Issues / 1998 / Jul 09
The World Superbike Championship incites fevered dreams of motorcycles and open roads.
Maybe it''s a middle-age-crazy thing, a desire to recapture some sense of independence traded away decades ago, but I can''t drive by a motorcycle showroom without trying to look in the window. When a biker ...
Letters
Trim the Fat In Monterey County, the largest employer is the county of Monterey. It is time to trim some fat out of the county government. The continuous mantra that the county "will lose money" ...
Lots of Choices--Guitar Night, Golden Bough, Celebration of Life, Yiddish cantors or punk folks from past and present.
There''s a lot to talk about and not much space to do it. Forgive my brevity. If you''re looking for some good rockin'', dancin'' blues, you''ll find ''em at Doc''s on Saturday when Red Archibald ...
Obscured Knowledge
Obfuscated by piles of notes and dog-eared magazine articles, newspaper clippings and gum wrappers, it''s probable that somewhere in here is my keyboard. This is also a clue that it might be time to disseminate ...
County tourism still feeling the sting of El Ni& %s;o's wet lash.
The "Little Boy"--aka El Nino--is still whipping the end of his rainy tail across the Monterey Peninsula, hitting the county''s $1.4 billion tourism industry right where it hurts--in the wallet. In a coastal area dependent ...
Come Ride With Us
With upcoming changes in the Monterey county bus system, we asked some bus riders their opinion about public transportation here in Monterey. Their answers may surprise you. Mariano Fiandaca Age: 91 Resides: Monterey Occupation: Retired ...
Run for your ear plugs! Summer's biggest, loudest movie is now playing.
It''s big, it''s stupid, it''s pretty kick-ass. That''s all you need to know about Summer ''98''s loudest testosterone-fest, the second in a death-from-above double-header that started off last month with the weak Deep Impact. As ...
El Nino brings infestation.
If you think you''re just imagining that pitter-patter of little feet, think again. Residents all around Monterey County are finding out that the pitter-patter is real, and increased numbers of mice, rats and other rodents ...
With system changes on the way, CW takes a look at bus culture.
From our passing cars, we see them at the bus stops: the poor, the young, the disabled, the elderly. The bus culture waits while we zip on by. Some grumble about an overhaul of schedules ...
A year's worth of recommended video rentals as chosen by the Coast Weekly staff.
Here it is...our annual guide to what we think are the best videos you can rent during the year. We''ve chosen 52 films that range from drama to documentary to comedy and hit most of ...
Opening Near You--Willie and Lobo open concert for Craig Chaquico; Harvest Queen reopens for music in Salinas.
Most musicians covet the support of a record label to further their careers, but sometimes the demands of such a business arrangement prove counterproductive to the creative process or to a desired lifestyle (which in ...
Reality in Mexico--Our government is financing human rights violations.
A reason for extreme concern about the "low intensity" war in Mexico is that our government is financing it. I knew this when I joined a human rights observers'' delegation to the states of Oaxaca ...
SPCA says they can't test for Feline AIDS
What would you do if you found out the kitten you had just brought home was FIV positive, or infected with the immunodeficiency virus that leads to feline AIDS? That''s what happened to Pacific Grove ...
A new art exhibit highlights the artistic achievement of photographer Linda McCartney.
In the first exhibition of her work since her death last spring from breast cancer, photographer Linda McCartney emerges from the cloak of celebrity that enveloped her marriage to ex-Beatle Paul McCartney. These photographs in ...
Stop the Press(es)
Journalists have been working overtime lately to destroy the credibility of their profession, from writers fabricating stories for the New Republic and Boston Globe to a Cincinnati Enquirer reporter illegally breaking into Chiquita''s voice-mail system ...
The Gem
Just when you thought your chances for finding New York steak au poivre flambed tableside had been extinguished by the backdraft of mesquite, Carmel brings to you The Gem. Open now for several months, they ...
Compose Yourself--Prep for the upcoming Cabrillo Music Festival, check out promising young composer.
The travails of Superman are celebrated vivaciously in Metropolis, the five-movement symphony by Michael Daugherty which gets its West Coast premiere next month at the Cabrillo Music Festival. Daugherty''s composer''s residency at the festival will ...
Etha Gray writes and produces plays, drawing on her own experiences.
When Etha Gray arrived on the Monterey Peninsula in 1989, she made the rounds of local theaters to offer her services. They were not wanted. "I was told they don''t do plays that involve African-Americans, ...
