Thursday, May 29
Newsbriefs
MPUSD Education Foundation LaunchesA group of educators, parents, and local mayors has formed the Education Foundation of the Monterey Peninsula Unified School District, in order to alleviate recent pressures on schools relating to state budget ...
Squid Fry for May 29, 2003
WATER WORLD...Squid read the news last week, oh boy. According to the Monterey Herald, state Senator Bruce McPherson's bill to dump the water board "sailed through the Senate." Squid wiped a salty tear from Squid's ...
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The BellraysRaw CollectionUpperCutHow's this for totally obscure? A B-sides and compilation cuts disc from a band that no one outside of the tiniest rock subgenre has ever heard of. And yet, this Riverside, CA, live ...
A sustainable foods festival at the Aquarium teaches how to eat right and help the environment.
Ever stop and ask how the shrimp you just threw on the barbie dined before it became dinner? What would it do for your appetite if you knew those juicy, jumbo tiger prawns curling up ...
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thursday 5|29 Gardening Fair 2:30pm. The Water Awareness Committee of Monterey County presents a water-friendly fair with kids' activities, live music, and booths about water conservation, composting, pollution, watershed awareness, and more, as part of ...
Former County Supervisor Karin Strasser Kauffman has strong advice for women who want it all.
Photo by Randy Tunnell: Beyond Mythology: Karin Strasser Kauffman says it''s about making choices. The first time I talked to Karin Strasser Kauffman, co-author of Beyond Superwoman: 25 Top CEOs Show Us How to Get ...
President Bush refuses to acknowlege national Gay and Lesbian Pride Month.
''I hope that in this new millennium we will continue to break down the walls of fear and prejudice and work to build a bridge to understanding and tolerance, until gays and lesbians are afforded ...
Neighbors from up the road prepare to drop some beats at Bluefin.
Photo: Big Hitters: Blueprint, making a splash up in Santa Cruz, come to Monterey this weekend. Santa Cruz alternative rockers Blueprint, playing Bluefin this Saturday night, have made a splash in their hometown, where they ...
It's attack season for protective Brewer's Blackbird parents.
Photo by Brett Wilbur: Trouble in Paradise: Brewer''s Blackbirds are attacking oblivious Carmel shoppers. In the upscale, multi-level Carmel shopping center known as The Barnyard, shoppers like to meander through the colorful flower gardens and ...
Cottage Industry in PG.
Photo: Big at Heart: This PG home has a surprising feeling of openness, given its modest size. When Mark Risley purchased a home in Pacific Grove home for his family, he saw that it was ...
Michael Douglas and Albert Brooks step into some pretty big shoes in this comedic remake.
Photo: Out Of Breath: Michael Douglas and Albert Brooks are soon-to-be in-laws on the run from a series of impending disasters. Mention Arthur Hiller''s 1979 film The In-Laws to people of a certain age, and ...
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WHO NEEDS CLASSICAL MUSIC ANYWAY? OK, let's get rid of music and arts education in the public schools and then why not cut funding to the Monterey Symphony's wonderful program that provides a full orchestra ...
Foodchain.
TEED OFF...Just got back from the 14th Annual California Restaurant Association Monterey Chapter Golf Tournament at Quail Lodge--otherwise known as the, I sure do feel guilty that I'm out here having fun while someone else ...
Locals say produce king's newly hatched development plans will ruin their small-town feel.
Photo by Randy Tunnell: Gary Tanimura says his family did not give up housing development rights when it built its lettuce fridge in Spreckles. The battle between the townspeople of Spreckels and the Tanimura family ...
Big Sur Experimental Music Festival attracts a horde of unbridled artists.
Photo: Soundshifter: Philosopher-reedman John Berndt provided the inspiration for this year''s BSEMF. Henry Miller once wrote, "We''re creators by permission, by grace as it were. No one creates alone, of and by himself." If Miller ...
Leon Panetta believes the nation is headed for a severe financial crisis--unless some discipline is exerted.
