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CALIFORNIA’S FIRST CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION CONVENED AT NOON ON SATURDAY, SEPT. 1, 1849, with 48 delegates gathered on the second floor of Colton Hall in Monterey. The two-story stone building was six months old, its construction overseen by Walter Colton, the city’s first alcalde – a combi…
Weldon Webb was born in Hollister, but spent most of…
Around 5:30pm on Monday, June 19, Jeff Nohr, Avila C…
There are a few ways to think about the origin story…
There’s some fun to be had in comparing American gen…
After 40 years in Seaside, appliance equipment distributor Mack Stove Co. has closed its brick-and-mortar retail presence and put its building at 705 Broadway Ave. up for sale – though the company’s owner will continue selling its products online through a new business entity.
This may be a revelation, but it’s OK to kick back a…
Hold your “safe-and-sane” fireworks – they are not a…
For the second year, Emerging Composers Intensive wi…
When rehearsing on the weekend of June 24, Sirena’s crew has most of the actors and most of the costumes in place. Musicians are stuck in a traffic jam and there are some ad hoc replacements in the performing cast, but perhaps it is to be expected for a project that is immensely ambitious, c…
Since January of 2021, the VIDA program has provided…
In its nearly two years of work, the Pacific Grove D…
It took longer than I expected, but the anti-LGBTQ+ …
On July 4, we will celebrate Independence Day for the 247th time in this country’s history. It is a perfect day for barbecues, fireworks and family gatherings; it’s also an appropriate time to take stock of the freedoms we enjoy.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Visionary author Peter Mc…
