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ON JUNE 24, THE DAY THAT THE SUPREME COURT DECISION REVERSED THE LANDMARK DECISION ROE V. WADE that legalized abortion in the U.S. nearly 50 years ago, activist Esther Hobbs experienced a visceral physical reaction, and an emotional one that reverberated to her core.
The field of neuroscience was surging into the popul…
The Department of Motor Vehicles in Seaside is well …
We get it – you’re busy. And this might mean that sometimes you find yourself leaving items on your to-do list (To Do: Buy holiday gifts) until the last minute. So here’s some good news: Just because there are only a few days left in the holiday shopping season does not mean you need to comp…
Pascale Roger-McKeever is a playwright, director and…
For a sliver of time almost nine years ago, Pacific …
Eric Tynan, general manager of Castroville Community Services District, often calls Castroville’s water supply challenges “the canary in the coal mine” for the northern Salinas Valley.
At about 1:30am on Sept. 20, infrared cameras picked…
It might not be the first battle of the pickleball w…
James Cameron’s 2009 science-fiction spectacle Avatar might be the biggest box office success of all time, but it also holds a lesser-known distinction: No movie has ever been talked about so much regarding how nobody talks about it. Questions about its “cultural footprint,” or whether anyon…
You’ve just pulled the cork on a long anticipated vi…
Multidisciplinary artist Michelle Yi Martin has been connected with textiles all her life.
Local florists like Fleurs du Soleil in Monterey can be a good place to scout out distinctive gifts.
Stepping into Fleurs du Soleil, the part florist/par…
Birds are wildlife that are found everywhere, not just in places easily identified as “nature” – you might see them on a utility wire or in a parking lot. Some, like crows or pelicans, are easily identifiable. Others need a little bit more training to recognize, like black swifts, warblers o…
As Cherelle Griner smiled and said, “Today, my famil…
There is a story of water supply on the Monterey Peninsula that Cal Am executives like to tell. Project after project, over decades, has been knocked down by the public, the villain in this story. The company has persisted in suggesting alternative sources.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Aries painter Vincent van…