Stories for March 2012
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Thursday, March 29
Monterey Bay Aquarium expands on the jelly obsession with its spectacular new exhibit.
Flavor bulletins from Puerto Rican places, plus Lokal love.
Amanda Shires croons her unique brand of alt country at the Turf Club series.
It’s easier than ever to join the art fray; just open your eyes and take it all in.
A delightful cocktail of live actors and great stories mix together for a night of literary fun.
City of Monterey, Oceana butt heads over the management of iconic sardines.
What should be considered an art form that’s not?
Anti-methyl iodide professor says it’s time for alternatives.
Public Citizen 3.29.12
Neighbors critical of highway project see giant piles of construction debris catch fire.
Ambitious new monthly market leverages Sand City’s potential as a center of cool.
Coalition of faith and community groups seeks 30,000 signatures for political agenda.
The 42nd annual Next Generation Jazz Festival brings more than 1,000 of jazz’s up-and-coming elite to town.
Musicians from Oregon and Connecticut bond in a tropical paradise.
Second installment <em>Wrath of the Titans</em> fails more miserably than its predecessor.
Letters To The Editor 3.29.12
At-risk youth trade gang life for aprons at Rancho Cielo on the outskirts of Salinas.
China-born Brenda Louie, artist and professor of Studio Arts at Sacramento State University, talks about her own painting “Warring States Series II.”
People from the art community offer easy-to-access inroads for looking at art.
Monterey Museum of Art executive director E. Michael Whittington talks about Joseph Kleitsch’s “Red and Green”
Real Estate
Free Will Astrology
Thursday, March 22
To kill the greed beast, you must chop off its head, and that means continually targeting Wall Street.
Rajendra Roy seizes a dream opportunity to curate MoMA’s legendary film department in New York.
Oprah loves her. Michelle Obama does too. How Seaside’s own Rachel Roy became one of the hottest names in New York.
A year after disaster-relief fundraiser, Japan funds finally leave a Pacific Grove bank.
A battle over high-value Vietnamese and Rush Limbaugh’s food legend lives.
What’s the most unique thing hanging in your closet right now?
A lesson in community engagement through SVMH.
Public Citizen 3.22.12
As feds wrangle over transit benefits, MST worries about long-term survival.
Arysta pulls controversial fumigant from U.S. market; focus turns to alternatives.
Pacific Grove re-examines its fast-food ban; residents rally to keep it in place.
Decorated singer-songwriter James Hurley returns to Prunedale with books as a backdrop.
Following a breakout Hardly Strictly debut, AllofaSudden jams in Big Sur.
Owl Paws lead a trio of bands coming together for a music-filled night at East Village.
Life Underground: Agnieszka Holland’s <em>In Darkness</em> portrays the dark terror of the hunt for Jews in WWII Poland.
Still Stuffed: <em>The Hunger Games</em> fills up an action adaptation quite well.
Letters To The Editor 3.22.12
Convenience Truth: Tiny Ocean Sushi Deli does its quick Japanese treats with a style that evokes the wondrous <em>conbinis</em>.
Real Estate
Free Will Astrology
An enthusiastic home baker crafts Jewish comfort food out of frustration and inspiration.
Thursday, March 15
Pacific Repertory Theater
Springtime brings 2,500 woolly weedwhackers to the Fort Ord grasslands.
As the Supreme Court prepares to hear arguments over healthcare reform, here’s why the law is constitutional.
Peninsula agencies hammering out an agreement on wastewater recycling.
Social media helps prisoners illegally communicate, and helps cops bust crime.
What is the equation of your life?
22nd Annual Best of Monterey County 2012 Reader's Poll
But Carmel is lucky to have Rich Pepe in the mix.
Leon Panetta on restaurants, Pebble Beach Food & Wine on the horizon.
A swim with the area’s first community-supported fishery, Local Catch Monterey Bay, proves a savory adventure.
Real Estate
Letters to the Editor 03-15-12
California Views provides Monterey County with an unparalleled trove of local photos.
Go On and Jump:: <em>21 Jump Street</em>, reimagined as a comedy, delivers laughs worth the price of admission.
A brave tribe of calculating kids take aim at MATHCOUNTS state finals.
In Copland: <em>Rampart </em>presents an apologist view of crooked cops wherein the enemy is us.
Three major mariachi outfits help keep more than a century of tradition and culture alive in Salinas.
A pair of other Érie shows for the weekend
Celtic Grateful Dead cover band Wake the Dead lead a music-filled weekend of St. Paddy’s Day fun.
Newly redistricted Memorial Hospital board faces recall threats and criminal investigation.
But whether SVMH accepts the proposal remains to be seen.
Public Citizen 03-15-12
Panetta Institute series lines up powerhouse players for revolutionary 15th year.
