical Spa in Madera, as staff and dignitaries celebrate...
For The Madera Tribune
City Council honors small businesses
For The Madera Tribune The Madera City Council honors Madera businesses Madera Cleaners and Laundry, Plaza Flower Shop, The Vineyard...
Bill Coate
The Brammer Building still stands tall
For The Madera Tribune Brammer’s shoe store was a pioneer establishment on Yosemite Avenue that bent with the times and survived. It...
Bill Coate
Why was Madera founded?
For The Madera Tribune The Borden Hotel, shown here, marked the town of Borden. When the California Lumber Company decided not to end its...