Ever want to spice up a party with wine pairings or education? Let Sovino Wine Bar help you with that! We offer pairing options and wine education at all levels for your private events, giving you lots of choices. Let's work together to create an awesome party for you and your friends, family, or co-workers. Please contact Sovino for details and availability, 831-641-9463.

An owner-operated business, Sovino Wine Bar and Merchant is located at 241 Alvarado Street in Downtown Old Monterey.

The Old Monterey Business Association is proud to announce that we've been given the honor of Best Business Association 2022 in the Monterey Peninsula Chamber of Commerce's 35th Annual Business Excellence Awards.

We thank the Chamber and members of the public for this award! We promise to continue to support local businesses and do our best to enhance and promote the economic vitality and community spirit of Downtown Old Monterey.

Cypress Boutique is holding a Summer Sale featuring 20% - 60% off clothing and accessories for women and men! Visit the shop and catch some great deals. We're located at 800 Lighthouse Avenue, Suite C in Monterey.

There is something that is just so "summer" about a silk scarf on a breezy, balmy day. Lilify's beautiful square silk scarves are decorated with geometric or western designs and are available in black, cream, and dust.

Designed in California by Manner Market and made in China, these beautiful additions to any wardrobe are available online and in the shop at 281 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey.

Baby onesies are now available at Design Time Creations! That's right, you can customize your baby's clothes with your own special message. (For instance, you can choose to make Grandma's heart melt with the little number shown here.)

Visit Design Time Creations at 800 Lighthouse Avenue, Suite B in Monterey or give us a call at 831-204-8808 to place your order. We are locally owned and operated.

Bamboo Reef Dive Shop is holding a photo contest! All underwater photographers are invited to DM Bamboo Reef their best photos from Monterey Bay and beyond. The theme is "Caption This."

Winners will receive a free air fill card ($100 value) and have their photo featured on Bamboo Reef's Instagram page as part of their upcoming caption contest.

Bamboo Reef is located at 614 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey.

Jordan Leininger, an artifacts specialist with the City of Monterey, is seeking information from descendants of Buffalo Soldiers stationed at the Presidio of Monterey, 1902-1904. He is currently researching the lives of the Buffalo Soldiers (members of the all-Black 9th Cavalry Regiment of the U.S. Army) for an exhibit at the Presidio of Monterey Museum, located in Lower Presidio Historic Park.

Leininger is looking for interesting artifacts and images as well as stories which he can use in the exhibit and in a future paper to help teach the public about Monterey's Buffalo Soldiers. He is particularly interested in why the soldiers were in Monterey, where they went, and what the soldiers and their families thought about their time in Monterey.

Leininger adds, "I’m not asking people to give us anything...I would love at a minimum just to get a look at these items to...be able to scan them, take pictures of them, so we can use it for this history.”

You may contact Jordan Leininger at (831) 646-5648 or via e-mail.

To learn more, please read Winifred Brown's article on this topic on the U.S. Army website, from which this post was distilled.

From now through September 30th at Desi Contemporary Indian build your own lunch special for just $20!

For $20 you get to choose one of the following options:

• An item from the Quick Bites or Big Plates menu
• A non-alcoholic drink OR a dessert item

View the Desi Menu

Headed to the woods this summer? Don’t forget to pack the Shelley Bennett Skincare Spot It Drying Lotion. This small but mighty bottle is formulated with soothing calamine lotion to reduce redness and inflammation on those pesky bug bites. Just use a clean cotton swab on the inflamed area for instant relief!

Shelley Bennett Skincare is a locally owned business located at 588 Houston Street in Downtown Old Monterey. All of Shelley's skincare products (plus more from Caudalie and Image) can be purchased on her online store.

Manasiri's Crepes and Sandwiches invites you to try our new lavender latte! (And you can enjoy a delicious meal or sweet treat while you're here...) Family owned and operated, we're located at 321 Alvarado Street in Downtown Old Monterey.

Venture Gallery presents the work of Maria Poroy, our featured artist for August, whose colorful, energetic new work is an expression of joy.

Maria writes, "A few years ago, at an Oprah-hosted Living Your Best Life Weekend, I was asked what made me happy. Without even thinking I answered, 'Painting out loud.' And I have been doing that ever since...This is happy art."

Venture Gallery is now open daily, 10am-6pm. Maria Poroy's artwork will be featured through August 2022. We invite you to meet the artist on Friday, August 5, 5pm-8pm, in the lobby of the Portola Hotel for a painting demonstration. Venture Gallery is located at 260 Alvarado Street in Downtown Old Monterey. Visit our website to shop online for work by our local artists.

Fall is just around the corner and our activity guide is ready for you to see all the great classes and programs coming up!

Registration opens August 9th for Campbell residents and August 10th for everyone!

Check out the guide and all activities online at CampbellCA.gov/ActivityGuide

#ParksMakeLifeBetter #CampbellConnected

The New Monterey Business Association encourages you to vote for Lighthouse District businesses in Monterey County Weekly's Best of 2022 Readers Poll. We're a group of small, owner-operated businesses, but we pack a great punch when it comes to quality food, goods, and services. Go ahead, make our day!

Come be a part of our History!

The historic Ainsley House Museum in downtown Campbell is recruiting Docents and Greeter to help keep the Ainsley House Open for public tours. Docents lead guided tours through the 1925 historic home of one of the Santa Clara Valley's first fruit canners, JC Ainsley. And, Greeters welcome visitors on site inside the Carriage House and run the Museum Gift Shop.

The Ainsley House is open to the public on Fridays-Sundays, from 11 am to 3 pm. Training is provided for volunteers and we ask for one shift per month (4 hours) but we can be flexible.

Ainsley House volunteers also enjoy a discount in the Museum gifts shop and special events, as well as volunteer field trips to various museums and potluck socials. For more information please contact Museum Supervisor, Kerry Perkins at kerryp@campbellca.gov

The Lighthouse District offers a warm welcome to Heaven on Earth Cleaning LLC, with an office at 225 Lighthouse Avenue, Suite D in Monterey. First time customers receive $20 off their first visit with this coupon.

Heaven on Earth offers simple and affordable pricing for weekly and biweekly customers as well as on-call services, one-time deep cleanings, and carpet cleaning.

An independent, locally-owned cleaning service you can trust, Heaven on Earth serves homes and offices in Monterey, Pacific Grove, Pebble Beach, Seaside, Marina, Salinas, Castroville, Prunedale, Carmel, and Carmel Valley. For more information, please call 831-373-6243.