Issues / 2002 / Mar 21
Christopher Durang's Sister Mary takes on religious orthodoxy using the mightiest of weapons--wicked satire and a shrewd eye for hypocrisy.
Throughout PacRep''s entertaining production of Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All For You, the schoolteacher-nun of the play''s title pauses to answer various questions that have been asked of her. Most of the questions, written ...
Foodchain
RESTAURATEURS IN LOVE... In keeping with the Best Of theme, MICHELE and CALVIN WILKES, owners of FIFI'S CAFe, were awarded the annual Award of Excellence (restaurant category) by the Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce last ...
Best Of Monterey County 2002: Intro
Here in our annual The Best of Monterey County issue, we at the Weekly proudly welcome our fellow flag-waving, hometown-loving neighbors to join us in celebrating the stuff that makes this the best damn county ...
Salinas airport users worry that plan could restrict Airshow.
Salinas Airshow enthusiasts don''t want to see new homes or office buildings drive out the annual event''s headliners--military jet teams like the Blue Angels and the Thunderbirds. But they are worried that the city''s General ...
Best Of Monterey County 2002: Shops & Services
From the boutiques of the Peninsula to the hidden gems of Salinas, Monterey County sports a dazzling array of shops catering to every conceivable need or whim. Need more diamonds? Got a hankering for ham ...
And the Winner Is...
Asked at Bay Books, Monterey. By Jennifer Flowers Q: How important are the Oscars? FOLLOW UP: What''s going to win best picture? Kitty Nevin PR manager/Pebble Beach A: I love the Oscars. I like to ...
It isn't necessary to see the movies in order to predict the winners and losers.
Stella and Blanche don''t actually go to movies. They just check out preview trailers on their home computers. They''ve discovered that simply by viewing the trailers they can often divine the entire plot and develop ...
Best Of Monterey County 2002: Specialty Foods
Sometimes it brings a tear to our eye to think about our good fortune, living here in the Land of Plenty of Variety. Other places (lesser places) get to vote on best pizza, best burrito ...
Canned Heat bring the ghost of John Lee Hooker back to life at Sly's.
In 1949 John Lee Hooker recorded "King Snake Blues," a song that sounded like nothing anybody''d heard before. The song was a growled declaration (or threat) embedded in a chugging, insistent two-chord rhythm. The word ...
The Peninsula's reigning riot grrls dock at Blue Fin for a night.
A lot has changed for the Amazon Mollies since they took a break from their regular gig at the Carmel Youth Center to open for Bikini Kill at PG High School almost 10 years ago. ...
Neighborhood doctors protest Pacific Grove retirement home expansion that would replace trees and lawn with nursing care facilities.
Photograph: Brett Wilbur Photo: The park-like scene in front of the Forest Hills Manor is set to be replaced by four-story buildings and a parking lot. Dr. Susan Nilmeier is leading a neighborhood protest to ...
Best Of 2002 Around Town
What comes first here in Monterey County, the best damn county on earth? People come first! People and good hiking places. People and good hiking places and golf courses and places to play hooky. So ...
Letters
Mainstream, Black and Proud As someone who is both "black" and an "established American," I have a bit of an issue with the letter from Barbara Brooks [Letters, March 14-20]. My main objection is her ...
News Briefs
School District Asks For Help In the days prior to a City of Monterey public forum held on Thursday, March 14, a rumor circulated that there''d be demands for the city to take control of ...
Best Of Monterey County 2002: Restaurants
You can tell a lot about a people by what they do with their leisure time. Baseball is the national pastime; gardening is the most popular hobby in the country; rock 'n' roll is America's ...
