Mai Ryuno, artist and owner of Play Full Ground, has created a beautiful video documenting her performance painting in support of the people of Ukraine. We urge you to watch it.

Mai, a socially-engaged artist who creates conceptual performance artwork, is part of the #CreatorsForPeace initiative. Through her business, Play Full Ground, she offers creativity-based learning programs for individuals and groups, and is available to work with businesses and non-profit organizations.

The City of Monterey offers a parking program which allows Monterey residents, displaying the proper decal permit, up to two hours of free parking, per day, per parking facility. The decals are honored in the Cannery Row Garage (at Foam & Prescott), Downtown East and West Garage (at Franklin & Tyler), and the Waterfront Attendant Lot (at Washington & Del Monte).

To apply for the parking decal, please visit this webpage for details. Fee is $20 and the permit is valid for 12 months.

The City of Monterey Recreation and the Food Bank for Monterey County now offer a weekly produce distribution service for seniors on Mondays at Scholze Park Community Center (excluding holidays). This program does not offer drive-through service - food will be distributed at the main entrance of the Community Center, located at 280 Dickman Avenue.

Registration is required. You can register online , or call Scholze Park Center at 831-646-3878 and reserve over the phone with a staff member.

Everyone in our community should be able to enjoy a delicious holiday dinner. The Kiwanis Club, the Food Bank for Monterey County, and City of Monterey are offering free holiday meal kits for contact-free drive-thru and walk-up on Thursday, December 23 (rain or shine). Reservations are required for pick-up and spots are still available - please sign up here .

Monterey Bay Aquarium is looking for people passionate about conservation of the ocean for several volunteer opportunities. Please learn more and register here to attend our virtual info session on November 10 at 7pm, or our in-person info session on November 13 at 8:30am.

Because of continuing concerns about Covid-19, Lighthouse Avenue businesses in Monterey will not be hosting our regular community trick-or-treat in 2021.

We wish all of you a happy Halloween this fall and we look forward to welcoming you back for sweet and ridiculous family fun with us in October 2022.

Poppleton's Fine Furnishings and Interior Design is now hosting a silent charity auction featuring this beautiful, handmade rocking chair by artisan John Bassette. All funds from the auction will go to the Afghan Refugee Extraction Program , which is raising money to rescue Afghan allies and their families.

The auction runs until 4pm on October 16. For more details, visit Poppleton's showroom at 299 Lighthouse Ave, call 831-649-3083, or DM on Facebook or Instagram .

Keeping in mind the victims of the devastating Caldor Fire, Haute Beauty Guide is donating 10% of all sales in September to the Red Cross's California Gold Country Region to help with fire evacuations and Red Cross services. Visit our online store or our retail shop at 71 Pearl Street.