Bamboo Reef Dive Shop is celebrating the end of the year with a sale! We've got tons of items heavily discounted including Solafx wetsuits, Hammerhead spearguns, 5 mm Wettie freediving suits, Slipins, and more.
Snag some gear for yourself or grab some last-minute Christmas gifts for the divers in your life at 614 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey.
Everyone in our community should be able to enjoy a delicious holiday dinner. The Kiwanis Club of Monterey, Food Bank for Monterey County, and City of Monterey are offering free holiday meal kits for contact-free drive-thru and walk-up on Thursday, December 23 (rain or shine).
Each meal kit will include all of the fixings to prepare your own traditional holiday meal for a family of 4 or 6-8 people. Reservations are required for pick-up - please sign up here.
As of this post, reservations are still available for 11:30am-2pm. Make your reservations and come to Dennis the Menace Parking Lot, 777 Pearl Street in Monterey, on December 23. Face masks are required.
Home delivery is available only for homebound individuals by special request: please contact Monterey Recreation by email at or call 831-646-3866.
Storm season is here! We need the rain, but sometimes we also need sandbags. The Monterey Peninsula has numerous spots, mostly at local fire stations, where you can pick up the bags and fill them with sand on site. Please be sure to call first - phone numbers are listed below.
Local Sandbag Sites:
Fire Station No. 11
600 Pacific Street, Monterey
831-646-3905
Fire Station No. 12
582 Hawthorne Street, Monterey
831-646-3906
Station No. 13
401 Dela Vina Avenue, Monterey
831-646-3907
Pacific Grove Fire Station
400 Pine Avenue, Pacific Grove
831-242-8733
Carmel Youth Center
Torres Street & Fourth Avenue, Carmel
831-620-2000
Monterey residents and visitors! We have a new indoor mask mandate in California which begins Wednesday, December 15, 2021. But while we'll all be wearing our face masks in New Monterey's Lighthouse District, we'll still be bringing our hometown-style cheer to the holidays!
Visit us and wear your face mask over your nose AND your mouth, lovelies. We look forward to seeing your beautiful eyes.
Sahara Sun's holiday sale is on through December 24, 2021. Get our 10 Combo Tanning Special for only $99 - includes Versa Spa, high pressure, and medium pressure tans. And new fashion in our clothing boutique is now offered at 40% off.
Sahara Sun Tanning is located at 585 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey. For more information, please call us at 831-375-9584.
Introducing the Lighthouse District Holiday Gift Guide! It's full of fun, unique gifts available at small businesses in New Monterey's Lighthouse District, and we'll be adding to it through the holidays.
When you shop locally you support our neighborhood stores, reduce environmental impact, and always find the most creative, thoughtful gifts. Plus, on Lighthouse Avenue you'll often find that the owner is working behind the counter, so you're sure to get the best customer service around!
Just look for a gift in the Gallery, click on the photo, and you'll be taken to the shop's online store or to a page with their contact information.
Plato's Closet wants to reward you for shopping small this holiday season! Now through December 23, 2021, for every $50 you spend with us, you'll get a $10 coupon to spend here in January.
Plato's Closet is located at 402 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey.
First Awakenings, located at 300 David Avenue in Monterey, is participating in the 2021 Holiday Toy Drive sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Pacific Grove. If you would like to make a donation, please leave a new, unwrapped toy (or toys!) in the marked barrel inside our restaurant by December 13, 2021.
Your donated toys will be delivered to children in need by the Monterey, Pacific Grove, and Carmel Fire Departments.
Just in time for holiday shopping, Current Comics presents some recommendations for great gifts we have in stock. Visit us at 400 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey while supplies last, or you can click the links below to visit our online store.
Feel free to call us at 831-333-1085 to ask our staff for more information or recommendations. We're happy to share our knowledge of and enthusiasm for comics and graphic novels with you.
Funk POP! Marvel Classic Hawkeye Figure
If you’ve seen the new Hawkeye show on Disney+, check out this POP Hawkeye figure with his original purple costume!
All of the action figures and Funko POPs on our store shelves are available to buy on our store website too! Just go to currentcomics.net, click Monterey or Salinas store, then scroll down the menu and click “Action Figures & Statues” or “Funko Pops” to see our in stock list of figures.
Saga Graphic Novel
The Eisner-Award winning, best-selling (mature rated) Image Comics series Saga will be back with issue #55 on January 26 after a 3 year break. If you haven’t read it yet, here’s a link to Vol 1. We have all 9 volumes in stock, plus the 3 hardcovers and the compendium.
DC Comics Coloring Books
We have some fun activity and coloring books for adults in our shop and online, including one for the Justice League and one for Harley Quinn and the Suicide Squad.
Marvel Mighty Masterworks
Search “Mighty Masterworks” on our website and the results will be a selection of $16 paperbacks, each containing the first 10 issues of Marvel’s biggest characters - Spider-Man, X-men, the Avengers, Hulk, and Thor. Here's a link to a volume for Spider-Man.
