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Add a little knowledge next time you’re on your weekly hike in Carmel Valley or Big Sur, or your daily walk in Monterey or Marina, by researching the path and the land it’s built on before you head out. Living in Monterey County, a park usually isn’t just a park, and a main street usually is…

On Day of the Dead in 2019, Rafael Estrada was at his home in Kentucky and turned on his Playstation. The first thing that popped up was the online store showing Day of the Dead deals on games developed by Latinx game designers. But instead of a long list, he saw just five games. “It kind of…

These are tough times for the restaurant industry, and for small restaurant companies like Ottone Restaurant Group, “we’re just hanging on by our thumbnails,” owner Pat Ottone says. They’ve shuttered Lallapalooza on Alvarado Street and Lalla Oceanside Grill on Cannery Row, while Lalla Grill …