Story Suppression
The expanding police state tops the annual list of stories underreported by the mainstream media.
People who get their information exclusively from mainstream media sources may be surprised at the lack of enthusiasm on the left for President Barack Obama in this crucial election. But that’s probably because they weren’t ...
Issues / 2012 / Oct 18
Micro Goes Big
At Denver’s Great American Beer Festival, craft beer flies mile-high.
In describing what happens when 666 breweries pour 2,700 beers over the Denver Convention Center’s 1 million square feet for three nights – breweries with names like Surf and Swamp Head, and creations like Glutinous ...
Don’t Mess – I am RAD
Rape Aggression Defense training helps a student learn to escape and fight off attack.
Students passing by Valley Hall at CSU Monterey Bay stop and stare as women throw air punches: right hammer fist, left shield. One kicks a bag with a thud and yells “No!” Another sends a ...
Street Talk 10.18.12 (asked @ CSUMB Student Center.)
What do you get most defensive about?
Follow-up: How would you fight off killer clowns? CLARISA ROMERO | Student | Marina A: I get defensive when guys whistle at me. It’s degrading. It makes me feel like a dog. I’m not your ...
By The Numbers 10.18.12
Real Estate
$809,500 Recent Sale 830 Parcel St., Monterey Built: 1969 Size: 3,436 square feet Features: 8 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 8 car ports Amenities: Multi-residential property, coin-op washer/dryers, linoleum flooring and and carpet Seller: Brian and Kathleen ...
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19): When Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro laid waste to Peru in 1532, his soldiers found green stones on the land. Were they emeralds? A priest who was traveling with them gave them ...
Letters To The Editor 10.18.12
Health of Esalen Might be important to note that the 75 percent increase in health benefits is made possible by the fact that prior to that, the health benefits were maintained at the low level ...
Fresh Freaks
Do-good rockers Spinfarm bring leafy green tunes to the Mucky Duck.
Spinfarm churns out plump, juicy and multi-colored tunes that could be compared to organic heirloom tomatoes. The Salinas band’s tagline, “No GMOs [Genetically Modified Organisms],” refers to music they do that’s a natural creation befitting ...
Extra Credit
Monterey County Business Council promotes ACT job-skills test as a hiring tool.
You’ve probably seen the online multiple-choice quizzes that rate your flirting skills or reveal which Twilight character is most like you. But the Monterey County Business Council is banking on a more official test to ...
Public Citizen 10.18.12
ONGOING HOME HELP | COUNTYWIDE – First-time homebuyers may qualify for up to $72,000 in low-interest down payment assistance. Apply through the County Economic Development Department, 168 W. Alisal St., Salinas. 755-5390, www.co.monterey.ca.us/EconomicDevelopment/housing-first-time-home.shtml. THURSDAY 10 ...
Punk Healing
Punk rockers Cheap Time emerge from an emotional year with their best record.
Jay Reatard’s accidental overdose death in 2010 left punk rock fans stunned. It also marked one of the most tumultuous periods of Jeffrey Novak’s life. The Cheap Time frontman and Reatard were longtime pals, tour ...
The Bench
Swinging Away: The Bench in Pebble Beach Lodge lives beyond the shadow of its former self.
In the semi-open kitchen of The Bench, a cook tends the fire intermittently, hand-tossing rounds of dough and crafting them into “flatbread” pizza-like creations. He uses a long wooden spatula to fish one of them ...
On Empty
Green Vehicles founder sues former partner, investor in defense against Salinas lawsuit.
Before electric car battery maker A123 declared bankruptcy earlier this week, there was Solyndra. And before Solyndra there was Green Vehicles, another green-tech company backed by government funds that promised to create jobs and transform ...
Oranges to Grapes
High-profile Florida city manager is poised to take the reins in Greenfield.
The city of Greenfield’s seen more harmonious days. A recall election in June ousted two city councilmembers, creating a new majority that could change again with the November election. But one issue appears to have ...
Fetching Ideology
Lee Blessing’s Drama Desk Award-nominated Chesapeake explores the art of politics and the politics of art.
In 1989, the National Endowment for the Arts funded an exhibition by artist Andres Serrano that included his infamous photograph “Piss Christ,” which earned the condemnation of Rev. Donald Wildmon and his conservative American Family ...
Romney to women: Get your asses in the kitchen.
I had an almost violent verbal argument (OK, as violent as two reasonable adults can get on Facebook) with a dear old friend (my former dot-com-era writing partner) a few weeks back over the subject ...
Global Glow
Versatile vocalist Perla Batalla makes another welcome visit to CSUMB’s World Theater.
After touring more than 10 years as a backup singer for folk legend Leonard Cohen and launching a fruitful solo career that scored a Grammy nomination, Perla Batalla returned to her jazz roots early this ...
Cross to Bear
Rob Cohen’s Alex Cross, based on the famed James Patterson character, should die a quick and painless death.
Matthew Fox plays a cold-hearted, steely-eyed psychopath in Alex Cross, and darn if it’s not one of the best villain performances of the year. His character, Picasso, loves to inflict pain, and no worries if ...
Guilt By Association
Accomplice of slain teen robbery suspect could face murder charge.
It’s hard to imagine a gun battle inside Saltillo, a tiny tortillería tucked in a shopping center on Sanborn and Boronda roads in Salinas. But after two 17-year-olds, with at least one gun between them, ...
As federal JOBS Act kicks in, local businesses look to benefit – but it may not be a local fix.
Crowdfunding platforms like Kickstarter have long allowed artists and small businesses to trade gifts like CDs or raffle prizes for cash. But a new federal law will take crowdfunding to a whole new level. The ...
Clip & Vote
The Weekly ’s handy voting guide for the 2012 elections puts intel at your fingertips.
Less than three weeks to go and more information than you can possibly keep in your head means one thing: Take the Weekly’s voting guide with you when you head to the polls (or as ...
