Best Of The Rest
Photo: Tip-Toe--see how the pretty flowers grow at Earthbound Farms on Saturday.
Favorite Things
Two Rodgers and Hammerstein revues should delight fans of musical theater.
Two Rodgers and Hammerstein revues should delight fans of musical theater.
Hotpicks
INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATIONS It''s a bad day to be a chicken, but a good day to be a human-every city, town, village and wide spot in the road has cooked up a Fourth of July celebration, and many of them involve barbecues. At 10am the city of Monterey kicks off a day-long downtown parade, barbecue and entertainment extravaganza starring The Original Comets (as in Bill Haley and), who play on the steps of City Hall at 12:20. Living History Day follows at historic sites downtown. Fireworks start on Del Monte Beach at 9:15. Pacific Grove whoops it up from 11am-2pm at Caledonia Park with a patriotic program honoring vets, a barbecue and surf music. Carmel presents a concert by Sound Bytes and food and games at Devendorf Park starting at 1pm. A. R. Wilson Quarry in Aromas busts out with a day-long (not free) party featuring the 5th Dimension ("Age of Aquarius"), a barbecue and evening fireworks accompanied by Monterey and Santa Cruz symphony orchestras. In Salinas, Tower of Power, City Limits and the city''s police and firefighters star in a shindig at the Sports Complex that starts at 5pm. Soledad gets down to business early with a 7:45am Flag Raising Ceremony at the Little League Park and an 8am Finest vs. Bravest softball game. Pablo Reyes plays the oldies all day until 5pm, when the DJ starts spinning Latin music. Spreckels sponsors a 10K run, a parade, live music and a crafts fair. And King City weighs in with Valley Heritage Days: a race, parade, games and food in San Lorenzo Park, and fireworks at dusk
Hillside Stranglers
Developers' plans for Mt.Toro area head to Planning Commission.
Developers' plans for Mt.Toro area head to Planning Commission.
Global Youth
Charter International School moves into the newly abandoned Larkin Elementary.
Charter International School moves into the newly abandoned Larkin Elementary.
Super Sopes
There's no place like La Villa Taqueria for the best Mexican meal in town.
There's no place like La Villa Taqueria for the best Mexican meal in town.
Newsbriefs
Greenfield to Gonzalez: Goodbye In a surprise move that even caught some councilmembers off guard, the Greenfield City Council did not renew planning consultant Zak Gonzalez''s contract at its June 18 meeting.
Me Vs. Everybody Vs. Liquid 8
Viva hosts the last days of Matt Christ.
Viva hosts the last days of Matt Christ.
Foodchain
Along those lines, I have noticed that
Da Giovanni Restaurant
Carmel