Antioxidant, brightening, and hydrating, Vitamin C is a must-have in your skin care tool kit. It also acts as a UV filter and helps inhibit melanin production to fade brown spots. Yes, please and you can get this online from Ritual Day Spa through our online store!
Over the years, Monterey's Old Capitol Books has been not only a new and used bookstore, but also a community center featuring poetry readings, philosophy reading groups, live music, experimental art performances, non-profit meetings, and more. During these extremely difficult times, store owners Ali and Stephanie are thinking of innovative ways to try to keep the business afloat, but they need your help.
If you're able, please consider supporting Old Capitol Books by donating to the Old Capitol Books GoFundMe Campaign, purchasing a gift certificate, buying a Quarantine Care Package, or liberating a book from their shelves via the online catalog.
GoFundMe Campaign
100% of the money raised will go into protecting the bookstore, including paying the staff so that they don't have to be worried about their job prospects in the future. Please help protect one of California's only black owned bookstores!
Purchase a Gift Certificate
Old Capitol Books gift certificates will help meet immediate financial needs. When the doors reopen after the shelter-in-place order, you can enjoy browsing through the shelves and selecting the books you like best.
Quarantine Care Packages
Bring wonderful books into your life! For the duration of the quarantine, Old Capitol Books is offering Book Care Packages. Each care package shipped includes a book (or books) personally selected by our experienced booksellers based on your preferences plus a unique gift.
Browse Old Capitol Books' Online Catalog
Old Capitol Books has a select number of rare, used, or out-of-print titles available for purchase on AbeBooks.com.
About Old Capitol Books and Its Owners, Ali & Stephanie
In early 2017, when then owner, Matthew Sundt, announced to his staff that he wanted to sell, we (Ali Elfaki and Stephanie Spoto) knew that we had to do what we could to keep the bookstore open. To us, this bookstore represents something much more than a mere job – it is a real passion.
Ali Elfaki is a Sudanese immigrant who grew up here on the peninsula, and has been working at Old Capitol Books since 2014. He's...Read More
Rita's Italian Ice in Downtown Campbell closed down for a while, but they're open again now that the weather's getting warmer. They're open for take-out or delivery.
Please see their website for their daily list of flavors and check out their Sweet Deals page on their website for some popular options among the quarantined crowd. They've got family sized deals that you can pick up or have delivered right to your door through Doordash, Postmates, or Grubhub.
Doran, an esthetician and owner of Haute Beauty Guide in Downtown Old Monterey, is sheltering at home right now, but she has with her all her fantastic skincare and beauty products, home decor, jewelry, and toys for young children, and she's selling them through her online store! Check out Doran's website and support a small, locally-owned business today.
The specialty of Haute Beauty Guide is skin care, and Doran is proud to carry California-based Jan Marini skincare products as well as a number of Nash and Jones skincare items which are ethical, sustainable, and vegan. You'll also find PCA Skin products - targeted, medical-grade skincare items - and lovely hand wash and hand lotion for everyday use by Lightwell Co.
Doran is now offering free local delivery to Toro Park, Marina, Seaside, Monterey, Pacific Grove, and Carmel. Gift cards are also available for purchase online, and she's offering $10 off each gift card of $100 or more.
Great news, fans of vintage fashion - Cat's Meow now has an online store! The doors to the brick-and-mortar store are temporarily closed because of Monterey County's shelter-in-place order, but select items are now available for purchase on Poshmark. Owner Melinda Collis has an eye for finding great clothing and accessories - keep an eye on that webpage for some fantastic looks and very good deals.
Cat’s Meow is the only vintage clothing store in Monterey that serves both local and international customers, assisting in all wardrobe requests. Clients include directors, theater, photographers, party event planners, vintage dealers, and walk in customers. The store, located at 601 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey, is internationally known for its rarity of product coupled with its quality; a brick and mortar store that provides a unique shopping ambiance for all independent fashion for men and women alike.
Do you miss dancing the night away at Pearl Hour, listening to local bands? Order a cocktail box from Pearl Hour and enjoy it while watching this great new video by The BASSment, recorded entirely over Zoom. There's some serious talent here.
Are your kids climbing the walls after more than a month of shelter-in-place? Turn them over to Coach Masha of Boxing Strong every Wednesday at 12pm, when she'll lead them in a free boxing class conducted live on Zoom. Contact Masha for more information.
