First Awakenings is decorated for fall and we are serving up pumpkin pancakes for a limited time only! Come enjoy them while they're in season. We're located at 300 David Avenue in Monterey.
The U.S. midterm election is November 8, 2022, and it's time to vote! The local ballot will include candidates for City Council for Districts 1 and 2 and for Mayor.
A permanent Monterey County Elections ballot drop box for voters is installed at Monterey Public Library, available 24 hours a day until 8pm on November 8. The County will empty it on a regular basis. Just drop your ballot safely in the box at 625 Pacific Street.
To view a list of other ballot drop box locations in Monterey County, please click here. To check your voter registration status, please click here.
The New Monterey Business Association would like to congratulate the 18 Lighthouse District businesses and organizations that won Monterey County Weekly’s Best of Monterey County 2022. Click the links below to read what the Weekly’s writers and editors had to say about each business.
Bulldog Sports Pub
Best Resurrection of a Pub
Crystal Fish
Best Japanese / Sushi
Current Comics
Best Punny Small Business Slogan: "We Have Issues"
Escape Room 831
Best Place for a Birthday Party
First Awakenings
Best Breakfast
Best Omelette
Gianni's Pizza
Best Pizza
Goodwill
Best Thrift Shop
Hula's Island Grill
Best Happy Hour
Best Appetizers / Small Plates
Best Restaurant for Gluten-Free
Best Restaurant - Monterey
International Market and Deli
Best International Market
Monterey Bay Aquarium
...Read More
It's pumpkin season! And here at The Perfect Crumb Bakery we are back to making these small pumpkin chocolate chip mini muffins shaped like acorns. They're delicious and cute. Stop by the bakery and pick up yours - we're located at 301 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey.
Applications are now being accepted for the Monterey County Film Commission’s Director Emeritus Richard Tyler Film Student Scholarship Award Program. The deadline to apply is November 4, 2022.
The scholarship program was created to provide financial aid and incentive to students of film and beginning filmmakers who live in Monterey County or who are currently enrolled in a community college or university in the county. It is designed to help a college student work towards a career in film.
The winner of the $2,000 award will be announced by December 31, 2022. Eligibility details and application forms can be downloaded on the Film Commission's website, or you may call the office at 831-646-0910.
Current Comics is holding a Massively Mighty Magic: The Gathering Sale with discounted draft booster packs and boxes until the end of October. Sale includes Innistrad Crimson Vow, Streets of New Capenna, and D&D Battle for Baldur's Gate.
This is a serious sale on set boosters! We'll take cash, coins, or credit card for commander decks and collector packs. Please note: this sale does NOT apply to the last two Magic: The Gathering sets released.
Current Comics is located at 400 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey.
Locally owned Heaven on Earth Cleaning offers house cleaning services for your home or business. Our office recently moved to Lighthouse Avenue in New Monterey, but we've been serving the Monterey Peninsula for over 20 years!
Learn more about our services and prices and book online with ease, all on our website. Let us do the cleaning so you have one thing less to worry about.
Mission 19 Taqueria invites you to try our shrimp enchilado tacos Tijuana style at our restaurant at 598 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey. They're extra spicy. (Yum!)
Hula's Island Grill has new hoodies, t-shirts, sweaters, zip-ups, hats, and tiki mugs for sale at our restaurant! Come and get them before we run out of stock at 622 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey.
Thanks to Hulagins Ryan, Taylor, Lily who modeled our fine clothing after their shift one night.
Autumn is here, and Cypress Boutique has great new men's and women's clothing and accessories that are perfect for the season. Visit us at 800 Lighthouse Avenue, Suite C in Monterey and check out our selection. We're locally owned and operated.
Lilify is excited to introduce an exquisite new, locally made, pleasure: chocolates made by the talented Sura Ghassan of Sama Delights. They're as delicious as they are beautiful!
These painterly confections are available in boxes of four or eight and include such amazing flavors as Mocha Delights, containing nespresso-flavored ganache topped with coffee beans and a touch of gold; Heba, with cardamom flavored caramel and ganache; and Bonfire S’mores featuring three layers of caramel, marshmallow, and graham crackers.
A gorgeous gift or a delectable act of self love, Sura’s decadent delicacies are available both in our shop at 281 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey and online.
