Ad Astra Bread Co. has been selling some festive Halloween-themed treats in the shop at 479 Alvarado Street in Downtown Old Monterey. Items include Schezhuan pepper ghost cookies, a pistachio cream puff shaped like a goofy monster, pan de muerto, munecas, and our R.I.P. cake (a two-layer black velvet cake with salty black cocoa pudding buttercream that serves six). So much fun!

Did you know that you don't have to be a member of The Pearl Works to use our meeting rooms? We have spaces for 4-12 people with TV and whiteboards that are perfect for end-of-year planning.

Our Eden Room accommodates up to 4 people and is available for $30 an hour. Our River Room, which can hold up to 6 people, is available for $60 an hour. Our Asilomar Room, which seats up to 12 people, is perfect for a mid-sized meeting or class at $75 an hour.

The Pearl Works coworking space is located at 288 Pearl Street in Downtown Old Monterey.

Cypress Boutique has great new men's styles for fall: soft sweaters, jackets, flannel shirts, denim pants, beanies, and shoes. Who knew comfort could look this good?

Visit us at 800 Lighthouse Avenue, Suite C in Monterey and let us help you find what you're looking for. We have a great selection packed into our cozy shop.

Escape Room 831 invites you to channel your inner criminal and rob a bank! Here at 599 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey, we're located in a former bank building with an old bank vault, so what better place to see if you can put your criminal tendencies to a completely legal use?

The scenario: it's Employee Appreciation Day at the bank...the perfect day to commit grand larceny. Your mission is simple: break in, steal the cash, and get out. But your tunnel has collapsed and the team leader is stuck outside. You'll have to get into the vault and steal as much loot as possible before the employees return. And that's not so simple.

Rababank at Escape Room 831 presents 2-6 guests at a time with a series of analog and digital puzzles to solve in 1 hour. With an exciting story, lighting and sound effects, a real bank vault, and an experienced escape room guide, it's a blast. Book your visit online today.

In just the last few years, CBD has earned its rightful place as a staple in millions of health and wellness routines. One attribute of CBD that makes it so popular is its growing accessibility. This multipurpose compound can be administered in various ways. Namely, there are three methods that tend to stand out the most:

1. Topicals
2. Sublingual tinctures
3. Softgels

How to choose CBD products for your wellness routine

Each method highlights different benefits according to your unique needs and preferences. In addition to being so accessible, exercising the autonomy of choice in how you incorporate natural remedies like CBD into your daily routine makes it a fan favorite and contributes to its growing reputation. But with all these options, how do you know what to choose? In this blog, we’ll explain what to pay attention to when shopping for CBD, and how to choose the best products for your needs.

Topical CBD products

Best for: targeted external relief.

Topical products include anything applied to the skin. For example, lotions, creams, balms, and oils designed for external use. Some key advantages of topical CBD products include:

• Relief for a targeted area. Maybe you experience regular awful headaches, chronic joint pain, or horrible menstrual cramps. Applying a CBD topical to your forehead, back of your neck, or abdomen can offer palpable relief for seemingly inescapable pain and discomfort. Topical CBD can also help with skin conditions like eczema, or even general irritation caused by seasonal weather changes.
• Fast-acting. Because topical products are absorbed by the skin, the effects are basically instantaneous. The cannabinoid receptors in your skin directly interact with the CBD, allowing you to feel its therapeutic benefits right away.
• Easy and convenient user experience. Just like any other hand cream or face balm, you can carry topical CBD products with you wherever you go and use them whenever you need to.

Sublingual CBD tinctures

Best for: versatile use and broader physiological effects.

Sublingual tinctures are liquid extracts deposited under the tongue via an oil dropper. This delivery method allows the CBD to absorb directly into your bloodstream, which makes the effects on your mind and bodily sensations broader and last for longer periods of time. In addition to its fast absorption, sublingual tinctures also offer:

• Versatility. Sublingual application is not the only way you can use tinctures. At Cloud City, we love to get creative and use them as additives to our favorite food and beverage recipes. You can add CBD tinctures to
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We have some bad news for you fans of fine artisanal burgers. Brown Chicken Brown Cow closed their doors quietly this weekend without any fanfare. They just posted a farewell message on their Instagram account.

BCBW's owner, Chris Yamashita has been an integral part of the Downtown Campbell community for many years and also served faithfully on the board of the Downtown Campbell Business Association for a good number of them. He didn't just run one of your favorite restaurants. He gave back... a lot.

One thing few people see about small businesses is that the people behind them have lives and the people behind them are so integral to it that you can't always keep the two separated. Sometimes the special sauce is the person who started it.

Life took Chris to Sacramento several years ago. Somehow he managed to endure an extreme commute for the past few years to run a much beloved restaurant. Honestly, I have no idea how he managed to do it for as long as he did.

We're sad about this, but hope that closing the doors to Brown Chicken Brown Cow gives Chris the freedom to pursue new things and live life on his own terms that's best for him and his family.

Thanks for the many great years in Campbell, Chris and the entire BCBC crew! We're gonna miss you.

Calling all party people! High Scores Arcade is now accepting 2-hour private party bookings for our location at 459 Alvarado Street in Downtown Old Monterey. Here's your chance to have the entire arcade all to yourself!

We offer free play on all games, no tokens required; a 6-foot folding table for the drinks and snacks you bring; and a dedicated High Scores host to provide game assistance and help set up and break down the party.

Please visit our website for all the details and to place your booking. Please note: because of the vintage nature of our arcade games, we do not host parties for children under 8 years old.

In honor of the season, Paris Bakery now has Halloween cookies! You'll find pumpkins, ghosts, bats, and more. They're a delight for the young and young-at-heart. Visit us at 271 Bonifacio Place in Downtown Old Monterey.