Masha Cavazos is a former competitive fighter and the 2017 NCBA West Coast Champion (139-lb fight class) and the 2015 Silver Medalist (132-lb fight class); she is a USA Boxing-Certified Coach and a National Association for Fitness Certification (NAFC) Certified Personal Trainer.
She is the founder and owner of Boxing Strong, based in New Monterey, and she brings her boxing and training experience to her diverse range of clients with their various fitness and athletic goals. She is also the proud mom of a teenager.
Puma Road at Portola Plaza, a wine tasting room in Downtown Old Monterey for local Puma Road Winery, welcomes online wine orders and is now offering UPS Ground shipping on all orders of any value, as well as complimentary next day local delivery for orders of $40 or more to many parts of Monterey County. We are also offering curbside pickup on Friday and Monday, 3pm-6pm, and Saturday and Sunday, 12pm-4pm. Please visit our website to view our selection and place your order.
Maybe on Monday, a shop in Downtown Old Monterey featuring gifts and collectibles from around the world, is now selling items on Etsy! Please consider supporting our family-owned brick-and-mortar store during the necessary shelter-in-place order by making a purchase from us online.
We're currently offering affirmation stones, hand-crocheted bracelets, home decor, and handmade natural yak and goat milk shampoo balls.
The Middlebury Institute community has come together to help students experiencing unexpected financial needs related to the pandemic. In just over a week, more than $27,000 was raised from staff, faculty, Student Council, alumni, and friends to create the MIIS Student Emergency Fund, which will provide small grants to students facing financial hardship.
“We know the current crisis has been not only upsetting but also extremely financially difficult for a lot of students, and we saw this as the best way to make sure as many students as possible can get some help,” says Student Council President Jaewon Oh.
Current students in need can complete a short application requesting up to $250. Requests are reviewed and approved weekly and funds are typically distributed within 7-14 days. Expenses related to loss of wages, technology for remote learning, unexpected travel, and medical and mental health services not covered by insurance are covered by the Fund.
Requests to the fund will be accepted through May 8. To donate to the fund, please click here. For more Information please phone Eva Gudbergsdottir, 831-647-6606.
For a limited time only, Old Monterey Cafe is offering 20% off their entire breakfast and lunch menu. They are also continuing to provide health care professionals with a free take out meal once a week (just bring proof of your organization).
Old Monterey Cafe, located at 489 Alvarado Street in Downtown Old Monterey, is currently open Monday-Friday, 7am-11:30am, and Saturday and Sunday, 7am-12pm.
Pacific Bowls and Rolls is now offering a Mix-and-Match Dinner for Four (2-scoop bowls or sushi rolls) for only $42. This offer is good now through May 18, 2020. Please phone in your order for curbside pickup or delivery, 831-583-8433.
Pacific Bowls and Rolls, located at 475 Alvarado Street in Downtown Old Monterey, is open during the shelter-in-place order Monday-Saturday, 11:30am-8pm.
At Pilates Monterey, one-on-one instruction is a great way to perfect your form and ensure you reap the benefits from your exercise while limiting your chance of injury. It’s also a great way to build your foundation so you can jump in confidently into group classes. In a private, virtual session, we’ll go over your fitness goals and discuss any injuries you might be working with, tailoring your workout to your needs.
Pilates Monterey is now offering virtual private sessions (one-on-one) for $45 per hour. Or you can grab a friend, roommate, or significant other and split the cost, which for two people is $50 per hour. Please e-mail Trudy to schedule an appointment.
Trudy McCrone, owner of Pilates Monterey, is a Nationally Certified Pilates Trainer (NCPT), and currently teaches Private Sessions and Circuit classes at the studio, as well as Circuit Grad classes for the Peninsula Pilates Project. In addition to the formal training program, Trudy has mentored under prominent local and San Francisco-based Pilates instructors.
Do you miss shopping at Cat's Meow, located at 601 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey? Yeah, we do, too. But while we're staying home in Monterey County to flatten the Covid-19 curve, you can still support Cat's Meow and help owner Melinda Collis pay the bills by purchasing Meow Money gift tokens, which you can spend when Cat's Meow re-opens its doors.
Buy some Meow Money for yourself, for your best friend, for that nice person next door! Just e-mail Melinda.