Leon Panetta represented the Monterey Bay area in the House of Representatives for 16 years, and during much of that time served as the chair of the House Budget Committee. In that role he helped ...
Streettalk
Q: If you were to leave Monterey forever, what would you miss the most?Follow Up: Where would you go? Kelly BurginPub Owner''s Son | MontereyA: I would miss the seals pooping on each other''s heads.Travel ...
History may be repeating itself, this time as tragedy.
We all remember the phrase, "It''s the economy, stupid," made famous by political strategist James Carville, who hung it on a sign in Bill Clinton''s Little Rock campaign office to keep everybody "on message" in ...
Letters to the Editor for May 29, 2003
George W. Bush Is Not a FascistWhenever I hear (or read) the word "fascist" in reference to America, I reach for my revolver. I hope Ben Tripp and his leftist brethren viewed the CBS dramatization ...
Hotpicks
thursday 5|29 Miserable Kisses For Your Buddy THEATER OPENINGS Tonight The Buddy Holly Story, a rockin' and rollin' tale of that cut-down-too-young music legend begins a week of previews at the Golden Bough Playhouse, courtesy ...
Lotte Marcus uses her wartime experience to heal others' pain.
Photo by Phil McKenna: Passport To Freedom: Lotte Marcus holds her former Austrian passport stamped with a Chinese visa. "There are still days when a kind of gut hunger comes back and I find myself ...
Thursday, May 22
Letting go, Vietnamese style.
Photo by Randy Tunnell: Hands Of Magic: Viet opens the disbelieving author''s chakras. Ann Draper''s Carmel home is the sort of place that''s naturally restorative while vibrant at the same time. Open rooms filled with ...
The Weekly's annual Summer Fun guide looks at our favorite outdoor pastime
How does that popular old poem go? Something like, "Hooray, hooray, Memorial Day! Outdoor showing-of-intense-affection-while-naked begins today." Or something like that. Summer is a time for love. It isn''t just a California thing, although we ...
SpectorDance promotes Monterey dancers and Bay Area professionals in third annual Dance Week.
Photo: Bodies In Motion: Monterey Dance Week will feature many styles of contemporary and classical dance. Fran Spector Atkins, the artistic director and driving force behind SpectorDance Studio in Marina, is pulling out all the ...
Modern Traditional.
Robert and Tina Glembocki''s home pops with color. The bright yellow paint and white trim set back against a thriving green lawn creates a "made in an American hometown" feeling. A flag waves off the ...
Artist seeks to preserve the beauty and wildness of the Elkhorn Slough.
Photo by Randy Tunnell: Painting With A Purpose: Bill Fenwick''s landscapes highlight the beauty of Moss Landing''s endangered Elkhorn Slough. Artist Bill Fenwick and Pacific Grove gallery owner Lisa Coscino share a dream: to combine ...
Local women launch new series at Viva Monterey.
Photo: Linda Arceo will join Nancy Jones on Friday night at Viva; on Saturday, she opens for Lauri Hofer. Viva Monterey''s owner Vince LaRocca is using this weekend to test out a concept called Divas ...
Cal-Am Water Company attorney resurrects Carmel River Dam plan.
The controversial plan to dam the Carmel River--declared dead for more than a year--may be brought back to life. Voters shot down the proposed dam in 1995, and have since elected a slate of anti-dam ...
Artifacts
IMAGES OF ELLIS ISLAND...Don Eddy's new Enigma Studio, located inside the 700 Cannery Row building, will be auctioning off a set of 29 gorgeous and historically compelling Lewis Hine photographs of early Ellis Island immigrants ...
Job prospects are down by almost 40 percent from 2001.
In 2003, the day of the cocky college graduate, the graduate with job offers or even the sure knowledge that a job is waiting as soon as the diploma is handed over, are a thing ...
Civic leaders decry Davis' budget-balancing plan.
