Dear Readers,
Carmel Cares founder Dale Byrne says he’ll run for mayor in the November election — setting up a showdown with incumbent Dave Potter. Mary Schley reports.
Tourists returned to Big Sur in a big way last weekend after Highway 1 reopened to the public — so big that there was chaos at the Bix Bridge overlook. Chris Counts has the details.
Filmmaker Lawrence Roeck has announced the revival of the Carmel International Film Fest. Chris Counts has that story, as well.
A man who lives at Torres and 11th took a ride into space on Jeff Bezos’ New Shephard rocket last week. At the May 23 school board meeting, P.G. parents had a lot to say about sex ed in the city’s schools. Drugs and alcohol were not a factor in the teenage driver/motorcycle crash that killed a man just outside the Carmel city limits. A $1,000 reward led to the recovery of a stolen bronze sculpture that used to belong to Doris Day. The city is mulling over its response to a new state law requiring a buffer zone for crosswalks. Wildlife experts are trying to figure out how to help a sea lion with a big rubber band around its neck. Prosecutors say brutal gang members are responsible for six murders in South County. The World War I Memorial Arch in the Ocean Avenue median has new lights. A city seminar June 1 will help you prepare for emergencies. A beloved singer and founder of the former Dream Theater in Monterey has died. Dennis Taylor reports that outstanding local athletes are enjoying great success in college and even — perhaps — at the Olympics. Jerry Gervase ruminates on what should really be said during a commencement address. Our Healthy Lifestyles special section explores new frontiers in caring for dementia patients, explains the advantages of a surgery partnership between CHOMP and UCSF, and delves into the advantages of living in a Blue Zone. And my editorial says get ready for some big shocks to the nation’s electricity system.
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