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“We’re one more brewpub, one wine tasting room, one more hip restaurant away.”
What a difference a couple of decades makes.
“Good things are happening in our young city and people are taking note and showing interest.”
“It seems like downtown is simply building on itself."
“A city like Seaside needs so much. It needs horsepower.”
Last week Saturday, the Salinas Public Library syste…
In 1749, Junipero Serra took the first of what would…
When The Chieftains decided to name their current U.…
Driven by their mistrust of Wall Street and in search of ways to generate money for affordable housing and infrastructure, a growing number of elected leaders on the Central Coast are hoping to establish a public bank for the region.
You may look at me funny when I tell you that Thanh …
It’s increasingly rare to meet someone who has happi…
It’s census season, meaning there’s a lot of attention on how many people live where right now, but population numbers and projections are always changing, even between census years. In 2018, the Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments forecast a slowdown in population growth in Montere…
Follow-up: What businesses do you want to see in you…
“Creating a brand-new nonprofit from the bones of an…
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, there was a band called the Jefferson Airplane. You may remember tunes like “White Rabbit’’ and “Somebody To Love,’’ with unforgettably searing vocals from Grace Slick. Marty Balin contributed beautiful renditions of ballads like “Coming Back To Me…
February has truly been a landmark month for genre m…
Free Creatures is a harmonious chimera, fostered in the backwoods of the Pacific Northwest and ready to unleash its folk-hip-hop in California. The trio starts with beats, vintage samples and conscious lyrics from Marv Ellis. It’s then layered with jazz-inspired upright bass, trumpet and sul…
The Mission Linen Supply laundry on Sunset Drive in …
In October 2016, Regina Linares, an administrative s…
Seeing Signs… Squid’s been watching campaign signs spring up like mushrooms, with a particular curiosity for those that run afoul of regulations. Squid last tuned in to sign drama inDel Rey Oaks in 2018 when, on orders of City Manager Dino Pick, DRO police confiscated signs from people’s yar…
“I’ve eaten in a lot of restaurants, but I’ve never …
The pineapple juice carries a candied heft – sweeter…
Can I really get fired for cannabis use? I am sober when I’m at work. I thought weed was legal in California. What gives? – Anita Vurk
ARIES (March 21-April 19): You may sometimes reach a…
Bernie Sanders’ resounding victory in Nevada, and hi…