Photo by Jessica Lyons: Show Me The Money: County Supervisor Dave Potter joined a delegation of local leaders on a pilgrimage to the capitol last week to ask legislators to spare the axe. A day ...
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thursday 5|22 Critical Issues Forum 11:30am. The Central Coast Leadership Collaborative hosts Gary Patton of LandWatch and Majorie Matthews of Santa Clara County to discuss the relationship of Monterey and Santa Clara counties. UCMBEST Office, ...
Letters to the Editor for May 22, 2003
Put the Money Where It's Needed I was amused by the comments made by P.G. City Manager Ross Hubbard in the recent Coast Weekly article about Councilmember Goldbeck's efforts to obtain records about employee expenses ...
Foodchain
WE WANT IRON CHEF...This is a public denouncement of the Comcast Cable Cabal--where is The Food Channel? Actually, I have no problem with the cable company, I just want to have The Food Channel available. ...
CSUMB's graduating Teledramatic Arts and Technology Students show off in film and theater productions.
Photo by Randy Tunnell: Phat TAT: Teledramatic Arts and Technology graduate Alison Clifford has taken her CSUMB classroom instruction in filmmaking and moved to the next level. Alison Clifford''s short film, Gender Equality, is, well, ...
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The WhoWho's NextDeluxe Edition MCAHow do you improve on perfection? You don't. But to exhaust the roots and genesis of what must surely be one of the greatest rock records ever made is reason enough ...
A new farmers' market for Marina gives customers more local choice.
Photo by Randy Tunnell: Farmer In The Dell: Jamie Collins of Serendipity Farms drives a vintage tractor in her Moss Landing fields. Farmers'' markets have been blooming across California like lupin in a long spring. ...
Squidfry
DENNIS THE MENACE...The circus is coming to town. Oops, Squid's bad. It's just 2004 presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich. FYI--the Democratic Ohio Congressman will speak at the Teamsters Union hall in Salinas at 11am May 25. ...
Newsbriefs
Bus Line Cuts On Monday, May 19, the board of directors of Monterey-Salinas Transit met to decide which bus lines will be reduced to meet current budget demands, as the local public transit system faces ...
Streettalk
Q: Where is the most romantic place you''ve ever been kissed?Follow Up: Have you ever had sex on the beach, what is the best thing about sex on the beach? Jim BlackStudent | MarinaA: Paris. ...
By Arianna Huffington
''Seventy-seven percent." For weeks now, those three little words have served as the ultimate discussion stopper. A verbal knockout punch. A conversational coup de grace. The number as final word. Whether offered up on TV ...
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thursday 5|22 Out With A BangCSUMB CAPSTONE FESTIVAL They run the gamut from World War II memorials to ocean murals to miniature air particulate collectors. The 2003 graduating class of Cal State Monterey Bay presents ...
Neo, Morpheus and the gang reenter the Matrix. Dare you go with them?
Photo: Dude, I''m the One: Keanu Reeves stars as Neo, the human race''s only hope in The Matrix Reloaded. Four years ago The Matrix revolutionized-in a very real sense-the politics of science-fiction filmmaking. Here was ...
Thursday, May 15
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thursday 5|15 Bike To Work Day 7am. Show up at one of the pre-designated spots on your bike, and get free breakfast and enter to win prizes. Sites are: Embassy Suites, Seaside; Haute Enchilada, Moss ...
A new exhibit documents the influence of Central Coast photography.
To think of the Monterey Museum of Art''s upcoming exhibition California Photography: the Monterey Legacy as a mere showcase of regional artists underestimates the profound impact of Central Coast photography on the history and evolution ...
Letters to the Editor for May 15, 2003
Hurting Our Brothers and SonsIn reading the article "Phonecall from Kuwait" [May 8-14], I was shocked to read that Nathan [Lyons] thought he regretted not seeing combat. How can a human being want to see ...
