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Issues / 2000 / Aug 03

Great Expectations

A guide to eating sensually.

uncorked. ''Warm and fuzzy" is an undeniably good feeling. This good feeling is accessible to all. It is not reserved for certain individuals, nor is it limited to human beings. We are generally enabled to ...

Sentimental Journey

The spirit of Clint Eastwood still lingers at the Hog's Breath Inn.

feast The summer of ''77, while between college semesters, my friends and I used to make the rounds in Carmel. We usually started with Maxwell McFly''s on Ocean, strolled down to Kim Novak''s bar, Sadie''s, ...

Fickle Love

The Clumsy Lovers blend of high spirits, bluegrass and Celtic is enough to steal your heart.

what''s up, chuck? I don''t even know where to begin with The Clumsy Lovers. I stuck the six-piece group''s Live! album between my ears and fell in love. I''ve never made any bones about loving ...

Your Letters

Your Letters

Greening America I would like to praise Cara DeGette for the article on Ralph Nader ("The Green Machine," 7/27-8/2). This type of reporting is essential to preserving what residue of democratic society remains in the ...

Citizen Pain

How two ordinary people uncovered an environmental hazard at the airport that went untold for 10 years.

dirty secrets As a kid growing up on Rosita Street in the ''50s, one of Sheldon Mayes'' favorite things to do was watch the planes take off. It was a short jaunt from his house ...

Squid Fry

Squid Fry

A Unique and Special Place To Get Harassed Gadfly David Dilworth is at it again. In a July 14 letter to Monterey County District Attorney Dean Flippo, Dilworth rats out the Carmel City Council for ...

Cremation Nation

With more Americans choosing cremation for their dearly departed, the options for memorializing cremains are getting downright bizarre.

We were scattering my father''s ashes.Ostensibly, that''s what we were doing. None of us had ever scattered ashes before, and no instruction manual came with the plastic urn (which in its army-green rectangularity resembled a ...

Tapestry Of Turkey

A weekend festival showcases the arts, culture and cuisine of the former Ottoman Empire.

I''ll admit it. The real reason I want to go to the Turkish Arts and Culture Festival this weekend--besides falling into a trance as I listen to Sahin Gunsel sing Turkish love songs while he ...

Call In Ranger Rick!

Carmel takes the helm in the Peninsula's ongoing struggle with the masked bandits.

varmint alert Ah yes, raccoons. What to do with the flat-footed masked beasts, the sly tricksters that make latrines of our wood piles, bunk in our attics, craft log cabins out of our sheds? How ...

From The Editorial Desk

From The Editorial Desk

Chances are pretty good that you're going to die.We don't mean to be overly negative, that just seems to be the way it works. Of course, while you're checking into Pearly Gate Suites (or Hotel ...