Recent Stories
Gilbert’s Kids
The story of Popular Salinas High counselor Gilbert Olivares was already a stunning one. Now, new investigative discoveries deepen the drama – and the disbelief.
This wasn’t normal. The boy usually guarded his iPod touch closely, never leaving it laying around, never letting his mother or sister look at it. But it was there, sitting out. Her brother had been ...
Brick by Brick
Local groups bring Mexican-style public square to Salinas’ Closter Park.
One of the most notorious East Salinas neighborhoods is getting a makeover, courtesy of a diverse group of Rotarians bent on making its park a safer gathering place. Five Salinas Rotary Clubs are pairing with ...
Mentoring on Mountain Bikes
The Little Bellas do more than bring waves of young girls to the sport – they get them hooked for life.
After a grueling, 20-minute mountain sprint bike race, most top-tier professional athletes prefer a cold drink and a massage, but Lea Davison, who races for the Specialized Factory team, prefers to help young women pedal ...
Bean Burrito Bagel Master
An enthusiastic home baker crafts Jewish comfort food out of frustration and inspiration.
Monterey’s Steve Souza started baking bagels out of a specific kind of anger. About five years ago, he received a bread maker from a friend after expressing interest in yeasts and crusts. But he had ...
Movement Moves On
Occupy Monterey leaves Veterans Park; Saturday meetings to continue.
It was a quiet exit, though organizers say Occupy Monterey is from over. At 5pm on Jan. 23, there were still a few tents set up at Veterans Memorial Park in Monterey. A solo police ...
Through the Looking Glass
The past year brought a range of stunning portraits - and surprising emotions with them.
In retrospect, I’m surprised the picture isn’t blurry given how much my hands were shaking. In fact, I almost put the camera down and considered deleting the picture. Instead I took a breath and kept ...
Inside Track
Looking at the Red Bull MotoGP from the photo pit provides a new reckoning of the breakneck race.
Andrew Wheeler compares motorcycle racing to ballet. “It’s like dancing on a knife edge at higher speeds,” he says. “You can relate to their form, on a human level.” This is what inspires him to ...
Skin Close
Jon and Susan Baker both got their first tattoos later in life, but their uncanny commonalities don’t stop there.
Susan Baker didn’t get her first tattoo until after 60. Same goes for Jon Baker, her husband. At the time of their first tattoos, though, the couple hadn’t started dating, nor reconnected since high school. ...
One of a Kind
The third annual Quail Motorcycle Gathering brings truly unique muscle to a truly unique party.
One morning, Ian Barry woke up and decided to build motorcycles. “I just blocked off the next five years of my life and basically lived in the garage working on bikes,” says Barry, who grew ...
Dusty Roads
The Untainted Utopia of Summer Camp in Big Sur.
“Hi, gang, I’m here for another year!” “Hi, here for another year!” roars a crowd of a few hundred Boy Scouts, adult leaders, parents and a few dozen camp staff. “No, no, no, that’s not ...