Streettalk
Q: What is your favorite television show, and what would you like to see happen on the season finale?Follow Up: Who is your TV alter ego? Lauren SteinStudent | MarinaA: Friends. I want Rachel and ...
With his fanatical embrace of militarism, George W. Bush has crossed a line.
You could fill your lederhosen with razor blades and ride a bicycle down some steps. You could administer yourself a boiling-hot clyster of Drano and minced cactus. You could irritate a pride of lions whilst ...
Old World Mastery in Monterey.
Photo: Stone Man: Owner and artist Rik Sagin has created a home and garden masterpiece of stone, wood and plaster. The doors get the most comments. To enter the courtyard of Rik and Bernadette Sagin''s ...
Staying in Monterey's hostel gives tourists a different impression of our area.
Photo by Randy Tunnell: Around the World in a Day: Budget travellers as diverse as Japanese, Irish and Americans enjoy the fledgling Monterey Hostel and the chance to learn about new cultures. The Monarch butterflies ...
Foodchain
DENTER''S DO... Fun was what it was all about at the Chef of the Year dinner for the Monterey Bay Chapter of the American Culinary Foundation. This year''s event honored Gregg Denter, Certified Executive Chef, ...
Squid Fry for May 15, 2003
EAT ME...Squid loves eating Squid. And Squid loves the spotlight, which is why Squid also loves the annual Calamari Fest on Old Fisherman's Wharf, scheduled for May 18. It's the perfect combination of self-indulgence and ...
Hotpicks
thursday 5|15 It Takes a Village CARMEL ART FESTIVAL It's the tenth year that Carmel is sponsoring four days of live artistic happenings at various locations around town, in an effort to remind people of ...
Trusting Lucy fit real feelings into their acoustic/electric mix.
Photo: Girls Rule: Linda Arceo and Lisa Long play it both ways (acoustic/rock) on their new CD. When local songwriter Linda Arceo asked Lisa Long to play keyboards on one of her albums, Arceo got ...
Newsbriefs
Cities To Resist StateCalifornia cities are planning a civil but forceful revolt against the state government in Sacramento this week. Delegates from city councils all over California will be in Sacramento May 14 and May ...
Rep. Harold Rogers' Monterey airport outburst may have violated federal law, but no charges will be pressed.
When US Rep. Harold Rogers of Kentucky threatened to fire two federal baggage screeners at the Monterey Peninsula Airport on April 27, he may have been in violation of federal law. However, the agency that ...
The end is near for Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Photos: TM & (c) FOX and its related entities. Buffy saved the world, "a lot," according to her tombstone. Over the past seven years, she''s brought the world back from the brink of destruction and ...
A cafe is all about ambience and location, location, location.
Photo by Randy Tunnell: Muff''n Stuff: Pick your own pastries at Tiblee''s. When it comes to a new restaurant, first impressions are crucial. An indefinable but nevertheless crystal clear nuance of success or failure, hip ...
T&A's new childcare development center gives migrant workers' kids a jump on kindergarten.
Photo by: Randy Tunnell: Gil Solis, Jr., a migrant education coordinator with the Monterey County Office of Education, says the new child development center is kid-tested, parent-approved. It''s about 2:30 on a Monday afternoon and ...
The Carmel Art Festival sponsors a plein air painting competition, challenging 80 artists to say something new.
Photo: View From The Field: Eighty painters compete today and Friday in the festival''s plein air painting competiton. The town of Carmel-by-the-Sea rolls out the carpet for itself this weekend with the tenth annual Carmel ...
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Manic HispanicMijo Goes to Jr. CollegeBYOI love these guys, I really do. Hokie Loco, aka Steve Soto, co-founder of the Adolescents is a bonafide punk, not to mention all around good guy and scene booster, ...
The latest from Christopher Guest and Co. is a mostly humorous poke at 1960s folk music.
Photo: Funny Folk: Eugene Levy and Catherine O''Hara make ''60s music in A Mighty Wind. Master mockumentarian Christopher Guest''s latest effort doesn''t exactly skewer its subject, the sometimes precious, frequently fatuous world of 1960s-era folk ...
