Issues / 1998 / Aug 27
Artist Carolyn Mary Kleefeld celebrates the release of a new book.
Artist Carolyn Mary Kleefeld says she never intended the journals she began writing 10 years ago to become a book. Kleefeld, whose newest book, The Alchemy of Possibility, was released at the beginning of August, ...
Against a backdrop of mega-retailers and the revenue-hungry cities that support them, mom-and-pop stores learn to do battle or die.
With his short stature and agitated manner, consultant Kent Burnes looks a little like a bird--an indignant jay perhaps--pacing back and forth in front of this group of 20 Salinas merchants, cordless mic in hand, ...
Girls and Guitars--Singer/songwriters Wendy Bucklew and Laura Chandler team up at El Palomar.
With a title like Girls, Guitars and Cigars, one might think that tonight''s soiree at El Palomar was a production set for a ZZ Top video. One gets images of long-legged ladies in fishnet stockings, ...
Letters
Culinary Tips As I was perusing your periodical this past week (Aug. 20), I came across what one can only label a gastronomic oversight! On page 27 of your esteemed weekly, you were remiss in ...
Kid Picks
5 sunday Tots: Running Wild You got a tot on the go? Now's your chance to put that energy to work for you at the Seaside Fall Fun Fest's 8th annual Diaper Derby and toddler ...
Against a backdrop of mega-retailers and the revenue-hungry cities that support them, mom-and-pop stores learn to do battle or die.
With his short stature and agitated manner, consultant Kent Burnes looks a little like a bird--an indignant jay perhaps--pacing back and forth in front of this group of 20 Salinas merchants, cordless mic in hand, ...
Here We Go Again...
Shhh...It''s a Secret It''s good to see there''s a movement afoot to strengthen the California Public Records Act (CPRA), and actually adopt some penalties for government officials who cover their fannies by ignoring this important ...
Director Stephen Norrington brings comic book hero to life.
It''s so nice to see Udo Kier back in fangs. Trash cinema aficionados will remember Kier as the star of Paul Morrissey''s Andy Warhol''s Dracula way back when and, although the actor isn''t on the ...
Sing and Rant--Slim pickings on the roots scene are becoming too predictable.
The pickings are slim on the blues, singer/songwriter scene this week (as they have been since live music was dumped from the Morgan''s menu and Doc''s Nightclub went up for sale). But before I get ...
Finding the tastiest tomato depends on selecting the right variety--at home or in the store.
Let''s get a couple things straight right from the get-go. They''re not vegetables and they''re not necessarily red. "People know the tomato as a vegetable, but it is a fruit," says Henry Gong, produce manager ...
Top Ten Retailers*
1) Wal-Mart Earnings: 1997 $3.5 billion 1996 $3 billion Percent change: +15.4 2) Sears, Roebuck Earnings: 1997 $1.1 billion 1996 $1.2 billion Percent change: -6.5 3) Kmart Earnings: 1997 $249 million 1996 Lost $220 million ...
Mega-store Madness--Is Bigger Better?
From Harden Ranch in Salinas to Edgewater in Seaside (and even a Starbucks in historic downtown Monterey), mega-chain stores have moved in. For some, this signals the advent of lower prices and greater convenience. For ...
Morality at Ground Zero--Christina's disappearance underscores our common fears and ethics.
Assailed as we are everyday by the litany of monstrous acts in the news, there is something about a kidnapping that remains a singular horror. It is impossible to remain reasonable in the face of ...
Technique and Soul--CD releases by guitarists John Williams and Riccardo Cobo offer contrasting styles.
Australia-born guitar genius John Williams will release his newest CD this fall. Called The Guitarist John Williams, it contains Mikis Theodorakis'' Four Epitaphs, works by Carlo Domeniconi and Phillip Houghton, and various arrangements of anonymous ...
Carpal tunnel sufferers say they get a raw deal when they seek help for their condition.
When Bill Hickman was laid off from his Hartnell College teaching job in 1993, he regained employment as a program representative in the Employment Development Department''s (EDD''s) Salinas office. But in an ironic twist of ...
Chefs in Training
They''re short and they''re opinionated. Humans under 4 feet 2 inches seem to come completely intact with strong convictions toward dining, and often take a very jaundiced view of cuisine when choices venture far afield ...
MPC theater must both train and entertain.
A college theater department is an educational institution, designed to train aspiring actors, directors and technicians for careers in the theater field. But a college theater stage is also an entertainment venue that offers live ...
Rocky Point Restaurant
Few vistas can compare to the visual feast that endlessly stretches off the coastline at Rocky Point. Winding past the gate and down the driveway, the restaurant spreads across a craggy knoll that juts out ...
