Alma del Mar is having a sale on our all-natural, handmade soaps! We have hundreds of bars marked at $1 each, and soap sides (odd sizes) available for $5 per bag.

There are a wide variety of shapes and...

Did you know that Albatross Ridge Winery and Kitchen is available for private events? Whether it’s a wedding welcome party, rehearsal dinner, corporate gathering, or special celebration, we would love to host your gathering at our wine tasting room at...

Monterey Peninsula Pride is getting ready for the annual Pride Parade and Celebration in Downtown Old Monterey on Saturday, June 28. They rely heavily on community volunteers to pull off this joyful, family-friendly celebration.

Interested in volunteering on June 28? Sign up here . It's a lot of fun, and a great way to give back to the community and get to know local LGBTQIA+ individuals and allies.

📬 The Summer Activity Guides arrived last week and registration for Summer Classes begins April 29th at 9am for Campbell Residents! 🌞🗓️Registration for opens Wednesday, April 30th at 9AM for everyone!✨

Registration for summer camps, swim lessons, and pre-school...

Venture Gallery presents Lilly Campos , our featured local artist for May. Her exhibit, A Summer's Day in a California Bay , captures, in glass, the essence of a beautiful, sunny day along California’s coastline.

Venture Gallery is open daily, 10am-6pm, at 260 Alvarado Street.

Planning a large meeting or conference in Monterey? See Monterey has launched a new site for meeting planners, MeetInMonterey.com , providing personalized trip plans, venue recommendations, and itineraries. Now planning a meeting is easier than ever....

The Perfect Crumb Bakery serves our popular breakfast sandwiches Wed-Sun, 7:30am-12:30pm. Made with freshly baked biscuits, two eggs, hash browns, cheese, and optional bacon or ham, they're a great way to get your morning started.

Is your mouth watering? Find them at 301 Lighthouse Avenue.

Play Full Ground's new micro high school is now accepting student applications for the 2025-2026 school year!

Founder Mai Ryuno invites students and their families seeking a high school education rooted in creativity and community to join her in building this vision.

The goal? To make high school education a valuable experience of learning and growth and to nurture the creativity and happiness of young people. Learn more.

MY Museum's 2025 Online Auction is ready for your bids! Whether you are looking for trips, spa services, gift cards to local restaurants, wine, new experiences, or family fun adventures, we've got you covered.

The best part? Every penny goes directly to making this non-profit children's museum a better, safer place for the kids of Monterey County. The auction ends April 30 at 9pm.

Meet River, the furry, four-legged design consultant at Carpets and Floors, Inc., who loves our carpet runners at 471 Lighthouse Avenue.

Carpets runners are great for pets: they prevent slipping and sliding, provide a runway for naps and zoomies, catch fur and drool, and look fabulous. (Well, River looks fabulous, don't you agree?)

We are currently accepting entries for 2025 Historic Downtown Campbell Car Show to be held on June 7th, 2025. This show is a juried exhibit with awards determined by professional judges. Custom fabricated one-of-a-kind trophies will be awarded for:...

Off the Charts Monterey, the first licensed cannabis dispensary in the city, celebrated its grand opening with a ribbon cutting ceremony on April 5 at 734 Lighthouse Avenue.

Congratulations to Off the Charts Monterey's co-owner Anthony Gonzales and his team! View the photos.

Stokes Adobe restaurant and bar is now offering caviar service daily. 28g of Osetra caviar is served with creme fraiche, chives, blinis, and potato chips.

Available for dinner (5pm-9pm) and happy hour (4pm-5:30pm) at 500 Hartnell Street in Downtown...

In need of intensive pain relief? Look no further— you know Silicon Valley’s favorite CBD store has got you covered. Not only did Mercury News readers crown Cloud City as the best CBD store for...

Downtown Old Monterey's newest restaurant, Rice and Roots, has opened at 422 Tyler Street serving fresh, authentic Vietnamese cuisine with modern touches.

From savory pho to flavorful rice dishes and delicious bahn mi sandwiches, every dish is made with love. You'll also find a variety of hot and iced tea, coffee, and boba drinks. Open daily, 11am-8pm.

Easter chocolates are now available at Parker-Lusseau Cafe. We make everything in-house and have a variety of designs including eggs, rabbits, chickens, and fish.

We hope to carry our delicious chocolates right up until Easter (April 20), but we can't make any promises, so don't wait! Stop by soon at 539 Hartnell Street and pick up yours.

Manasiri's Crepes and Sandwiches now proudly serves Zum Zum Tea at 321 Alvarado Street. Zum Zum is a local, family-run tea company offering a wide array of farm-to-cup teas from around the world.

Stop by and try Lavender Earl Gray black tea, Citrus De-Stress green tea, or herbal tea blends like Carrot Ginger Curcuma, Fruit Medley, or Risky 'Biscus.

It's the season for hot cross buns! At Ad Astra, we make ours with dried fruit soaked in Earl Grey tea with cardamom, ginger, black pepper, and clove, finished with an orange-honey glaze.

Baked fresh daily at 479 Alvarado Street.

The Yardstick is honored to announce that we have been named the Best Window Coverings Provider in Silicon Valley for 2025 in Mercury News’ annual Best in Silicon Valley competition! The award is voted on by readers in a wide...

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We're keeping this simple. It's just one rate. $350 gets you on the back of this year's t-shirt plus you get on our sponsor grid on the official event page.

Powell Peralta's Bones Brigade Series 16 skateboards are now available at On The Beach. We've got the Tony Hawk, Lance Mountain, Steve Caballero, Rodney Mullen, Tommy Guerrero and Mike McGill designs.

Only a fixed number of decks were made and each is numbered...get them while they last! We're at 693 Lighthouse Ave.

Make your Easter celebration complete with Eastern European delights from Malinka Mini Market including traditional Easter bread ("kulich"), egg wrappers and paints, and Kagor red dessert wine. See details here.

Visit Malinka at 484 Lighthouse Ave. Open Tue-Sat, 10am-7pm, and Sun-Mon, 10am-6pm.

Poppleton's Handcrafted Furniture & Interior Design announces our Stickley Spring Sale, April 3-15. Receive 35% off the Stickley Furniture line. (Some exclusions may apply.)

Stop by our showroom at 299 Lighthouse Ave. - we're open Mon-Sat, 10am-5pm, and Sun, 12pm-5pm.

On a film set they say "Take Two!" But this month, MCFC says "Take Out!"

In April, if you order takeout from Montrio , Rio Grill , or Tarpy's , 10% of the cost will be donated to the Lighthouse District's own Monterey County Film Commission, a nonprofit organization promoting Monterey County locations, crew, and businesses to the film industry.