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Tutto Buono Eataliano, located at 598 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey, invites you to join us online for our first virtual wine and pizza pairing with Langetwins Family Winery and Vineyards on Wednesday, December 16. Fee is $90 and reservations are limited. Please call us to register by Sunday, December 13, 831-920-1940.

Enjoy wine tasting in the comfort of your own home with some of our delicious Siciliano pan pizza paired with some of our favorite selected estate wine varietals. In an online video you can play that night at your leisure, Randall and Charlene Lange will walk you through a series of wine and pizza pairings and share a few details about their family.

For the tasting that day, you'll pick-up one pan pizza with three Tutto Buono favorites - Margarita, Tre Sorelli, and Ma Please - and three bottles of Langetwins wine - 2018 Nero d'Avola, 2017 Old Vine Zinfandel, and 2017 Petite Sirah.

Our normal day-to-day has been changed by Covid-19, but at Bamboo Reef Dive Shop we are still dedicated to sharing our knowledge, love, and excitement for diving with the world. Our shop policies regarding Covid-19 have been updated alongside the new restrictions put into place in California as of December 6, 2020.

Our shop is still open but limited to 20% capacity. Temperature checks and face masks are required for entry. Classes and tours are continuing but with limited group sizes. Group tours will be temporarily restricted to households.

To learn more, please click here and call us at 831-372-1685 if you have any questions. We're located at 614 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey.

We at Escape Room 831 are so proud to have been nominated as one of the best recreational activities in Monterey County! We'd be honored to have your support in winning this year's Monterey Herald Readers Choice award in the Family-Youth Service Category.

Click here to vote before January 4, 2021. It would be a bright spot for a locally owned business in a tough year. We're located at 599 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey, and selling lots of fun board games online right now if you're looking for an all-ages gift.

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.

Monterey County Restaurants and Bars Brace for SIP 2.0 [Pearl Hour]
by Raul Nava
Edible Monterey Bay, 12/08/20

Current Comics is incredibly honored to announce that we have been chosen to sell very limited edition signed prints of Colin Cantwell's original concept designs for the Star Wars spaceships. Please visit the shop at 400 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey or visit our online store to see these awesome prints, signed and sealed and available in sizes large (12"x18") or small (8"x10" or 8"x12").

During Colin Cantwell's amazing career, he worked with George Lucas on designing the X-Wing, TIE Fighter, Y-Wing, Death Star, Millennium Falcon, and Star Destroyer for the very first Star Wars movie, “A New Hope."

In addition, Colin collaborated with Stanley Kubrick on “2001 a Space Odyssey” and worked with Steven Spielberg on “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” Other projects included “War Games,” “Buck Rogers,” “Mars, the Search Begins,” “Around the World in 80 Days,” and more.

Monterey Firefighters and Pacific Grove Kiwanis are teaming up to provide presents to families in need this holiday season and they need your help! They are seeking donations of new toys only. You can make your donation at Fire Stations #11-15, including the fire station located at 582 Hawthorne Street in New Monterey. Donations will be accepted until the morning of Saturday, December 19, 2020.

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.

Small Businesses Working to Compete Against Online Shopping During Covid-19 Pandemic
by Kyla Linville
KSBW, 11/28/20

Find the coziest sweaters in the softest fabrics and the latest styles for women and men at Cypress Boutique! We have turtle necks, pullovers, oversized sweaters, and cardigans available. They make great gifts!

Cypress Boutique is located at 800 Lighthouse Avenue, Suite C in Monterey. We welcome in-store shopping as well as phone orders for curbside pick-up or shipping. Just call us at 831-383-2769.

Let's plan for sea level rise in Monterey! The City of Monterey is hosting a community meeting online to discuss the Transportation Sea Level Rise Adaptation Plan on Monday, December 8 at 7pm during the regular Planning Commission Meeting. The program will include: a summary of previous sea level rise studies and outreach efforts, an introduction to the three adaptation strategies, and the gathering of community input.

Three strategies have already been identified to keep Monterey moving in the face of sea level rise:

1. Elevate the Recreation Trail into a sea wall or protect it behind a sea wall.

2. Elevate Del Monte Avenue into a viaduct with ocean water flowing underneath.

3. Move Recreation Trail and Del Monte Avenue traffic to Pearl and North Fremont Streets with enhancements made to these streets.

The draft of the Transportation Adaptation Plan is available for viewing here.

All Monterey residents are welcome at the meeting. To participate, please log in to the Zoom meeting (details on the second page of this press release) or you can view without participating on YouTube.

Just in time for holiday gift shopping, Current Comics presents a guide to some of the great books and proven best sellers 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.

X-Men: The Art and Making of the Animated Series
If you loved the 90s X-men animated series, you’ll love this book filled with never-before-seen character pictures and interviews with the cast and creators.

The Boys: Omnibus Vol. 1
The smash hit series on Amazon, "The Boys," is based on this comics series for mature readers and we have all 6 volumes in stock. Just search “Boys Omnibus” in our online store to see them all.

Old Guard Book 1: Opening Fire
This book for mature readers was adapted into an amazing movie on Netflix starring Charlize Theron as the protagonist.

The Infinity Gauntlet
This is the story the movies "Avengers Infinity War" and "Avengers Endgame" are based on.

Crossover #1
A recent release by best-selling writer Donny Cates (Venom, Thanos, Thor, Cosmic Ghost Rider, Guardians of the Galaxy), this new series from Image Comics is going to be huge! The story is set in a world like ours in the last-standing comic book store a few years after fictional superheroes we all know have appeared on the streets. Which superheroes have appeared...and what does their appearance mean for us? It's a world where reality is dead and anything is possible.

Wonder Woman Earth One Vol. 1
A retelling of the Amazon warrior’s origin with some awesome new detail and characters by best-selling writer Grant Morrison.

Wonder Woman: The Way of the Amazons
Great for younger readers, this book contains the history of and meaning behind Diana’s weapons, outfit, home (Themyscira Island), and more.

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Resold Threadz is now carrying jewelry by Leah Mark Designs at our thrift and consignment boutique located at 800 Lighthouse Avenue, Suite B, in Monterey. Come view Leah's beautiful, handmade necklaces, bracelets and earrings!