Recent Stories
By The Numbers 2-16-12
Real Estate
$1,050,000 Recent Sale 2775 Ribera Rd., Carmel Built: 1981 Size: 2,005 square feet Features: 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2-car garage Amenities: Ocean view, open-hearth fireplace, library, patio, hardwood floors Seller: William Balloun Trust Buyer: Mike ...
Pure Honey
The Turf Club Music Series starts with the perpetually evolving Persephone’s Bees.
“Sex,” one of Persephone’s Bees most recent singles, was originally intended to be a satirical look into an ageless motto: Sex sells. “I realized why advertising companies use it so much,” says singer-songwriter Angelina Moysov. ...
School of Rock
Carmel High School students get boost from Ryan Scott in pursuit of their musical dreams.
Carmel High School American history teacher Marc Stafford played in a touring band throughout college. That prepared him to recognize something when he first hit campus. “When I got to Carmel High I saw a ...
Latina Dream
Lila Downs brings a cornucopia of culture, and a monster voice, to the Central Coast.
While singer-songwriter Lila Downs was working at her mother’s car parts shop in Oaxaca, Mexico, a guy came in and asked Downs to translate a death certificate he received that was in English. It turned ...
By The Numbers 2-09-12
Real Estate
$374,500 Recent Sale 1828 Judson St., Seaside Built: 1971 Size: 1,339 square feet Features: 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, 1-car garage Amenities: Completely remodeled, new roof, windows and appliances, fenced yard Seller: Robert and Donna Igleheart ...
Soul Survivors
A couple of R&B legends warm up Salinas just in time for Valentine’s Day.
Just the sound of Brenton Wood’s voice tells you that you’re in the presence of someone who has experienced a lot. “Being a black musician [in the ’60s] was a big struggle,” he says. “I ...
All That
Five local musicians bring several genres, and a key memory, to Good Sams Band.
When guitarist Andrew Dolan was a kid, the music that appealed to him came from surf movies. The soundtracks from stuff like The Good Times and Momentum, carried by ’90s punk rockers like Pennywise and ...
Rolling Rivers
Comedy legend, icon and rabble rouser Joan Rivers stays on the top of her game – and refuses to slow down.
Joan Rivers saves all the daily planners she’s used over the years. She refers to a full schedule as “happiness” and despises days when the only thing on tap is a 4:30pm gig in the ...
By The Numbers 2-02-12
Real Estate
$1,505,000 Recent Sale 11 Sleepy Hollow Dr., Carmel Valley Built: 1991 Size: 6,400 square feet Features: 4 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms, 3-car garage, 5 acres Amenities: 3 fireplaces, pool, hot tub, wet bar, wine cellar, workshop, ...
Piercing the Heart
Four bands rally for a local piercer lost to lymphoma.
Body piercer Paul Van Noy was diagnosed last September with Stage Four lymphoma. A month ago, an MRI revealed something even worse: Van Noy had cancer in his spinal column. For three years, Van Noy ...
