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ABC suspends Salinas restaurant's liquor license following investigation into fatal 2023 crash.
Eat + Drink

ABC suspends Salinas restaurant's liquor license following investigation into fatal 2023 crash.

  • Dave Faries
  • Jun 26, 2024

Hacienda Mexican Grill has had its liquor licenses suspended indefinitely by the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control.

Police testify with sordid details about alleged serial rapist John Fickas.
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Police testify with sordid details about alleged serial rapist John Fickas.

  • Mary Duan
  • Sep 6, 2019

North Salinas High School provided coach and political consultant John Fickas with any number of things. There was a part-time job working wit…

A gas-station beer bar, airport restaurant and funky brewery impart flavor in Watsonville.
Eat + Drink

A gas-station beer bar, airport restaurant and funky brewery impart flavor in Watsonville.

  • Mark C. Anderson
  • Jan 19, 2017

Just over Monterey County’s border, at a place called E’s Ranch Milk Mexican Grill & Craft Beer House (722-3662), visitors can load up on …

A team tracks bottles of booze to keep restaurants profitable.
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A team tracks bottles of booze to keep restaurants profitable.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Oct 20, 2016

It’s lunchtime on a Monday, and light streams in through the windows onto the bar at Hacienda Mexican Grill in Westridge Shopping Center in Sa…

Zion I visits Salinas for surprising reggae-fusion show.
Music

Zion I visits Salinas for surprising reggae-fusion show.

  • Marcos Cabrera
  • Nov 12, 2015

Zumbi of veteran Oakland act Zion I is the closest thing the West Coast has to Q-Tip of A Tribe Called Quest.

Little Joe brings his Grammys and grace to Salinas for his 75th birthday.
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Little Joe brings his Grammys and grace to Salinas for his 75th birthday.

  • Marcos Cabrera
  • Oct 15, 2015

ittle Joe’s 75th birthday on stage in Salinas will be a far cry from his 15th birthday, spent in a Temple, Texas cotton field.

A big Tejano music party visits Salinas.
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A big Tejano music party visits Salinas.

  • Marcos Cabrera
  • Sep 24, 2015

Elena Betancourt Garcia’s entrance at this year’s Tejano National Music convention was dramatic, dynamic and divalicious.

Steinbeck Center’s Mariachi Festival (with tequila) and reggae at Hacienda Grill.
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Steinbeck Center’s Mariachi Festival (with tequila) and reggae at Hacienda Grill.

  • Marcos Cabrera
  • Sep 3, 2015

Girl power hits Salinas full force this weekend, when the music includes everything from traditional Mexican to roots reggae.

EDIBLE: The top ten happy hours in Monterey County.
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EDIBLE: The top ten happy hours in Monterey County.

  • Mark C. Anderson
  • Updated Jul 9, 2015

[Update: For the 20 Best Happy Hours in Monterey County, plus 13 honorable mentions (and counting), check out the follow-up food blog.]

Best 20 Happy Hours in Monterey County, plus 13 honorable mentions.
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Best 20 Happy Hours in Monterey County, plus 13 honorable mentions.

  • Mark C. Anderson
  • Jul 3, 2015

Nizan Mosery, aka “Baba,” aka “Bud,” aka “Ravi,” wanted to know something about Monterey County.

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