AltWeeklies Wire
Bait and Switchnew
Seafood fraud disguises farmed salmon as wild, tilapia as snapper and sole as sand dabs. What’s on your plate – and how did it get there?
Monterey County Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
08-02-2012 |
Features
Gilbert's Kidsnew
Gilbert Olivares, a popular counselor at Salinas High School, faces dozens of sex-related charges, including manufacturing child pornography and molestation. The case is built on an astounding number of what-ifs.
Monterey County Weekly |
Sara Rubin, Nic Coury and Mary Duan |
05-25-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Chasing the Ghostnew
Salinas Valley farmers are trying to become the first in the Western Hemisphere to commercialize the world's hottest pepper. Turns out the Bhut Jolokia—or ghost pepper—is a fickle little hottie,
Monterey County Weekly |
Sara Rubin |
10-24-2011 |
Features
The Fine Art of Homemade Hoochnew
The easy art of fermenting alcohol at home.
Monterey County Weekly |
Jamie Collins |
10-24-2011 |
Food+Drink
Strategy of the Fittestnew
Moss Landing’s development diversity makes it an economic survivor.
Monterey County Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
10-19-2011 |
Economy
Tags: Moss Landing
The News on Newsnew
Local CBS affiliate KION-TV set out to do a hit piece questioning the appropriateness of the Weekly's student guide. And then they ran a picture of a toddler dressed as a hooker.
Monterey County Weekly |
Mary Duan |
09-22-2011 |
Media
A Study in Resolvenew
Michelle Magdalena’s journey to tsunami-ravaged Japan led her to believe she is viewing a most patriotic time in the world’s history.
Monterey County Weekly |
Kera Abraham and Mary Duan |
08-08-2011 |
Features
Chemical-Laden Fertilizer Marketed As Organicnew
Federal charges are filed against California Liquid Fertilizers.
Monterey County Weekly |
Robin Urevich |
10-21-2010 |
Environment
How the BP Oil Spill Impacts Californianew
Despite their distance, California and Louisiana share a striking similarity: both economies depend on the ocean.
Monterey County Weekly |
Kelley Calvert |
09-10-2010 |
Economy
Tags: BP Oil Spill
Solar Perplexusnew
Monterey County was poised for a rooftop Renaissance. Then Fannie and Freddie crashed the party.
Monterey County Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
07-30-2010 |
Environment
Abel Maldonado is a Smooth Operatornew
Abel Maldonado is playing the angles in his long shot race to be elected lieutenant governor of California.
Monterey County Weekly |
Jessica Lyons |
07-07-2010 |
Politics
Come Hell or Saltwaternew
The ocean is probably going to be Monterey’s main water supply within six years.
Monterey County Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
06-24-2010 |
Environment
Tags: Monterey, desalination
House Concerts Make Some Noise in Monterey Countynew
As the club scene declines, more and more musicians - and audiences- are turning to house concerts in living rooms across Monterey County.
Monterey County Weekly |
Paul Wilner |
05-28-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
BLUE Ocean Film Festival Relocates to Montereynew
Although it launched last year in Savannah, GA, the film festival and symposium that revolves around appreciation and conservation of the ocean has chosen Monterey, CA, as its new home.
Monterey County Weekly |
Walter Ryce |
05-26-2010 |
Environment
End of An Era at Monterey County Weeklynew
Despite years of profitability as the county's largest circulation rag, the Weekly ends it print edition and goes exclusively online and mobile.
Monterey County Weekly |
Bradley Zeve and Paul Wilner |
04-01-2010 |
Media
