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- Pulling together the sweeping Pebble Beach Food and Wine has been a spectacular ride by itself.
- In wine, it’s called the finish, in food, the aftertaste – that which lingers once the swallow has flown, creating lasting musical memories upon our sensory soundboard. Without those post... read on»
- By Raymond Napolitano posted January 31, 2008 12:00 AM
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- Four more local bottles that will have folks buzzing.
- These wines have several things in common. Like Chesebro’s Vermentino, they are just starting to get noticed. Two, they don’t need forever to mature—after all, not everyone has 10 years... read on»
- By Paul Wetterau posted January 31, 2008 12:00 AM
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- Sommelier horror stories—and the strategies to avoid starring in them.
- A customer obviously fighting with his date pounds his expensive wine like it’s water. As he stands in the middle of the famous local restaurant and turns for the door,... read on»
- By Paul Wetterau posted January 31, 2008 12:00 AM
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- The only wine of its kind in the county is one of five up-and-comers to watch for.
- There is a chance for peace in the local white wine world. The rival Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay camps, long mutually suspicious and occasionally combative, have hope for reconciliation. The... read on»
- By Mark C. Anderson posted January 31, 2008 12:00 AM
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- Pacific Grove’s identity is rooted in its past. Now, residents struggle to define its future.
- Pacific Grove’s borders can feel like a wormhole through time. As Monterey’s Lighthouse Avenue becomes PG’s Central Avenue, boxy apartments and chain stores cede to 19th-century Victorian buildings with dainty... read on»
- By Kera Abraham posted January 24, 2008 12:00 AM
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- Presidential frontrunners make their pitches to solve the national health-care crisis.
- Like no time in the past, health care has come to the fore in the presidential race. The issue has taken on extra urgency because of spiraling costs, aging... read on»
- By Tina May posted January 24, 2008 12:00 AM
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- Local ski-and-snowboarding groups groom the way to the mountain.
- Even as they cowered beneath coffee tables as monsoon conditions rattled the county earlier this month, they were smiling. Even while they searched for lawn furniture and house pets swept... read on»
- By Mark C. Anderson posted January 24, 2008 12:00 AM
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- State reform plan is alive, but still has hurdles to clear.
- State health-care reform was expected to take a step forward last week. Instead, it seemed to stumble. ... read on»
- By Jessica Lyons posted January 24, 2008 12:00 AM
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- Fourteen years and $100 million later, Fort Ord is riddled with dangerous munitions.
- Lyle Shurtleff locks the barbed-wire gate behind his government-issue Jeep. Shurtleff, Fort Ord’s military munitions manager, radios an Army colleague of his whereabouts – just in case this tour turns... read on»
- By Zachary Stahl posted January 17, 2008 12:00 AM
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- Common metals and explosives found on former Fort Ord firing ranges from bullets and unexploded ordnance.
- LEAD: Lead toxicity mainly targets the nervous system in adults and children. Long-term exposure for adults can decrease performance and cause weakness in fingers, wrists or ankles. Lead can severely... read on»
- By Zachary Stahl posted January 17, 2008 12:00 AM
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- Bike paths on Fort Ord soon to be closed to the public.
- Peter Sherrill and Sam Cordero burst down a short single-track trail on Fort Ord. Recent rain has packed the normally sandy soil. The smooth conditions combined with a fogless morning... read on»
- By Zachary Stahl posted January 17, 2008 12:00 AM
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- The political climate is right for sea solutions.
- It’s easy to give in to the undertow of the status quo – especially when that current is strengthened by the flow of money. But there are moments when science’s... read on»
- By Kera Abraham posted January 10, 2008 12:00 AM
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- The Monterey Bay area has long been hospitable habitat for ocean research, politics and advocacy. Opening its doors this month, a new hybrid organization aims to heal the sea.
- If California is the nation’s sea-state, the Monterey Bay area is the state’s sea capital – the historic fishing Mecca and modern-day headquarters of a host of marine enterprises. ... read on»
- By Kera Abraham posted January 10, 2008 12:00 AM
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- The Monterey Bay Area is home to a slew of academic institutions, government agencies and nonprofit organizations focused on the sea.
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SCHOOLS
Hopkins Marine Station (Stanford University)
120 Oceanview Blvd., Pacific Grove
http://www.marine.stanford.edu
Moss Landing Marine Laboratories (California State University)
8272 Moss Landing Road, Moss Landing
... read on» - By Kera Abraham posted January 10, 2008 12:00 AM
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- Pop, Rock, Jazz: stage is set for a lively and varied year in music to suit all tastes.
- School nights aren’t supposed to feel like this. But nevertheless, Monterey Live was nearly at capacity on an otherwise quiet recent Wednesday night, as local music lovers rallied to see... read on»
- By Stuart Thornton posted January 03, 2008 12:00 AM
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- Classical: stage is set for a lively and varied year in music to suit all tastes.
- The larger half of the current classical season plays out between January and June. For the Monterey Symphony, that includes five orchestral programs, four conducted by music director Max Bragado,... read on»
- By Scott MacClelland posted January 03, 2008 12:00 AM
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- In the visual and theater arts, something for everyone to get excited about.
- In numerology, 2008 is a “1” year, meaning beginnings, creation, invention. It will be a propitious year for the arts in Monterey County. ... read on»
- By Maureen Davidson posted January 03, 2008 12:00 AM
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- The key people, issues and events that will shape Monterey County in 2008.
- Pakistan opposition leader Benazir Bhutto is assassinated, sparking riots and delaying parliamentary elections for weeks. War rages on in Iraq, costing thousands of lives and burning up hundreds... read on»
- By Tina May posted January 03, 2008 12:00 AM
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- Salinas and Marina hope to revive their economies, while big ag looks for answers on E. coli.
- The city of Salinas will take an economic leap of faith this new year. If the city doesn’t expand its tax base within three years, it will face a deficit... read on»
- By Zachary Stahl posted January 03, 2008 12:00 AM
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- Looking at the environment from all angles.
- Our tireless ocean continues to absorb human excess: agriculture and urban runoff, overfishing, oil spills, industrial dumping, littering, and the monster wave of global warming. It’ll take a sea change... read on»
- By Kera Abraham posted January 03, 2008 12:00 AM
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- GPU5, county races, health-care reform and the presidential election dominate 2008.
- The girl reporter always has high hope for New Year’s Eve – the parties, the gowns, the midnight kiss. But reality never lives up to the hype and, more often... read on»
- By Jessica Lyons posted January 03, 2008 12:00 AM
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