Monterey County Voices

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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