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We know they drink Budweiser and Sauza and take pain relievers – maybe for hangovers. They smoke Marlboro Lights, snack on Hostess cupcakes and chug Gatorade. They wear military camouflage and wash their clothes with a powdered blue detergent. They put on protective masks when they spray pes…
Things had been going pretty well for SB 375, an env…
The ripple of a new idea can create a sea of change.…
There’s a Hatton Fields house securely hidden from the street behind towering cypresses and tall, thick, leafy hedges that create an impenetrable screen. Perhaps it’s the subliminal hint of rich mysteries beyond and within that beckon the visitor through the little-noticed iron gate where, i…
As much as Mayor Dennis Donohue wants to see his “ci…
From a distance, 2 Days in Paris seems to be constructed entirely of cinematic readymades. There’s the City of Light itself, renowned as a backdrop to romance. And writer-director Julie Delpy, playing a chatty, love-loving young Frenchwoman, much as she did in Before Sunrise and Before Sunse…
There’s no question that Don Cheadle is one of the m…
Al Jardine of the Beach Boys owns a recording studio…
While Mac Talley and his band Homeland Serenity cover songs by ‘60s legends like Bob Dylan and contemporary mainstays like Wilco, the songwriter can call on a wealth of original material. Talley’s compositions are generally catchy, well-constructed guitar pop that nods to ‘90s alt rock.
The pure notes of an Elizabethan canticle swell to q…
The most current development plan for the 100 block …
When assigned to cover the new sustainable menu at Pacifica Café in Seaside’s Embassy Suites, I wondered what exactly defines sustainable. Organic vegetables? Low food miles? An actual menu printed on compostable hemp paper? I met a friend, Jessica, for an exploratory lunch.
The scene is reminiscent of a Shaolin martial arts f…
Rommie strides towards a stage, revealing black ling…
Follow up: What is the dirtiest thing a person could do?
