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Transform your fitness routine with Monterey Core Fitness's personal and group training packages! With our Black Friday sale, get a great deal for a limited time only. Please contact us to claim this offer.

Black Friday Personal Training Special

5 pack (50 min): $350 | (30 min): $225
10 pack (50 min): $680 | (30 min): $485
20 pack (50 min): $1350 | (30 min): $850

Black Friday Group Training Special

5 pack: $125
10 pack: $200
20 pack: $300
50 pack: $500

About Monterey Core Fitness

Monterey Core Fitness is an independent, locally owned boutique gym and fitness studio for women that focuses on functional strength training, resilience, and connection to ourselves and those around us. We're located at 191 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey.

At International Market and Deli, we have a wealth of thoughtful holiday gifts ready for wrapping at 580 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey.

Here you'll find Turkish coffee gift sets, tea cup and saucer sets, international candies, a variety of Turkish delight and baklava, and, for the chef on your list, plenty of ethnic spices that are not so easy to find. We also have a selection of Persian and Turkish teas that make lovely gifts for the person who has everything and loves a hot cup on a cold winter's night.

Not sure what to get? Let our friendly, knowledgeable staff help you!

Christmas comes but once a year, and so do European holiday treats! Malinka Mini Market has a wealth of sweet delights on our shelves, including stollen, gingerbread, marzipan, fruit cake, and chocolates.

Our selection of European sweets for the holidays features Lubeck marzipan, Klett chocolate, gluten-free gingerbread, Niederegger marzipan torte, British fruit cake, Dr. Quendt dominosteine, Kindly's candies, and a variety of imported stollen.

Visit Malinka European Mini Market at 484 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey.

Malinka European Mini Market has a beautiful selection of wooden tree ornaments and holiday decorations from Germany.

This includes an assortment of colorful tree ornaments, handcrafted gnomes from Christian Ulbricht, rustic nativity scenes, and Weihnachtspyramide, traditional German Christmas pyramids that bring gentle light and cheer to the home. These are Christmas decorations, secular and sacred, that are built to be enjoyed for years to come.

Visit us at 484 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey to view our entire selection.

Come on in to Mattress Nation for our biggest sale of the year! We've got excellent deals on great brands like Stearns & Foster, Tempur-Pedic, and Sealy Posturepedic during our Black Friday Sale, running now through December 3, 2024 at our showroom at 296 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey. We're open daily, 10am-6pm.

At Mattress Nation's Black Friday Sale, save up to $800 on select Stearns and Foster adjustable mattress sets, up to $500 on select Tempur-Pedic adjustable mattress sets, and up to $400 on select Sealy adjustable mattress sets. Take advantage of our last big sale of 2024.

Mattress Nation is a locally-owned business where you'll get top-rated customer service and great deals...plus you'll be supporting people in your community.

Scholze Park Community Center is organizing bus trips to San Luis Obispo and San Francisco in Spring 2025. Sign up now and leave the planning and driving up to them.

For more information, please call Scholze Park Center at 831-646-3878. The center is located at 280 Dickman Avenue in Monterey.

Spring 2025 Trips

Day in San Luis Obispo
Saturday, March 15
Price: $85 per person
Registration Deadline: February 13

Ferry Building Farmer's Market
Saturday, May 3
Price: 80 per person
Registration deadline: April 2

Photos from the 2024 Annual Trick-or-Treat on Lighthouse can now be viewed on our website! Thanks to everyone who came down to celebrate Halloween with us on Saturday, October 26, 2pm-5pm. It was a lot of fun, and we loved seeing all those happy faces.

2025 calendars have arrived at Lighthouse Books! There are a wide variety of titles to choose from - 200 different calendars - but quantities are limited to 1 or 2 of each, so be sure to visit us soon at 600 Lighthouse Ave in Monterey. We're open daily, 11am-6pm.

The New Monterey Business Association congratulates the 12 Lighthouse District businesses and organizations that won Monterey County Weekly's Best of Monterey County 2024. Click the links to read what the Weekly’s writers and editors had to say about each business.

Bulldog Sports Pub
Best Bar for Darts

Crystal Fish
Best Japanese / Sushi

First Awakenings
Best Breakfast

Gianni's Pizza
Best Pizza Place

Goodwill Central Coast
Best Thrift Shop

Hula's Island Grill
Best Happy Hour, Specialty Cocktails
Best Restaurant for Gluten-Free

International Market and Deli
Best International Market

Monterey Bay Aquarium
Best Local Nonprofit, Local Website, Place to Take Visitors

On The Beach Surf Shop
Best Surf Shop

Pearl Hour / Katie Blandin
Best Late-Night Hangout / Best Bartender...Read More

Fall flavors have returned to Sunrise Cafe! Embrace the season with our beloved Pumpkin Pancakes and Pumpkin Cinnamon French Toast. These fall favorites are here to warm your mornings and satisfy your cravings.

Join us at Sunrise Cafe, 204 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey, and taste the cozy comfort of fall on your plate.

A message from the City of Monterey:

San Carlos Beach on Cannery Row in Monterey reopened on October 4, 2024, after being closed since August 19 due to an influx of sea lions that crowded the beach during their annual migration to Monterey from the Channel Islands.

This year, the sea lions made their main landing spot at San Carlos Beach. Hundreds of (mostly male) sea lions are here taking advantage of the abundant food that is close to shore within the Monterey Bay.

The Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary staff have been a vital partner in helping the City understand the sea lions’ behavior and helped with City’s decision to close the beach to ensure public safety and the safety of the sea lion population.

Marine mammal experts expect the sea lions to return to the Channel Islands at some point soon. Although unlikely, if the sea lions repopulate San Carlos Beach, the City of Monterey may have to close the beach again.

- October 4, 2024

A reminder: Marine mammals, including sea lions, are protected under the Marine Mammal Protection Act. People who harass, feed, capture, or kill any marine mammal could face a hefty fine or even jail time.