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Into the Firenew

Residents of Pfeiffer Ridge in Big Sur woke just before midnight Sunday to a wall of flames. Within hours, more than 20 homes—including those of Martha Karstens, chief of the Big Sur Volunteer Fire Brigade—were destroyed.
Monterey County Weekly  |  David Schmalz and Mark C. Anderson  |  12-20-2013  |  Disasters

Meet Kelly Slater: Golfer, Activist and a Decent Surfernew

On the board, Kelly Slater’s been the youngest and oldest champion his sport has known, claiming a record-crushing nine world titles and earning him comparisons to Muhammad Ali and Michael Jordan.
Monterey County Weekly  |  Mark C. Anderson  |  02-11-2010  |  Sports

Fueled Differentlynew

The California startup Abundant Biofuels uses special shrub, strategy to produce green energy.
Monterey County Weekly  |  Mark C. Anderson  |  01-17-2008  |  Environment

Jumping Through Hoops to Become a Locavorenew

The journey to consume local foods is fraught with fresh ingredients, inspiring insights and local stories.
Monterey County Weekly  |  Mark C. Anderson  |  11-29-2007  |  Food+Drink

The First Place for 'Immune System Storage' in the U.S.new

BioBanc USA's specialized freezer's smoking-cold liquid nitrogen cryogenically freezes cartridges of white blood cells.
Monterey County Weekly  |  Mark C. Anderson  |  04-19-2007  |  Science

Stop the (March) Madnessnew

The team that best keeps its collective head at the Final Four will take the NCAA title.
Monterey County Weekly  |  Mark C. Anderson  |  03-30-2007  |  Sports

Rare Food Allergies Stymie Doctors and Challenge Familiesnew

As additive-laden foods saturate the market, many experts predict more and more people will develop food allergies.
Monterey County Weekly  |  Mark C. Anderson  |  03-26-2007  |  Science

Death and the Poetnew

Nearing the end of a singular life, Ric Masten embraces the thing that will kill him.
Monterey County Weekly  |  Mark C. Anderson  |  03-08-2007  |  Author Profiles & Interviews

Family of Winesnew

Cima Collina's winemaker and cellarmaster pay attention to the details.
Monterey County Weekly  |  Mark C. Anderson  |  02-01-2007  |  Food+Drink

Organic Evolutionnew

In its remarkable new cookbook, Food To Live By, Earthbound Farm takes heathy cooking one step further.
Monterey County Weekly  |  Mark C. Anderson  |  02-01-2007  |  Food+Drink

Seeds of Changenew

Activists help advance a global attack on poverty $1 at a time through microlending.
Monterey County Weekly  |  Mark C. Anderson  |  01-19-2007  |  Economy

Get Psychednew

Some California channels, seers and psychics peer into 07.
Monterey County Weekly  |  Mark C. Anderson  |  01-04-2007  |  Commentary

Big Sur Will Burnnew

A dry, hot summer following a long, wet winter -- and years of sudden oak death -- are bound to fuel an inferno. The only question is: When will it happen?
Monterey County Weekly  |  Mark C. Anderson  |  09-28-2006  |  Environment

Big Box Religionnew

The momentum behind megachurches is rooted as much in their understanding of modern society as it is the particular pop-magnetism of their approach.
Monterey County Weekly  |  Mark C. Anderson  |  08-18-2006  |  Religion

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