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
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A Thing of Beauty
Ashley Yeates Lathrop has a home in Pebble Beach that looks pulled from the pages of Architectural Digest. Graceful gardens surround the remodeled 1927 Spanish Colonial home, while carefully arranged items—art, pottery, books, antiques, flower arrangements—form vignettes in every corner. Custom-made details include distressed tile floors in varying patterns, specially designed … [Read more...] about A Thing of Beauty
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
Unstoppable Eastwood*
The clouds seem to part for him. A powerful, anthracite-gray machine descends beneath the fog line and lands gently on the ground. It’s a bird. It’s a plane. It’s Clint Eastwood, Carmel’s version of Superman. Eastwood—a rarity being a helicopter pilot still flying in his 80s—opens the door. At 6-foot-3, his stride is casual and steps are lengthy as he makes his way over to a … [Read more...] about Unstoppable Eastwood*
Leave It to Dina
What do you get when you mix the wife of one of the most famous men in the world with a sextet of up-and-coming male musicians and two teenaged daughters? Dina Eastwood, former news anchor, actress, television host, writer, and yes, wife of Clint, along with her daughter Morgan and stepdaughter Francesca, plus six South African a capella singers, star in the new reality series … [Read more...] about Leave It to Dina