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Now that he’s had himself bronzed, what’s left for Cannery Row Co. CEO Ted Balestreri to accomplish?
I am standing on Steinbeck Plaza on Cannery Row looking at a big fake rock – just a giant piece of fake rock, 15 feet high, 17 feet wide – on which nine life-sized bronze figurative sculptures created by artist Steven Whyte have been artfully arranged. There’s Ed Ricketts, the famed marine b…
Matt Kish grew up with a head full of images – of co…
Impaction. It’s not a pleasant-sounding word. Even w…
Fighting a battle over secret documents in court pos…
Mr. Eco represents a new breed of superhero rapping for a tomorrow where the air is clean, plastic bottles are reusable and the only litter is the stuff cats do their business on.
County Supervisor Lou Calcagno was born on his Elkho…
When Susan Preciado spotted the dainty, mottled eggs…
Von Trier’s Nymphomaniac: Volume II takes a violent turn in portraying sex addiction.
As relentless as Affordable Care Act (ACA) opponents…
• A wooly mammoth was spotted this week outside of C…
The nation’s largest flower and herb grower has been underpaying its workers, according to a lawsuit.
Biff Smith draws a parallel between the moves he mak…
This time last year, Los Lonely Boys’ future was unc…
Muddled Transcendence tries to discover what happens if one mind controls it all.
In late March, on the campus of CSU Monterey Bay, a group of students held what’s become an annual event: SlutWalk. The proceeding and its admittedly in-your-face name seeks to “empower, honor and support” those who have been sexually harassed and let victims know they’re not alone.
Don’t get me wrong. I loved the soy-cured salmon in …
For millennia it was thought that there are only four basic tastes perceptible to humans: sweet, salty, sour, and bitter. Plato and Aristotle were on board with this idea, as was their predecessor Democritus, who had contributed bitter to the short list of what are now called “taste qualitie…
On a clear day, four men hopped a fence and hiked of…
ARIES (March 21-April 19): It’s Compensation Week. I…
