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A Carmel coffee shop owner launches a website to heal hurting hearts.
Megan Hopkins

After two failed marriages, Carmel’s Mira Schumacher didn’t know what to do. She was desperate. “I went from a size 12 to a size zero,” she said. “I was in so... read on»
A look at what Entertainment-Gathering goers got for $4 grand a pop.
Mark C. Anderson

There were moments in Monterey last Saturday when a room of hundreds held its breath with shared lungs. It happened as Marc-André Hamelin’s hands flew over keys of ivory like... read on»
¡Ask a Mexican!
Gustavo Arellano

SPECIAL TACO BELL EDITION Why do so many Mexicans work for Taco Bell and El Pollo Loco? Don’t they know they only add a false credence to the belief that... read on»
Carmel woman’s new 'The Body Love Manual' navigates how to survive self-loathing slimmed down and amped up.
Kelley Calvert

Some who pick up Elizabeth “Lily” Hills new book The Body Love Manual may be struck by a seeming contradiction in its subtitle: How to Love the Body You Have... read on»
¡Ask a Mexican!
Gustavo Arellano

Dear Mexican: I’m surprised by the choice of the word “amnesty” by those who would demonize immigration reform, especially in the South. Doesn’t the modern well-being of many Southerners derive... read on»
From Guitar Hero to eBooks, the catalog of interesting adaptations at area bibliotecas is impressive.
Walter Ryce

Once upon a time libraries were tranquil places of solemn study, scored by the gentle crinkle of pages turning, hushed voices and the whir of the microfiche machine. No longer.... read on»
A CSUMB boot camp channels the increasing power of 3-D.
Adam Joseph

“Any sufficiently advanced technology,” Arthur C. Clarke said, “is indistinguishable from magic.” ... read on»
Behind the scenes at the world’s biggest potted orchid farm – in Salinas.
Greg Tomascheski

When this particular prehistoric bumblebee met its fate, trapped by tree resin, it was unaware of the story it would share with a distant future. Its minuscule wings, preserved in... read on»
¡Ask a Mexican!
Gustavo Arellano

Dear Gabacho: Between your point in insisting you don’t ride public transit due to economic duress, the fact bilingualism exists in your day-to-day life, your child attending a super-majority Mexican... read on»
Foreclosure and drought spawn a strange local business: lawn painting.
Corby Anderson

On the corner lot of a once-pleasant, palm-studded neighborhood in East Salinas, an ash-colored tabby steps furtively across a dead and prickly lawn. Crouched low, triggered to pounce, he advances... read on»
Two dazzling Russian immigrants lift Monterey Peninsula Dance.
Michelle Fitzsimmons

The thing they loved most was no longer fun. “Sometimes you dance five, six hours a day to train yourself,” professional dancer Olga Agafonova says. “And then for a competition,... read on»
A ground-breaking Carmel woman shares prank-laden stories from L.A. Dodgers locker room.
Corby Anderson

She was a wide-eyed witness to history, a charmed pioneer working in the male-dominated arena of professional sports, a regular foil to some of baseball’s largest stars. And now, 50... read on»
¡Ask a Mexican!
Gustavo Arellano

SPECIAL VIRGIN OF GUADALUPE EDITION Dear Wab: We are the Chosen Juans – have been for generations. After all, the Jews never got away with calling their boys Guadalupe and... read on»
¡Ask a Mexican!
Gustavo Arellano

I’m half-Hispanic and half-white. I’m really opposed to illegal immigration and any type of free health care to illegals because, as a health care worker, I see too many Americans... read on»
With a new meditation center, Buddhist priest Rick Slone helps Dorothy’s Place breathe easier.
Zachary Stahl

Ahungry crowd stirs in Dorothy’s Place’s day room, anxiously awaiting the opening of the bright yellow doors for lunch. An adjacent hallway is a frenzied runway: chattering guys asking for... read on»
Monterey County Table Tennis Club gathers dozens of diverse locals around a passion for pong.
Amanda Stein

Eighty-five-year-old Bill Brin walks slowly into the room, looking as if a brisk breeze might topple his delicate frame. His T-shirt tucks into gym shorts that rise well past his... read on»
¡Ask a Mexican!
Gustavo Arellano

SPECIAL LONG-LETTER EDITION Dear Limey: Isn’t it great that the Reconquista is now global, and that American stereotypes of Mexicans easily crossed the pond? And don’t think this Mexican has... read on»
Modest little metal machines help local officials discreetly diagnose the county’s traffic needs.
Amanda Stein

They appear in the wee hours of the morning and are gone two days later, so unimposing few drivers notice the diminutive devices. But despite their tiny-bump-in-the-road stature, the information... read on»
Local visionaries design a mini fuel refinery with big possibilities.
Melissa Cessna

Tucked away behind an unmarked door in a hangar behind the Marina Municipal Airport resides a grease-smeared contraption small enough fit on a forklift – a peculiar maze of coils,... read on»
Local couple survives cancer, raises fish, comforts soldiers and adopts aliens.
Greg Tomascheski

Cindy Stanley and Jerry English have sent thousands of cards and care packages to overseas American soldiers on a shoestring budget. They’ve raised hundreds of tilapia in their backyard in... read on»

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