Make plans for dinner and a haircut? Ok, maybe that's not what the cool kids are actually doing, but this is a fun photo of people enjoying some outdoor dining in Downtown Campbell last weekend with a long overdue haircut at Station X Salon happening in the background.

If you need a haircut, please find a salon or barber shop in the Beauty Services section of our business directory. We even have one salon that's continuing to offer outdoor haircuts for people who don't want to get one indoors. Embelish Hair Lounge has an outdoor patio area that they're using to provide outdoor services.

Clean out your closet and cash in! Catalyst Consignment is now accepting men’s clothing and shoes. No appointment is required. We accept up to 30 items per person and we're happy to pick them up from you. Items will be consigned for 45 days, and consignment is offered at a 55%-45% split (shop-consigner). For more details, please call or text 831-512-9855.

Catalyst Consignment, located at 801-A Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey, is open Tuesday - Saturday, 11am-5pm, and Sunday, 12pm-4pm.

Want to join in the spirit of fun and celebration without drinking the spirits? Hula's Island Grill has got you covered! Our Thai-Foon alcohol-free cocktail is refreshing and delicious. Try it outdoors on our lanai at 622 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey.

Escape Room 831 now has Kids Against Maturity available in its online game store! Kids Against Maturity is a family-friendly version of the hit game Cards Against Humanity. With over 500 cards, there's an endless supply of age-appropriate, outrageously funny combinations to be discovered that can be enjoyed by everyone in the family, and it's so portable it can be played anytime in any place.

Order your game online from Escape Room 831 and arrange for curbside pick-up at 599 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey, or for local delivery (available to Monterey, Pacific Grove, Seaside, Marina, and Salinas).

One thing is for sure: just like other tabletop board games, it’ll get your kids away from their phones, tablets, videos, and other electronic devices for at least 30-90 min. Unplug together!

Since the coronavirus pandemic began, Play Full Ground Studio has been as active as possible with owner Mai Ryuno's solo art and creative activities. Now she is reopening her retail store online!

Over the past three years, Mai has designed and produced colorful and unique products that represent Monterey County life both underwater and on land, sharing joy, playfulness, and creativity with others. Whether it's fun pillows, t-shirts, or tote bags, all items are hand crafted with care, love, and attention to detail. Most of them are one-of-a-kind. Check them out here.

For small, locally-owned businesses like Play Full Ground, buying an item will help allow Play Full Ground to stay open and Mai to create her art and support everyone's creative journey through her educational and consulting activities.

This year, Alvarado Street Brewery's friends over at Ventana Wilderness Alliance (VWA) are hosting this year's Wild and Scenic Film Festival virtually! For the past 3 years Alvarado Street Brewery and Grill has been sponsoring this awesome event which was held at the beautiful Golden State Theater right on Alvarado Street, but the VWA has adapted to the current circumstances and is having a virtual screening on October 8.

Alvarado Street Brewery and Grill has partnered with the VWA to bring you "Dinner, Drinks and a Film Fest!" If you head to VWA's website, you can purchase a bundled ticket which includes a to-go dinner and beer for two as well as the on-demand screening of the film. All proceeds will benefit VWA's stewardship programs including Trail Crew, Volunteer Wilderness Rangers, and Youth in Wilderness.

Dinner includes one shareable appetizer (either House Smoked Wings or Fried Brussels Sprouts) and two entrees - your choice of seasonal Kale Salad (with additional protein choices available) or your choice of a Chicano Burger or Alvarado Burger with Fries - plus a 4-pack of their amazing beer. The meal can be picked up on the day of the festival at Alvarado Street Brewery, 426 Alvarado Street. VWA will coordinate times and menu choices by email upon purchase.

Happy anniversary to Rosine's Restaurant in Downtown Old Monterey! Forty years ago today, on September 30, 1980, Rosine's Restaurant opened in the Del Monte Shopping Center, and six years later it was moved to its current location at 434 Alvarado Street in Downtown Old Monterey. That's a huge milestone for a family owned and operated business.

The Culcasi Family, owners of Rosine's, are very thankful all the support they’ve received throughout the years and for their dedicated staff, some of whom have been working there for decades. Rosine's Restaurant restaurant is now open for outdoor dining, take-out/pick-up and delivery Sun-Thurs, 9am-8pm and Fri-Sat, 9am-9pm. View the menu on the website.

Shear Addiction Barbershop and Hair Studio is celebrating our 4th anniversary in business with a special deal for the entire month of October 2020! This month only, buy one full priced beard, shave, or hair product (valued at $15 or more) and get 50% off a Shear Addiction t-shirt or crewneck sweatshirt, or buy two full priced products and receive a FREE Shear Addiction t-shirt or crewneck sweatshirt.

Shear Addiction carries a variety of beard, shave, and hair products by Prospectors, Crown Shaving Co., Schwarzkopf, Hanz De Fuko, Altas Hair, and Hair Evolution, plus pre-cocktail mixers by Camp Craft Cocktails.