Gotta Dance! showcases some wonderful dancing, with a thin story line.
Photo: Gumshoes: Rebecca Dally, Jack Laub, Jonathan Vanderhorst and Rachel Allaire in "Film Noir." It''s a bold move to produce a brand-new, original play. Jerry and Peter DeBono''s creation Gotta Dance!, currently playing at Monterey ...
Thursday, May 8
The X-Men are back with more flash and style than ever, bringing adolescent boys to a fury not seen since the last LOTR installment.
Photo: Look But Don''t Touch: Mutants in love, played by Shawn Ashmore and Anna Paquin, make a literally lethal combination in X2: X-Men United. At the rate they''re going, Bryan Singer''s X-Men films--adapted from Marvel ...
Blithe Spirit is meant to comfort and distract.
Photo: Rare Medium: Roo Hornady (far left) is a truly delightful Madame Arcati. Noel Coward''s Blithe Spirit, now playing at Carmel''s Indoor Forest Theater, still has the power to please after sixty years. Coward, who ...
Santana frontman takes the stage at Sly's.
Photo: Spangalang Guy: Tony Lindsay, lead singer on Santana''s biggest hit record ever, joins Dennis Murphy at Sly''s this Thursday. Tony Lindsay probably gets invited to some good parties. Having sung background for the Temptations, ...
Squid Fry for May 08, 2003
HERE COME THE BRIDES...Seems to Squid that there is a whole litany of things that undermine the institution of marriage a lot more than gay marriage. Squid hopes state Assemblyman Simon Salinas sees things the ...
Foodchain
DADDY DEAREST...I am one happy mofokolá. Sarita Mein Sweeta, my extremely beautiful and magnificent daughter Sara, is out visiting us after having just completed her freshwoman year at the University of South Florida. She''ll be ...
Newsbriefs
Looking At Water On May 17, citizen-monitoring groups will sample the water of California''s coastal rivers and streams in the first state-wide Snapshot Day. This year''s event is funded by the State Water Resources Control ...
State senator says move to dismantle board will de-politicize water issue.
Six months after residents of the Monterey Peninsula voted to dissolve the water district serving the area, state Senator Bruce McPherson has proposed a far-reaching bill to flush the district''s board of directors and replace ...
MST has a long way to go.
Photos by Randy Tunnell April 29 | 10:10am The #10 to Fremont Boulevard. A car screeches, brakes locked, skidding, screaming hard enough that everyone turns to look. It nearly rolls through an aged woman hobbling ...
Stefani Esta's steel and stone work imposes a meditative serenity.
Photo by Randy Tunnell. In her new two- and three-dimensional work at the Monterey Museum of Art, Sand City-based artist Stefani Esta presents central focal points amid eddies of marks that result in serene experiences--meditative ...
Horace Bristol's wrenching images of Depression-era farmworkers are finally recognized.
Photos: ©Horace Bristol, Courtesy of the Estate of Horace Bristol and Katrina Doerner Photographs, Brooklyn, NY. During the winter of 1937-38, two men--one an accomplished Life magazine photographer, the other an American novelist of growing ...
Windows to the Water.
Photo: Up and Away: In the Carmel Highlands, this spacious home feels private, yet is only minutes from town. The road up to Suzanne and Art Schultz''s Carmel Highlands home leads through forests of pine ...
Letters to the Editor for May 08, 2003
Prevent Paradise PavingIf there was any previous doubt in the minds of local residents as to how deeply in the pocket of well-heeled land developers are the Monterey County Board of Supervisors, it must be ...
Ed "Doc" Ricketts' Cannery Row Lab holds memories of wild days.
Photo by Randy Tunnell: Keeper Of The Flame: Frank Wright is the last member of the men''s club to remember Ed Ricketts personally. Doesn''t look like much from the outside, the squat building at 800 ...
