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The first patent for a bicycle – then called a draisienne – was granted in 1818 to Charles, Baron von Drais, of Sauerbrun. It had a giant front wheel, nearly as tall as its inventor, that could be steered. A fresh development came for the renamed vélocipède in 1863 in Paris: pedals.
The warm voice of Selena singing one of her heartfel…
I’m always exploring the rhythm of syllables,” Art G…
It’s a windy day in Moss Landing, and at J&S Sur…
By now most have heard about the Annual Wildflower Show, now in its 57th year, at the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History. Members of the Monterey Bay Chapter of the California Native Plant Society trek the entire county for a week to collect the nearly 600 specimens that make up the pla…
Few foods carry as much culinary cachet as ramen.
A prolific travel writer talks about serendipity and the art of travel in a visit to Carmel.
Sea Otter Classic is unique among festivals in the bike world. In the U.S., it’s one of the few that brings all three disciplines together – road, mountain and gravity (events like downhill and dual slalom) – so there really is something for everyone.
Before energy bars, protein supplements and rejuvena…
The 1.25-mile Soberanes Canyon Trail reopened April …
Anthony Lane has received enough code enforcement notices over his 11 years owning and operating the Fox Theater in Oldtown Salinas that checking his front door even before he gets coffee, he says, has become “like a religion.”
Follow-up: What’s the worst habit a person can have?
Progressive movements and culture have gained fresh relevance in the Trump era. That includes the Reel Work May Day Labor Film Festival, which returns to Monterey County (mostly CSU Monterey Bay) with different guests speaking after each screening.
Spanish pianist Juan Pérez Floristán’s appearance th…
A lineup of international fiddlers and cellists inva…
Directed by Wes Anderson • Voices by Bryan Cranston, Koyu Rankin, Edward Norton, Liev Schreiber, Bill Murray, Scarlett Johansson, Jeff Goldblum, Bob Balaban, Kunichi Nomura, Akira Ito, Greta Gerwig, Akira Takayama, Frances McDormand • Rated PG-13 • 101 min.
History was made April 9 when the Pacific Fishery Management Council, a 14-member body that regulates fisheries on the entire U.S. West Coast, voted unanimously to protect more than 136,000 square miles of seafloor habitat that includes corals, sponges, rocky reefs and undersea canyons from …
The film Dolores, about legendary United Farm Worker…
At noon on Tuesday, a lone Monterey County Sheriff’s Office commander stood in front of the offices of the union that represents sheriff’s deputies…
Last year, Soerke Peters rippled the waters, leaving…
Sabrine Rodems can discuss the nuances of terroir and the influence of oak on a particular grape at length. But when the Wrath winemaker talks about her 2015 Wrath Ex Vite Pinot Noir, an unusual question comes up: Have you ever chewed on a stem?
Albatross Ridge debuted a slick new tasting room in …
ARIES (March 21-April 19): In the early history of t…