Wednesday, March 14
The Corndog
Bernardus Sauvignon Blanc
Parsonage Village Vineyard Estate Syrah
Michael’s Catering/Wild Thyme Deli & Cafe
Cafe Lumiere
Mundos Cafe
Thinker Toys
Pacific Grove Ace Hardware/Forest Hill Ace Hardware
Sea Harvest Fish Market and Restaurant
Mum’s Place | Fine Furnishings and Interiors
Pacific’s Edge Restaurant at the Highlands Inn
Happy Feet
John Pisto’s Whaling Station
Baan Thai
Michael’s Grill & Taqueria
Il Vecchio
East Village Coffee Lounge
Carmel Valley Athletic Club
Cannery Row Brewing Company
Schooners Coastal Kitchen and Bar
Harley Davidson Of Monterey Co.
El Estero Carwash
Roy’s
Kula Ranch Island Steakhouse
Edible Complex, Monterey County Weekly Food Blog
Community Hospital of Monterey Peninsula
Highway 68 Salinas/Monterey
Tuesday, March 13
Tom’s Monterey Auto Repair
Victory Toyota Victory Toyota Victory Toyota
River House Books
Winning Wheels
Beverly’s Fabric & Craft Store
Steve Collins and the Regional Desalination Plant
“I did not abandon ship, I tripped and ended up in one of the lifeboats.”
Moss Landing Produce Market
Single Espresso at Caffe Trieste
Arroyo Seco Recreation Area
Marina Donuts and Bagels
Avia Wildflower Triathlon
The Meatloaf Cupcake
Monday, March 12
Roy’s
Fort Ord Dunes State Park
Kula Ranch Island Steakhouse
Booths at C Restaurant and Bar, Schooners Coastal Kitchen (tie)
J. Frederic Ching Planetarium
Cafe Rustica
Chamisal Tennis and Fitness Club
Post No Bills Craft Beer House
Restaurant 1833
Thursday, March 8
Baby Boomers: <em>Friends With Kids</em> explores the changing nature of friendship when offspring enter the picture.
Danú brings its mix of new and traditional Irish folk – and a love of St. Patrick’s Day – to Carmel.
Public Citizen 3.08.12
How transplanted locals and a wounded country are coping with the worst quake in Japan’s history, and what we can learn from it here.
How do people misjudge you?
Public opinion, campaign season – we’re all really cranky.
Methyl iodide doesn’t make health sense, but it doesn’t make financial sense either.
Western Stage’s SpringFEST sizzles with courageous historical content.
Rubber dam repairs exceed $1.5 million; county prepares to sue, but who?
Feds poison 300 pesky waterfowl at Rancho Cañada Golf Club.
Pebble compromise earns broad support, but poor people still can’t live there.
Occupy Monterey regroups after encampment for more focused protests.
Activists sue county, supervisors and developer over retail development.
After more than 100 performances at Sly McFly’s, Anthony Young returns with a slight makeover.
Popular Seattle jammers True Spokes have changed up everything from their recording style to their name.
The Kid is Not Alright: Questions of innate evil and disastrous parenting collide in <em>We Need to Talk About Kevin</em>.
Letters To The Editor 3.08.12
<em>Confessions of a Fearless Cook</em> finds flavor in creativity, courage and humor.
Aubergine elevates the art of service, Pacific’s Edge delivers deliciously and a man cooks cats.
Monterey Bay Aquarium stands by its sister aquarium through the disaster.
Real Estate
Free Will Astrology
A magnetic Marina man defies cerebral palsy to conceive a novel and inspire others.
Thursday, March 1
Four state parks in Monterey County are set to close in July. You’ll probably be able to play there anyway.
Gonzales community group alleges trash-zapping plant process violates civil rights.
Greenfield’s indigenous population builds political influence through community meetings.
The Banff Mountain Film Festival showcases 10 films about outdoor adventurers and how they use nature to make sense of it all.
The 32nd annual Jazz Bash by the Bay celebrates Dixieland with several new faces.
Locals travel well beyond marathons in preparation for the Western States century race.
Public Citizen 03-01-12
Squid Speaks
What amazing athletic ability would you like?
La Coasta Nostra boys refer Shriner to Grand Jury.
Letters To The Editor 3.01.12
Free Will Astrology
Seaside considers tough cuts, including a potential closure of Pattullo Swim Center.
Frozen construction at Pfeiffer Big Sur is set to restart this month.
Nader Agha courts Pacific Grove as the potential lead of his desal project.
On the way to Carmel, Béla Fleck talks about reconvening the original Flecktones and their lasting appeal.
Family Laws: Iranians live within the bounds of Islam as they face their own feelings on marriage, family and love.
Agent Orange: Seussian saga <em>The Lorax</em> will win little kids with brightly colored characters but parents shouldn’t expect too much.
Planting the seed of seed ordering to make glorious gardens possible – and full of personality.
Testing one’s mettle versus Harumi nigiri – plus a new Big Sur spot.
Real Estate
Carmel Bistro Giovanni
Carmel