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What remains of the grass at Del Monte Manor is no longer green. The expansive sunken lawn on the corner of Yosemite and Sonoma, the property’s signature piece of open space, is mostly a bowl of dirt.
It was a famous rallying cry for British colonists h…
Lucky for planners, humans move in a more orderly fa…
Manuel Lopez opened Lopez Automotive in Salinas in 1…
A proposed amendment to Monterey’s city code that would prohibit signs on city property has raised alarm among some residents who feel it infringes on free speech.
While many kids across Monterey County might typical…
When 20 Feet From Stardom won the Oscar for Best Doc…
In late June, a Broadway star, several Grammy-nominated musicians, an enigmatic sound sculptor, an award-winning graphic designer, a team of Nickelodeon animators and other notable artists will make a temporary home at the CSU Monterey Bay campus for this year’s CSU Summer Arts program. The …
Two parts on the theme of political self-examination.
President Barack Obama’s decision to help the Iraqi …
Pro relationship tip: Do not go to a dinner party with a bunch of your friends who all have long-term interconnected relationships—with all the unresolved resentments and secret entanglements that can come with that—when there’s a quantum anomaly in the neighborhood. Not when there are impor…
When the headliners for the Monterey Americana Music…
Sometimes it gets so eventful around here the bigges…
Dine at a different Carmel restaurant every night an…
When golfers die and go to heaven, they arrive at the Monterey Peninsula. This little patch of paradise can arguably claim the best public, private and municipal golf courses in the world – and those only comprise a tiny fraction of the action swinging around town. (For the record, those top…
A range of grooves await every visitor’s mood, from …
This is where Henry Miller laid his head and where John Steinbeck stirred up trouble among the elite. It’s where travelers from around the world come to worship at the altar of Bach (the Carmel Bach Festival), and where avant garde composer Philip Glass launched a festival of his own (the Da…
If you’re looking for sunny California, Monterey Cou…
Follow-up: What do you love most about where you live?
• French artist Jules Tavernier (1844-1889) was a ba…
Hiring Freeze… Squid’s been rejected by the best of them. There was the coffeehouse where Squid only lasted a week because Squid couldn’t keep Squid’s moccachinos and half-caffs straight. There was the receptionist gig Squid lost because Squid couldn’t stop stealing staplers.
To think all Mexican restaurants serve the same fare…
Rob Weakley had a way of describing life with David …
On the morning we spoke a while back, Mel Ashley, 83…
ARIES (March 21-April 19): According to an astrologer named Astrolocherry (astrolocherry.tumblr.com), Aries is the sign of the freedom fighter, the explorer, the daredevil and the adventurer. That’s all true; I agree with her. But here’s an important caveat. As you get older, it’s your duty …
