It’s been 34 years since Fremont-native Kristi Yamaguchi thrilled the world with her performance in Olympic women’s figure skating at age 20, becoming the first Asian American woman to win a gold medal at the Winter Games. She was also the first American woman to win in the category since he…

Blues guitarist and vocalist Stu Heydon has been performing music for 60 years, 30 of those years in Monterey County.

Roughly six years ago, Angie Deveaux decided to quit her job and pursue her dream of becoming a tattoo artist.

If there is one lesson that Laurie Huelga learned through 25 years working for the City of Monterey’s communications and outreach team – ultimately retiring in July as the division manager and public information officer – it’s that communication is always the key.

Because Scott Pruett won in almost every type of race car on all kinds of tracks, the numbers are staggering. He claimed the checkered flag 88 times, topping the podium in IMSA sportscars, Trans Am muscle, IndyCar and IROC. Not even the legendary Hurley Heywood can match Pruett’s 60 IMSA victories.

When Vince Finaldi first came to see a 12,000-square-foot former cannabis extraction facility in Del Rey Oaks, he says the building was desolate. “It looked like it was out of the movie Saw,” he says.