Kyarra Harris

2 weeks ago | montereyherald.com | Kyarra Harris

PEBBLE BEACH — The Pebble Beach Food & Wine Festival is back in full swing, bringing four days of culinary excellence, top-shelf tastings and star-studded chef appearances. The event, which kicked off Thursday and runs through Sunday, marks the return of one of the Monterey Peninsula’s most celebrated food and beverage festivals.

2 weeks ago | montereyherald.com | Kyarra Harris

PACIFIC GROVE – After years of storms battering Pacific Grove’s coast live oaks, one neighborhood is leading the charge to restore the trees that define the landscape. Country Club Gate, a neighborhood of 62 homes, has launched a reforestation effort to plant 49 coast live oaks — many of them grown from the neighborhood’s own acorns collected nearly a decade ago. The project is supported by Mitsugu Mori, a longtime local landscaper and owner of Green Valley Landscaping Services.

2 weeks ago | montereyherald.com | Kyarra Harris

The Monterey County chapter of Guitars Not Guns is giving out 250 electric guitars for school programs. In conjunction with the Monterey County Office of Education, 250 Gibson Les Paul Epiphone electric guitars plus 250 Peavey guitar amps will be distributed to 19 school districts across the county at 2 p.m. April 18 at the Monterey County Office of Education conference room, 901 Blanco Circle, Salinas. There will be a brief presentation, followed by the distribution.

3 weeks ago | montereyherald.com | Kyarra Harris

MONTEREY >> A fire tore through a Carl’s Jr. restaurant in Monterey on Thursday, leaving the building a total loss. The Monterey Fire Department responded to reports of a commercial structure fire at 902 Lighthouse Ave. around 6:37 a.m. according to a press release from the City of Monterey. Fire crews arrived within five minutes to find smoke inside the fast-food restaurant, located at the corner of Lighthouse and David Avenues, a few blocks up from the Monterey Bay Aquarium.

3 weeks ago | montereyherald.com | Kyarra Harris

PACIFIC GROVE — The Pacific Grove City Council voted 5-1 to incentivize parklets to start sunsetting their structures on the streets and moving toward the city’s newly approved sidewalk dining. Council member Chaps Poduri voted no and Mayor Pro Tempore Joe Amelio was absent. The council voted to extend the timeline of parklets until Oct. 31, when the program will officially sunset.