We typically don't pay much attention to self-storage places. Their invisibility is compounded by locations in out-of-the-way commercial zones. Though many of us have occasion to rent a space from time to time—perhaps for temporary storage of household goods—for the most part they go ignored. Aside from the frenzy displayed by those rabid resellers who bid on the contents of … [Read more...] about Boys and Their Toys
If You Can’t Stand Up, Stand Out
Give Chelsie Hill lemons, she'll make lemonade. Put her in a wheelchair? She'll dance. Most Peninsulans know Hill's tragic story: a bright and beautiful Pacific Grove High senior, she awoke in a Santa Clara trauma center paralyzed from the waist down after a horrendous alcohol-related automobile accident. "Dance is the only thing my daughter has ever wanted to do," says … [Read more...] about If You Can’t Stand Up, Stand Out
This Is Jazz
They're still talking about that September Saturday. The day Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews strode out onto the Jimmy Lyons stage with his band Orleans Avenue and proceeded to permanently and deeply carve his name into the tree trunk of Monterey Jazz Festival lore. "He absolutely owned the 2010 festival," says one longtime attendee. Guess what? He's gonna do it again. "I've … [Read more...] about This Is Jazz
You Otter Be in Pictures
Take one attractive, bubbly actress named Katie Pofahl. Cast her opposite one or more of the most endearingly charming animals on the planet and roll film. Sounds like a recipe ready made for the Disney Channel, but it’s actually the formula for “Otter 501,” a new film by Sea Studios Foundation of Monterey. Through a clever mix of feature- and documentary-style filmmaking, … [Read more...] about You Otter Be in Pictures
Monterey Jazz Festival’s Full Circle
Jazz musicians are an eclectic lot: highly individualistic and nonconformist— dancing to their own drummers, so to speak. They sing in chorus, however, when it comes to educating young people in the language of their chosen musical genre. From its inception 54 years ago, the Monterey Jazz Festival (MJF) has funded programs designed to pass the torch onto the next generation of … [Read more...] about Monterey Jazz Festival’s Full Circle