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  • Here are a few local guides with that special homegrown feel
    • Carmel Life & Times
      is a pleasant little hang-out for locals and tourists alike. It's a great place to learn about local history, culture, business and more. Mr. Toy feels it captures the spirit of the community better than any other site he's seen.
    • Carmel.com
      is an attractive, easy to navigate, general purpose guide to Carmel with special emphasis on the arts.
    • 93950.com
      contains everything you could possibly want to know about the people and things in Pacific Grove
    • Coldwell Banker - Nancy McCullough.
      A well detailed guidebook with an emphasis on local lifestyle and real estate. Her staff of raccoons will help you find your way around.
    • Hiking in Big Sur is an excellent guide to that area, written by someone who really knows his way around.
  • Smart people read the local periodicals
    • The Monterey County Herald
      A fresh copy shows up on our porch every morning and keeps us one step ahead of the clueless masses.
    • The Carmel Pine Cone
      Carmel's hometown weekly provides a distinctly human touch to the news and it doesn't cost a dime. A popular feature is the detailed police log. 
    • Monterey County Weekly
      A free left-leaning alternative paper that also features a comprehensive entertainment guide
    • Carmel Magazine
      Though slick, glossy and loaded with ads for things you can't afford, it provides down-to-earth insights into local culture. Pick it up for free almost everywhere newsper boxes are found. 
    • Foolish Times
      A locally generated humor tabloid. Almost as fun as sand in your shoes!
  • If you prefer to watch TV
    • KSBW 8
      the NBC "salad bowl" station has a terrific site for news, weather and all that stuff.
    • These two stations are under the same ownership. They share a common news department, anchors, weatherman, etc.
    • KION 46
      has it's CBS "eye on the central coast" (I-ON, get it?)
    • KCBA 35 
      is the local Fox affiliate
  • Dial surfers can catch the best radio waves on these frequencies
    • KUSP - 88.9 FM
      Public Radio based in Santa Cruz provides the best nightly jazz offerings. They also do folk and ethnic stuff, along with NPR. It is Mr. Toy's second favorite radio station.
    • KAZU - 90.3 FM
      If non-stop NPR is your thing, this is the place for you. It's run by the university people at CSUMB.
    • KSPB - 91.9 FM
      is run by the Robert Louis Stevenson high school. Listen to the BBC or whatever music the students decide to put on
    • KWAV - 97 FM
      for light rock and syrupy pop.
    • KRML -102.1 FM & 1410 AM
      KRML in Carmel was portrayed as a jazz station in the 1971 Clint Eastwod movie Play Misty For Me, though at the time the station actually had an easy listening format. It then adopted a Christian format for a few years. In the early 1980s it began a three-decade run as a real jazz station. Since 2012 it has presented an eclectic mix of alternative rock, blues, and the good stuff from earlier generations. While we miss having a full-time jazz station on The Peninsula, the current offerings still make KRML very much worth tuning in.
    • KPIG - 107oink5 FM
      Mr. Toy's favorite station. The Pig is one of the highest rated stations in the Monterey Bay area, and rightly so. Appropriately located in the town of Freedom, KPIG is the perfect antidote to cookie-cutter corporate pop offerings. During most of the day actual DJs occupy the sty presenting a cool and unusual mixture of country, folk, blues, and classic rock, with a little comedy thrown in. They often play lesser known artists, and throw in a few fake commercials here and there. Alas, they have gone automated during the night, but the computers still play the same great stuff.
    • RadioReference.com
      This is a technical site for those of you with radio scanners. It lists the radio frequencies for the local police and fire departments, ambulance services, airports and other things. 
  • Mr. Toy's recommends these local services provided by his good friends.
    • Are you planning a wedding or other special event? You need professional help. No, not that kind, but a professional wedding planner like Sarah at Sarah Ward Events. She can keep all those details from getting out of control so you won't need that other kind of professional help. Mr. Toy worked with Sarah for three years and he admires her ability to stay cool under pressure. When it comes to event coordinators, there is none better than Sarah.

    • If you need a competent videographer to record your wedding or other special event, run, don't walk, to Wendy at Reflections Video

    • Mr. Toy has worked with many DJs over the years. Jim & Cecilia at Sight N Sound are by far the best in this town. They are friendly, the know how to make your party fun, and most important of all, they are reliable!

    • There's nothing better than a harpist to add class to your wedding or social event. And there's no classier harpist than Juli Alexander.

    • Mr. Toy's friend and neighbor Felix has a BIG site for his public relations business.
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(Even he needs to get away once in a while).