Monterey County Bulletin Board

Moss Landing Power Plant Fire last night

January 17, 2025, 5:58 a.m. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS SETS EMERGENCY MEETING TO DEAL WITH MOSS LANDING FIRE Last night's disastrous fire at the Vistra battery storage facility at the Moss Landing power...

The Endearing Quirks of Weekly Community Newspapers

Remembering Lillian Woodward and the North County News

Sierra Foothills Wine Country: Getting Off the Monterey Peninsula!

THE STORY We don’t get off the Monterey Peninsula very often, but we were able to tag a weekend in the Shenandoah Valley area of Amador County onto a rare trip up north. I’m a Zinfandel girl at he...

Big Sur Fire recruiting for Volunteer Firefighters and Seasonal Handcrews

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LA & Ventura Counties Weather Warning

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5 Towns 5 Burgers

Starting down south and headed north out to the coast brings us to the The Village of Arroyo Grande and no shortage of burgers. There are SIX in basically 3 blocks just on the left side of the str...

It's 2025: Breathe

#176: Tamales & Racetracks, Reflections on 2025, Art, Joseph Jason Santiago LaCour, Elbina Batala Rafizadeh, Tommy Dixon, Athena Cooper, Tove Jansson (from Art Dogs), Frederick Elsner, and Fujii Kaze

LA Wildfires

I, like so many of you, are watching these fires in horror, and have been watching In between driving, docs, Rock Knocker, etc. since the start. Nothing will bring back the lives and property lost...

Overnight Closure of Rocky Creek set for Jan. 21 starting at 10 pm

UPDATE #27 (1/9/2025)FULL OVERNIGHT CLOSURE OF HIGHWAY 1 AT ROCKY CREEK FOR CONCRETE BRIDGE DECK POURBEGINS TUESDAY JANUARY 21 AT 10 PM MONTEREY COUNTY– Caltrans is continuing with emergency repai...

Kicking Off the New Year with a Chesebro Favorite!

THE STORY I hope you had a great New Year's celebration with some of your favorite wines. Today's kick off of 2025 continues with another one of our local favorites. Quite often we play the Myster...

Sunday’s Photo on a Tuesday

I see I forgot to post my photo on Sunday. I have a lot going on. I am fine, but Rock Knocker has Alzheimer’s and I’ve been his caregiver for the past 1 and 1/2 years. I’ll explain in a separate p...

New Health Center Executive Director

Big Sur Health Center has announced the appointment of its new Executive Director, Kathie Lester. Kathie has more than 25 years of diverse experience in healthcare program management, nonprofit le...

Letter from Sharen Carey

​​​​​​​​​ January 2, 2025 ​​​​​​​​​​ DearCommunity Members, It is withmixed emotions and genuineexcitement that IannounceI am steppingdownfrom the role ofExecutiveDirector of Big Sur Hea...

Taking a "Break"

Hey, folks.

3 Essential Health & Wellness Tips for Meeting Professionals

Before you can meet everyone else's goals, you need to fulfill yours. With a wealth of unmatched natural beauty, there are so many moments to be still and be inspired by the grandeur of Monterey C...

What's New in 2025

Start the new year with a burst of excitement as Monterey County unveils new and refreshed accommodations, a dynamic lineup of culinary experiences and notable awards and milestones to celebrate. ...

Boëté Opens a New Tasting Venue Inside The Barrel Room!

Let's kick off 2025 with some HAPPY NEWS!! A few weeks ago, Jana Saunders of Boëté Winery sent members an email announcing their new tasting room location. I was very happy to receive this news, a...

Happy New Year

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Filipino Musicians in the Redpath Chautauqua Traveling Show

#175: Chautauqua, Ne Pomocena Quartet, Louis Biason and Manila Music, Philippine Quartet; Isamu Noguchi, Lac Bug, Leaf Ink, Myona-Hawaiian Waltz, History of Steel Guitar, Ibarra Lacson, & Franz Rhythm

Sunday Photo, 12/29/2024

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Reflections on Monterey, 2024

A few images from this corner of our world

Resty Gossip 12.28

Not gonna get all carried away with a lot of catchy dialogue this week, just going to run down a random collection of sightings and rumors. Infusion in the old Flavor Factory Morro Bay has a sign ...

Parsonage: From the 2008 “Snosrap” to the Latest Rocco!

THE STORY We are never quite sure what will get pulled out of our cellar, but it never surprises me that it will be a Parsonage wine, as we have been purchasing their wines since about 2002. They ...

Merry Christmas

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Merry Christmas Eve

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Message from Alert Monterey & NWS

National Weather Service has issued a High Surf Warning effective immediatelyuntil 6 PM PST Tuesdayfor all beaches and coastline in Monterey County including Monterey Bay, Carmel Bay, and Big Sur ...

Sunday Photos

by Thomas Hamel…The keyhole

Winter solstice

Winter Solstice It is my favorite day of the year, as it signals the end of the solar year, and the beginning of the new one. It signals the return of the sun as each day hereafter gets longer — m...

Resty Gossip 12.21

The Gus' saga continues with a not-so-hot Health Dept grade and financial issues backing it up, though declining sales surely can't be to blame. Always seems to be plenty of people willing to be d...

"Sisterly Companionship"

#174: Birth Day, Sisters, Immigrant Portraits, Lia Pas, Kate Mapother, Josh Johnson, Bayou Manila Men, Sugar Pie DeSanto, and Raye.

Monterey AWS Chapter Wine Group Celebrates the Holidays at LadySomm!

THE STORY The Monterey Chapter of the American Wine Society was seeking a place to celebrate the holidays – and I thought of LadySomm at the Barnyard Shopping Village in Carmel. They have interest...

Pajaro Community Grants Announced

PAJARO COMMUNITY GRANTS: $1,893,000 AWARDED FOR COMMUNITY RESILIENCE MONTEREY COUNTY, CA – December 18, 2024 The Community Foundation for Monterey County (CFMC) announced that 23 organizations wil...

Big Sur Fire launches fully funded hand crew program

Press Release Contact: Big Sur Fire Administration -info@bigsurfire.org,(831)667-2113 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 17th, 2024 Big Sur Fire Launching New Fully Funded Hand Crew Program to Enhanc...

Monterey County bike infrastructure news

King City Key features include a dedicated bike path along San Antonio Drive, extending from Mildred Avenue to Broadway Street and then continuing west to King City High School. Additional plans i...

Rocky Creek Girder Installation

If you haven’t seen this from Caltrans yet: The installation of girders for the Rocky Creek Bridge on Highway 1 began during the overnight hours with the arrival of nine girders between 35 and 65 ...

Only the Lonely

#173: Lonesome in SF, yet more mail art, Amerasians, Anna Banana, Street art in Manila, Brazil, and Sand City, Daly City's Mobile DJs, The Motels, and a "Wish You Were Here" Flashmob

Sunday Photo, 12/15/24

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Found dog in Big Sur near Highway 1

It is the dog in the bottom left, the brown and white one. It is at Hitchcock Road Animal Services. Please spread the word, or if you recognize this dog, let the owner know where it is.

Resty Gossip 12.15

Another BBQ spot opened in Morro Bay downtown: Savory Smoke has a curt menu of good looking stuff-I've only had the hamburger, which is ‘Jimmy Buffet Style'. Look it up. I had to. Never hear...

Big Sur Multi Agency Advisory Council Meeting tomorrow, both in person and via Zoom

Good afternoon, BSMAAC community members, Please see the attached Big Sur Multi-Agency Advisory Council (BSMAAC) Agenda forFriday, December 13that 10:00am, the agenda packet, and a notice from Cal...