Issues / 2003 / Feb 13
Hotpicks
Valentines day parties Be Still My Beating Heart Grab your honey, or just doll yourself up, and celebrate the many manifestations of love at one or more of these Valentine''s Day events: JOHN XXIII AIDS ...
Cargo Unloader | Salinas
Cliff was at the Bear Flag in Moss Landing. A few guys were in there too, one of them waiting for work on a fishing boat. Dogs around too. Large dogs. How''s the state of ...
Peninsula native Ben Jealous brings his passion for justice to Amnesty International.
Photo: Ben Jealous says police brutality is still practiced in the United States--especially against people of color. Thirty-year-old Benjamin Todd Jealous, a Rhodes scholar who became a member of the NAACP at 13, says he ...
Volunteer/Student at MPC | Pacific Grove
She was selling stickers for United Hunger Relief. She brings bands into convalescent homes and provides socks, blankets, and bus tickets for homeless men as well as food and necessities for families. The stickers had ...
Dawn Callan teaches mild-mannered citizens how to access their inner ferocity.
Photo by Randy Tunnell: One, Two, Three, Kick: Dawn Callan isn''t just a pretty face. Everyone who writes about Dawn Callan says similar things: that it''s hard to believe how tiny she is; that with ...
Best Of The Rest Listings
thursday 2|13 Senior Valentines Dance Noon. The Russ Guardino Band will play at this Valentines Day dance for seniors. $3. Oldemeyer Center, 986 Hilby St., Seaside. 899-6809. Parents' Night Out 5:30, 6:30 and 7:30pm. Kids ...
Squid Fry for Feb 13, 2003
UNAFFORDABLE HOUSING ADVOCATES...Squid likes affordable housing as much as the next cephalopod--just so long as those teachers' and police officers' homes don't block the ocean view from Squid's mini-mansion, that is. But after what felt ...
Newsbriefs
Keeley Praises Cal-Am Move In a long anticipated decision, California-American Water Company announced on Tuesday that it has scrapped its application with California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to build a dam on the Carmel River. ...
Foodchain
MASTERS OF GOLF, FOOD AND WINE... It was great to have the AT&T last week. The event helped to break up a dreary winter for local businesses, especially those dependent upon visitors to the area. ...
Fitz to chair Marina development panel.
A group of 19 Marina citizens and city officials met Monday night to outline their responsibilities in the selection of a developer for the largest building project in the city''s history. Tasked with finding someone ...
Mother | Toro Park
She sits with a friend eating sandwiches they bought in Marina. The friend doesn''t want to be in the paper. The friend thinks more affordable housing should be built on Fort Ord so her kids ...
Hartnell Student | Salinas
She was at the mall with a friend. Between them they''d bought a sweater and a poster. The poster was a Lord of the Rings poster. Why is the U.S. threatening Iraq? I don''t think ...
Semi-retired | Seaside
He''s retired but works in a liquor store. He was getting his mail at the Seaside Post Office and knew a few others walking by. Why is the U.S. threatening Iraq? That''s a hard question. ...
Streettalk
Q: Who cares what you say? Follow Up: Who do you listen to? Maria Kausin Bartender | Seaside A: As a bartender, nobody cares what you have to say. I hear so much of it, ...
Boat Cleaner | Monterey
He sits at the Monterey bus stop, waiting for a friend. When he takes his Air Force fatigue jacket off, his intricately tattooed arms are visible. He''s lived here about a year, but he''s come ...
Hartnell Student | Salinas
He was eating from a paper tray of buffalo wings, sipping a Dr. Pepper, outside the student center. Why is the U.S. threatening Iraq? I was thinking Bush is a warmonger and wants to go ...
Amanda Wilkins
Sitting on a bench in Monterey with a sketchpad and a tin of colored pencils. She was drawing a picture of the U.S. Government Property signs you see on fences around military facilities. Why is ...
