In honor of Mother's Day, Puma Road at Portola Plaza is offering our 2019 Rose of Grenache for $10 per bottle, now through Monday, May 10. Our wine tasting room is open for indoor and outdoor wine tasting and retail sales, Mon & Thurs, 2pm-7pm, and Fri-Sun, 2pm-8pm, at 281 Alvarado Street.

Punk rock fans, Recycled Records has just dropped a large collection of 2000s-era hardcore punk rock music at our store - mostly indie bands on private labels. Come check out these great records at 604 Lighthouse Avenue.

Need food assistance? Reservations are now available for the May 2021 Drive Thru Produce Distribution for Families and Seniors offered by the City of Monterey Recreation and the Monterey County Food Bank. This is a contact-free drive-thru program and reservations are required.

Pick-up times are by appointment only on Mondays - May 3, 10, 17, and 24 (not on May 31), 10am-1pm - at Dennis the Menace Parking Lot, 777 Pearl Street. All produce is pre-packaged and all packages are the same for everyone. Please read the official flyer which contains all the details.

Youth Arts Collective has been publishing some great videos, walking through art projects suitable for all ages. In the latest video , join YAC artists Marcia Perry and Raven Cook as they teach you how to make your very own spiral mobile! These are beautiful, decorative pieces where you can let your creativity run wild.

Joy and jubilation! Nacho Bizness has new menu items including waffle fries, burritos, mac’n’cheese bowls, and enchoritos plus liquid delights such as beers on tap, beers in cool cans, and local Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot noir wines on tap. (And that's in addition to the awesome nachos.) Visit us at 470 Alvarado St.

Franklin Street Collaborative is thrilled to host KoahWare Mochi Donuts and Nitro-Cycle Coffee in the shop this Saturday, May 1, 11am-2pm. Hot tip: preorder your mochi donuts from KoahWare to guarantee your box of these legendary treats. Franklin Street Collaborative is located at 201 West Franklin St.

The City of Monterey's Parking Division will reinstate 72 hour parking enforcement in neighborhoods starting Monday, May 3. Enforcement was suspended due to the Covid-19 shelter in place order.

City Code MCC 20-72 states: "No person who owns or has possession, custody or control of any vehicle shall park such vehicle upon any street or alley for more than a consecutive period of 72 hours."

For more information, please contact the City of Monterey's Parking Division, 831-646-3953.

As the weather warms and we head out into the world, a super cute take on a crossbody bag is ever more essential. Lilify's leather, unlined, half moon bag is handmade in Georgia by Neva Opet and is available in black and brown at our shop at 281 Lighthouse Avenue and at our online store .

Bamboo Reef Dive Shop's freediving gear gets better and better! We're stocking new pieces like this Aqualung Sphera X freediving mask and the Beuchat Mundial One fins. We're also restocking store favorites like the Riffe Descender fins and spearfishing accessories. Stop by the shop at 614 Lighthouse Avenue and check it out.

Venture Gallery presents a show by Nicholas Montgomery, our featured artist for May. Nicholas's beautiful portraits are created using handwritten words that are relevant to the subject.

Come and support this young, up-and-coming artist and purchase a print of one of his distinctive works in May, Thu-Sun, 10am-6pm. Nicholas will appear at Venture Gallery at 260 Alvarado Street on May 15, 12pm-2pm - all are welcome to stop by and speak with him.

Comanche Cellars is hosting a dumpling and wine party on Zoom on Tuesday, May 4 at 6pm. While you sip our wines from the comfort of your own home, the talented Emily Lippe will teach you how to fold and cook dumplings using her DIY dumpling kit. Fee is $80 - purchase tickets online .

Each year, the Monterey Museum of Art partners with the Weston Scholarship Competition to celebrate the best of traditional black and white photography by high school and college students in Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties. This year, the competition will be held online. The application deadline is April 30. Please click here for more information.

The staff of Om Studios is excited to be back with our students at 631 Cass Street, Suite B. In addition to the indoor Pilates classes we're already offering, we're opening a limited schedule of indoor yoga and barre classes beginning April 26.

Pre-registration is required for all classes - please sign up on our website . And don't worry - we're continuing our outdoor and livestream classes!

The Monterey County Office of Education and CHOMP invite families to join a discussion on the importance of testing school-aged children for Covid-19. This free online presentation will be held Tuesday, April 27, 4pm-5pm. If you wish to participate online in real time, please register in advance . There will be a recording available for those who are unable to attend.

Featured speakers: Dr. Deneen Guss (Monterey County Superintendent of Schools) and Dr. Martha Blum (Medical Director, Infection Prevention, CHOMP).