Issues / 1999 / Jun 17
Keelaghan & Russell--Two great singer/songwriters add to the weekend's musical excitement.
They say when it rains it pours, and this week they''re absolutely right. What with the Monterey Live music festival and the Solstice Santa Cruz festival, the gods already had a good musical storm brewing. ...
Community Supported Agriculture offers food for the body and soul.
When people think of Monterey County agriculture, many picture commercial growers with hundreds of acres. However, the owner of a 40-acre farm in the Palo Colorado area prefers to develop a deeper connection between food, ...
Heartland Sushi
The Heartland. Deep inside the cornrows of the sticky hot Midwest, where I''ve been to church more times in the last week than in the whole last year. The Hoosier State, where even in fine ...
Chili Great Chili
The name may say chili, but there's way more than beans waiting to be discovered at the restaurant known as Chili Great Chili in downtown Pacific Grove. Last month marked the first anniversary under the ...
War of the Words
Of Mice and Monkeys How astute, if not downright brave, of Herald reporter Joe Livernois to point out the failings of the mainstream media--including the formidable hand that feeds him. In his column last Friday, ...
Check out these highlights of the Monterey Live Music Festival.
With a constant stream of music going on two stages, there''s more music than you can possibly see at the Monterey Live Music Festival. Some are regular visitors to the area. For some a festival ...
The Monterey Live music festival makes its debut this Saturday. Will it fly or will it flop?
This was virtually a second home to Dizzy Gillespie. Jimi Hendrix burned a guitar here. It''s where Billie Holliday made one of her final appearances. Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, Otis Redding, Janis Joplin, the Grateful ...
Here's how to protect yourself and your loved ones from financial elder abuse.
People become vulnerable as they age. It''s a fact of life. While it''s difficult and painful to imagine a family member or trusted caregiver misusing an elder''s money, it can happen. Luckily, there are ways ...
Letters
Evening The Score The Coast Weekly in the past has fairly represented the redevelopment efforts of Sand City. In the June 3 issue, the Squid fried me and intimated that I work for a little ...
Monterey County comes under attack--again--over planning practices.
The Monterey County Board of Supervisors and Planning Department are being taken to court again. And, again, they are being taken to task for questionable planning and permitting processes. The suit, which will be heard ...
Bach-ing Up--Getting psyched for the Carmel Bach Festival.
High spirits and low comedy mark the boundaries of the 1999 Carmel Bach Festival. If the latter, Pergolesi''s inane La serva padrona sets new low standards for the venerable celebration, J.S. Bach''s Christmas Oratorio will ...
Financial exploitation of elders is rarely reported, hard to prove, and may particularly be a problem in Monterey County.
Violet Benny had lived most of her long life on the Monterey Peninsula. In her youth, she played on her family''s ranch off of Highway 68. As an adult, she toiled as a legal secretary ...
SETI's Dr. Jill Tarter and a few hundred thousand amateurs search for E.T.
You want to be a real-life Agent Fox Mulder or Dana Sculley? Here''s your chance to join in the hunt for extraterrestrial life. You won''t get an FBI badge, and you won''t be jetting to ...
Nurture Values--Youth violence demands systemic changes.
What happened at Georgia''s Heritage High School and Colorado''s Columbine High School is not atypical. Disturbing trends of violence have proliferated in our society for years. We search for answers but find few immediate solutions. ...
Mike McCloskey proves that one man's trash is another man's canvas.
It started a couple years ago with some bare walls in his son''s new house and took off from there. "I just thought, I''ll get some bright colors and splash ''em on some plywood," says ...
The dispute over Monterey Bay sanctuary boundaries begins to boil.
The Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary is the largest mass of protected water in the nation, but a powerful fishermen''s association doesn''t want it to stay that way. The San Francisco-based Pacific Coast Federation of ...
Mike Myers' Austin Powers is absolutely shagadelic, baby, in spy spoof reprise.
Remember that running sight gag in Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery that had various fruits, vegetables, and whatnot strategically placed in front of Myers'' and Hurley''s naughty bits? The sequel opens with a continuation ...
Eldercare Resources
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Eldercare Briefs
Young at Heart OmBUDDIES is searching for caring adult volunteers to facilitate visits between residents of long-term care facilities and school children. OmBUDDIES, sponsored by the Monterey County Long-Term Care Ombudsman, involves children from preschool ...
Music In Monterey--Music Notes
Live entertainment such as the Blues, Bach, and Jazz festivals draws in many visitors to this area. But are local music aficionados satisfied with the musical sounds offered on the Peninsula? Mike Scholes Age: 22 ...
