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Historic preservationist Kent Seavey has spent six decades saving Monterey County’s past to preserve its future.
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Historic preservationist Kent Seavey has spent six decades saving Monterey County’s past to preserve its future.

  • Pam Marino
  • Aug 20, 2026

NAME A HISTORIC HOME, COMMERCIAL BUILDING OR DISTRICT IN MONTEREY COUNTY,and Kent Seavey, 86, probably knows its history, and likely worked to…

How a sleepy office park came to be on prime real estate in Monterey.
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How a sleepy office park came to be on prime real estate in Monterey.

  • David Schmalz
  • Nov 2, 2025

David Schmalz here. This week’s cover story is about a place right in the middle of it all, yet it somehow seems invisible.

Historic preservation threatens an affordable housing project in Monterey.
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Historic preservation threatens an affordable housing project in Monterey.

  • David Schmalz
  • Oct 30, 2025

A funding opportunity for an affordable housing project behind Monterey City Hall is in jeopardy, as the state Office of Preservation (SHPO) r…

A grassroots group is applying to make Point Pinos in P.G. a national historic district.
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A grassroots group is applying to make Point Pinos in P.G. a national historic district.

  • Pam Marino
  • Feb 13, 2025

They failed to stop the sale of the former National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration building on Point Pinos in Pacific Grove to a priva…

Giving a historic piece of Pacific Grove the designation it deserves will help preserve a unique legacy.
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Giving a historic piece of Pacific Grove the designation it deserves will help preserve a unique legacy.

  • Sam Farr
  • Oct 17, 2024

The Monterey Peninsula is world-famous for its protection of scenic wonder and historic preservation. Pacific Grove now needs to protect a mis…

The Pebble Beach Equestrian Center is demolished after efforts to save it fail.
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The Pebble Beach Equestrian Center is demolished after efforts to save it fail.

  • Pam Marino
  • Sep 13, 2024

The efforts by a group of determined activists attempting to save the Pebble Beach Equestrian Center came to an abrupt end on Tuesday, Sept. 1…

A protest against progress sends a Carmel hotel’s transformation to council.
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A protest against progress sends a Carmel hotel’s transformation to council.

  • Pam Marino
  • Jul 4, 2024

In 1957, Donna and Fred Hofsas built a quaint, four-story Bavarian-themed hotel in Carmel. Donna commissioned an artist friend, Maxine Albro, …

Supervisors uphold the denial of Garrapata Creek Bridge railing replacements.
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Supervisors uphold the denial of Garrapata Creek Bridge railing replacements.

  • David Schmalz
  • Jun 26, 2024

The historic nature of the Garrapata Creek Bridge—one of the so-called “Big Sur Arches”—is safe, for now at least. 

Officials at odds about how to fix a bridge while preserving iconic Big Sur.
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Officials at odds about how to fix a bridge while preserving iconic Big Sur.

  • David Schmalz
  • Jun 20, 2024

Highway 1 in Big Sur is among the most beautiful roads on Earth. Most images of it – aside from disaster photos – contain one common element: …

Historic or just old? A housing project in Monterey hinges on the answer.
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Historic or just old? A housing project in Monterey hinges on the answer.

  • David Schmalz
  • Apr 25, 2024

Usually, Monterey’s history is an asset, something to highlight, but in some cases, it’s complicated. History is part of what’s holding up a 4…

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