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Special Kids Connect was started in 2007 by parents of children with developmental disabilities in order to help families like them deal with the challenges. Developmental disabilities can include autism, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, vision impairment, intellectual, physical and emotional …
Student homelessness in Monterey County has skyrocketed. Here’s what those numbers do and don’t say.
In an apartment off of Forest Avenue in Pacific Grov…
To call Joanna Newsom unusual would miss the point. …
Daniela Hernandez’s parents have lived in their two-…
When you first encounter Wayne Lavengood sitting near the cafeteria at Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula, he seems out of place. He’s a retired administrator and social worker who helped develop some of the facility’s mental health programs, so his presence is not all that unusual…
The holidays are coming and you’re having friends an…
An Esselen tribal elder recalls the Alcatraz occupation and barbecues with John Steinbeck.
In the 1980s, the United States experienced a boom in the homeless population…
"It only takes one,” is the old saying that anxious home sellers often hear from friends while waiting a long time for a buyer. The Community Foundation for Monterey County waited a full year to find a buyer for its biggest gift ever, an oceanfront estate in Pebble Beach. After showing the h…
Directed by Marielle Heller • Starring Tom Hanks, Matthew Rhys, Chris Cooper, Susan Kelechi Watson • 108 minutes • At Century Cinemas Del Monte, Century Marina, Maya Cinemas, Morthridge Cinemas.
Lisa Garcia used to work at Walmart, then as a straw…
Live music has been part of the vision from the begi…
For his first 21 albums starting in 1970, Canadian-b…
Follow-up: What is an instrument or type of music you can’t stand?
In the past year, campaign consultant Christian Schneider has thrown a number of requests for investigations into his political enemies to the Fair Political Practices Commission, the state watchdog agency tasked with making sure politicians don’t behave like politicians when it comes to cam…
To swirl a glass of Wrath’s 2016 San Saba Vineyard C…
After 20 years in professional kitchens, Chef Ron Me…
Screenwriter Aaron Sorkin could not have written dia…
ARIES (March 21-April 19): “Beware of what disturbs the heart,” said Ibn Mas’ud, a companion of the prophet Mohammed. “If something unsettles your heart, then abandon it.” My wise Aries friend Artemisia has a different perspective. She advises, “Pay close attention to what disturbs the heart…
