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.

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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.

The Coastal Roots Hospitality Group - including Montrio restaurant at 414 Calle Principal - has designated Monterey County Film Commission as the nonprofit recipient of its Pick It Up - Pay It Forward Program for April 2025.

When you order takeout food from Montrio , 10% of your order will automatically be donated to this nonprofit organization which promotes our county to the film industry. (Offer doesn't apply to delivery orders.)

Monterey Peninsula Pride is getting ready for the annual Pride Parade and Celebration in 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 City of Campbell is developing its first Climate Action and Adaptation Plan to reduce emissions in Campbell and build resiliency against the impacts of climate change (like hotter temperatures, longer droughts, and more severe storms). Please take our survey...

Freedom Bakery is offering Easter Cookie Gift Boxes! Delight your friends and family with delicious Easter cookies, including a wide selection of our delicious shortbread photo cookies , for $24 a box.

Gift boxes are available for purchase at Freedom Bakery's booth at the Old Monterey Farmers Market , or you can call us and place an order for pick up at our Monterey Boutique. Learn more.

The City of Campbell Youth Commission is a diverse group of youth who serve as an advisory board to the City Council on matters that impact teens and young adults. Commissioners help organize and host events that focus on community...

Thank you for your patience everyone. We've been getting a lot of inquiries on when we'll be opening registration for our 2025 Car Show.

We now have a date for you.

Stokes Adobe introduces our newest menu item: Mediterranean-inspired seared octopus served with olive tapenade, nduja aioli, Marcona almonds, fresh oregano, and a burst of Meyer lemon.

Stokes Adobe restaurant and bar, located at 500 Hartnell Street, is open daily for dinner and happy hour.

Just in time for Easter, soft pretzel bunnies have hopped into Paris Bakery! Come and get yours at 271 Bonifacio Place. They're fun for all ages and delicious, too.

The logo for the 2025 Historic Downtown Campbell Car Show has just been released! As our tradition goes, the winner of Best in Show for the previous year gets to be featured on our t-shirt and logo the following year....

GIVEAWAY! We've got two tickets to the traveling multimedia live performance retrospective on the life, times, and music of Paul McCartney. Winner to be chosen at 5pm on Saturday, April 5th.

Enjoy weekly dining specials at Esteban Restaurant, 4:30pm-8:30pm, at 700 Munras Avenue!

Sundays, enjoy $1 West Coast oysters and half-priced bottled wines. Wednesdays, order a Signature Esteban Burger, fries, and adult libation for only $18.

Venture Gallery presents Gordon Mayfield , our featured local artist for April. His exhibit, Soulscapes , consist of beautiful watercolor landscape paintings inspired by his hikes in nature.

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

Volunteers are needed for a 5K charity fun run to be held in Campbell Park on the morning of Saturday, April 5th!

This is a great way to meet some new people, help your community, and do some good....

You can now enjoy the delicious BBQ of Bon Ton L'Roy's Lighthouse Smokehouse seven days a week! That's right, our dining room and bar is open Wed-Mon, 11am-10pm, and we're open Tuesdays for takeout, 11am-9pm, at 794 Lighthouse Avenue.