Cat’s Meow is only vintage clothing store in Monterey that serves both local and international customers, assisting in all wardrobe requests. Clients include directors, theater, photographers, party event planners, vintage dealers, and walk in customers. Cat’s Meow is internationally known for its rarity of product coupled with its quality; a brick and mortar store that provides a unique shopping ambiance for all independent fashion for men and women alike.
Got fish pictures? Bamboo Reef Dive Shop is working on finishing our online California Fish ID Course and needs the local dive community's help with photos of our local fish-friends of Monterey.
We need photos of Rockfish, Perch, Hexagrammidae, Damselfish, Wrasses, Sharks, Rays, Sculpin, Seabass, Flatfish, and many others we see while diving. For the full list, please click here.
Have some photos you’d like to share? Please send all photos & inquiries to Adam at Bamboo Reef.
Photos that end up in the Bamboo Reef Fish ID Course will be credited and, as a small thank-you, photographers will receive $5 of store credit per photo. Thank you for your help!
Om Studios is excited to announce that our on-demand virtual class library is now live! There are already many classes to choose from. Expect Vinyasa, Power Flow, Gentle Yoga, Slow Flow,Yin, Barre and Mat Pilates. Every day we will be adding more. Fee is $39 for unlimited monthly access. Sign up now.
We will still be offering a few donation-based Instagram LIVE classes every week for those experiencing financial hardships, unable to join our virtual studio, or who just want to practice with us live! Donations can be made through Venmo: om-studios or PayPal: lindsay@omoasis.com.
Thank you so much for showing up and supporting us during this time of uncertainty. It is our mission to offer high-quality yoga and movement classes and it has been just over one month since we closed our doors in March. Since then, we have been committed to staying connected to you and the community while trying to provide an income stream for teachers, staff, and the studio. Our goal is to remain open and survive this pandemic as a small business so we can re-open our doors when it is safe to do so.
Please note: all Om Studios memberships, class cards, and intro offers are still paused during our closure. If you have emailed us and have chosen to opt-in and keep your membership active an access code will be sent to you.
The Sabu Shake Sr. Memorial Foundation is teaming up with Montage Health Foundation and Zoë Carter, Director of Operations at the Monterey County Business Council, to raise funds to purchase meals at Monterey Peninsula restaurants for healthcare workers and first responders.
Your tax-deductible donations will directly support local restaurants and show appreciation and care for our local frontline heroes!
To donate, please visit the website of the Sabu Shake Memorial Foundation or mail a check to:
Sabu Shake Sr. Memorial Foundation
P.O. Box 1951
Monterey, CA 93942
If you would like to be part of this effort, please email feedthefrontlinesmonterey@gmail.com.
The Sabu Shake Sr. Memorial Foundation is teaming up with Montage Health Foundation and Zoë Carter, Director of Operations at the Monterey County Business Council, to raise funds to purchase meals at Monterey Peninsula restaurants for healthcare workers and first responders.
Your tax-deductible donations will directly support local restaurants and show appreciation and care for our local frontline heroes!
To donate, please visit the website of the Sabu Shake Memorial Foundation or mail a check to:
Sabu Shake Sr. Memorial Foundation
P.O. Box 1951
Monterey, CA 93942
If you would like to be part of this effort, please email feedthefrontlinesmonterey@gmail.com.
Appetizers for dinner? There are no rules! Take a look at our S.I.P. Cocktail Specials on our website and call us at 408.374.5000 to place an order for curbside pickup... it's like happy hour at your house!
WH Iron Skillet Poblano Cornbread
Roasted poblano peppers, sweet creamed corn come together to make our killer cornbread, drizzled with a jalapeño honey butter. yum.
Pork Belly Bites
Hoisin chili garlic, shallot and apple slaw, fresno chilis, soy glaze.
Calamari Steak
Seasoned flour, garlic herb oil, lemon aioli, house made spicy cocktail sauce.
Our Street Tacos
Your choice of steak, rock shrimp, or seared ahi tuna, thai napa cabbage slaw, onion strings, ginger cilantro lime aioli.
If you're getting take-out in Downtown Campbell, remember to email a copy of your purchase to VivaDTC@DowntownCampbell.com and we'll reward you with an entry into monthly Downtown Campbell Survival Project drawings for prizes.
This month's prizes are six $50 gift cards of your choice to any business in our gift card directory.
If you need some restaurant suggestions, check out our Shelter-in-Place Dining Guide for a list of some of your restaurant options in Downtown Campbell.
