January 17 — WITH THE widespread destruction of thousands of homes and other buildings — including schools and businesses — in the Southern California wildfires, along with the loss of lives and the displacement of hundreds of thousands of people, the possibility, if not the inevitability, of wildfire in Carmel is on everyone’s mind. In light of that, the battle over metal roofs continued ... Read More

January 17 — EVEN THOUGH it might feel like it, The Pit won’t be The Pit forever. Patrice Pastor, whose company, Esperanza Carmel, owns the large property on the southwest corner of Dolores and Fifth, said this week that he has applied for a demolition permit to remove what the previous owners built so construction can finally begin ... Read More

January 16 — AN UNHAPPY anniversary was reached last week when Highway 1 through Big Sur marked its second anniversary of being closed, making this the longest period motorists have been unable to drive along the coast between Carmel and Cambria since the Big Creek Bridge opened to drivers in September 1938. As a result, businesses down the coast have struggled to survive ... Read More