Communication Nation
From niche musings on sandwiches to holistic, holy views of Big Sur, here are some top online voices of the Central Coast.
Weblogs (or, in the vernacular, blogs), launched in the ’90s with a small and dedicated band of geeks, and they’ve never really fallen out of fashion. They’re the modern version of water-cooler chat. Hell, they’re ...
Issues / 2012 / Jan 12
A Running Start
Three Supes up for re-election face early competition, negative campaigns.
Byrl Smith has kicked off the year by walking the streets of Seaside, Marina and South Salinas for up to five hours a day and knocking on doors. As the widow of former County Supervisor ...
Empty Lots
Supreme Court decision dooms redevelopment agencies, leaves cities reeling.
Marina’s share of the former Fort Ord offers unparalleled views of long-delayed development. There’s Marina Heights, the 248-acre swath slated for over 1,000 homes, which was approved in March 2004 but remains undeveloped. There’s the ...
Hoarders’ Rehab
Winter is prime season for de-cluttering.
Aromas-based professional organizer Christy Best has seen hoarding at its worst. She recalls one client in Monterey who slept under her kitchen table because it was the only clear space in the house. That’s a ...
The Invisible Michelangelo
Dong Sun Kim’s murals quietly capture the beauty of his adopted country.
Dong Sun Kim is a stealth artist. As he guides his brush around a pencil outline of a woman posing against a spectacular, wall-spanning Monterey Bay vista, he reveals that he’s making this work of ...
Brezsny's Astrology Jan 12-18, 2012
Brezsny's Astrology Jan 12-18, 2012
ARIES (March 21-April 19): The Sanskrit word tapasya is translated as “heat,” but in the yogic tradition it means “essential energy.” It refers to the practice of managing your life force so that it can ...
By The Numbers 1-12-12
Real Estate
$730,000 Recent Sale 1110 Seaview Ave., Pacific Grove Built: 1938 Size: 3,178 square feet Features: 6 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 3-car garage Amenities: 2 fireplaces, wood flooring, fenced yard, deck with barbecue area Seller: Bank of ...
Yeah, Dog
Domingo “Dingo” Rivera leads the people to the party – and tubes of Doggie Stylez meat.
Marina resident Domingo Rivera does some things. He helps host KDON’s Morning Madhouse and helps host VIPs at top-spots like Surrender and Encore Beach in Las Vegas. He started working at Marinus by 22 and ...
Sushi Moto
New, mini Sushi Moto revs up large sound and big selection of creative rolls.
Upon entering new Sushi Moto near the Golden State Theatre in downtown Monterey, the first thing I noticed was the extremely loud techno music. Intermingled with some Lady Gaga, it laid out a much different ...
Letters To The Editor 1.12.12
Occupying Thoughts A few comments (“Occupy Monterey looks forward to an uncertain future,” Jan. 5-Jan. 11). 1) Thanks for the timely story. 2) There are no fees, the city agreed to waive the fees as ...
Contraband
Smuggler’s Blues: Contraband has Mark Wahlberg playing family man as he’s dragged back in to a life of crime.
Have you ever had the experience where one small thing takes you out of an otherwise decent movie? Contraband is an average action pic with plausible twists and a fun story. But the villain, played ...
Carnage
Parlor Bullies: In Carnage, helicopter parents learn painful lessons about playground peace.
A common complaint lodged against films adapted from plays is that they never unloose from the staginess of their origins. But in Carnage, adapted by Yasmina Reza and director Roman Polanski from Reza’s hit play ...
Shear Reception
British native and longtime local musician Martin Shears encourages people to use cell phones during his shows.
Recently singer-songwriter Martin Shears developed an online request form with Ike Marr, the other member of his acoustic duo, Ike and Martin, who perform regularly in the Lake Tahoe area. This is how it works: ...
Two Pack
Singer-songwriters of two different generations provide solid options for Saturday night.
A few years ago, the 1970 Louie and the Lovers vinyl Rise sold on eBay for around $80. It was the only copy available on the mega online auction site. The Salinas-based outfit behind it, ...
Dub’s Steps
WC brings a storied hip-hop career to the Planet.
His name is William Calhoun, but you can call him Dub. That’s shortened down from initials “WC,” amended to “Dub C,” then clipped to just “Dub.” The South Central-L.A. resident is one of the original ...
A public process for an invite-only crowd.
Stakeholder: [steyk-hohl-der] A person or group that has an investment, share, or interest in something, as a business or industry. You know, most days I feel pretty damn invested in Monterey County. I live in ...
The entertainment industry has failed to explain why the U.S. economy collapsed.
As protesters continue to provoke fresh real-life confrontations with our financial oligarchy, the American culture industry has followed its own instinctive path, forging heroic narratives about the nation’s financial woes that gravitate into a Neverland ...
Squid Fry 1.12.12
THE DAY THE MUSIC… Squid thinks she did the seemingly impossible, borrowing a page from Footloose: Moving into a hamlet virtually bereft of consistent live music and not only establishing a steady venue for waves ...
Street Talk 09.22.11 (asked @ Toro Place Cafe in Salinas.)
What would you put on your own giant cut-out?
Follow-up: Where would you put it? LISA GONZALES | Waitress | Salinas A: A ’67 Camaro. It’s my favorite car. Keepin’ It Classic: I’d put it off 101, right by the mall exit to remind ...
