Eat + Drink A reminder that crisp pig is crucial, as are better Aquarium restaurant hours. By Mark C. Anderson
Music An Evening of Bluegrass brings seasoned pros and talented locals to Pacific Grove Art Center. By Adam Joseph
Local News Big Sur state parks, Moss Landing surf spot spared in eleventh-hour deals. By Kera Abraham
Art, Theater & Culture CSU Summer Arts unloads a month of improv, animation, art, theater and film on Monterey County. By Walter Ryce
Eat + Drink Guilty Pleasure: Sworn testimony that The Courthouse Café offers arresting eats. Mati Gomez
Cover If you must invade Monterey County’s singular company town, follow the rules. By Mark C. Anderson
Movie Times + Reviews It’s Got No Clothes: Magic Mike is short on magic character development and nudity. By MaryAnn Johanson
831 (Tales from the Area Code) Local teen climber Val Hooper finds mental balance by dangling from steep stones. By Nic Coury
Music Lucinda Williams builds on a rep as one of the greatest of a generation at Henry Miller in Big Sur. By Adam Joseph
Local News Monterey trials downtown revamp, with street seating in place of parking spots. By Sara Rubin
Movie Times + Reviews Ted Conference: Seth McFarlane’s teddy bear pic has Family Guy fun, but still feels like it’s been done. By Marc Savlov
831 (Tales from the Area Code) The latest wave in a genre swimming with them: paddleboard yoga. Hillary Gibson
Music Twenty versatile acts gather on a South Coast mountaintop for two days of music, dancing and camping. By Adam Joseph
Ted Conference: Seth McFarlane’s teddy bear pic has Family Guy fun, but still feels like it’s been done.
