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A labor of love is transforming a historic theater in Salinas.
Celia Jiménez here, thinking about El Rey in downtown Salinas and the place it will become, from the new large black and white sign outside to what it hides behind closed doors. One of the reasons I’m fascinated by it is because I love working with my hands. There...
Pets, Paint And Pinot
Local artist Rusti Willow is heading to Comanche Cellars on Monday, May 20 for a paint-your-pet night from 5:30-7:30pm. She will sketch a portrait of your pet and help you paint a masterpiece, while you enjoy Comanche’s wines and small bites. $48 for club members, $55 for non-members. All proceeds go to Animal Friends Rescue Project. 412 Alvarado St., Monterey. 747-2244, comanchecellars.com.
Salinas Police arrest two suspects after vehicle chase
SALINAS, CALIF. (KION-TV)- Salinas Police arrest two people after a car chase ended in a non injury crash overnight Saturday. At around 12:30 a.m., officers tried stopping a GMC Yukon near the 200 block of Main Street for violating some CVC violations. As soon as police tried stopping the car, a passenger from the car fled but was immediately caught by an officer in the area. The suspect was also found to have an unregistered 9 mm handgun on them.
Public invited to participate in downtown mural project
Work continues on the installation of large tile panels in the eighth phase of the ongoing mosaic mural project, titled Watsonville Brilliante, which has covered much of the parking structure at the corner of Second and Rodriguez streets. Headed up by Watsonville artist Kathleen Crocetti, the project got underway in...
Monterey considers approving 4 retail cannabis business permits
MONTEREY, Calif. — Monterey City Council is scheduled to decide whether or not they will approve four storefront retail cannabis business permits. The city of Monterey originally received 13 of these types of applications during its open application period between Dec. 15, 2023, and Jan. 29, 2024. City leaders eventually narrowed it down to eight candidates after detailed application evaluations and a review process. Now, the city is down to four candidates after interviewing the previous eight.
Del Rey Oaks Police looking for suspects in credit/debit card fraud case
DEL REY OAKS, CALIF. (KION-TV)- Del Rey Oaks Police is asking the publics help to identify two suspects involved in a credit/debit card fraud case. On March 29th, two people tried to use a stolen debit card at Safeway. The debit card that was used was stolen in a vehicle burglary that happened in Carmel. The suspects also used the debit cards in both Monterey and Seaside. Both suspects were last seen in a black Dodge Charger with an unknown license plate.
Letters to the Editor 05.16.24
I love this! (“How a tongue-in-cheek piece of art in Seaside is creating change.,” posted May 10.) What a fantastic mural, Hanif Panni. Way to make an annoying requirement sooo much happier! Amanda Wilson Menefee | via social media. He lives a couple of houses away from me....
Jacob’s Heart to host event to support children, families
Information provided by Jacob’s Heart, which provides services to residents in San Benito, Santa Cruz, Monterey and south Santa Clara counties. Lea este articulo en español aqui. Jacob’s Heart is gearing up to spend a fun evening with the community on May 18th, where everyone will come together...
Police shoot suspect in Seaside, Monterey County after officers hit with projectiles
SEASIDE, Monterey County – Two officers were injured in an attack that resulted in the police shooting of a suspect in the Monterey County community of Seaside Monday morning.The City of Seaside said on social media around 11:20 a.m. that the shooting took place in the area of Fremont Boulevard and Playa Avenue.According to Monterey CBS affiliate KION-TV, a person had been firing projectiles at officers before being shot by one of the officers. Two officers suffered significant head injuries, KION reported. The City of Seaside said all parties involved were expected to survive.Additional details about the shooting and the nature of the projectiles were not immediately available. Members of the public were urged to avoid the area during the investigation.Anyone with information about the incident was asked to call Commander Justin Pascone of the Seaside Police Department at 831-899-6748 or the department's anonymous tip line at 831-899-6282.
80 citations issued across Monterey County during increased traffic enforcement
MARINA, Calif. — Officers with local law enforcement agencies across the county of Monterey conducted their monthly Strategic Traffic Observation and Prevention Program on Thursday. Their focus was high-traffic areas and hazardous driving in the city of Marina. According to the Marina Police Department, in one day, officers conducted...
A comprehensive study of unsustainable groundwater pumping in the county is cause for alarm.
On May 9, staff from the Salinas Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency presented its board a long-awaited study about the so-called Deep Aquifers, which have been increasingly mined in recent years as seawater intrusion marches inland toward the city of Salinas. The problem is, those aquifers – which in the...
An award-winning quest for meaning is part of the Beacon Film Festival in Pacific Grove.
Lighthouse Cinema in Pacific Grove is coming fully back to life. This year, for the first time, the venue presents the Beacon Film Festival, a celebration of independent filmmaking in collaboration with Monterey Peninsula College and CSU Monterey Bay. The festival runs from May 18-19. One of the movies is...
City of Salinas unveils list of candidates for short-term District 3 Council seat appointment
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- The City of Salinas is getting one step closer to appointing a person to fill the vacant District 3 City Council seat. A spokesperson for the City confirmed to KION that 11 people have applied for the vacant District 3 Council seat. Here is a list of people who applied for the The post City of Salinas unveils list of candidates for short-term District 3 Council seat appointment appeared first on KION546.
Bar pies are a unique regional pizza, and Alvarado Street dresses them up.
Many of the regional pizza styles have broken from their geographical bonds. New York, Chicago, even Detroit-style pies are familiar to diners everywhere. But two types may still be a mystery. It’s unlikely that any parlor in Monterey County serves St. Louis-style pizza – where would they find provel, its processed cheese hallmark? And the tavern or bar pies found in the upper Midwest and a few northeastern states were also no-shows, at least until now.
MPUSD awarded over $8.7 million for Seaside schools
SEASIDE, Calif. — The Monterey Peninsula School District announced Tuesday that they were awarded an $8,787,500 million grant from the California Community Schools Partnership Program. MPUSD is just the third group approved for the grant, and the largest awarded allocation of funds yet, per State Board of Education Board...
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