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As we find out in this week’s issue, there are many aspects of better health and fitness.
Opinion

As we find out in this week’s issue, there are many aspects of better health and fitness.

  • Dave Faries
  • Jan 25, 2026

When it comes to health and fitness, there are any number of inspirational phrases. But I refer to a couple that might seem less daunting than…

The verdict is in: Strength training is a critical component of healthy bones and overall wellness.
Cover story

The verdict is in: Strength training is a critical component of healthy bones and overall wellness.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Jan 22, 2026

“ Just being stronger – being healthier is probably a better way to say it – just makes such a difference in life…”

Happy summer. Is it time to take a break?
Newsletter

Happy summer. Is it time to take a break?

  • Sara Rubin
  • Jul 1, 2024

When’s the last time you took a break—not a trip, just a good, old-fashioned rest? Sara Rubin here, honestly struggling to remember. Time off …

A pump track and skate park concept in Salinas inches forward after years of dreaming.
News

A pump track and skate park concept in Salinas inches forward after years of dreaming.

  • Celia Jiménez
  • Apr 25, 2024

A BMX pump track and skate park has been on the radar of the Monterey County Board of Supervisors since 2017. On April 16, the board approved …

For better mental and physical health, laughter yoga calls on participants to laugh — even if it’s forced.
831 (Tales from the Area Code)

For better mental and physical health, laughter yoga calls on participants to laugh — even if it’s forced.

  • David Schmalz
  • Jan 25, 2024

“When you laugh with people… you start to like those people”…

Power Over Parkinson’s uses exercise programs to slow the progression of a debilitating disease.
News
Special Section

Power Over Parkinson’s uses exercise programs to slow the progression of a debilitating disease.

  • Dave Faries
  • Dec 14, 2023

The facts about Parkinson’s disease are grim. First of all, there is no known cure. And the cocktail of symptoms differ from one person to the…

Early movers in the health-food trend, The Ginger People is still delivering spicy goodies 26 years on.
Eat + Drink

Early movers in the health-food trend, The Ginger People is still delivering spicy goodies 26 years on.

  • Rey Mashayekhi
  • Oct 19, 2023

When husband-and-wife duo Bruce and Abbie Leeson launched The Ginger People in 1997, Whole Foods was still a niche organic market, Amazon was …

A Watsonville purveyor believes in “democratic access” to herbs and spices, whether for flavor, aroma or health.
831 (Tales from the Area Code)

A Watsonville purveyor believes in “democratic access” to herbs and spices, whether for flavor, aroma or health.

  • Agata Popęda
  • Jul 28, 2022

It doesn’t matter if you need 10 pounds or just a few ounces, Monterey Bay Herb Co. will make it happen. What they dispense are fine herbs, oi…

Physical therapy offers a different way of thinking about recovering from injuries: through exercise.
Cover story

Physical therapy offers a different way of thinking about recovering from injuries: through exercise.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Jan 20, 2022

“What physical therapy usually does is that we try to learn how patients move”…

A grow-it-yourself group of cannabis advocates forms a virtual community.
831 (Tales from the Area Code)

A grow-it-yourself group of cannabis advocates forms a virtual community.

  • Mary Duan
  • Apr 24, 2021

The phrase “garden club” falsely conjures a genteel image – mostly women of a certain age and class getting together over tea and crumpets and…

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