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Steinbeck Center and Hartnell Foundation are acquiring a downtown Salinas hub from CSUMB.
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Steinbeck Center and Hartnell Foundation are acquiring a downtown Salinas hub from CSUMB.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Jul 10, 2025

A decade ago, in 2015, CSU Monterey Bay acquired the National Steinbeck Center in downtown Salinas with optimism. The $3 million purchase gave…

National Steinbeck Center building in Salinas is up sale.
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National Steinbeck Center building in Salinas is up sale.

  • Nov 8, 2024

For the past two years, CSU Monterey Bay has had the National Steinbeck Center building in Salinas up for sale.

Museums are opening back up again. Here's what to expect from a few of the biggest.
Arts & Culture

Museums are opening back up again. Here's what to expect from a few of the biggest.

  • Marielle Argueza
  • May 2, 2021

Some of Monterey County’s largest museums are opening their doors to in-person experiences once again and enhanced public safety measures are …

The Steinbeck Center and the NEA reflect on our connections to Mexico.
Arts & Culture

The Steinbeck Center and the NEA reflect on our connections to Mexico.

  • Walter Ryce
  • Sep 15, 2016

In the last 10 years, the federal government has spent $17 million to encourage Americans to read books through a program called the Big Read.…

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What dying well means for Diablo Canyon—and my dad, a nuclear engineer.

  • Erik Cushman
  • Jun 30, 2016

When I heard the news last week about the mothballing of the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant, it got me to thinking…

A Monterey Bay Aquarium founder asks, What would Steinbeck and Ricketts say?
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A Monterey Bay Aquarium founder asks, What would Steinbeck and Ricketts say?

  • Walter Ryce
  • Jun 2, 2016

In addition to co-founding the 30-plus-year-old Monterey Bay Aquarium, Julie Packard serves as its executive director and vice chair of its bo…

Artifacts: The future of jazz, a capitol art show.
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Artifacts: The future of jazz, a capitol art show.

  • Walter Ryce
  • Mar 24, 2016

I returned last Saturday from a family work/vacation trip to Washington, D.C. where I saw, among many venues and events (including President O…

Artifacts: Al Weber's passing, and other events in the artistic sector.
Arts & Culture

Artifacts: Al Weber's passing, and other events in the artistic sector.

  • Walter Ryce
  • Mar 3, 2016

Al Weber has passed, teaching kids writing, a question of architecture.

A year in Monterey County arts coverage.
Arts & Culture

A year in Monterey County arts coverage.

  • Walter Ryce
  • Dec 31, 2015

What’s not to like about year-end reviews? Revisiting significant stories with the perspective of time and distance; circling back on stuff th…

Artifacts: A book of activists, Salinas on PBS and more.
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Artifacts: A book of activists, Salinas on PBS and more.

  • Walter Ryce
  • Dec 31, 2015

By the time you read this, East of Salinas will have aired nationally on PBS (10pm Monday, Dec. 28, on Independent Lens). It’s the story of a …

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