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Lisa Marie PresleyTo Whom It May ConcernCapitolLisa Marie Presley has waited until her early 30s to release her first album, and it definitely paid off well for her. Whereas this could be just another attempt ...
Hotpicks
thursday 5|8 Feel the Groove TONY LINDSAY Tony Lindsay is not a man resting on his laurels. He's a hardworking musician who, despite having sung in Carlos Santana's band, still endeavors to make his own ...
Artifacts
MASTER OF MONTEREY...In 1842, Commodore Jones navigated the Navy warship National Intention into Mexican-controlled Monterey Bay, under the mistaken impression that Mexico was at war with the United States. It wasn''t, but Jones took Monterey ...
US congressman in charge of Homeland Security funding accused of threatening local airport screener.
Photo by Phil McKenna: Baggage Claims: Screeners at the Monterey Airport are federal employees. Some in Congress, including Rep. Harold Rogers, want to cut the workforce. A federal security screener at the Monterey Peninsula Airport ...
Phil's Fish Market serves up fresh fish every which way in Moss Landing.
Photo by Randy Tunnell: Walk Softly and Carry A Big Cooler: Eat in and take the rest home--it''s a casual place. Getting together with friends for dinner is one of my life''s simple pleasures. Sometimes, ...
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thursday 5|8 Mother's Day Jewelry Sale 9am-7pm. MPC holds its annual ceramics, jewelry, and sculpture sale just in time for Mother's Day. Monterey Peninsula College, 980 Fremont St., Monterey. 646-4215. Stories for Adults 2pm. Jay ...
Streettalk
Q: Where do you go on the bus and what do you do to pass the time?Follow Up: If you had your own bus, where would you take people? Evelyn HutchinsonCaregiver | MontereyA: I go ...
Thursday, May 1
The Big Sur Jazz Festival and CarmelJazzFest offer choices and more choices.
Photos by Tom Birmingham: Hot and Cool: The Big Sur Natives and chanteuse René Marie play the Big Sur Jazz Festival. Rene Marie Headines in Big Sur Last year''s Monterey Jazz Festival was a stunner ...
Frances McDormand has a great character but little to do in this almost-great film.
Photo: Rockin Mama: Frances McDormand lets loose as fast-living Jane in Laurel Canyon. In the promotional push for Laurel Canyon a couple of months ago, it seemed like Frances McDormand was everywhere, with features in ...
Perla Batalla makes hearts yearn with her soulful Spanish-language tunes.
Even for those who don''t understand a word of Spanish, when the singer is Perla Batalla all one needs is a good set of ears, an open heart and a sense of humor. The singer/songwriter ...
Streettalk
Q: What does it mean to you to be a community member on the Monterey Peninsula?Follow Up: Where are your stomping grounds? Betsy MonizBusiness Owner | SeasideA: I suppose it is to take part in ...
Foodchain
REAL BODY BUILDING...The title at the top of this column implies much more than just the various goings-on of the food preparation and service business. The food chain is the ever-changing hierarchical interrelationship between all ...
Letters to the Editor for May 01, 2003
Kids These Days I just got done reading the "Fly-By Dating" article by Kate Folsom [April 24-30] and I can't believe her personal perception of the event. I spent my three minutes talking to her ...
Students at Monterey High and North Salinas High race to build underwater device.
Photo by Randy Tunnell: Brain Power: High school students at North Salinas and Monterey High Schools are busy building underwater robotics, and enjoying the challenge. During a Friday lunch hour at North Salinas High, seven ...
Wit sparkles and burns.
Photo by Randy Tunnell: Beyond Words: Susan Forrest gives a tour de force performance as a dying intellectual. Margaret Edson''s Wit, now at the Magic Circle Center, is as intellectually stimulating as it is emotionally ...
A few hundred miles from the war zone, it's like a day at the beach.
