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Melissa Polinar uses natural talent and social media to advance her career.
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Melissa Polinar uses natural talent and social media to advance her career.

  • Updated May 16, 2013

Song Bird: Music Connection Magazine wrote that Melissa Polinar “has a voice that is not only skilled and imaginative, but distinct in its ton…

Melissa Polinar uses natural talent and social media to advance her career.
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Melissa Polinar uses natural talent and social media to advance her career.

  • By Adam Joseph
  • Updated May 16, 2013

When Melissa Polinar was only 18, Warner Brothers brought her on as a staff songwriter. But the music giant had no real clue about the secret …

Carmel City Council candidates agree on most issues, but see different priorities.
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Carmel City Council candidates agree on most issues, but see different priorities.

  • Updated May 16, 2013

Kicking Off: Carmel candidates air their views at a Carmel Residents Association forum in February, moderated by District Attorney Dean Flippo…

Carmel City Council candidates agree on most issues, but see different priorities.
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Carmel City Council candidates agree on most issues, but see different priorities.

  • By Sara Rubin
  • Updated May 16, 2013

If only City Council meetings were as civil as campaign season in Carmel. Four candidates vying for two open council seats largely agree on th…

Two bands bring unorthodox sounds and visions to Seaside.
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Two bands bring unorthodox sounds and visions to Seaside.

  • Updated May 16, 2013

Film Noir: Mantle Sound Core says the best way to watch his surreal short film Girls 1980 is “in a dark room with the volume all the way up.”

Two bands bring unorthodox sounds and visions to Seaside.
Music

Two bands bring unorthodox sounds and visions to Seaside.

  • By Adam Joseph
  • Updated May 16, 2013

Similar to electronica oddities like Deadmau5, the Santa Cruz musician known as Mantle or Mantle Sound Core doesn’t like to divulge his real n…

Tasty Tidbit: Jiro Dreams of Sushi offers a mouthwatering documentary about a dedicated chef.
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Tasty Tidbit: Jiro Dreams of Sushi offers a mouthwatering documentary about a dedicated chef.

  • Updated May 16, 2013

Subway Sushi: Critics have the 10-seat sushi joint of Jiro Ono (top, left), featured in the captivating documentary Jiro Dreams of Sushi, on p…

Tasty Tidbit: Jiro Dreams of Sushi offers a mouthwatering documentary about a dedicated chef.
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Tasty Tidbit: Jiro Dreams of Sushi offers a mouthwatering documentary about a dedicated chef.

  • By Stuart Thornton
  • Updated May 16, 2013

Every night, 85-year-old sushi chef Jiro Ono serves a menu of just sushi to only 10 lucky guests inside a tiny sushi bar located in a Tokyo su…

As the county’s healthcare bubble deflates, SVMH considers three potential partners.
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As the county’s healthcare bubble deflates, SVMH considers three potential partners.

  • Updated May 16, 2013

Mergers are Forever: Natividad CEO Harry Weis offers a lifetime guarantee on his proposal to merge with Salinas Valley Memorial. Above, he sho…

As the county’s healthcare bubble deflates, SVMH considers three potential partners.
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As the county’s healthcare bubble deflates, SVMH considers three potential partners.

  • By Sara Rubin
  • Updated May 16, 2013

It takes an expert presentation to moisten eyeballs during three hours of PowerPoints on proposed hospital mergers and acquisitions.


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