Welcome to Lighthouse District in the News, an occasional post featuring recent news articles on Monterey's Lighthouse District. Please click the link below to read the full article.
Cake Walk: Identifying the Right Ceremonial Confection is a Decision that Lasts Forever [Mrs. Delish's Cupcake Boutique]
by Cassie Firwood
Monterey County Weekly, 06/14/12
The New Monterey Business Association would like to remind Lighthouse District customers that Monterey City Council has banned the distribution of single-use plastic bags and will require a 10-cent charge per paper bag beginning July 1, 2012. Please note: the City ordinance will affect retail shops but NOT restaurants.
We encourage everyone to bring your own bags when you shop! The City Council hopes the plastic bag ban will reduce pollution, free up landfill space, and protect our ocean environment.
The New Monterey Business Association would like to remind Lighthouse District retail stores that Monterey City Council has banned the distribution of single-use plastic bags and will require a 10-cent charge per paper bag beginning July 1, 2012. Please note: the City ordinance will affect retail shops but NOT restaurants.
The City has created a flyer you can print and post in your window. You can download it here:
http://www.socialwave.net/attachments/6592/
The Lighthouse District's own Cat's Meow made it on TV recently, getting featured on the show Mrs. Eastwood & Company! In the show, Dina Eastwood and a friend indulge in a little retail therapy. You can check out the 2-minute clip online here.
Congratulations to Melinda Collis, owner of Cat's Meow!
The New Monterey Business Association is sponsoring a free E-Waste Clean-Up on Friday, June 8, 9am-1pm at Dickman and Lighthouse.
All businesses in the Lighthouse District are invited to drop off their unused electronic stuff that's piling up and causing clutter...for free! For more information, please contact Rick Johnson or Tim Menz at 831-655-8070.
The New Monterey Business Association is sponsoring a free E-Waste Clean-Up on Friday, June 8, 9am-1pm at Dickman and Lighthouse.
All businesses in the Lighthouse District are invited to drop off their unused electronic stuff that's piling up and causing clutter...for free! For more information, please contact Rick Johnson or Tim Menz at 831-655-8070.
As of June 1, 2012, Paper Wing Theatre still has the following roles open:
*Two roles open for August, Osage County (opens in August)
*Four roles open for Avenue Q (opens late December)
*Burlesque acts, singers, and dancers for the next Burlesque show
Our theatre is a warm and welcoming place to play! We would be delighted to have you join our company. Please contact Paper Wing for more information at 831-905-5684 or [email protected]. No experience is necessary.
Cat's Meow, located at 601 Lighthouse Avenue in New Monterey, is pleased to announce that we now offer alterations!
Due to the high demand for special designs and alteration requests for those one-of-a-kind looks, we now have a professional seamstress on staff. Karen Wilmhurst will be available to tailor any of our pieces to fit your personal style and take care of anything in your closet that needs mending or altering.
For more information, please call us at 831-393-2287.
The New Monterey Business Association is seeking donations of raffle items for Movies in the Park! Raffle drawings will be held in front of the audience in Scholze Park just before each movie begins on July 14, August 11, and September 8. All audience members bearing free Movies in the Park tickets will be entered into the drawing.
We encourage Lighthouse District businesses to participate - donating a raffle item is good publicity! Suggested items include: a $25 gift certificate to your shop, a gift certificate for lunch or dinner at your restaurant, an iTunes card, movie tickets, or⦠you can be creative!
To donate a raffle item, please contact Timothy Menz at the NMBA Office at 831-655-8070 or [email protected].
For the second year in a row, the New Monterey Business Association wants YOU to pick the movies for Movies in the Park. Suggestions have been submitted, and we have ten finalists. Please vote for your favorites - voting ends Tuesday, June 5!
The top three vote-getters will be featured at Movies in the Park in Scholze Park on Saturday July 14th, August 11th, and September 8th.
Welcome to Lighthouse District in the News, an occasional post featuring recent news articles on Monterey's Lighthouse District. Please click the link below to read the full article.
Dear Chefs: Save Us. [Cooking for Solutions at Monterey Bay Aquarium]
by Mark C. Anderson
Monterey County Weekly, 05/17/12
The Monterey County Film Commission is pleased to announce that Joseph "Joey" Blackburn, a student at CSUMB, was named the 2012 winner of the $2,000 scholarship in the MCFC's Film Student Scholarship & Awards Program. Blackburn, originally from Paso Robles, is a Marina resident and graduating senior at CSUMB's Teledramatic Arts and Technology Department.
Blackburn will use the award to help cover production costs for his Capstone, a senior film project required as his final thesis film by CSUMB. His film, a black and white horror film entitled A Fly in the Room, was shot on 16mm film, a more expensive option. "I wanted to shoot on film for the aesthetic feel that I wanted for my movie, and filming on 16mm was an experience I wanted to have at least one time, knowing that most work opportunities will be in video," Blackburn said. "It feels very good to know that all of my efforts studying filmmaking at CSUMB have been rewarded with this scholarship, and tells me that if I continue to work hard good things will happen."
Blackburnâs film will be screened with other Capstone films on May 18 at 1pm and 6pm at CSUMB's World Theater.
