Want to support small, locally-owned food establishments? All restaurants in Downtown Old Monterey are now offering take-out and/or no-contact curbside pick-up, and many are working with delivery services to bring their delicious cuisine straight to you. But what's remarkable, when you visit Downtown Old Monterey, is the speed with which outdoor dining has developed at many restaurants in the district.

Al fresco dining experiences have just opened and existing patio dining has been greatly expanded at 29 different restaurants and cafes and 2 wine tasting rooms in Downtown Old Monterey. To view the full list, please visit the Old Monterey Dining Guide, and click the "Dine-in" button.

The Old Monterey Business Association would like to thank the City of Monterey for making this possible and quickly processing business applications for expanded sidewalk dining.

Compare your knowledge of Indiana Jones with other fans and enjoyed a physically distanced social night! Sovino Wine Bar and Merchant is holding a Virtual Trivia Night via Zoom on Wednesday, July 29, 7pm-9pm. We'll use ClassMarker.com as an answer sheet.

To play, visit our online store, purchase Indiana Jones Trivia for $10, and provide your email address. We'll send you all the necessary links. (And you can buy some lovely wine while you're there! We offer free local delivery.)

As Golden State Theatre looks to the future, we want to hear from you! At your convenience, please take a few moments to fill out our short survey regarding Covid-19 policies, safety precautions, and patron feedback. Your input matters to us!

As time progresses and COVID-19 restrictions and mandates are lifted in the months to come, we at the Golden State Theatre are committed to offering a safe and comfortable venue for the enjoyment of live performances by both our community based clients and the nationally touring artists that grace our stage. But none of that is possible without the support of you, our beloved theatre patrons!

Thank you again for your time and support. We look forward to sharing with you the experience of live entertainment in the future and look forward to hearing your opinions through our survey today.

The Golden State Theatre is located at 417 Alvarado Street in Downtown Old Monterey.

Relay for life would have taken place this past weekend on July 11th and 12th at the Campbell Community Center. This year, the annual event took place virtually as the relayers continued working to raise money for the fight against cancer while sheltered in place.

If you missed this event, you can chip in a donation still. You can find a team that you want to support through the Relay for Life website or you can choose to make a donation in the name of Relay for Life Campbell.
https://secure.acsevents.org/site/STR?pg=entry&fr_id=96460

Relayers, feel free to post shout outs and links to your fundraising pages on this Facebook post if you have anything to share with the community.

See below for photos from last year's RFL event.

Ugh, so it turns out that winter's not over for some of our bears. Our salons, spas, and fitness studios are going to need to return to hibernation after all of this excitement. They'll have to shut down again starting on Wednesday, July 15th so if you have an appointment on Tuesday, it's still valid unless they called you to cancel.

Naturally, we're disappointed, but safety comes first and if Santa Clara County Public Health and the State of California saw something that forced them to reverse course, we know it wasn't a decision taken lightly. We moved ahead under the approval of the public health department and now we're stepping back under the guidance of public health.

Please remember that today's order only affects the businesses that were permitted to resume today so it doesn't affect outdoor dining or our retail shops. Remember that you can always support our restaurants and retailers with curbside and takeout. Be safe and remember to wear a mask when you come down here.

On July 13, 2020, the State of California ordered the following businesses to close indoor operations in Monterey County:

Hair Salons and Barbershops
Personal Care Services (i.e., nail and skin care, tattoo parlors)
Fitness Centers
Offices for Non-Critical Sectors
Malls
Places of Worship

For more information, read:
California State Health Officer's Order of July 13
CA Dept. of Public Health's Guidance on Order of July 13

On July 13, 2020, the State of California ordered the following businesses to close indoor operations in Monterey County:

Hair Salons and Barbershops
Personal Care Services (nail and skin care, waxing, lashes, tattoo parlors)
Fitness Centers
Offices for Non-Critical Sectors
Malls
Places of Worship

For more information, read:
California State Health Officer's Order of July 13
CA Dept. of Public Health's Guidance on Order of July 13

In these very strange days, both of these opposing realities seem true: every day is Groundhog's Day and things are changing so fast you're not sure what to do.