This offer is available both in-store and for curbside pick-up. Shear Addiction is located at 160 Webster Street in Downtown Old Monterey. Can't make it down here? We can ship it to you via USPS. Please phone 831-884-5608 or e-mail us for more information and/or to make your purchase.

Venture Gallery presents a show by Barbara Lee Furbush and Noriko Constant, our featured artists for October. We invite you to come and view their lovely fine art prints. Venture Gallery is now open for in-store shopping Thursdays - Sundays, 10am-6pm. We will be hosting a demonstration by Barbara and Noriko in front of the gallery on Saturday, October 17, 2pm-3pm.

We often think of a print as a reproduction of an original painting (sometimes called a giclee). But in this case, a fine art print (or monotype) is the original artwork. Noriko Constant and Barbara Lee Furbush share a passion for printmaking and the endless ways to create an image and this show highlights how the medium supports different visions.

In the monotype process, ink is moved around on a flat surface and you can never make another image that is exactly the same - this is what makes it so exciting and unique. If you visit the gallery in October, you will see several examples of work created with different techniques accompanied by an explanation of the process.

Barbara and Noriko's artwork will be featured through October 2020. Venture Gallery is located at 260 Alvarado Street in Downtown Old Monterey. Visit our website to shop online for work by our local artists.

Nomads Fine Rugs is happy to announce our 40th Anniversary Sale! Through the end of October 2020, we're offering 40% off everything in our showroom which features a wide variety of handmade rugs from around the world, both new and antique. Visit us at 486 Alvarado Street in Downtown Old Monterey.

Headdress Salon presents our annual Dia de los Muertos inspired art show, November Skulls, featuring work by Heather Jorgensen and Michelle Robertson, on Sunday, November 1, 1pm-5pm, outside of Headdress at 883 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey. Be sure to wear your face mask. Outdoor social distancing measures will be in place.

Heather Jorgensen, the artist behind Lili Jorge, creates multi-media shadow boxes made with old cigar boxes and recycled material. Inspired by Mexican folk art, each work is a compilation that expresses the delicate balance between life and death. Sizes, themes, and materials vary and each piece is unique.

Photographer Michelle Robertson takes reality and, turning it just a touch, creates illusion. Like Mary Shelley describing a lightning storm, or Charles Baudelaire describing a Catholic mass at night, Michelle captures something magical in a flash. Sometimes haunting, sometimes wonderful, her work is always provocatively inviting one into her world.

Back-to-School activities are now taking place at Code Ninjas, located at 469 Pacific Street in Downtown Old Monterey. We have invested over $15,000 in the newest and freshest gaming laptops. With these new HP Omen gaming laptops, coding, engineering, and robotics can be taught to our students with greater ease. We've also upgraded our curriculum and added many programming opportunities for our students.

New to the Code Ninjas dojo:
Modding with Minecraft
Flight Simulators
Rubix Cube showdown with Sensei Bogdan
Overwatch Introduction with Sensei Evan
Fortnite Creator
Javascript Web Development with Sensei Evan

Please contact Code Ninjas Monterey at 831-200-3924 or via e-mail to learn more. You can also book a free 30-minute session and tour.

At Code Ninjas Monterey, kids ages 7-14 learn to code in a fun, non-intimidating way – by playing and building video games they love. Kids have a blast and can’t wait to come back. Parents are thrilled as their children gain confidence and new skills including coding, math, logic, and problem-solving and as they progress from white to black belt. Our core promise is: kids have fun, parents see results. We believe in these words so much that it’s written on the walls in our center.

Revival Ice Cream is celebrating our 4th birthday and we cannot do it without you! Please join us on Sunday, October 4. Doors open at 11:30am.

On our special day we'll offer:

Revival Birthday Cake Ice Cream
The super special flavor you wait for all year! It has vanilla ice cream (colored Revival green with spirulina), gluten-free cake pieces, and raspberry sauce.

Birthday Ice Cream Sandwiches
Decorated for our celebration with sprinkles!

Dairy-Free Bee's Knees
We've had so many requests to make a dairy-free version of our award-winning, best-selling Bee's Knees Ice Cream that, only on October 4, we will be serving it dairy-free just for you.

We are so appreciative of the love from our customers, producers, and retail partners. We hope you'll join us at 463 Alvarado Street in Downtown Old Monterey (wearing your face mask and respecting social distancing, of course).

Montrio Bistro, located at 414 Calle Principal in Downtown Old Monterey, has extended its fundraiser in support of the Food Bank for Monterey County. With the “Pick It Up, Pay It Forward” campaign, now lasting through December 31, 2020, 10% of all proceeds from take-out orders will be donated to the food bank. (Please note: this is for take-out orders only, and does not apply to delivery orders.)

With the difficulties of the pandemic, food banks are struggling to keep up with growing demand. So come and pick up your favorite meal today to help us support this cause! Our dishes make your taste buds feel great and nothing feels better than helping others in need.

Ken and Mona Donkersloot, owners of Montrio Bistro, Tarpy's Roadhouse, and Rio Grill restaurants, have a new goal to raise $50,000 across all three restaurants. Visit Montrio's website to view our take-out menu and place your pick-up / take-out order at 831-648-8880.