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New Supremo Pizza at MidiCi Monterey

Posted on May 19th, 2020 by MidiCi

MidiCi Monterey is happy to announce the arrival of the Supremo pizza on our menu. The Supremo is made with our Italian tomato sauce and topped with fresh mozzarella cheese, house made sausage, sliced garlic, green bell peppers, black olives, red onions, and sliced mushrooms. Yum!

MidiCi Monterey, The Neapolitan Pizza Company, is located at 467 Alvarado Street in Downtown Old Monterey. We are now open for take-out, pick-up, and delivery orders.

Shelley Bennett Skincare is celebrating five years in business! My heart remains filled with gratitude for my guests who have become my friends, the private label products, the on-line shop, and my family and friends for cheering me on through this journey. I am so glad that I followed my heart and took the leap.

Now through May 31, 2020, I'm offering 15% off all product purchases of $75 or more at the online store. Please use code "anniversary".

I invite you to join me on Friday, May 22, at 2pm for a Virtual Open House on Instagram Live. I'll have a Q&A session, five product giveaways, and more.

-Shelley Bennett
Owner, Shelley Bennett Skincare

Sovino Wine Bar and Merchant is hosting online painting classes led by local artist Bunny Paivine on Saturday, May 23 and May 30, at 6pm. Learn how to paint a picture from the comfort of your own home! Fee is $30 per person and includes paint, supplies, and delivery of the paint and supplies. (You can order wine or beer from us, too!)

To purchase tickets, visit Sovino's online store. Class details will be sent to you following your purchase. Please purchase your tickets by the preceding Thursday night to ensure delivery of supplies.

The National Trust for Historic Preservation presents Virtual Preservation Month in May 2020! Now you can unlock a piece of history every day from your own home. Monterey's own Cooper Molera Adobe was featured on May 19 with an online cooking and culinary history discussion between Chef Ben Spungin of Alta Bakery & Cafe and National Trust Chief Preservation Officer Katherine Malone-France. The video of the conversation is now available here (please input your name and e-mail address to access).

Throughout the month of May, the National Trust is bringing you the very best in preservation from coast to coast, offering 31 days of rich digital experiences at historic places to inspire, delight, and entertain you online. Whether coming from our National Trust Historic Sites, Historic Artists' Homes and Studios, or National Treasures, each day will unlock a new experience and help you step out while you stay in. You’ll wander the rooms of iconic houses, roam wide-open spaces, and peek behind the scenes at some of your favorite historic sites—all at your own pace.

Fashion Trade Boutique is now open for curbside pickup Fridays-Sundays and by appointment. Our doors are closed to foot traffic, but consider us your personal shopper! Please phone, e-mail, or DM us via Facebook or Instagram to ask about items available in the shop. We'll be happy to help.

We're located at 554 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey. View our Facebook page to see the latest photos of our merchandise and give us a call at 831-682-3740.

Fashion Trade Boutique is a local, independent business run by military veteran Kim Lawson. Her passion for her customers and her commitment to her community are only equaled by her love of fashion and seeing you wear it with style.

Do you have fond memories of being stuck on a plane thinking, "I am so bored that I'm actually going to read this SkyMall magazine that the nice airline people left for me in the germ free seat-back pocket. Haha, flying... do people even do that anymore? It's 2020 and instead of being stuck on a plane, you're stuck at home. You're just as bored and a SkyMall catalog would sure come in handy right now.

We have something pretty close. We're calling it the SIP Mall. The SIP Mall is kinda like SkyMall in that it's full of cool stuff for you to look at when you're bored and stuck, but stuck at home instead of stuck at 30,000 feet off the ground.

Our SIP Mall helps you find the delightful things that our family of small retail shops are offering online. There's an online store directory and gift guides featuring some of the coolest items curated from all of our retailers' online offerings.

So if you're stuck at home, open up the SIP Mall for a fun way to pass the time. We'll regularly update our SIP Mall gift guides with new collections so you can do a little virtual window shopping online until the day comes that you'll be able to spend an afternoon strolling through Downtown Campbell again.

I'm bored off my gourd, show me the SIP Mall!

We've started round 2 of the Downtown Campbell Survival Project where you get to win prizes in monthly drawings for supporting our small businesses through the Covid-19 pandemic.

There's definitely a smell of pizza in our batch of prizes for the second round!

You get entries into the monthly drawing for doing any of the following: buying something, sharing our social media tagged with #VivaDTC, or donating to a GoFundMe. See the Downtown Campbell Survival Project page for full details.

All entries received between May 12th and June 13th qualify for our second round.

P.S. If you entered the drawing for round one, please check your email. Several of our winners haven't responded so we can't announce the winners of the first round yet. We'll re-pick if we can't get a hold of them so if you didn't win, it's not over yet!

