For many millennia, the fates and fortunes of humans and horses have been intimately intertwined. Exactly when Homo sapiens domesticated the first of these superb animals has been the subject of much debate and scientific study, but that occurrence dates to at least 2,000 B.C. Humans harnessed horses for use in agriculture and ranching, transportation, sport, warfare, pleasure … [Read more...] about An Equine Paradise By the Sea
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Preserving the Past
The Carmel Heritage Society Protects Local Architecture
Carmel Heritage Society President Thomas Hood is a well-known architect with experience in historic restoration across the country, making him uniquely suited to serve the nonprofit's mission of preservation. Hood owned a design/build firm outside of Chicago that specialized in restoring historic homes before working in the San Francisco Bay Area as an architect with new and … [Read more...] about Preserving the Past
All About That Bass
The Monterey Jazz Festival at 67
The 67th Monterey Jazz Festival (MJF) will feature two top-tier bassists this year. Stanley Clarke is a groundbreaking artist who played a seminal role in the creation of a new musical genre in the 1970s. Kyle Eastwood is a leader of a later generation of player/composers who is also charting new paths in jazz. Stanley Clarke A Philadelphia son, young Clarke was … [Read more...] about All About That Bass
New Masters Gallery Celebrates 50 Years in Carmel
Bill and Jennifer Hill's Lasting Legacy
Fifty years ago, Bill and Jennifer Hill were a young married couple with a baby on the way taking a chance on opening their own art gallery in Carmel-by-the-Sea. Bill had discovered the charm of Carmel in the 1960s, when his older brother was stationed at Fort Ord and invited him to visit from Illinois and get out of the snow. Bill attended Monterey Peninsula College before … [Read more...] about New Masters Gallery Celebrates 50 Years in Carmel
Esselen Women
A Growing Voice Among the Monterey Peninsula's First People
For 10,000 years, the Esselen people have lived here. At one time, their lands encompassed an area extending from the San Francisco Bay area down to Lopez Point, south of Big Sur. But by the time of colonization, their lands had dwindled (due to pressure from Penutian speaking tribes), to a coastal area stretching forty miles from the Carmel Mission down the Big Sur coast and … [Read more...] about Esselen Women