2010 Portraits of the Year
Local painter Andrew Jackson bought a home in Castroville and started raising chickens. There are a lot of people in photos every issue of the Weekly. With a range of emotions and subject matters, these portraits helped define the character of Monterey County in 2010. Photos by staff photographer Nic ...
Ohlone Basket Weaver Linda Yamane
Linda Yamane sits in a field in Fort Ord where she digs up sedges for basket materials. Linda Yamane is an Ohlone basket weaver who lives in Seaside. Photos and video by Nic Coury. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eorljw2SUTQ Yamane holds up an example of a good sedge root. Yamane splits the sedge in ...
Winter Brawl: MMA in Salinas
Marco Orozco swings at Benji Silva during the main fight on Friday. Photos by Nic Coury Despite the rain, the Fox Theater Salinas was full of heavy-hitting mixed-martial arts action during the Winter Brawl hosted by Central Coast Throwdown. Local fighters Jonathon Gaxiola and Adrien Olivas both won their bouts ...
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