Round One Winners

Congratulations to the following fans of Downtown Campbell who will each win a $50 gift card of their choice to any business listed in our Gift Card directory.

  • Christy Kaiser (entered via Instagram)
  • Tau O'Sullivan (purchased gift card from Body Rest Massage)
  • Brittany Spaziani (purchase from Redemption)
  • Aer Lee (donated to a GoFundMe)
  • Claire Blackhurst (entered via Facebook)
  • Tina Ledger (donated to a GoFundMe)

New in stock at Grace Lifestyle Boutique: a hand sanitizer that's actually good for your skin! We now carry hand sanitizer from Natural Inspirations, a moisturizing gel that contains aloe vera and Vitamin E and is paraben free. It has a beautiful citrus fragrance. Please phone us to purchase and arrange for curbside pickup or shipping, 831-324-4200.

Grace Lifestyle Boutique, locally owned and operated, is located at 459 Alvarado Street in Downtown Old Monterey.

Osio Theater is rolling out new independent films to rent and screen at home! View the list of currently available and upcoming films here. A portion of the proceeds from your rental benefits Osio. For general technical support on how to view your rental on your smart TV or device, please visit Osio's Streaming Support Page.

VIRTUAL SCREENINGS BEGINNING MAY 15, 2020

CRESCENDO
When world-famous conductor Eduard Sporck accepts the task of creating an Israeli-Palestinian youth orchestra, he is quickly drawn into a tempest of unsolvable problems. Having grown up in a state of war, suppression, and the constant risk of terror attacks, the young musicians on both sides are far from able to form a team. Will Sporck succeed and make the young people forget their hatred, at least for the three weeks until the concert? Watch the trailer.

UP FROM THE STREETS
The documentary is Michael Murphy's omnibus celebration of the music that shaped the culture of New Orleans. It features personal reflections from New Orleans’ most impactful musicians including, but not limited to, Terence Blanchard, Harry Connick, Jr, Wynton Marsalis, Mannie Fresh, Dr. Michael White, and commentary by national and international musicians along with archival and newly filmed performances by Louis Armstrong, Mahalia Jackson, Professor Longhair, Fats Domino, Allen Toussaint, and The Neville Brothers. Watch the trailer.

CORPUS CHRISTI
Corpus Christi is the story of 20-year-old Daniel who experiences a spiritual transformation while living in a youth detention center. He wants to become a priest but this is impossible because of his criminal record. When he is sent to work at a carpenter's workshop in a small town, on arrival he dresses up as a priest and accidentally takes over the local parish. The arrival of the young, charismatic preacher is an opportunity for the local community to begin the healing process after a tragedy that happened there. Watch the trailer.

DRIVEWAYS
Cody is a sweet, sensitive boy who doesn't always fit in easily with other kids his age. He's not bothered by spending the summer in an unfamiliar New York town while his mother, Kathy, cleans out the house left behind by his recently deceased aunt, trying to ready it for sale. As Kathy--estranged from her reclusive sister for years--learns how much she didn't know about the woman, Cody strikes up a surprising friendship with A gruff Korean War vet who lives next door. Watch the trailer.

AND THEN WE DANCED
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Hello everyone! We have exciting new classes for youth, teens and adults starting this week! They are virtual classes you can take in the comfort of your home. Invite your friends, family, neighbors to take class with our fabulous teachers. Quick and easy payments for drop-ins, monthly, or unlimited! Just check out danceeffects.com/virtual for more details and to pay directly for your classes!

You might only be coming to Downtown Campbell briefly to grab some food to take back home, but Simply Smashing is making sure there's always going to be something interesting to look at in their storefront window! Local artist (and former Downtown Campbell shop keeper), Lorraine Lawson, is the featured artist who's going up this month. When you're coming to pick-up dinner from Sushi Confidential, stop a moment and admire Lorraine's brilliant abstract canvases from afar.

Big Day for Rocket Fizz Campbell! We were able to return 3 of our 6 employees back to work under the Covid-19 Shut down! We are busy preparing for the new world of business when we come out of this pandemic. Come on down and see us and pick up a prepared candy box through Facebook messenger to support us. Hopefully we can get everything running and bring back the rest of our wonderful staff!

If you're sheltering with a bunch of adults and you all need a cocktail to get you through, LvL Up now has a party sized mixed drink for your (don't) DIY at home cocktail party needs! This week's featured drink is the classic Mojito and it's available in Single, Double or the new Party Size (750ml). Sorry, Baby Yoda not included.

