Bamboo Reef is now holding a sale on OMER 5mm and 7mm wetsuits! Grab them while you can. 5mm Masterteam wetsuits are now $249.88 (regular price, $325) and 7/5mm Goldblack wetsuits are now $349.76 (regular price, $460).

Are you exploring your options for some catering for a special meeting or occasion that will add an extra touch of delight? Our very own French Bakery Cafe, La PanotiQ - Campbell, now has convenient online ordering for their catering services.

Revival Ice Cream, soon to open on Alvarado Street in Old Monterey, is now hiring ice cream scoopers! Please email us if you're interested in applying for the job, info@revivalicecream.com.

Who's ready for Halloween?! Yes, Blush Makeup and Skin Studio loves helping you get ready for costume parties at this time of year, as you can see from this collection of zombies we recently helped to create. To book your Halloween appointment at Blush, please call us at 831-901-3924.

That's right, everyone! Alvarado Ramen, recently opened at 487 Alvarado Street in Old Monterey, now has a sake bar. Come on down and try a variety of sake flavors. Cheers!

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.

Parental Advisory wear is now appearing only at Atomic 1800, located at 800 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey. Come and check it out!

Here at Lilify, we're loving our new witty, wonderful cards now in stock, such as this rockin', hand-painted polka dot card that simply states "You're My Favorite." Touché!