Art Publisher | Carmel
On the phone in her gallery as a fountain flows in a small courtyard outside. At one point her landlord stops by. He''s fond of her. Calls her a sweetheart. Stacey had just finished running ...
CSUMB Freshman | Laguna Beach
Hanging out near the cafeteria, at a picnic table. Sunny afternoon. Students scattered around, sprawled out on the grass, listening to music, reading. What did you think of the State of the Union speech? We ...
Fresh Cream continues to dazzle with stupendous French fare.
Photo by Randy Tunnell: Bay View: Try to get a window table (above) and enjoy whatever Gregory (right) whips up in the kitchen. Not every night is the right time for Grand Marnier Souffle and ...
PPs know full well the suffering their actions may cause others, but they do not care. They cannot care because they are nuts.
You have lived through World War II, Korea, Vietnam, the Reagan wars, Desert Storm, the Balkan wars and now this coming war in Iraq. What has changed, and what has remained the same? One thing ...
The Unknown Jeromes bring various roots to their sound.
Photo: Funky Six Machine: The Unknown Jeromes play Sly''s on Saturday. Listening to the Unknown Jeromes does not require sommelier-like cultured musical taste buds, but it helps to know your music history. You''ll hear a ...
After 28 years in an ashram, this Carmel swami brings her message to the outside.
Photo: Swami Sally: Sally Kempton turned the fire that made her a top feminist journalist into a smoldering ember fueling her spiritual practice. The trailhead for the path to enlightenment can manifest itself in the ...
It's Different For Boys And Girls
In Search Of Shotgun Molly Being single in Monterey means a man needs a set of wheels. By Marty Grimes I''m sitting at my desk right now with a black magic marker, a Sharpie, carving ...
Jean Woodruff's landscapes find power in a muted palette.
It''s All Greek: Jean Woodruff based "Malyvos, Lesbos, Greece" on a photo she took on a painting trip. It''s about seeing and love. Oak Hills resident Jean Woodruff is a painter who sees the subtlest ...
Homemade Masterpiece
Photo: One Wall At A Time: Over the past three years, the owners of this Seaside home added retaining walls, terraces, and high ceilings to create a comfortable indoor-outdoor space. Celeste Hall is a patient ...
Discspace
The Last LA Explosion Bomp Regarded by local historians as the very first South Bay (from whence Redd Kross, the Descendants and Black Flag sprung forth) punk band, the actual recorded material is as far ...
By Sue Fishkoff
POETS FOR PEACE...You''d think the FIRST LADY would realize that if she invited a bunch of nationally-renowned poets to the WHITE HOUSE for a FEB. 12 SYMPOSIUM honoring the "American Voice," some of them would ...
If you're in the mood for massive amounts of violence, this is the film for you.
Photo: When Death Comes Knocking: Ali Larter stares Fate in the face in Final Destination 2. It''s difficult to say with any certainty whether or not Rube Goldberg would have enjoyed this gross-out teen horror ...
Letters to the Editor for Feb 13, 2003
Raise 'Em or Raze 'Em Was this a premature April Fools joke? ["Up Against A Wall," Feb. 6-12]. Mr. Skidmore and his Homeowners on the Lagoon Association (HOTLA) proposal to protect homes at the expense ...
Tom Nolan
Tending bar at Sade''s with one regular sipping a beer and a shot. It''s not quite noon. CNN is on. Secretary Rumsfeld is on one side of the screen talking about terrorists, while on the ...
Engineer | Laureles Grade
Smitherman was sitting in the sun eating lunch at Marina State Beach. He''s an engineer but also surfer and the waves were good that day. Do you have confidence in President Bush? I was impressed ...
By Andrew Scutro
Photos by Andrew Scutro With so much on the public mind these days, from terror to taxes, we decided to expand the scale of our regular Street Talk feature to get a random sample of ...
On disability | Seaside
She used to work at the fort. She has five kids of her own. Now she cares for two grandchildren. Why is the U.S. threatening Iraq? A lot of the time it''s because the United ...
