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Tying up loose ends on the controversy behind Michael Nesmith’s estate.
Opinion

Tying up loose ends on the controversy behind Michael Nesmith’s estate.

  • Pam Marino
  • May 5, 2025

Here at the Weekly we try to follow up on stories we cover, but sometimes the news is coming in so fast certain story threads pass us by. Such…

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Michael Nesmith’s children fail to find the will they thought he created ahead of court decision.

  • Pam Marino
  • Jun 2, 2022

Michael Nesmith’s four children searched everywhere they could think of for what they thought had to be their famous father’s original will cr…

Michael Nesmith's four children claim there's another will and contest the estate's worth.
Arts & Culture

Michael Nesmith's four children claim there's another will and contest the estate's worth.

  • Pam Marino
  • Mar 23, 2022

There was more than one will written by musician and music video pioneer Michael Nesmith, who came to fame in the 1960s as one of The Monkees …

If the family doesn’t object, former Monkee Michael Nesmith’s $3.5 million estate could go to his foundation.
Arts & Culture

If the family doesn’t object, former Monkee Michael Nesmith’s $3.5 million estate could go to his foundation.

  • Pam Marino
  • Feb 24, 2022

On a single piece of paper, Michael Nesmith, the former Monkee, entrepreneur and music video visionary, wrote his last will and testament by h…

Letters to the Editor 12.16.21
Letters | Opinion

Letters to the Editor 12.16.21

  • Dec 16, 2021

Thank you for your reporting (“Pickleball, which might be the fastest-growing sport in the U.S., is both loved and hated in Monterey County,” …

Michael Nesmith, former Monkee and video pioneer, dies at 78 in Carmel Valley.
Arts & Culture

Michael Nesmith, former Monkee and video pioneer, dies at 78 in Carmel Valley.

  • Dave Faries
  • Dec 10, 2021

Michael Nesmith, musician, television idol, video pioneer and Grammy award winner, died at his Carmel Valley home this morning. He was 78.

West End Celebration loaded with visual arts all over the place.
Arts & Culture

West End Celebration loaded with visual arts all over the place.

  • Walter Ryce
  • Aug 25, 2016

Artists have traditionally been the first to recognize and confront obsolete ideas, lead the way to progressive and enlightened thinking, and,…

The music guide for the 15th Annual West End Celebration.
Music

The music guide for the 15th Annual West End Celebration.

  • Adam Joseph
  • Aug 25, 2016

An hour-long cornucopia of bizarre sketches intertwined with music videos called Elephant Parts earned The Monkees founding member Michael Nes…

A best-selling ’60s pop band celebrates 50 years at Golden State Theatre.
Music

A best-selling ’60s pop band celebrates 50 years at Golden State Theatre.

  • Adam Joseph
  • Aug 4, 2016

“Janis Joplin offered me a slug off her beer,” Peter Tork says. “And along comes this guy who plays the guitar left-handed.”

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