Wine will be served at the next Pacific Grove Artwalk scheduled from 6 to 9 p.m. on Aug. 10, said Artwalk organizers.
In May, wine was banned during the regular showcase of the town’s art galleries after Police Chief Darius Engles sent a letter to the Chamber of Commerce informing the organization that without licenses, merchants could not legally provide alcohol to the public during the event
About 50 people packed the Central Avenue Bakery for the second Coffee Shop Talk, a new event giving residents who don’t always show up at City Council meetings a chance to ask tough questions or simply make their points in an atmosphere without overhead projectors, gavels or microphones.
One topic was a proposed new farmers market for Lighthouse Avenue.
“I am at a loss to know why the city wants to have a farmer’s market,” resident Ellen Coile said. “We need another farmers market in this area like we need another golf course.”
. . or like we need another art gallery or Mexican restaurant.
Another meeting is scheduled for August 13, 6:30 p.m. at Black Forest Espresso in the Country Club Gate Shopping Center.
Sorry mayor, there are no longtime residents left. The charm is increasingly phony.
This week’s Feast of Lanterns opening ceremonies had just that feel. On a weekday afternoon, while most people were at work, about 100 residents gathered at Chautauqua Hall to celebrate.
Older women in Chinese costumes prepared large bowls of punch while the festival’s royal court was introduced to the crowd. They invited everyone to a street dance and an ice cream social, among other gaieties. Girls performed dances.
The parents of each of the princesses and the queen stood in the back, waving when their daughters were introduced.
The scene could have been right out of a black-and-white photo.
“Does it ever occur to you that we are Leave It To Beaver-land?” Cort said. “Yeah, we are. People stop their lives for the little things … We value quality of life. We value those kinds of ’50s things. We just don’t want them to go away.”
On July 25, Olga Ospina was walking Lulu on a leash when the other dog, owned by Donna Marie Bazan of Rancho Palos Verdes, jumped through an open car window and attacked her Maltese. Ospina was bitten on the hand when she tried to break up the fight, but McGuirk wouldn’t elaborate on the extent of her injuries. Ospina has been staying with family in Southern California and could not be reached for comment.
Pacific Grove City Manager Jim Colangelo said police chief Darius Engles has already determined the dog is vicious. Colangelo said he has appointed Carmelita Garcia as the hearing officer in the case. Garcia will listen to both accounts of the attack and will determine what exactly should be done with the Lab, he said.
“The dog could be banished” from the city, Colangelo said. Or it could be ordered to be euthanized.
In P.G.’s attempt to copy Carmel in the dog-accessible area, did people ever think that all dogs are not friendly to each other?
Anyway – it’s a civil matter.
… other traditions remained, such as the Royal Court’s enactment of “The Legend of the Blue Willow,” a romance involving a princess who drowns herself when her father forbids her from marrying her poor lover. Layne describes the story, based on a famous ceramic pattern, as an ancient Chinese myth.
In fact, according to Williams’ research, the story is not a Chinese legend at all: Both the blue willow pattern, and the story to explain it, were fabricated in the UK.
Another festival tradition puts the mayor in stereotypical Asian attire. This year Mayor Dan Cort plans to don a Chinese robe – and if he can’t find it, he says, he’ll wear a Japanese one – to kick off the July 27 street dance. “There was an uncomfortable history with our Chinese immigrants,” he admits. “We hope that celebrations like the Feast of Lanterns honor the contributions of the Chinese to Pacific Grove.”
Doctoral student Williams views the dynamic in psychological terms. “It’s an interesting juxtaposition to have this celebration of the Chinese at the same time that a legal mechanism was taken to burn them out,” he says. “There are various possibilities for why any group of people will celebrate the aesthetics of what they’re in the process of destroying.”
From the PG Bulletin:
do not place blankets, chairs etc., on the beach to save space for Feast of Lanterns until Saturday morning, July 28. All items placed prior to Saturday morning may be removed.
Picture from Wednesday night, 2005:
From www.feastoflanterns.com (do check out the belly dancer videos there):
Wednesday, July 25th, Chautauqua Hall.
– Opening Ceremonies, 1:00.
Thursday, July 26th Chautauqua Hall.
– Feast of Salads 11:30.
– Children’s Chalk Fest the “Feast of Art” 2:00.
Friday, July 27th, Caledonia Park.
– Children’s Pet Parade – gather at 2:00, parade begins at 2:30.
Friday, July 27th, Congress & Lighthouse.
– Street Dance – 6:30-9:00.
Saturday, July 28th, Lovers Point Park.
– Children’s Activities – 11:00.
Saturday, July 28th, Lovers Point Park.
– Feast of Lanterns Food Booths – 12:00 – 6:30pm.
Saturday, July 28th, Lovers Point Beach.
– Pier Entertainment – 12:00 – 7:00.
Saturday, July 28th, Lovers Point Beach.
– Feast of Lanterns Pageant, Fireworks – 8:00 – Dark.
Also see Snick’s annual Feast Of Flashlights comic at www.93950.com/cog
A Danville developer has submitted plans and a lease to the city for the Old Bathhouse property at Lovers Point, City Manager Jim Colangelo said Wednesday.
The City Council will consider Robert Enea’s proposal in closed session during its Aug. 1 meeting. Enea said he wants to remodel the building and bring in a new restaurant.
Think Chili Dogs (3/2/07). . .
Investigators with the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control helped Pacific Grove police nab two people for selling alcohol to minors on Thursday.
Underage decoys attempted to buy alcohol at 11 separate retail licensees in Pacific Grove that day.
Our founding fathers would be spinning in their grave . .
“Justin William Linn was last seen on Tuesday morning by a family member and has not been heard from since,” said police Sgt. D.C White. “Linn is extremely depressed and has expressed the intention to end his life.”
Police said Linn is about 5-feet 9-inches tall, weighs 155 pounds, with short blond hair and blue eyes.
He drives a Silver 2003 Subaru Legacy with tinted windows and a surfboard inside the vehicle.
He is an avid surfer and often travels up and down the coast to surf.
Police are asking the public for help in finding Linn. Anyone with information should call their local police department, the California Highway Patrol or the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office.
Opinions of Pacific Grove residents and business owners were all over the map at a standing-room-only meeting late Wednesday, as the City Council considered whether to put a tax increase measure on the November ballot.
City Manager Jim Colangelo recommended that the council support a 1 percent sales tax increase that would generate $1.3 million annually and would end after five years. The increase would raise the city’s sales tax to 8.25 percent, the highest in Monterey County.
Several hoteliers who spoke are part of Citizens for Responsible Government, a group that opposes tax increases.
Citizens for Responsible Government? These are the motel owners that inflate the room rates to the maximum and require 3 night stays. Not that I’m saying they can’t be citizens too.
Tourists are stupid – they wouldn’t know the difference and just keep paying more for the phony charm.