The City of Monterey Parking Division's technology for parking enforcement has recently been upgraded. Three parking enforcement scooters now use an Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) instead of chalking your car's tires. In short: don't be looking for chalk marks on your tires anymore.
The ALPR system, managed by Vigilant Solutions, uses “digital chalking," which works by integrating License Plate Recognition technology to capture and analyze digital license plate information with Global Positioning System (GPS) technology for a complete and accurate vehicle parking enforcement system.
Equipped with ALPR technology, a Parking Enforcement Officer patrols their assigned route in a scooter. As the officer drives down the street, an ALPR camera on the scooter notes the position of each parked vehicle and its image, location, time/date, and license plate number. When the Officer returns to the location an alarm will notify the Officer when a parking violation is detected based on time/location data using the ALPR and GPS systems. The ALPR system does not identify any individual or access personal information during the license place review process, in compliance with all federal, state, and local laws.
The ALPR system greatly reduces the potential for industrial injuries that are associated with chalking tires by hand. and has the capability to help the City locate stolen vehicles and parking scofflaws.
Did you know that The Break Room offers a military discount? That's right! Get 20% off any of our packages with coupon code 22MILITARY if you're an active member of the military. Book one of our break rooms today.
The Break Room, the best destination to release your frustration, is located at 724 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey. Please note: the military discount cannot be combined with any other offers and cannot be applied to group bookings.
Here at Lilify, we can not get over how absolutely divine Deux Cranes confections are. Beyond most gourmet chocolate bars, this is small batch, artisanal chocolate handmade in California - a true delight.
The creme brulee bar (pictured here) is sweet and creamy, combining aromatic white chocolate and a hint of vanilla-scented milk chocolate for balance with a lovely crunch from caramelized sugar. It’s a sumptuous indulgence.
We also carry Deux Cranes' dark chocolate and caramelized salted hazelnuts bar, a matcha chocolate with caramelized sesame bar, a passionfruit chocolate bar, and a strawberry and dark chocolate bar. All available online and in our store at 281 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey.
This week we'd like to highlight the return of the British Bulldog Pub on Lighthouse Ave. The venerated ol' neighborhood watering hole is finally back after an extended pandemic shutdown and renovation. Well, it's sort of back. You see, it has a new name to go with it's amazing new look. It's now the Bulldog Sports Pub and it looks fantastic!
The Bulldog Pub in Monterey Has Reopened After Three Years, Looking Different - and Better
by Dave Faries
Monterey County Weekly, 08/25/22
Lighthouse District in the News, an occasional post featuring recent news articles on Monterey's Lighthouse District.
The Perfect Crumb Bakery and Cafe thinks you'll agree that there's nothing better than fresh buttermilk biscuits. And we've got them! Everything is made right here in our shop. Stop by 301 Lighthouse Avenue, or give us a call at 831-241-6269 to make sure there are still some left...
Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, located at 636 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey, is announcing our new schedule, beginning September 1, 2022. We've added a lot of classes! Please take a look below and check out our website for more information. We'll see you on the mat.
GRACIE'S NEW SCHEDULE
Monday
Jr. Grapplers 5pm-6pm
Master Cycle 6:15pm-7:45pm
Reflex Development 8pm-9pm
Tuesday
Little Champs 4pm-5pm
Jr. Grapplers 5pm-6pm
Combatives 6:15pm-7:15pm
Master Cycle 7:30pm-9pm
Wednesday
Black Belt Club 5pm-6pm
Combatives 6:15pm-7:15pm
Reflex Development 7:30pm-8:30pm
Thursday
Jr. Grapplers 4pm-5pm
Little Champs 5pm-6pm
Combatives 6:15pm-7:15pm
Master Cycle 7:30pm-9pm
Saturday
Master Cycle 8:30am-10am
Combatives 10am-11am
Women Empowered 11am-12pm
Bullyproof All Kids 12pm-1pm
Black Belt Club 1pm-2pm
Stand up paddle boards by NSP are in stock now at On The Beach Surf Shop. We also have carbon fiber adjustable paddles from Surftech plus accessories.
Even better? We have paddling veteran Mike on staff to answer your questions and offer lessons and scenic paddling tours. Come on in to the shop at 693 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey and we’ll get you out paddling like a pro!
