Monterey
This weekend’s top events: MotoGP, Bach and more!
The big weekend event: Over 120,000 motorcycle racing fans will come to Monterey County for the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, which begins Friday. This race will be extra exciting, as Valentino Rossi (pictured during last year’s race at left) will compete, only a few weeks after he... »
What to do this weekend: July 16-18
There’s so much to do this weekend in Monterey County that it is impossible to do it all! Humpback tail, Monterey Bay, California, by Michael Rymer If you like watching animals of any type, Monterey County is the place to be this weekend. As we reported earlier this week, hundreds of whales are still crowding Monterey... »
See hundreds of whales in Monterey Bay!
Monterey Bay is one of the best places for whale watching in the world, but whale sightings in the past ten days have left even the most jaded whale watcher agog. As reported in the KSBW segment below, Nancy Black of Monterey Bay Whale Watch says that in her over 20 years of leading... »
This weekend’s top events: July 9-11
Friday Celebrate the Carmel Plaza’s 50th anniversary tonight with the kick-off of one of the summer’s best weekly events! The “Jazz at the Plaza” series starts tonight with music by the smooth-voiced Neal Banks, wine from Ventana Vineyards, and great food from Bistro Beaujolais. 5-7pm, Ocean Avenue and Mission Street, Carmel. $15. Warm up for the... »
Pacific Grove Butterfly Parade throughout the years
The Pacific Grove Butterfly Parade is one of the many traditions that lead people to call Pacific Grove “America’s Last Hometown.” It’s so legendary in the area that there’s actually a statue dedicated to it: Butterfly kids by tsallam These two historic photos, from around 1947, show how far back the tradition goes. Both photos from... »
Limekiln State Park reopens today!
We considered holding off on posting this until Tuesday, so we could have the park to ourselves this weekend! Limekiln, by Matthew High Big Sur’s Limekiln State Park, a favorite of local hikers and campers, reopens today. The park was closed for two years as it recovered from the Chalk fire of 2008. Campsites at Limekiln State... »
This weekend’s events: Fourth of July parties and more
A recipe for Fourth of July weekend fun: start with two cups of the largest Christian music festival on the West Coast, add a pile of vinyl records in a redwood forest, mix in a cup and a half of Fourth of July picnics, barbecues, parades and lawn parties, a tablespoon of 10K race,... »
What to do this weekend: June 25-27, 2010
This weekend fans of blues music are headed to the Monterey County Fairgrounds for the 25th Annual Monterey Bay Blues Festival. Artists include Kenny Lattimore, Sista Monica with her Gospel Choir, Johnny Rawls, Big Daddy Cade, Artwork Jamal, Mike Hammar & the Nails, Con FunkShun, and more. There are shows Friday night, all day... »
Top weekend events: Things to do besides the U.S. Open
As you may have heard, there’s a little golf tournament in town this weekend. Not heading out to watch Tiger? There’s plenty of other ways to stay busy this weekend. Friday If you ride a sport bike or just admire them, head to Oldtown Salinas tonight for Mazda Raceway Sportsbike Night. Sport bikes park (for free!)... »
What to do this weekend: 6/11-6/13
Monday marks the beginning of golf’s greatest annual tournament, the U.S. Open, held this year at Pebble Beach. Whether you’re in town early for the big week or just looking for some fun, here’s some things to keep you busy until Tiger hits the links. Friday Monterey County’s oldest wine festival, the Monterey Wine Festival, holds... »
AIDS/Lifecycle rides through Monterey County
If you noticed thousands of cyclists on the road in Monterey County yesterday, you weren’t hallucinating. 2,400 cyclists rode from Santa Cruz to King City, 107.6 miles, on day 2 of the AIDS/Lifecycle event. It’s the longest ride of the event, and the only day that riders will exceed 100 miles. Each cyclist must... »
10 (Controversial) Great Places to Have a Beer
Who knew an article on 10 Great Places to Have a Beer would turn into the most controversial story we ever ran in our newsletter? It turns out, however, that we weren’t kidding when we said Monterey County has a burgeoning beer scene. As evidenced by the emails and phone calls both visitors to... »
This weekend’s top events: June 4-6
Friday It’s time for the Salinas First Fridays Art Walk! Catch live music, art exhibits and more. 5pm-8pm, 100-300 blocks of Main Street and surrounding areas, Salinas. Pacific Grove offers its own take on the same theme with the Wine, Art and Music Walk, which lives up to its descriptive title. 6pm-9pm throughout downtown Pacific Grove;... »
Memorial Day Weekend 2010’s top events
Sure, technically the first day of summer isn’t for another three weeks, but (at least for Americans) the three-day Memorial Day weekend kicks off the summer season. It’s time to break out the grill, hang out at the beach, and celebrate the long weekend with the following events. Friday Classic rock cover band Cheeky Spanks have... »
The thrill of the Monterey Sports Car Championship
If you’ve never been to an auto race, it can be hard to describe why it would be exciting. After all, aren’t you just watching cars go by over and over again? Couldn’t you just do that by standing on a highway overpass? No, not really. Even on the Autobahn, cars don’t go at... »