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Peace of Mind Dog Rescue give senior dogs like Lily a second chance.
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Peace of Mind Dog Rescue give senior dogs like Lily a second chance.

  • Nic Coury/MCW
  • Updated Mar 12, 2013

Ruff Road: Older dogs like Buff (left, with Peace of Mind Dog Rescue Executive Director Carie Broecker) and Fiona (right, with nonprofit Presi…

NPS president and provost booted over violations; contract worker remains on staff.
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NPS president and provost booted over violations; contract worker remains on staff.

  • sara rubin
  • Updated Mar 12, 2013

All Shined Up: Under Secretary of the Navy Robert Work (center) flew out from Washington, D.C. last week to meet with NPS faculty, introduce i…

Obscure Seaside Watermaster board vote makes desal plant bigger
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Obscure Seaside Watermaster board vote makes desal plant bigger

  • nic coury
  • Updated Mar 12, 2013

Watery Logic: Seaside Mayor Felix Bachofner pushed to replenish the Seaside Basin more quickly. Others viewed that as a back-door attempt to p…

Searching for Bilbo: Anticipation builds as The Hobbit nears, and it’s a good reminder to channel your inner hero.
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Searching for Bilbo: Anticipation builds as The Hobbit nears, and it’s a good reminder to channel your inner hero.

  • Kerry Brown
  • Updated Mar 12, 2013

Fantasy at 48fps: Though critics waffled on the effectiveness of director Peter Jackson’s 48 frame-per-second viewing experiment, it’s safe to…

Even as national book chains sputter, local booksellers see a bright future.
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Even as national book chains sputter, local booksellers see a bright future.

  • Nic Coury/MCW
  • Updated Mar 12, 2013

Dusted Off: Since re-opening Old Capitol Books in October, owner Matt Sundt has mostly been vacuuming. He plans to introduce a small section o…

Ventana tourist package pisses off Big Sur waveriders.
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Ventana tourist package pisses off Big Sur waveriders.

  • Updated Mar 12, 2013

Tubular Tourism: Ventana Inn's deal with Billabong aims to bring tourists to Big Sur for a surfing lesson and spa delights.

Business owners, homeless advocates aim for a fragile peace after brutal attack.
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Business owners, homeless advocates aim for a fragile peace after brutal attack.

  • Nic Coury/MCW
  • Updated May 16, 2013

Safety in Numbers: A group of about 30 homeless people and the staff of Dorothy’s Place discuss the October beating of a homeless man.

Business owners, homeless advocates aim for a fragile peace after brutal attack.
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Business owners, homeless advocates aim for a fragile peace after brutal attack.

  • Arvin Temkar
  • Updated May 16, 2013

Last Thursday at Dorothy’s Place, a lively Salinas soup kitchen, a group of homeless men and women sat down to tell stories about their friend…

Ventana tourist package pisses off Big Sur waveriders.
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Ventana tourist package pisses off Big Sur waveriders.

  • Updated May 16, 2013

Tubular Tourism: Ventana Inn's deal with Billabong aims to bring tourists to Big Sur for a surfing lesson and spa delights.

Ventana tourist package pisses off Big Sur waveriders.
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Ventana tourist package pisses off Big Sur waveriders.

  • By Kera Abraham
  • Updated May 16, 2013

In Big Sur’s surfing culture, respect is earned by time on the water. So one hotel’s effort to attract surfing tourism has the tight-knit comm…

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