0616| Jun 16

Springtime on the Border

A grassroots citizens’ group takes its fight against illegal immigration directly to the border.

The warm, breezy summit of Coronado Peak, in Southeast Arizona’s Huachuca Mountains, offers a fine view of the seemingly endless arid grassland below, a high desert plain of brown earth accented by a fertile strip ...

ArtListings

HOMEPAGE: Living in History

One of the treasures of California history is Post Adobe architecture.

Locally, it can easily be seen warmly exposed beneath the often beautiful geometrically-shaped pieces of missing plaster that once covered adobe bricks on missions, original city buildings and many old houses from Central to Southern ...

Letters

Letter from the Editor WHERE ARE THE HEROES? It has been this newspaper’s on-again, off-again tradition to publish a special issue dedicated to Local Heroes. It began as a year-end tribute—kind of a “Best People ...

Undersea Sounds

Charlap and Muldaur headline a brilliant program at this year’s Jazz at the Aquarium.

Every year some journalist raises a hue and cry about the impending demise of jazz. But when jazz mingles with the fishes in Monterey, it’s a sign of the music’s enduring vitality. Indeed, the annual ...

Squid

IN WITH A BANG… Squid loves fireworks. Nah, scratch that, Squid just plain loves fire. Yup, you do want to invite this cephalopod to beach parties. Trust Squid, you’ve never seen a bonfire until you’ve ...

FOODCHAIN: Get Back Up and Go

THANKS TO ALL… Still nursing a sore back after our Monterey Beer Festival last Saturday. No matter how many times we do this, it is always comforting for me to align all the tables the ...

Acoustic Trip

The Waybacks don’t need amplifiers.

Stevie Coyle has one hell of a résumé. Before becoming the guitarist and singer for the Bay Area acoustic group The Waybacks, Coyle developed his chops while touring around the country as a member of ...

Fathers and Sons

Tell Them Who You Are examines a legendary cinematographer from a unique angle.

Haskell Wexler is the perfect subject for a documentary. Primarily known for his work as a cinematographer, the two-time Academy Award winner has worked on a wide range of pictures from 1966’s Who’s Afraid of ...

The Old Spice

Roy’s Swiss Sausage Factory follows the family recipe.

When a fellow foodie clued me in that there was a sausage factory a mere seven miles south of my Soledad home, I promptly assembled my grilling accessories. Although it’s only two turns off of ...

DiscSpace

THE AVETT BROTHERSLive, Volume 2 | Ramseur Records Recently, my brother, who lives in North Carolina, called late at night to tell me his life had changed. Though there was considerable slurring on the other ...

In Balance

Hospice worker Ginger Kane makes sure to take care of herself, too.

Ginger Kane’s early morning routine gets her into a zone she carries throughout her often emotionally taxing work days. Kane, 48, is an administrator for Heartland Hospice Services in Monterey, which provides rest and comfort ...

Boom Town

Marina officials plan to build a city high school.

Nearly two weeks into summer vacation, school is likely the last thing on the minds of Marina students. But that’s not the case for many city staffers and some school district officials. The Peninsula city ...

FORUM: A Know-Your-Border Quiz

Busting the demonizing myth of the illegal immigrant.

Since the Minutemen made the national news (Wacky Westerners beat), it’s more important than ever that we get our facts straight. Here is a brief quiz to test your border savvy. (See cover story.) 1. ...

STREET TALK: Give It a Listen

Asked Outside Borders in Sand City

Q: What’s a musical discovery you’ve made? Follow-up: How did you discover it? Corey Bell Sales | Salinas A: Porcupine Tree. I’m into a lot of acid rock and these guys are like a hard-edged ...

NewsBriefs

Coast Guard Charged A female Monterey Coast Guard member faces court-martial, and three male guardsmen have been discharged for alleged possession of marijuana and methamphetamine, according to commanding officer Lt. Marc Warren. Warren made the ...

Murderous Fun

TWS’s Arsenic and Old Lace is exactly as killingly humorous as it is supposed to be.

A theater company performing a play like Arsenic and Old Lace is the equivalent of a bar band playing “Free Bird.” It’s one of the most-produced plays in the American theatrical canon, so if you’re ...

Waiting for the Man

Monterey County’s Gang Task Force fights crime and waits for promised federal funds.

It’s a late Sunday afternoon when Monterey County Gang Task Force Sgt. Rich Rodriguez pulls his department-issued, unmarked SUV into the mayor’s parking spot at the Seaside Police Department. His passenger, Task Force Lt. Dino ...

A Public Public Utility?

Move to buy out Peninsula’s water system faces board vote Monday.

Water board member Alvin Edwards says local residents should own the Peninsula’s water system. “I don’t think we should be out there trying to help Cal Am, a private company, make money off of a ...

Nuts and Bats

Christopher Nolan digs into a superhero’s psyche in the dark, risky Batman Begins.

For the overwhelming majority of its running time, this reinvention of the moribund Batman franchise aims squarely at grown-ups. Catching up with a comic book industry that has found ways to tell mature stories in ...

Theater Listings

Henrypalooza!

Big Sur’s Miller Library inspires day-long musical event.

The Henry Miller Library in Big Sur is not a typical library; it is a treasure chest of history documenting a great artist whose work challenged the cultural standards and moral outlooks of America. Magnus ...