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Madera, CA
26Events this week
5Free things to do
81New spots
90New stories

● Checked Sunday, September 13, before the 6 AM send.

This week in Madera

Five picks from this week's calendar. See all 26 events, day by day →

Viva La Fiesta

Tuesday 5pm · The Shops at River Park

Jazz at the Library: Herbie Hancock - Speak Like A Child

Tuesday 6:30pm · Woodward Park Branch-Fresno County Public Library · Free

Merced Breastfeeding Cafe Support Group

Wednesday 10am · Mercy Outpatient Center

Familia & Friends LGBTQ+ Support Group

Wednesday 5pm · CalPride Valle Central

Wednesday Dubz

Wednesday 5:15pm · Legacy Disc Golf Course

New in Madera

Places that opened, reopened, or earned a mention this month — the ones we'd go back to.

Cheles Tacos Grill

Restaurants

Crave-worthy al pastor: Cheles Tacos Grill keeps it simple and legit with tacos that hit, especially the al pastor and a loaded Al Pastor Fries plate that turns into a DIY taco feast.

orderchelestacos.com ↗

Beauty Lounge

Beauty

Quick glow-up alert: Beauty Lounge is the kind of friendly, low-stress spot where independent stylists handle everything from color and cuts to makeup, waxing, lash lifts and extensions, even event updos, so you can walk out feeling polished and ready for whatever Madera throws at you this week.

beautyloungemaderaca.my.canva.site ↗

Natural Healing Spa

Health & Wellness

Recharge the natural way: From hyperbaric oxygen and a relaxing salt cave with halotherapy to infrared sauna, cold plunge, red light and PEMF, Natural Healing Spa is where Fresno folks reset without injections or chemicals.

thenaturalhealingspa.com ↗

Madera’s best businesses

Every spot worth knowing, in one place.

The restaurants, shops, and services the newsletter recommends, all in one place — every listing checked, and paid pins marked every time.

Browse Madera’s best →

Most read in Madera

The five stories Madera readers clicked most this month, from the daily editions.

  1. Future of $725 million casino set to open next month threatened by lawsuit

    The future of the $725 million North Fork Mono Casino & Resort in Madera, California, could be jeopardized by a lawsuit filed by the Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians, alleging that the new casino would give the North Fork Ranceria an unfair business advantage over the Picayan Ranchedia…

    Full story at the-sun.com ↗

  2. One woman dead after shooting in Madera

    A deadly shooting has left one woman dead in Madera, California, following a domestic incident at a Denny's.

    Full story at kmph.com ↗

  3. New Bath & Body Works opens in Madera

    New Bath & Body Works has opened in Madera, California, near the Walmart in Mader.

    Full story at yourcentralvalley.com ↗

  4. California: Chukchansi’s ‘last-ditch’ lawsuit aims to stop Highway 99 mega-casino – CDC Gaming

    The Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians is launching a federal lawsuit against the North Fork Mono Casino & Resort, aimed at stopping the planned 264,000-square-foot operation off Highway 99 north of Madera.

    Full story at cdcgaming.com ↗

  5. 26 Miles with Kevin: Fuego Mexican Kitchen at North Fork Mono Casino

    26 Miles with Kevin visits the Fuego Mexican Kitchen at North Fork Mono Casino, which is set to open in October in Madera.

    Full story at kmph.com ↗

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