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“They’re always asking, ‘What is that?’” says Pedro Arango, a bartender at Alvarado Street Brewery & Bistro in Carmel Pl...
06/24/2026

“They’re always asking, ‘What is that?’” says Pedro Arango, a bartender at Alvarado Street Brewery & Bistro in Carmel Plaza. “A garnish is always one of the most important parts of the drinks,” he adds – although this is something different.

A vibrant bouquet encased in ice catches your eye when the Elderflower G&T arrives at the table.

“He gave us quite the show taking off. He took off just beautifully and slowly, and soared over the hills, circled aroun...
06/24/2026

“He gave us quite the show taking off. He took off just beautifully and slowly, and soared over the hills, circled around, and really gave us quite the farewell.”

After 25 weeks, more than five-and-a-half months, at the SPCA Monterey County Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Center, a rescued bald eagle was officially set free Friday, June 19.

The Soledad and Gonzales fire departments face a grim future after Measures A and B, parcel taxes in each city that woul...
06/24/2026

The Soledad and Gonzales fire departments face a grim future after Measures A and B, parcel taxes in each city that would have provided funding to fire departments, failed at the polls with 49 and 47 percent of the vote, respectively, far short of the two-thirds needed to pass.

The Soledad and Gonzales fire departments face a grim future after Measures A and B, parcel taxes in each city that would have provided funding to fire departments, failed at

Two people were killed in a shooting Monday night, June 22 at a gas station in Greenfield.The shooting, according to the...
06/24/2026

Two people were killed in a shooting Monday night, June 22 at a gas station in Greenfield.
The shooting, according to the Greenfield Police Department, took place around 10:50pm at the Fastrip gas station, 145 El Camino Real.

Two people were killed in a shooting Monday night, June 22 at a gas station in Greenfield.

Monterey County’s underground scene isn’t quite as rebellious. The most “underground” Squid could find was at Hacienda i...
06/23/2026

Monterey County’s underground scene isn’t quite as rebellious. The most “underground” Squid could find was at Hacienda in Carmel Valley, where line dancing was taking place allegedly without approval from the County of Monterey. Gasp!

As it turns out, the Monterey County Sheriff’s Posse grounds in Salinas is the place to be for some off-the-books entertainment.

PARTY NOW, ASK LATER… Squid oozes onto the underground scene every so often to catch a show, although in Squid’s world, there is only water, so the underground means blending

Dr. Erin Sullivan, an emergency physician at CHOMP, did not comment for the story based on the advice of her attorney. S...
06/23/2026

Dr. Erin Sullivan, an emergency physician at CHOMP, did not comment for the story based on the advice of her attorney. She had been calling for changes for three years.

A mistake administering medicine at the Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula in September 2023 nearly cost a 57-year-old stroke patient their life, but the incident was only made public

The California Legislature stepped in with a first-in-the-nation public-private partnership, the California Civic Media ...
06/22/2026

The California Legislature stepped in with a first-in-the-nation public-private partnership, the California Civic Media Fund, that will provide direct financial investment to local newsrooms. The fund matches $10 million in state money with $10 million from Google.

Much has been written, in these pages and in pretty much every other media source, about the perilous state of the business of journalism. The good news is that as

"My orders have teeth and I will bite if prompted," the judge said.
06/22/2026

"My orders have teeth and I will bite if prompted," the judge said.

In the 10 months since a Monterey County Superior Court Judge appointed a receiver to manage the finances of the nonprofit Life Foundation, which owns a South Salinas building that

Bradley has been dancing since he was a teenager. At first, however, audiences were not so appreciative.“After getting l...
06/22/2026

Bradley has been dancing since he was a teenager. At first, however, audiences were not so appreciative.

“After getting laughed at at a party, I decided to teach myself how to dance by prom,” he says. “I danced in secret.”

By day, Elliott Bradley works in IT at Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula. When he isn’t behind a computer, the 39-year-old Monterey resident takes his day in an entirely

Since 2017, Tina Lopez has been coordinating La Cocina, which has a growing following of both customers and vendors and ...
06/20/2026

Since 2017, Tina Lopez has been coordinating La Cocina, which has a growing following of both customers and vendors and is particularly well-attended in the summer months.

Big speakers set the mood, playing a broad range of Latin music.

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