While some American soldiers fight what small pockets of Iraqi resistance remain, my brother Nathan stands near the sea, guarding a port in Southern Kuwait. He wakes up every morning to the Muslim call to ...
CSUMB poet Diana Garcia gives voice to the voiceless.
Photo by Randy Tunnell: Poetry Of Place: Diana Garcia''s poetry doesn''t stray far from her farmworker roots. Writers are often told "write what you know." That advice was taken to heart by CSUMB poet and ...
Move-In Condition in Monterey.
Photo: A Rose Bush Runs Through It: This Monterey home is enhanced by an abundantly blooming garden. Mary Moraz''s Monterey home is adorable, but the front garden steals the show. Like an impatient actor who ...
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thursday 5|1 Lessons from Little Rock 12:30pm. Terrance Roberts, one of nine black students integrated into Central High School in Little Rock, Ark., in 1957, speaks of his experiences. Hartnell College, 156 Homestead Ave., Salinas. ...
Zocalo opens down the street from Peppers--Mexican food heaven in PG.
Photo by Randy Tunnell: Zocalo is a fine addition to the neighborhood. It''s the real deal--a solid, traditional experience. A new Mexican restaurant recently opened in Pacific Grove one block from Peppers, the bazillion-time winner ...
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David Olney The Wheel Loudhouse Country-folk-roots-rock artist David Olney has been compared to legends like Townes Van Zandt and Guy Clark for one reason: he deserves it. Van Zandt even called Olney one of his ...
Revised General Plan Update makes more room for housing.
Photo by Randy Tunnell: Jim Colangelo, who is spearheading the county''s move to update its General Plan, says the process may be complete by year''s end. County Supervisors got their first look at the newest ...
Sparkling, fresh, light and white, spring wines usher in long days and warmer nights.
Photo by Randy Tunnell I love spring. The part of me that is connected to the natural world senses renewed hope and longing for growth. Winter''s hibernatory heaviness sheds itself for spring and summer''s lighthearted ...
Local restaurateurs take note of Americans' growing interest in healthy eating.
Photo by Randy Tunnell: Open Wide, Dear: Marie Perucca-Ramirez feeds a forkful to husband Julio. When it comes to the way we eat, we, my fellow Americans, are a dichotomous breed. The same population that ...
An ancient Indian dance form speaks to modern audiences.
Photo: Homage to Tradition: Chitresh Das builds cultural bridges with classic Kathak dance. ''Ethnic dance'' is about as meaningful a tag as Asian food or African music. The label says that it is neither ballet ...
Artifacts
WORKERS OF THE WORLD...Before Labor Day was invented by the US government to take the commie sting out of May Day, the First of May was a time for labor marches and red flag waving. ...
Newsbriefs
McPherson Would Kill Water Board A new law proposed by state Sen. Bruce McPherson would dump the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District's board of directors and replace it with a Joint Powers Authority, made up ...
A gentle nudge in the Highlands.
Photos by Randy Tunnell: Guiding Spirits: A tired runner is greeted by a feathery spirit just one hill away from the finish line; Earlier, in the Carmel Highlands, an orange-vested angel spurred on the Weekly''s ...
Squid Fry for May 01, 2003
FLY ME TO THE MOON...Squid's sick and tired of trying to buy property in Monterey County. Fort Ord looked good to a working-class cephalopod--until KB Home construction company decided high-$400,000s to mid-$500,000s is "affordable" to ...
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thursday 5|1 Soldiers of the Almighty THE REBBE'S ARMY The Weekly's associate editor, Sue Fishkoff, will be holding a book-signing and reception this evening at the Thunderbird for her new book, The Rebbe's Army: Inside ...
Salinas' Latino leaders are fixing a problem that was created decades ago.
Photos by Randy Tunnell Who''s in Charge? Mayor Anna Caballero, Chief of Police Dan Ortega, County Supervisor Fernando Armenta and City Councilman Sergio Sanchez all agree that the problems that plague East Salinas are deep, ...