Oya Salon is proud to announce the re-launch of their website, OyaSalon.com. The website offers a complete redesign focused on a user-friendly experience.
OyaSalon.com offers several interactive features, including online reservations; downloadable information on becoming a fashion or editorial hair model; details on Oya's Hair Design University for stylists; and tablet and smart phone compatibility. It also features a blog so visitors can keep up to date on the latest salon events, promotions, and industry innovations. Check it out!
Welcome to Lighthouse District in the News, an occasional post featuring recent news articles on Monterey's Lighthouse District. Please click the link below to read the full article.
Lookin', Cookin': A Chef of the Year Tale Made for Monterey Bay Aquarium's Cooking for Solutions
by Mark C. Anderson
Monterey County Weekly, 05/03/12
Monterey Bay Aquarium is pleased to announce that, for the first time ever, we're now exhibiting a sandbar shark in our million-gallon Open Sea Exhibit. The male shark, originally from Hawaii, has been growing up behind the scenes in our Animal Research & Care Center in Marina. The new shark, which went on exhibit April 26, is 43 pounds and measures four feet, six inches.
The sandbar shark (carcharhinus plumbeus) is one of the largest coastal pelagic sharks, found worldwide in subtropical waters, and can be eight feet long. True to its name, this beautiful shark is often found in sandy or muddy areas close to land. Also known as the brown or thickskin shark, it's easily recognized by its large dorsal (top) fin. It's doing very well on exhibit! You can even check out the new shark on our live web cam!
A message from Bill Whipple, President of the New Monterey Neighborhood Association (NMNA):
Humbly, I ask you to please consider joining the NMNA's Board. Our bylaws authorize up to 11 members...and there are only 4 Board member now! The time commitment is really quite small - 1-2 hours per month for the board meeting, plus whatever time you choose to spend on what interests you.
The NMNA Board is facing some real challenges right now. Our April meeting had to be cancelled due to a lack of a quorum. Attendance by more than half of the board members is required for an official meting, and two of the four board members were unable to make the meeting.
Please consider stepping up and contributing to the community. We need you! For more information, please phone Howard Fosler at 831-649-6935 or Sharon Dwight at 831-375-0841.
The New Monterey Business Association wants YOU to pick the movies for Movies in the Park 2012. It's easy as one, two, see.
ONE: Nominate. Pick three movies you'd like to see and send us the list via e-mail, through our Facebook page, or by clicking on "Add Comment" at the bottom of this post. Nominations must be received by Tuesday, May 15. Please note: all nominations should be PG-13 or below (no R-rated movies) and run less than 2 hours.
TWO: Vote. The ten most nominated movies will be voted on by the public at LighthouseDistrict.net. (Voting begins Tuesday, May 22 and ends Tuesday, June 5.)
SEE: The three movies that get the most votes will be shown this year at Movies in the Park in Scholze Park. Show dates this year are July 14, August 11, and September 8. Movies start a half-hour after sunset.
Welcome to Lighthouse District in the News, an occasional post featuring recent news articles on Monterey's Lighthouse District. Please click the link below to read the full article.
Off the Menu: Next Stop on a Tour of the Peninsula's Pizza Parlors - the Venerable Gianni's Pizza in Monterey
by Raul N.
Monterey Herald, 04/25/12
On the Beach is proud to sponsor the 2012 Monterey Bay Skate Jam Series! The one and only monthly skateboarding event on the Monterey Peninsula, our skate jams are designed to be a fun and interactive competitive event for riders, friends, and family alike. With a live DJ, product tosses, food, and drinks (and, on occasion, demos, games of skate, and other fun events), we invite skaters, friends, and family to come out and enjoy the day with us.
There are 4 age divisions: 8 and under, 9-12, 13-15, and 16 and up. Riders will be judged based on (in order of importance): creativity, style, consistency, variety (in tricks and use of obstacles), and difficulty.
Sign-ups start at 10am, contests start at 11am. Normally, the event runs until 3pm. Dates and locations are as follows:
April 21 - Marina Skate Park
Marina City Teen Center, 304 Hillcrest Ave
May 12 - Marina Skate Park
Marina City Teen Center, 304 Hillcrest Ave
June 16 - Monterey Skate Park
El Estero Park, Pearl St. & Camino Aguajito
July 7 - Monterey Skate Park
El Estero Park, Pearl St. & Camino Aguajito
August 11 - Marina Skate Park
Marina City Teen Center, 304 Hillcrest Ave
September 15 - Monterey Skate Park
El Estero Park, Pearl St. & Camino Aguajito
October 13 Championship - Marina Skate Park
Marina City Teen Center, 304 Hillcrest Ave
Welcome to Lighthouse District in the News, an occasional post featuring recent news articles on Monterey's Lighthouse District. Please click the links below to read the full articles.
Off the Menu: Battle of the Burgers - Round 1 (Bulldog British Pub)
by Raul N.
Monterey Herald, 04/12/12
Uphill Battle: Cyclists Advocate for a New Monterey Bike Path; Neighbors Push Back
by Sara Rubin
Monterey County Weekly, 04/19/12