20% OFF all pick-up orders ☎️ 408-429-8472 | 5PM - 9PM daily
Or delivery via Grubhub or DoorDash

Shelter-in-Place Summer Fashion Round-up

Posted on May 14th, 2020 by sheldon

Summer is coming and nobody's going anywhere so this year's style is all about the comfort isn't it? Well, but of course you still want to look nice.

You don't have to choose one or the other, right? We've selected some nice looks you can get from our boutiques that are both comfortable, easy fitting, and also easy on the eyes. All items can be ordered for delivery. Some of the shops don't have online purchasing options, but you can message them to arrange for payment and delivery.

Need a new mattress? Mattress Nation, a locally-owned store located at 296 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey, is now offering video shopping as well as online chat and phone orders. Please contact our staff at 831-704-3000 or visit our website and save up to $800 on Tempur-Pedic, Sealy, and Stearns & Foster mattresses during our Memorial Day Sale.

Bamboo Reef Dive Shop can't allow foot traffic inside the store right now, but our friendly, experienced staff is available to assist you with phone orders and curbside pickup. Give us a call at 831-372-1685. We also have a handy online store if you'd like to browse our gear.

Bamboo Reef Dive Shop is located at 614 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey. We appreciate your continued support!

Monterey Public Library recognizes that this is an unprecedented period for our community. Businesses are shutting their doors and signature community events have been canceled. We have also witnessed remarkable instances of connection, creativity, and solidarity as we strive to keep our Monterey communities together.

We wish to capture and preserve our community's experience during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this Together: Community Voices sets out to document our community's experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic through writing and art.

Become part of this historical record by submitting an entry to In this Together: Community Voices. Submissions can be poetry, fiction, non-fiction, memoir, reflections, photographs or artwork; all forms of expression document how we cope, survive, and live as our lives have changed. These submissions will document our experiences and will become a historical record that we will be able to look back on. Help us record this time through your personal lens.

To submit your experience, please visit this page.

Parents, if you're looking for a fun activity to do with your kids that has a uniquely local flair, we'd like to introduce you to the books of local children's author, Julie Dart. Downtown Campbell is her happy place and she does most of her writing in various spots in and around Downtown. In her most recent book, "The Adventures of Jimmy and his Red Jacket," Julie enshrined some of her favorite places in Campbell by featuring them as places the main character visits, but changed the names of the locations.

To give parents a distinctly local activity to do with their kids while they're sheltering at home, Julie's doing a weekly read-along of "The Adventures of Jimmy and his Red Jacket." Each week's read-along includes a mystery to solve. Kids are invited to figure out the real world names of the locations that Jimmy visits. The first ten correct answers to be submitted to Julie will receive a kid sized prize from the real location that was depicted in her book.

You might not be able to go out and roam around as you wish in Downtown Campbell right now, but with a little help from your imagination, you and your kids can still explore with Julie.

"The Adventures of Jimmy and his Red Jacket" can be purchased online through Julie Dart's website or you can just follow along online in YouTube readings that she's released.

Follow Julie's Facebook page to get the weekly location riddles to earn your chance at some tasty little prizes. They're currently on week 2 of an 11 week read along. At the very end, one lucky winner will be randomly chosen to receive their very own red jacket just like the one that Jimmy wears in the book.

Sushi Fly Reopens for Take-Out

Posted on May 13th, 2020 by Sushi Fly

The past two months have presented unparalleled challenges to our Monterey community and there will certainly be additional unforeseeable challenges as we move through the next phases in social distancing and toward a new and different "normal" in our daily lives.

Sushi Fly would like to thank our guests and employees for being so patient and for doing their part to slow the spread of Covid-19. Your loyal support of our restaurant over the past two years has been greatly appreciated.

As we look toward the future, we have been planning for a new and different reality that might include a new and more limited menu, waiters with face masks and gloves, disposable menus, and tables six feet apart,

Because we anticipate that we will have to reduce the capacity of our already small restaurant, we will be introducing to-go orders, online ordering, and curbside pick-up.

Our hours of operation will be Fridays and Saturdays starting May 15, 3pm-8pm. Please have your orders placed before 7:30pm. You can place your orders on our website.

Our staff has been extremely patient with our closing and we thank them for sticking with us during these trying times. All of us are looking forward to seeing you again.

-Mike Adams
Owner, Sushi Fly

The Crown and Anchor Reopens

Posted on May 13th, 2020 by Crown and Anchor

The Crown and Anchor pub is now open for take-out / pick-up orders. Come and enjoy our special shelter-in-place menu of traditional British fare along with cocktails, beer, and wine to-go. We're open daily, 4pm-8pm.

If you wish to place your order in advance, please phone us at 831-649-6496. We're located at 150 W. Franklin Street in Downtown Old Monterey. We've missed all of our wonderful customers and are thrilled to see you again!

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