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831 » November 2009

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»
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»