Erik Chalhoub here, hungry to try out a fusion dish of birria and ramen. You’re likely reading this early Saturday morning, so the dish probably doesn’t sound too appetizing. But it will in a few hours.
David Schmalz here, thinking about the power of art, and how creativity can inspire change. Specifically, subversive creativity.
Nearly 200 teens in grades 8-12 will meet at Main Street Middle School in Soledad on Saturday, May 11 during First Annual South County Youth Summit.
For the past three months, residents of King City and the broader South County community have mourned the killings of six people. Now, law enforcement agencies hope they can find some peace.
Otto Kramm has fulfilled his dream of taking his baking business out of his studio apartment and into a brick and mortar bakery in downtown Salinas. He has been supplying Monterey County with incredible sourdough breads for years through his…
Kevin Smith here, reminiscing on 31 years ago, when I was first hired at the Weekly. I started in classified advertising sales. At that time, the paper was five years old, but there was no such thing as “digital media.”…
Two years after Amazon backed out of a massive warehouse project in Salinas, the online retail and web services giant confirmed it is revisiting its plans to build in Monterey County’s largest city.
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FREE SPEECHJournalism watchdog groups are reporting that it’s becoming more and more difficult to verify information coming out of Gaza as the Israel-Hamas war stretches into its eighth month. Amid rampant contradictory information, the Committee to Protect Journalists estimates at…
As Salinas is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year, there is a quest to bring back to glory a historic local theater: El Rey. The downtown venue has been closed since 1989, and for the past five years has been…
After more than two hours of theoretical discussion about how to create more housing, it was the personal story of County Housing Advisory Committee Chair Jose Luis Barajas that brought the real-world need into sharp focus during a public meeting…
This November, residents of Monterey will be voting in their second-ever district-based election. The open seats on council are in districts 3 and 4 – essentially, the Monte Vista neighborhood uphill from downtown, and the latter comprising the North Fremont…
About 50 students, some wearing keffiyeh (Palestinian scarves), marched around the main quad on the campus of CSU Monterey Bay on Monday, May 6 in a pro-Palestinian demonstration. They were chanting: “Gaza, Gaza, don’t you cry, Palestine will never die,”…
Big Sur Fire Chief Matt Harris was in the station and smelled the smoke even before a call came in reporting a structure fire. He and a colleague saw a black plume of smoke and quickly started suiting up.
For a few years it felt as if the shine of the Golden State might be dimming, as population numbers trended downward, pushed by various factors, including a net loss between births and deaths during the first three years of…
Sara Rubin here, returning from one of the most spectacular wildlife viewing experiences to be had. No, you do not need to go all the way to Africa for a safari. You can train your eye on local beaches to…
Lauri Eberhart is a powerful figure in motorsports. She served as legal counsel for Charlotte Motor Speedway and Speedway Motorsports, which operates 11 racetracks. She is a founding member of Apollo Sports & Entertainment Law Group. She advises clients on…
Sloan Campi here, waiting on a new record player to arrive in the mail so I can spin my recently acquired City and Colour album. The past weekend was pretty stellar for music on the Monterey Peninsula, and it’s poised…
The two-year average it takes the County of Monterey to process permits for cannabis operations could hurt businesses that are already incurring fees such as rent as they await approval.
Big Sur just cannot catch a break. Sara Rubin here, thinking about many perfect scones I’ve enjoyed over the years on the rustic deck of the Big Sur Bakery. The beloved restaurant burned down in a kitchen fire on Friday…
