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Fall is here. Is it time to refresh or upgrade your gear? The brand new Garmin Forerunner 35 has arrived at Fleet Feet Sports in Monterey! This is the perfect watch to just put on and go. It's easy to use, has GPS, and offers a wrist-based heart rate. You can track your miles, get familiar with your pace, and improve your speed. Yes, folks, running season is here and we have all the freshest gear.

Do you struggle to stay healthy during the holidays? Weight gain, getting sick, lack of sleep, travel, parties, stress, and tempting desserts are all challenges. In Fleet Feet’s Holiday Survive and Thrive Workshop Series, learn ways to enjoy the holidays without feeling deprived, gaining weight, or wreaking havoc on your health.

Fee is $89 per person. Workshops led by yoga instructor Michael Simpson and functional diagnostic nutrition practitioner Cate Ritter. Register online to reserve your spot.

Workshop Schedule
(all workshops held Thursday, 6pm-7pm)

11/10: Holiday Travel Tactics & Yoga On-The-Go
11/17: Turkey Day Tips & Yoga for Digestion
12/1: Naughty or Nice Gift Ideas & Yoga for Relaxation
12/8: Holiday Party Pitfalls & Yoga for Mindfulness
12/15: Seasonal Secrets & Yoga for Renewal

The sewer rehabilitation project schedule has been revised for downtown Monterey, October 17-28. Weather or other conditions may revise it further. Here is the latest schedule that will impact traffic and parking:

October 17 – 28 (Monday – Friday, work may take place between 8 AM to 5 PM):

400 block of Alvarado St. – the 400 block between Franklin and Bonifacio will be closed Monday, 10/17, and then the following week, Wednesday, 10/26 through Friday, 10/28.

300 block of Alvarado St. – the 300 block between Franklin and Del Monte will be closed Wednesday 10/19 through Friday, 10/21.

The Tuesday Farmer’s Market on Alvarado Street will not be impacted.

400 block of Calle Principal – the 400 block between Franklin and Bonifacio Plaza will be closed Tuesday, 10/18 and Friday, 10/21 during work hours.

Tyler St. – Between Munras and Pearl St. will be closed Friday, 10/21 and the following week, Monday, 10/24 and Tuesday, 10/25.

Pacific St. – Work between Franklin and Del Monte, Thursday, 10/20 and Friday, 10/21

Del Monte Ave. – Work near Camino Aguajito will reduce lanes from Wednesday, 10/26 through Friday, 10/28.

For a weekly map showing all streets impacted by sewer work, refer to monterey.org/fixingsewers. Impacts may include traffic, road closures, detours and parking restrictions. Motorists should prepare to take alternate routes.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and in honor of this, Portola Hotel & Spa has partnered with the Breast Cancer Assistance Group of Monterey County. Throughout the month at Peter B's Brewpub and Jacks Restaurant & Lounge, for every Pink Panther Lemonade Cocktail sold, we will donate a $1 to the BCAGMC. All funds raised will help local breast cancer patients experiencing financial hardship due to their diagnosis and treatment.

One of the first residences built outside the walls of the old Presidio, Casa Munras Garden Hotel and Spa, located in Old Monterey, was constructed in 1824 by Spanish diplomat Don Esteban Munras. He named it La Granja (the Grange) and it soon became the heart of his sprawling Rancho San Vicente. Established a thriving trading business, he dealt in cattle hides and imported fine household furnishing and necessities to the earliest settlers in Monterey.

The original Casa, as it is generally referred to now, was built of individual adobe bricks made by hand from native materials consisting of clay soil mixed with coarse sand, soft chalk, and tough grass. A mortar of finer grain solid bound together the "adobe", formatting a thick insulate wall impervious to heat and cold. For unknown reasons, adobes were always 11x11x4 inches thick. Molded by hand in crude wooden boxes, they are baked in the sun before laying. To prevent weathering of the wall's surface, a plaster of fine silted mud and clay was applied. This was white washed each year to give the building a clean, warm feeling. Of the original house, that of which remains is a portion of the Marbella Meeting Room. Many of the walls in the remaining portion are 32" thick adobe.

Have you been looking for an unusual rug? Carpets and Floors, Inc. just brought in a line of leather rugs that will knock your socks off. The company is Bellaire Dynamik Bull Leather Industries, and the rugs are not your everyday leather options. These are meticulously made with some of the latest technology including laser techniques. You have to see these in person to appreciate their beauty - come check them out at our showroom at 471 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey.

October Specials at Mattress Nation

Posted on October 3rd, 2016 by Mattress Nation

Mattress Nation has some great deals for you this month! Beginning October 1, get your Beautyrest king size mattress for the price of a queen size mattress! That means savings up to $1000! And beginning October 3, all Serta Foresight mattresses will be $200 off. Stop by our showroom on Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey for more information.

The Transportation Agency for Monterey County reports that a live construction camera has been installed for the Holman Highway 68 Roundabout Project. The Camera allows people to go on-line to view the construction in real time at http://bit.ly/2dgnwXK.

This “birds-eye” view of the construction site not only offers the public the opportunity to see what the most current traffic conditions are through the area, but it also offers TAMC the opportunity to document the construction of the first major roundabout on a state highway in Monterey County.

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