A couple of months ago, I spent three nights at the Carmel Lodge, just as it was making its transition from more than 50 years of family ownership to one of the five properties owned by Coastal Hotel ...

While driving to the Monterey Peninsula or on return trips to Sacramento there never seems to be time to stop at San Luis Reservoir. It's located in hills of the western San Joaquin Valley near Pachec...

Scott Simpson is one of the nicest professional golfers I've met.Years ago, while working on a lengthy article for PGA Tour Partners magazine on players' faith, Simpson, among other golfers, talked fr...

English Ales Brewery has been around since 2000, but I've only discovered its great beer on several recent trips to the Monterey Peninsula.While staying in Carmel and Pacific Grove, I've frequented th...

With the exception of when international events are in town, it's difficult to find something to eat on weeknights past 9-10 p.m. in Carmel.I was visiting the peninsula earlier this week and returned ...

Through the years, I've driven past Earthbound Farm many times. But it wasn't until last Friday (May 18) when Myra and Drew Goodman, owners of country's largest organic farm, hosted a media luncheon, ...

I've been fascinated by watches for years, and it's difficult to walk past a watch store without stopping to gawk at fine timepieces — at least for a few minutes. New watches are fine, but it's ...

After covering the National Pro-Am and many other golf tournaments at Pebble Beach Golf Links for more than 20, I've gotten used to the niceties of the place.The drive into the course along the famed ...

Nearly 21 years ago, I moved from Sacramento to Monterey to take a sports staff writer and columnist position at the Monterey County Herald. I looked at a few places to live and eventually rented a on...

For the past 20 years or so, I've traveled to the Monterey Peninsula at least three times per year. If there's any marginally important reason to go, I go. But I've also realized and accepted that the...