Issues / 1999 / May 27
From The Editorial Desk
Monterey County has a rich and colorful history, found in its fishing, farming, poetry, and primitive paths. As California gets set to celebrate the 150th anniversary of its statehood, and the city of Monterey celebrates ...
Murals tell colorful, informal stories about Latino history.
You don''t have to bury your head in some dry and dusty tome to learn about Monterey County history. A much more fun way to learn about the county''s colorful past is to take a ...
Monterey's historical lighthouses shed light on the past.
Of the 30 California lighthouses remaining, 10 are considered to be historically intact. And Monterey County boasts two: the Point Pinos Lighthouse in Pacific Grove and the Point Sur Lightstation on the Big Sur coast. ...
Here We Go Again
Round 2: The Pen is Messier Than the Sword Those pugilistic publishers Dan "MoCo Post" Hudson and Paul "Pine Cone" Miller went at it again last week. With pen clutched firmly in glove, Hudson lashed ...
Trip through Big Sur history along the Tan Bark Trail and Partington Cove.
The Tan Bark Trail and Partington Cove make for a great day of scenic hiking through a variety of Big Sur''s natural and historical features. The turnout for the Tan Bark Trail and Partington Cove ...
Our Disappearing Farmland--Development comes at the expense of agriculture.
Those of us fortunate enough to live in Monterey County, surrounded by some of the world''s most productive farmland, may feel insulated from what is happening to farmland in other parts of the state or ...
Letters
Valid Research The biologists that make up the "well-orchestrated contingent from the local scientific community" that Mr. Willoughby referred to ("Letters," 5/20) are to be commended for coming before the Pacific Grove City Council and ...
Possible grading violations at Rancho San Carlos raise questions about county land policies.
Has golf course construction by developers of the Rancho San Carlos (RSC) development project in Carmel Valley violated erosion control and stream alteration agreements with the county and the California Department of Fish and Game? ...
Gem, fossil and mineral hunting takes you back in time.
If you think a lot of history is packed into a mere 150 years, imagine how much history there is to be found in the millions-of-years-old gems, fossils and minerals throughout the region and county. ...
The Cannery Row Marketplace's fate may hinge on when it receives city approval. Is it being fast tracked?
The hefty, two-volume Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the proposed Cannery Row Marketplace tips the scales at a robust six pounds. At least that''s what activist Barbara Bass Evans says. She lugged the papers home ...
Monterey, California's city of firsts, celebrates its historical heritage during a summer of sesquicentennial events.
In early California history, Monterey is big--really, really big. The city was the capital of both Spanish and Mexican California, then later, when California was an American territory in 1849, the state''s Constitution was drafted ...
Helping to Replanting native vegetation keeps history alive.
California''s rich natural legacy is very much a part of the state''s history, and there is no better way to pay tribute to that aspect of our past than to replant native vegetation. Two local ...
Kid Picks
28monday Dog Days Camp Who doesn't love to play with a furry dog or soft bunny? Pets are fun but they need special care and handling. Kids ages 9-11 can enroll in the SPCA's popular ...
Photographer Charles Cramer creates images that are too real to be true.
Perusing the gorgeous color landscape photography of Charles Cramer now on display at The Ansel Adams Gallery, one is struck by the somewhat perverse notion that "reality" isn''t what it used to be. Working with ...
4/4 No More?--Big Sur plays host to the next wave in music
What is one to make of a musician who performs "improvised electronic music from custom-burned compact discs and corrupted household appliances," or a composer who plays music which "incorporates the theory of brain wave acceleration ...
Memorial Day Gatherings--If you're just hanging around this weekend, you have some fine musical choices.
If you''re going to be staying at home this weekend, kicking back to enjoy the first three-day weekend since February, there''re a few musical acts you might want to check out in the evening. And ...
Tours of Earthbound Farms help reconnect people with their roots.
As you drive down Carmel Valley Road, you pass many fields of green, but at the Earthbound Farmstand, there''s a special summer tour you won''t want to miss. For those who''ve never had a chance ...
Breaker's Cafe
Just opened a month ago, Breaker's Cafe will quickly win the attentions of breakfast and lunch seekers motivated more by comfort than splash. John and Kimm Stidham thought it was high time to re-introduce "traditional ...
A visit to Robinson Jeffers' Tor House revisits one of Monterey County's great love stories.
The wind that wraps its talons around the top of Hawk Tower in Carmel is as cold as the eye of a predator. It''s not a lover''s wind, gentle and sultry; it comes raiding off ...
Chualar citizens fight for promised community improvements.
Two years ago, a dozen Chualar women got tired of the unsafe drinking water that flowed from their kitchen taps. After having waited patiently for a new well--a condition of approval for the Rancho Chualar ...
Local photographers, artists, children join forces to fight the building of the Los Padres dam.
Over the years, Carmel Valley photographer/activist Kira Corser has taken on the health industry and government, fighting for the rights of women, children and elders. Now, with her project "Visual Voices: Threat of the Dam," ...
After the Gold Rush--150th Anniversary
In 1849 the California Constitution was drafted in Monterey. The next year, California became the 31st state. This summer kicks off myriad festivities to commemorate California''s past. But how aware are local residents of this ...
By Popular Demand--Doc's and the Blue Fin Caf are turning Cannery Row into one big party this weekend.
A guitar, a microphone and a little lighting. That''s all it took last week for Men At Work''s Colin Hay. He played some new songs and some old ones from the days, when the band ...
History comes alive in Monterey's historic adobes.
In the middle of downtown Monterey, tucked away behind stucco walls or flowering trees, lie 12 oases of mid-19th-century Mexican-American life: Monterey''s lovingly preserved historic adobes, owned and maintained by Monterey State Historic Parks. A ...
Experience Monterey County's fishing heritage out on the open sea.
"Last Friday morning...the beach around the bay for more than two miles was covered with herring, some alive, some dead," reads a local''s journal entry dated Jan. 18, 1863. "All were apparently fresh, and very ...
Then There Was One--Conductor Darryl One plays his hand for Monterey Symphony stakes.
Darryl One wants to be Monterey Symphony music director. How to tell? This last candidate in a field of seven got the violins to play in tune and rhythm. Although this would seem to be ...
Have lunch at the Steinbeck House in Salinas, then see the Western Stage adaptation of Grapes of Wrath.
Summer in Salinas is unlike summer on the Monterey coast, and maybe unlike any other place in California. There is one reason for that--and his name is John Steinbeck. Even though Steinbeck''s poetic descriptions of ...
Intriguing romantic comedy explores human capacity for love.
"Darling, do you know how much in love with you I am?" Well, darling, who could resist such a letter from a secret admirer that began with these provocative words? That''s the simple premise of ...
Adventures In Cake
It seems that at least one cultural truism stands the test of time: Grand events must be celebrated with cake. Baptisms, birthdays, weddings, presidential inaugurals, and even funerals. I love the picture of Marion Cunningham ...
Bathing in the Tassajara hot springs brings a sense of relaxation and connectedness.
To the native Ohlone Indians, the natural hot springs below Chews Ridge in the Santa Lucia Mountains were powerful healing waters. For the pioneers 150 years ago who braved the grueling stagecoach trip into Carmel ...
