Words Kelly Finerty With the cold winter months blanketing the Peninsula, most of us hibernate, drink a hot beverage and begin the process of hunkering down into a new fiscal year of work, family, retirement, and in many cases, isolation. “Wellness” is so much more than how the vessel carrying our spirit and soul is [...]

Words & Photos Cynthia Philp West Coast gardeners are blessed in January. Yes, we may get a cold snap, or even a wollop of heavy snow, but our gardens continue to push through the season. There’s always something delightful to find outside – a hellebore or heath blossom, or tender shoots of bulbs pushing up [...]

One morning I woke up with a thought I just couldn’t shake. Seaside needed a refresh! After more than 13 years of bringing you stories that matter, I felt it was time for our outward appearance to reflect the evolving heart of our community. With that spark of inspiration, I reached out to Reuben Butterfield [...]

Words Richard Hope Young people aren’t drinking anymore. The numbers tell a striking story. Today’s teenagers drink 20% less than millennials and 47% of Gen Z (people born between 1997 and 2012) report no plans to start. By the time you are reading this, I will be one week into attempting not to drink for [...]

Words Cassidy Nunn  Photo Nunn Other Photography “Mama, we forgot baby sister!!” my four-and-a-half-year-old daughter shouts from her car seat in the back of the car, her eyes wide with panic. My eyes instantly shift to my rearview mirror to check on the second car seat in the back seat. It’s empty. I sigh. Of [...]