Chris Doss, whose marketing background has included tenures with Bill Graham Presents to Gibson Guitar to Ticketmaster, has been named managing director of the Monterey Jazz Festival. Doss, 42, will work on the day-to-day operations of the festival. Tim Jackson, … Read More

Jaguar will be the featured marque of the 2011 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion. Few automakers are as synonymous with sports car racing as Jaguar, and the reunion will highlight the 50th anniversary of the iconic Jaguar E-Type and 60th anniversary … Read More

It was overcast and cold, and about the last thing I had in mind on a recent late Monday morning was ice cream. But the sign read: “Garlic Ice Cream” and everything changed. Garlic ice cream, like other things not … Read More

For 25 years, I’ve traveled often to the Montery Peninsula. I lived in Monterey for a year about 20 years ago, and my parents once owned a small home in Carmel. There’s not much not to like about Carmel, Monterey, … Read More

Concours on the Avenue, the free, hip and arguably most enjoyable component of Monterey Auto Week, has been canceled this year due to what owners call an “insurmountable financial gap.” “It’s suspended for 2010, but we have every hope that … Read More