Recent Stories
Donkey Rock
Feel-good San Diego rockers The Donkeys take national tour through Carbone’s.
The Donkeys are stoked. “We are excited to have a new record out that we have been working on like busy, busy bees,” says Anthony Lukens, keys player and vocalist for the SoCal foursome. “I ...
Straight Jah Man
Reggae legend Don Carlos brings his affirmative anthems to Planet Gemini.
His Jamaican accent is thick and takes some getting used to. His speech is sprinkled with “I and I’s” and “yah, yah’s,” the distinct linguistic markings of a Caribbean native. There are no “yah, mon” ...
Wild Ride
The Sea Otter Classic is still growing and adding events after 20 years.
One April day in the bygone year of 1991, Monterey’s Frank Yohannen decided to throw together a little bike meet. He was starting up an event business and, after a chat with a bike shop ...
Record Gains
Monterey’s Duplication Connection marks 25 years of recording big-name stars and rescuing down-home memories.
The shop is cluttered, though the room’s only adornments are stacks and stacks of black and grey boxes, piled high. They look inactive, but are far from it. Each transports oceans of personally sacred information ...
Mobbin’ Bobsled
Monterey’s Nick Cunningham pushes himself (and a sled) to Vancouver for Winter Olympics.
The bullet-shaped frame quivers as it shoots along the ice-covered concrete track, gaining speed with each centimeter. With four riders packed as tightly as J Lo’s jeans, the hollowed sled weighs 1,400 pounds. When it ...
Sustainable Stay
Proposed Fort Ord hostel has green ambitions for a long-abandoned property.
The property has an eerie feel. But the paint-chipped buildings, shattered windows and sun-parched shrubs belie a vision for new life in Fort Ord. The plan is to turn three asbestos-ridden structures and the surrounding ...
What was your most memorable moment of the decade?
Asked at Coffee Mia in Marina.
Follow-up: What’s the most unrealistic New Year’s resolution you’ve ever made? CHRIS GONZALES | After-school Counselor | Marina A: The war: 9/11 and Afghanistan and Iraq – it was a shock watching it unravel before ...
Dance Czars
Two dazzling Russian immigrants lift Monterey Peninsula Dance.
The thing they loved most was no longer fun. “Sometimes you dance five, six hours a day to train yourself,” professional dancer Olga Agafonova says. “And then for a competition, eight to nine hours every ...
How do Santa Cruz and Monterey compare?
Asked at Café Pergolesi in Santa Cruz.
Follow-up: How would you describe Monterey in five words or less? ROSIE STEVENSON | Student | San Francisco A: People are more accessible here than in Monterey. They’re more interesting and open. City Planning: It’s ...
What does patriotism mean to you?
Asked at at Francesca’s Fresh Eats and Sweets.
Follow-up: What are three great items to include in a care package to the troops? SANDY MRAULEE | Retired Librarian | Crowley Terra A: Being loyal and standing behind your country, being appreciative of all ...
