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Cuatro condados se unen para una innovadora exposición de arte regional.
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Cuatro condados se unen para una innovadora exposición de arte regional.

  • Royvi Hernandez
  • Oct 5, 2026

Cuatro consejos de artes de los condados de Monterey, Santa Cruz, San Benito y Santa Clara están uniendo fuerzas para presentar The Ground Ben…

A challenging future faces California and the region. Local leaders try to make sense of it.
Opinion

A challenging future faces California and the region. Local leaders try to make sense of it.

  • Erik Chalhoub
  • Oct 17, 2025

Erik Chalhoub here, thinking back to nearly a year ago, when I attended the Monterey Bay Economic Partnership’s State of the Region. At that t…

A beloved local festival, West End Celebration, returns with new leadership and new bands.
Arts & Culture

A beloved local festival, West End Celebration, returns with new leadership and new bands.

  • Agata Popęda
  • Aug 21, 2025

One year shy from a quarter-century of its laidback existence, the West End Celebration is a fixture in Monterey County’s annual calendar of e…

Pajaro residents get certified in disaster response as the town’s infrastructure upgrades continue.
News

Pajaro residents get certified in disaster response as the town’s infrastructure upgrades continue.

  • Erik Chalhoub
  • May 27, 2025

For many Pajaro residents who suffered through the 2023 flooding, it was nothing new—they had also experienced the same catastrophe in the 1990s.

Massive waves pound the coast, with even bigger waves expected on Tuesday.
News

Massive waves pound the coast, with even bigger waves expected on Tuesday.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Dec 23, 2024

The power of the ocean was on full display Monday, Dec. 23, as a major swell brought big waves to Monterey Bay. The spectacle of waves crashin…

The Ghostland music festival enters its second year as a showcase for local artists.
Music

The Ghostland music festival enters its second year as a showcase for local artists.

  • Sloan Campi
  • Oct 31, 2024

“We don’t need to look at the past for Monterey’s artistic integrity…”

The California Marine Sanctuary Foundation is putting a $71 million grant into action.
News

The California Marine Sanctuary Foundation is putting a $71 million grant into action.

  • Katie Rodriguez
  • Oct 17, 2024

During a trip to Palo Alto in June 2023, President Joe Biden announced the Climate Resilience Regional Challenge aimed at projects that improv…

Subscription-based Switch Bakery is on a mission to make great gluten-free bread.
Eat + Drink

Subscription-based Switch Bakery is on a mission to make great gluten-free bread.

  • Tajha Chappellet-Lanier
  • Jan 18, 2024

It’s not easy being gluten-free. The morning pastry, the restaurant bread basket – so many of our dining habits revolve around wheat. Still, i…

High presence of humpback whales off the Central Coast delays opening of crab fishing season.
News

High presence of humpback whales off the Central Coast delays opening of crab fishing season.

  • David Schmalz
  • Oct 27, 2023

As concerns about whale entanglements caused by standard crab fishing gear continue to be at the top of mind for environmental watchdogs and s…

Joby Aviation plots Marina expansion despite passing on California for its new, larger factory.
News

Joby Aviation plots Marina expansion despite passing on California for its new, larger factory.

  • Rey Mashayekhi
  • Sep 7, 2023

In the wake of news that electric air taxi startup Joby Aviation has passed on Marina as it considers locations for a planned 580,000-square-f…

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