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Carolyn Mary Kleefeld's short stories captures Monterey County scenes
"Vagabond Dawns," by Carolyn Mary Kleefeld . Local connection: Carolyn Mary Kleefeld lives in Big Sur.
Big Sur's Carolyn Mary Kleefeld expands her churning catalog of poetry and art with Vagabond Dawns.
Big Sur poet and artist Carolyn Mary Kleefeld can often be found on the cliffs of Big Sur reading poetry to a resident condor.
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Monterey Bay gray whale watching takes to the skies
The first gray whales of the season are expected to return to Monterey Bay in the next few weeks, and you don't have to be on the water to enjoy the view.
Vacation Nests - The Birdsnest Hotel Offers Birdseye View of Big Sur
Sometimes when you want to go on vacation, you really want to get away from it all.
Clip Job: Five Songs About Books
To judge by their tightly wound, country-tinged pop songs,A Olivia Mancini and the Mates aren't shorting their craft.
Road Closure information for the Big Sur Half Marathon
The seventh presentation of the Big Sur Half Marathon on Monterey Bay will be held in both Monterey and Pacific Grove on Sunday, November 15, 2009.
Big Sur Half Marathon on Highway 1 this Saturday
Two southbound off-ramps will close due to the Seventh Annual Big Sur Half Marathon to be run along Highway 1 at 7 a.m. Sunday, Nov.
New Yorkers gathered to celebrate the publication of The Veselka Cookbook: Recipes and Stories from the Landmark Restaurant in New York's East Village by Tom Birchard and Natalie Danford on October 28.
Big Sur wilderness may get money, protections
Fans of Big Sur are praising legislation introduced by Rep. Sam Farr on Friday that would provide more money and protections to the vast Central Coast wilderness.
Sam Farr's bill seeks funding, protection for Big Sur area of Los Padres
A federal bill seeking to make the Big Sur portion of Los Padres National Forrest a separately funded unit and expand protected wilderness areas in Monterey County was introduced Friday.
Big Sur could get more land, protection under Farr bill
Plans to pay for the Big Sur portion of Los Padres National Forest separately, add more than 2,000 acres to the Ventana Wilderness and prevent dams on some local rivers are all part of legislation submitted to Congress Friday.
A T THE FESTIVAL in the Forest in Big Sur two years ago, the Oakland-based folk outfit Port O'Brien distributed a barrage of pots and pans to audience members to encourage rhythm participation in their highly contagious anthemic singalong, "I Woke Up Today." Today, such rambunctiousness seems an eon away.
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Free bus service for Big Sur Food and Wine Festival
Monterey-Salinas Transit will provide free bus service for the Big Sur Food and Wine Festival on Nov.
Hobby photographer takes shot at national contest
La Selva Beach resident Tracy Hagen might start listening more to her mother-in-law. Hagen, a periodontist's hygienist who loves to capture a perfect sunset or flower, has always looked at picture-taking as something fun to do in her free time.
Fine free months at the Monterey County Free Libraries
Monterey County Free Libraries gives you the gift of fine free months during November and December.
Jay Farrar & Ben Gibbard at Lincoln Hall |
Jay Farrar & Ben Gibbard October 26th, 2009 at Lincoln Hall By Marcie Garcia The Lincoln Hall stage presented an unlikely duo Monday night.
There was only one man to call. The mission was this: to give the worldwide environmental awareness exercise called International Day of Climate Action our own local flavor.
Blue Whale Deaths Off the California Coast
Five confirmed but unexplained blue whale deaths in the last six weeks. blue_whale.jpg, image/jpeg, 2560x1920 On August 31, 2009 an appeals judge lifted an existing ban on Navy sonar, and ruled against a lawsuit that would have prevented the U.S. Navy from resuming sonar training exercises off Southern California.
UnBEATable Soundtrack in New Kerouac Doc + Reasons to Reread "Big Sur"
He holed up in a cabin along this vast stretch of California coast for over a month in 1960, desperate to find some inner peace while struggling with fame and alcohol addiction.