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Monterey Bay Aquarium's second-ever executive director will be Jenny Gray from Australia.
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Monterey Bay Aquarium's second-ever executive director will be Jenny Gray from Australia.

  • Katie Rodriguez
  • Feb 17, 2026

After more than a year of anticipation, the Monterey Bay Aquarium announced Feb. 17 it will appoint Jenny Gray to lead the organization as chi…

Monterey Regional Airport board names Chris Morello as executive director.
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Monterey Regional Airport board names Chris Morello as executive director.

  • Erik Chalhoub
  • Nov 19, 2025

Monterey Regional Airport went on a nationwide search for a new executive director after Mike La Pier announced his retirement in September 20…

Chamber Music Monterey Bay has a new leader.
Music

Chamber Music Monterey Bay has a new leader.

  • Agata Popęda
  • Aug 8, 2025

Chamber Music Monterey Bay (CMMB) has a new executive director, England-born music educator and administration expert Elizabeth Brooks—just in…

Kathie Lester takes the stage as the second-ever executive director of Big Sur Health Center.
Face to Face

Kathie Lester takes the stage as the second-ever executive director of Big Sur Health Center.

  • Katie Rodriguez
  • Apr 3, 2025

Driving down Highway 1 through Big Sur, it’s easy to miss the Big Sur Health Center. Though it sits close to the road and on the grounds of Al…

The new director of the Museum of Natural History has done a lot of everything related to the job.
Face to Face

The new director of the Museum of Natural History has done a lot of everything related to the job.

  • Agata Popęda
  • Apr 25, 2024

Rachel Miller seems a perfect match for the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History. The museum’s new executive director received a bachelor’s…

FORTAG clears last major hurdle for its Del Rey Oaks segment.
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FORTAG clears last major hurdle for its Del Rey Oaks segment.

  • David Schmalz
  • Mar 30, 2023

The first-funded segment of the 28-mile Fort Ord Regional Trail and Greenway is not out of the woods yet, but there is light at the end of the…

With $700,000 in new grants, Everyone’s Harvest looks to expand its approach.
Eat + Drink

With $700,000 in new grants, Everyone’s Harvest looks to expand its approach.

  • Rey Mashayekhi
  • Jan 26, 2023

“My dream is that, eventually, these types of preventative produce prescriptions will become an allowable insurance expense…” 

Closures on Highway 1 mean the South Coast of Big Sur is an island, reliant on helicopters for essentials.
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Closures on Highway 1 mean the South Coast of Big Sur is an island, reliant on helicopters for essentials.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Jan 25, 2023

For people who live in Big Sur—accessible via Highway 1, the region's lonely paved artery on the edge of a cliff, and a series of rugged dirt …

The Housing Authority sweeps through the past and forges toward the future.
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The Housing Authority sweeps through the past and forges toward the future.

  • Pam Marino
  • Apr 14, 2022

When the Housing Authority of the County of Monterey began its transition last December from a complicated bifurcated organization with two le…

Monterey Museum of Art names new executive director.
Arts & Culture

Monterey Museum of Art names new executive director.

  • Agata Popęda
  • Jul 21, 2021

After a turbulent few years, changes in leadership and a pandemic closure, things finally start looking good for the Monterey Museum of Arts. 

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