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Out of 31 books by award-winning author Jane Smiley, 22 were conceived and written in Carmel Valley.
AUTHOR JANE SMILEY IS A LITERARY POWERHOUSE, and your neighbor. She was awarded the Pulitzer Prize, in her early 40s, for A Thousand Acres, her fifth novel, published in 1991. Before this modern take on King Lear was turned into a 1997 movie starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Smiley moved to Monter…
York School’s performing arts director is heading to London’s West End to see his own play on stage.
Spencer Williams, the performing arts director at Yo…
Local marine scientists have unlocked the secret of why octopus lay their eggs on Davidson Seamount.
When Ringo Starr wrote the lyrics for the Beatles so…
Here’s an opportunity to get dressed up and spend an…
FREE SPEECHTwo years ago, on Aug. 15 2021, the United States withdrew from Afghanistan and the Taliban retook control of the government. They promised this time would be different than their 1990s leadership when it came to protecting a free press. “Private media can continue to be free and …
The parting in May between former Clinica de Salud d…
Last November, Monterey County launched a Covid-19 Funeral and Burial Assistance program that offered $350,000 in financial aid to residents who had laid a loved one to rest because of the virus. Though the Federal Emergency Management Agency was offering a similar program, like most federal…
The paloma can be a mixed drink or a cocktail. It ca…
Put your dancing shoes on and get ready to groove – …
Demographic data might show that California’s population numbers are trending downward, but local restaurateur Eddie Estrada isn’t going anywhere. After arriving in Salinas from Mexico at the age of 8, Estrada developed a deep fondness for the Golden State.
The amenities at Carmel Valley Ranch are lovely – fr…
In Salinas’ long-range plans, developers and property owners win on appeal against school districts.
Over some 20 years, Salinas city officials mapped ou…
It’s a scenic area in the rolling foothills of the S…
You can really nerd out on coffee. There are dozens of small but significant choices to make – from the roast of your beans to how much grounds to use for how much espresso to how hot to steam your milk. Making a cup can start to feel like a science experiment involving powerful grinders, sc…
ARIES (March 21-April 19): None of the books I’ve wr…
In the heart of Lahaina, where the hum of life once …
In 2013, Glenda Hunter was not well – she had been p…
