A few months before the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s October 1984 opening, Mary Barrett registered for the facility’s volunteer orientation classes. She’d grown up sailing on Lake Michigan and, after moving to the Monterey Peninsula, wanted to learn about the Bay in her new backyard. As Aquarium co-founder Dr. Steve Webster presented concepts on an overhead projector, Barrett … [Read more...] about A Watershed Moment
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Free Spirit, Free Style
Anyone who believes that American men have the competitiveness market cornered has not yet met Bri Chmel. She’s just past 30, just over five feet tall, and just about as hard a charger as you’re likely to meet, male or female. And over the course of the past six years she’s come to dominate the sport of women’s wakesurfing. By the age of 14, Chmel (pronounced ka-MEL) was … [Read more...] about Free Spirit, Free Style
In the Game with Ol’ Blue Eyes
For the past quarter century, Tom Dreesen has been a fixture at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. After 45 years in show business, Dreesen has acquired a lot of famous friends. Sammy Davis, Jr. was one. David Letterman and Clint Eastwood still are. But the man who meant the most to Dreesen, personally and professionally, was Francis Albert Sinatra. For 14 years, … [Read more...] about In the Game with Ol’ Blue Eyes
An Iconic Tournament Improves
A golf tournament is largely defined by which pros it attracts…even the 2014 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Yes, the famous golf courses are in many ways the stars of the show, and celebrities from Hollywood and the sports world are enough to keep certain casual fans entertained, but part of what has always made the Pro-Am a great sporting event is its champions. From … [Read more...] about An Iconic Tournament Improves
All’s Well That Ends Well
Comedian Ray Romano once admitted, “I have this mistress: show business.” As everyone who has trod the boards knows, she can be a harsh mistress. To wit: recent budget cuts have put Monterey Peninsula College’s Drama Department in danger and forced Shakespeare Santa Cruz to draw the curtain on its 32-year run. But Carmel’s Pacific Repertory Theatre (PacRep) is still going … [Read more...] about All’s Well That Ends Well