Issues / 1999 / Apr 22
Old-growth timber continues to find its way to local lumber yards.
In theory, it''s easy enough to toe the forest conservation line by signing a petition to save an ancient forest, or by contributing money to the local tree-hugging action committee. But environmentally conscious home improvers ...
Earth Day--Conservation Questions
Today is Earth Day, a day set aside each year since 1970 to focus on environmental awareness. With increasing pollution in our skies and waters, many people are concerned for the future. How do people ...
Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence give standout performances as aging prisoners.
This odd mixture of comedy and prison drama works better than might be expected at first glance. By not going all out in either direction, Lifemanages to find a comfortable blend that exercises the comic ...
Peabody Trio delivers intense, inspiring performance.
If afternoons and chamber music are made for each other, then last Sunday in Carmel was the place to be. At least that was the often-heard opinion at Chamber Music Monterey Bay''s first subscription matinee ...
CSUMB is Diverse--CW Equates Blonde, Blue-Eyed Republicans with Racism.
The question posed by the Coast Weekly headline last week ("Vision Quest," by Laurel Chesky), "Is a blonde, blue-eyed Republican from Vermont capable of leading a multicultural campus?" proves the need for education like that ...
Breaking The Chains
Macy''s. Borders. McDonald''s. Bank Of America. Office Depot. See''s. Orchard. Longs. Costco. Wherehouse. Whole Foods. Blockbuster. Cellular One. Starbucks. Wells Fargo. Circuit City. Waldenbooks. Target. LensCrafters. Heard enough? Now that we have participated in choosing ...
CSUMB student play examines gays in the military.
CSUMB student Philip Pletcher remembers when he first heard about the U.S. Armed Forces'' "don''t ask, don''t tell" policy regarding homosexuality. It was 1993, Pletcher was a systems operator in the Air Force, and he ...
Monterey County children face hidden threats from pesticide use in their schools.
April 22nd is Earth Day, a day when people across the globe will take a moment to reflect on their role in preserving and restoring a safe and healthy environment. Children in schools throughout Monterey ...
Nepenthe celebrates its 50th anniversary as a cultural landmark.
Just before you walk into the front door of Nepenthe restaurant, there''s a log cabin on your right. It doesn''t look like much compared to the Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired design of the restaurant proper. It ...
New well restrictions highlight safety questions of Fort Ord groundwater.
In an effort to circumvent contamination of water wells both on and adjacent to Fort Ord, the Monterey County Board of Supervisors is expected to issue an ordinance on April 27 that would ban the ...
Taking a Stand
Shootin'' Ink (Non-Squid Style) Besides the role of local gadfly par excellence, Squid likes to fancy Squidself as somewhat of a peacemaker. So I''m rather disturbed by an apparent personal feud brewing between two brethren ...
Pensi Pasta
If you call Pensi Pasta and ask for Mrs. Pensi, you'll more than likely get Evette Lecce on the phone. The owner and head pasta-maker will then explain that pensi is Italian for "think." And ...
Change Of Taste
Fresh out of culinary school--and still dizzy from the experience--I kissed the ground. Somehow surviving New York, delivered back to the land of milk and honey, it would take me a while to figure out ...
This weekend, Doc's and CSUMB both will spoil you with a conglomeration of talent.
Let''s start with some exceptional news for dancers. Warsaw, winner of The X-Treme Gong Show/Game Show network and voted Best of Arizona 1998 by The Arizona Republic, is coming to town. To people who have ...
Local groups say controlled burns at Fort Ord must stop, for our lungs' sake.
How''s this for a track record? The first time the Army embarked on a controlled burn at Fort Ord, the blaze ranged out of control, scorched 400 acres of maritime chaparral and other native fauna, ...