Gift Cards
Not sure what to buy for your comic lover? Current Comics sells gift cards in any amount! Just stop by the store or give us a call.
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 article.
Professional or Amateur, Monterey Bay Restaurant Equipment Has Whatever You Need to Prepare, Serve or Store
by Agata Popeda
Monterey County Weekly, 11/26/21
Trying to find the right gift for a loved one? Pamir Rugs has a distinctive collection of handmade pillows for sale, created from antique rugs. These unique pieces come in many colors and designs. We invite you to stop by our showroom at 237 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey and take a look!
Just in time for the holidays, American Burger is now selling air plants in the restaurant at 738 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey. Air plants make great gifts, and the restaurant carries them in different sizes and shapes. Better yet, they're easy to care for!
International Market and Deli is offering gift baskets made to order for the holidays. Filled with food from around the world, these make great gifts for friends and family members. Call us at 831-375-9451 or e-mail us and let's work together to select the right items for your basket.
International Market and Deli is located at 580 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey.
Want to make your 2021 Christmas or New Year's meal even more special? Order your pie, cheesecake, dinner rolls, or quiche from The Perfect Crumb. We are a boutique bakery at 301B Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey, creating every item from scratch on a daily basis.
HOLIDAY ORDER DEADLINES
Call us at 831-241-6269 or e-mail us to place your order
Christmas 2021
order by Sunday, 12/21
pick up by 12/24 at 12pm
New Year's 2021
order by Friday, 12/29
pick up by 12/31 at 12pm
MENU
PIES
Apple 9" - $25
Pumpkin 9" - $25
White Sweet Potato 9" - $25
Pecan 9" - $27
Mixed Berry 9" - $27
(dessert pies - add $3 for gluten free crust)
Turkey Pot Pie 4" - $10
Turkey Pot Pie 9" - $35
Quiche 10" - $35
quiche includes cheese and one topping
CHEESECAKES
Original Flavor
Pumpkin Flavor
Carrot Cake Flavor
Cheesecake Sizes:
8" - $35
9" - $45
10" - $55
12" - $65
(add $5 for mixed berry topping)
DINNER ROLLS
Half-Dozen Rolls - $10
Dozen Rolls - $20
It's that time of year again: pumpkin cheesecake is back on the menu at The Perfect Crumb Bakery! As with everything here, it's made from scratch with love in-house. Visit us Wednesday - Sunday, 7:30am-3:30pm, at 301B Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey.
Have a delicious dessert in mind for the holidays? Pies, cakes, or cookies? Place your order now! Give us a call at 831-241-6269 or send us an e-mail.
The holidays are quickly approaching and Hula's is offering a gift certificate deal. Now through November 30, 2021, purchase a $50 gift card from us and receive a $10 gift card for yourself. Giving never tasted so good!! Hula's Island Grill is located at 622 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey.
Cypress Boutique is pleased to introduce our vegan felt Panama hats and wide brim wool felt Panama hats. These are chic, sophisticated, but casual. Visit us at 800 Lighthouse Avenue, Suite C in Monterey, or view them on our website.
Vegan Felt Panama Hats
These stiff brim hats in fall colors contain an adjustable inner drawstring for the perfect fit. Brim is 2.75 inches.
Wool Felt Panama Hat
This hat offers a sleek silhouette with a flat 4-inch brim and a vegan leather band.
Poppleton's Fine Furnishings and Interiors is pleased to introduce the work of a new manufacturer to our showroom, DellaRobia. This California based furniture company has been creating contemporary interior environments for the past 40 years. All pieces are proudly made in the United States.
DellaRobia combines the latest in technology, materials, and tailoring and maintains a hand crafted quality to achieve effects that are timeless, contemporary, and classic.
Poppleton's is located at 299 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey.
Are you ready to blast into winter? On The Beach Surf Shop has new snowboards in stock from Lib Technologies, including Orcas, Golden Orcas, and T.Rice Pros in a variety of sizes. The cosmic new graphics will make you king/queen of the hill or a predator in the terrain park.
Several Tahoe resorts are already open. Come see us at 693 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey to help you kickstart shred season.
Lilify's signature silhouettes, including capes, aprons, and jackets, are always available in gorgeous shades of linen. Now, they're also available in caramel cotton canvas and indigo denim!
Hand sewn in Monterey, our garments are timeless and effortlessly refined. We designed these pieces to be elevated staples and we really love how they translate to these new fibers.
Caramel canvas is a heavy textile made from cotton. The compact, firm weave is hearty and structured. Our canvas is U.S. sourced.
Indigo denim is a textile made from cotton. The weave creates a fabric that is sturdy and offers a soft structure. Our denim is U.S. sourced.
We can’t wait for you to explore our stunning new fabrics. Visit our shops at 281 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey or peruse them on our website.