Control what you can control. Stay centered. Don't get too high or too low.

It's easy to say and hard to do, but it's important enough that it bears repeating. Don't get too high and don't get too low. Stay centered. Control what you can.

Dream small if that's all that's within reach, but work up to something more when you feel up for it. Maybe that's tomorrow. Maybe that's in a year. Just keep in mind what you want your life to look like when this too passes.

Thank you to Murray Ellis (IG: @skydio2_in_cali) for this great sky video of Downtown Campbell winding down after another day.

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FINALLY! Starting on Monday, July 13th, you can once again get a haircut, or a massage, or attend a fitness class in Downtown Campbell again... but there are conditions.

Some services may not be available due to public health requirements and some services may need to be modified. For example, you won't be able to get a facial because you need to be wearing a face mask at all times when you're indoors. At least one of our fitness studios is exercising an abundance of caution and will only hold small classes outdoors or virtually. There's a lot of new normal that we have to get used to so please be understanding.

Things Aren't Normal

Please also keep in mind that our salons, spas, and fitness services been shut down for almost four months and there might be some hiccups in the first couple of weeks as everyone gets back into the swing of things. Then also keep in mind that as much as we want to just enjoy what simple luxuries we're able to have, things are not normal. Everyone will be learning how to operate their businesses differently from what they were used to back in March.

Hours may be erratic, especially in the initial weeks. Nobody really knows how much demand they need to fill so expect hours to change from week to week for a while until things stabilize. Some places might not have the staffing ready on July 13th to offer their normal hours. Please plan ahead and book your appointments in advance. Many places won't be able to squeeze you in if you just show up off the street.

Downtown Campbell Business Directory

• Wellness and Fitness
• Beauty and Massage

Just about everything that can open safely in Downtown Campbell is going to be open again. That's terrific and we want it to stay that way. As you surely know, there are places elsewhere that are teetering on the possibility of having to go into shut down again. It's on all of us to make sure that doesn't happen here.

Follow All Safety Mandates

Wear a mask and maintain that glorious six feet of distance as much as possible from anyone you don't live with when you're here. Masks are absolutely required anytime you are indoors and it would make life easier on all of us if you also wore it outdoors anytime you're in Downtown Campbell because seeing a people walking around without masks discourages many people from venturing Downtown to pick-up takeout and we need their business.

Thank you for all of your support in these very strange days.

Julie Dewhirst, the owner of Ritual Day Spa really put on a show throughout the nearly 4 month long shelter-in-place that her little spa wasn't able to be open. What she did during her extended layoff was truly something to admire and she sets the standard here for having the best Shelter in Place game in Downtown Campbell.

Spread across 117 days of shelter-in-place, she put out over 100 days of skin care tips including 80 some videos where she covered quick lessons on skin care basics. She discussed everything from the importance of wearing sunscreen, to techniques for treating common skin conditions, to demos on using professional products for self-care. Please take a look through Ritual Day Spa's Instagram Page if you'd like to pick-up a few random skin care tips or you just want to admire Julie's endurance.

Ritual Day Spa will be open again starting on July 13th (the first day allowed), but they'll only be doing waxing and massage until further notice. Please visit www.ritual-spa.com if you want to book an appointment.

Win Gift Cards to Ritual Day Spa

Gift Cards to Ritual Day Spa is one of our current prizes for our monthly Downtown Campbell Survival Project prize drawings! Enter our contest and you can win one of four $50 gift cards to visit Ritual Day Spa now that they're open again.

Tessora's just updated their menus for the summer. Check out their new summer menu and treat yourself to some outdoor dining on their patio or grab something to enjoy at home with some wine they'd be happy to recommend for a perfect pairing. They're currently open 4-9pm Tuesdays through Saturdays.