Ed Leeper poured animal blood all over his Purple Heart – while wearing a dress. He counted a half-ton of granite, pebble by pebble, 89,339 total, while sitting on a...
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Ed Leeper calls himself a serial artist, in part for his irrational passion for repetitive, statistic-driven work. “I’m really content with art work that takes a lot of time,” he...
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It’s like the Pope without the robes, politics without the pandering, the Pacific without the waves. Monterey County without Ed Leeper – a lot of people can’t picture it. “Oh,...
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Her son killed himself over a house.
At least that’s what Maria Alonzo believes.
Abel Cardona Jr. and his wife, Maria Solis, bought the north Salinas home in May 2006....
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Socorro Bernal has heard plenty of sad stories as the lone foreclosure counselor for the Monterey County Housing Alliance, a Salinas-based nonprofit that helps residents in danger of losing their...
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He says it with the kickback cadence of a too-cool college kid, speaking at a clip that’s the polar opposite of the standard shutter speed on his $2,500 Canon.
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Don’t let the name fool you. While the Monterey Jazz Festival’s Next Generation Festival showcases talented high school and college musicians, the event also offers plenty of opportunities to catch...
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George Duke Terri Lyne Carrington Billy Harper
Like many of the young players here in Monterey this week, Texas-born tenor saxophonist Billy Harper formed his first...
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