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🌱 How a Monterey web designer built a livelihood around disability

Monterey, California Patch AM: a 4 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • How a Monterey web designer built a livelihood around disability
  • Police investigate hospitalizations after Santa Barbara half-marathon

Also on today's calendar: Diabetes Awareness Event, Hosted by Natividad and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did Beethoven say when he heard about reincarnation? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Nice with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 73 and low of 53 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Sunny and beautiful, temps: high: 73, low: 56.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high of 69 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• A worsening disability changed this Californian's career path (marketplace.org) — Monterey resident Stephanie Cervi left her web design job at the Naval Postgraduate School when nerve pain in both arms made the work unsustainable. She turned her yarn and fiber-tool side business, Starfish Fibers, into her livelihood and says she has continued breaking even despite her worsening disability.
   

• Mystery Surrounds Santa Barbara Half-Marathon As California Police Investigate 19 Runners Falling Ill With ‘Unusual Symptoms' (newsbreak.com) — Police are investigating after 19 Santa Barbara Half-Marathon runners received hospital treatment Sunday, with the cause still undetermined. Hospital officials reported similar symptoms among several patients, while the race director said medical reports described typical race-related problems. The writer contrasts the heat with cooler conditions at Monterey's separate half-marathon.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • I honestly cannot thank this community enough for coming out to show some neighborly love to my son yesterday.
    We had 15 motorcycles/scooters ride by and it was so moving that many of our guests cried. It was just such a pleasure meeting you all, waving,… (Nextdoor Del Rey Oaks)
  • Get ready for a night of non-stop laughter and unpredictable fun at California’s First Theatre!
    Controlled Chaos Improv puts their own twist on traditional improvisational theatre. Quick wit and spontaneous energy are combined with truth in… (Nextdoor Old Town)
  • Xperience Restaurant Group posted a job opening for Dishwasher-El Torito in Monterey. Apply here.
  • Benihana posted a job opening for Line Cook in Monterey. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Monterey here.

🗞 Nearby News

Pacific Grove

  • Burgeoning breakfast chain continues to expand (nj.com)
  • Santa Cruz's Haisley Flanagan, teammate win AVP Juniors West Coast Championships title (santacruzsentinel.com)

Carmel-by-the-Sea

  • Radio on the TV: The Best Films and Series About Life on the Airwaves (rogerebert.com)

Seaside

  • 39 former Monterey County high school athletes listed for college action in the week starting Monday, Nov. 9 (montereytimes.com)

Ok Monterey! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What did Beethoven say when he heard about reincarnation?" — I'll be Bach! (Thank you Raymond S. for sending it in!)
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