

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...
Nancy Simpson


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...
Bill Coate

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...
Nancy Simpson


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...
For The Madera Tribune


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...
Bill Coate
Letters: Needless losses
Several times a year, we lose power out here. Very seldom is it weather related. It is mostly birds of prey, shorting out the service and...
For The Madera Tribune