The New Monterey Business Association congratulates the 12 Lighthouse District businesses and organizations that won Monterey County Weekly's Best of Monterey County 2025 . Thank you to all who voted!

View our list here with links to all the write-ups by the Weekly.

The Old Monterey Business Association congratulates the 29 Old Monterey businesses and organizations that won Monterey County Weekly's Best of Monterey County 2025 . Thank you to all who voted! View our list here with links to all the write-ups by the Weekly.

Need a new sofa? Mattress Nation at 296 Lighthouse Avenue has a special floor model clearance sofa in the showroom that needs to find a new home. It's now listed at half-off the already reduced sticker price.

This sofa is stain-resistant, incredibly comfortable, soft to the touch, made from wood and memory foam (no particle board!), with a pull-out bed and all of the pillows included. We're open 10am-6pm daily.

Rosebuds Kids Co., located at 535 Foam Street, has wonderful, gently used children's Halloween costumes in stock! Stop by the shop and catch a great deal. We're open Tue-Fri, 9am-4pm, and Sat, 10am-4pm.

Local ceramist Casey Starks's annual owl, ghost, and skeleton collections have landed at her studio. All of them are handmade by Casey and are a lot of fun.

You'll find seasonal trinket dishes in a variety of sizes available both on Casey's website and at the studio at 550 Lighthouse Avenue, Suite A.

On The Beach Surf Shop now has the new Aloha Collection dopp kit bag in stock. You can fit all of your travel necessities in this bag and since it's splash proof, anything that spills inside it (i.e. sunscreen, makeup) can easily be rinsed away. Visit us at 693 Lighthouse Avenue.

Venture Gallery presents Evelyn Klein , our featured local artist for October. Her new exhibit is entitled Breaking Boundaries: Explorations in Mixed Media. Klein has made a lifelong commitment to integrating printmaking techniques and painting.

Venture Gallery is open daily, 10am-6pm, at 260 Alvarado Street.

Fashion Trade now has more than 100 beautiful dresses for Homecoming available in a variety of colors and styles. Whether you're in Monterey, Seaside, PG, or Carmel, come check them out at our boutique. Let our staff help you look fabulous!

We're open 6 days a week, 12pm-6:30pm (closed Tuesday), at 554 Lighthouse Avenue.

Winter is coming, and Fashion Trade has new coats arriving weekly. Stop by and see our collection of stylish vintage outerwear at 554 Lighthouse Avenue. We have warm jackets for all occasions.