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831: Tales from the Areacode »

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»
Monterey County remains a historic home for a host of ghosts – or so people say.
Kelley Calvert

When he went downstairs to visit the old Hotel Del Monte’s front desk, he left his new wife in bed. Then the 1906 earthquake hit. A chimney collapsed. She was... read on»
Locals join campaign to save the world’s rarest porpoise.
Kera Abraham

It was like looking for a ghost. Every day in October 2008, Team Vaquita members would rise before sunrise in San Felipe, Mexico, to scout the Gulf of California for... read on»
A closer look at the little CHOMP stories that have led to a big 75 year anniversary.
Walter Ryce

Architect Edward Durell Stone built Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula (CHOMP) atop a parcel of prime Del Monte Forest land donated by Samuel F.B Morse as a “hospital that... read on»
How the Weekly team weathered the storm’s power outages on deadline day.
Mark C. Anderson

Boom. The noise hustled Weekly founder-CEO Bradley Zeve inside the building’s second story from the roof, where he was sweeping puddles of rain to prevent leaks. ... read on»
KDON’s Savvy is an all-too-rare female DJ with a penchant for independent hip-hop.
Michelle Fitzsimmons

James Brown once wailed, “This is a man’s world,” and in most circles, professional and social, that declaration still holds true. ... read on»
Understanding the spells of one ROTA Psychic Fair participant.
Michelle Fitzsimmons

Liane Langford knows more about you than you’d probably like to admit. “I’m known for being very accurate and having a great sense of Tarot,” she says. “They call me... read on»
Ken Burns’ much awaited National Parks series explores the toil behind the treasures.
Melissa Cessna

When people think of national parks, they probably picture mammoth redwoods, snowcapped Tetons or the Colorado River lolling through the Grand Canyon. It’s unlikely they envision George Masa, a Japanese... read on»
Surprising Daniel Shim helps lead East Salinas business community.
Zachary Stahl

Daniel Shim doesn’t look like your typical East Salinas businessman. Wearing stylishly tattered jeans and sandals, he sips on Red Bull outside an East Alisal Street donut shop. While patrons... read on»
A look at the guys who drive King City’s high-impact demolition derby.
Greg Tomascheski

Inside a musty garage off Carmel Valley Road in Greenfield, a yellow 1973 Ford Pinto prepares for its last brutal waltz. After its remodel is complete, the 4-cylinder, 2.0 liter,... read on»
Strange but true real-world dramas play out on local football fields.
Corby Anderson

A young star is slowed – not by an opponent, but a gun shot. A team decimated by injury forfeits a game because JV players refuse to move up; a... read on»
HI-Monterey Hostel celebrates a landmark anniversary – and readies for a second venue.
Melissa Cessna

If the walls of the HI-Monterey Hostel could talk, they would recount – in an amalgamation of languages – quite a few tales. ... read on»
Royce Turpin keeps the baseball card market swinging in Monterey.
Nic Coury

Royce Turpin saw a pack of football cards for the first time in 1981, football Hall of Famer Joe Montana’s rookie year. ... read on»
Hopkins Marine Station scientists discover an amorous new hermit crab species.
Kera Abraham

All these years they’ve been hiding out on the Monterey Bay shoreline, passing for something they’re not. Now, with the help of genetic sequencing, Hopkins Marine Station scientists have cracked... read on»
Local alpaca ranchers cultivate an adoration for the curious camelids.
Melissa Cessna

Nancy Baker awoke on a recent Saturday morning to a sight that made her breathe a sigh of relief. Galaxy, a then-yet-to-be-born cria – or baby alpaca – was about... read on»
Images from Friday night at the Salinas Airshow.
Nic Coury

As the sun set into a warm, orange blob on Friday, spectators and planes both cast long shadows across the runways in Salinas. ... read on»
The inaugural Dolphin Race gathers athletes in competition and commemoration.
Paul Wetterau

This Sunday, the Carmel Waterman’s Club, formed May 30, presents their first Dolphin Race, a 9-mile paddle that starts at Carmel Beach, stretches to Stillwater Cove, hits Ghost Tree, the... read on»
The Blue Angels spearhead a sky-high California International Airshow lineup.
Melissa Cessna

Six spade-shaped /A-18 Hornets wheel through the Salinas sky in a perfect line, carving contrails that look like Zen garden patterns. A moment later the six Blue Angels are soaring... read on»
An extraordinary church celebrates its centennial.
Walter Ryce

If it surprises some that a black Baptist church exists in the heart of Pacific Grove, the kicker is yet to come: As of this Wednesday, Aug. 12, Pacific Grove... read on»