Covid-19

Need food assistance? Reservations are now available for the August 2020 Drive Thru Produce Distribution for Families and Seniors offered by the City of Monterey Recreation and the Monterey County Food Bank. This is now a contact-free drive-thru program and reservations are required.

Pick-up times are by appointment only on Mondays - August 10, 17, 24 and 31, 10am-1pm - at Dennis the Menace Parking Lot, 777 Pearl Street. All produce is pre-packaged and all packages are the same for everyone. Please read the official flyer which contains all the details.

Every 10 years, people across the country fill out the Census in order to have an accurate count of all people in the United States. Californians can complete the 2020 Census online , by phone, or by mail (paper forms are being mailed to households that have not yet responded to the census). A Census ID is not required in order to respond. Be counted and help secure critical resources for your community today!

Census data determines funding allocations for schools, child care programs, road maintenance projects, and social assistance programs. Census data informs where new hospitals are built, improves health programs, and increases jobs and business opportunities. The Census also determines California’s federal funding for important community services that help support our families and gives us a fair share of representation in California and Washington, D.C.

Information collected during the 2020 Census can’t be shared or used against you in any way. Your information is only used to generate statistics. Do it today! It only takes a few moments.

Looking for a fun way to challenge the whole family this weekend? Try EXIT: The Sinister Mansion , one of the many board games now available for purchase at Escape Room 831 .

In this adventure, you've been invited to a palatial mansion for a party but wind up sucked into a macabre game. Can you solve your way out in a race against the clock before it's too late?

The new Lilify Loaf, made fresh every Friday by Ad Astra Bread Co. has been a hit! This delicious sourdough bread with seasonal herbs is only available one day a week at our store. To ensure that we have a loaf waiting for you, you can pre-purchase online by Thursday at midnight and we will hold your loaf on Friday for pickup, 11am until closing at 281 Lighthouse Ave.

Pearl Hour, your friendly neighborhood cocktail bar, is now not only delivering bottles and cocktail kits to your door, Wednesday - Sunday during the pandemic, we are now also open Saturday and Sunday 2pm-8pm, as a retail bottle shop!...

It’s often chaotic, messy, and frustrating at the beginning of a project because we don’t know exactly how to make fresh ideas into reality. But every time we do a project, we learn something new, experience the unexpected, and feel good at the end. That's why it's worth working on it!

If you're hesitant to start making your ideas come true, contact Mai Ryuno at Play Full Ground about her Creativity Based Learning Program , which provides guidance and support on your creative journey and teaches creative problem solving. Let Mai help you find a change of perspective and discover your potential along the way.

On The Beach Surf Shop, located at 693 Lighthouse Avenue, is carrying Barefoot's Hawaiian print face masks. These masks have three layers - two layers of Hawaiian print fabric and one layer of pellon lining - with elastic ear bands for comfort and ease of fit. On The Beach is all about spreading aloha, not germs!

What is kinder than a beautiful bubble bath? To allow oneself to break, breathe and be, Lilify introduces our newest line of small batch bubble bath, now available online and at our store at 281 Lighthouse Avenue.

Made locally by Connie Mardon, our bubble bath features the same exquisite scent blends as our beloved body lotions. Herby, earthy, and unique, our blends offer careful aromatic pairings created to relax and uplift.

Want to support small, locally-owned food establishments? All restaurants in Monterey's Lighthouse District are now offering take-out and/or no-contact curbside pick-up, many are working with delivery services, and a few are now offering outdoor dining!

Al fresco dining experiences are now available at American Burger , Bon Ton L'Roy's , El Cantaro , Hula's Island Grill , and at newly-opened Tutto Buono Eataliano . Learn more about all your dining options at the Lighthouse District Dining Guide .

Gracie Jiu-JItsu Monterey invites you to join us for our Women Empowered self-defense class, taught every Wednesday at 6pm and Friday at 8am on Zoom. Learn essential Jiu-Jitsu techniques in the safety of your living room. No mats and no partners are necessary. If you're interested in trying out a class, please contact Gracie Jiu-Jitsu .

The Walking Dead comics will be re-released in color! If you still haven't read The Walking Dead series, or want to experience them featuring the masterful work of colorist Dave McCaig, these deluxe editions will start appearing on the shelves at Current Comics on October 7. Issue #1 will be available for pre-order on July 30 on our website and at the shop at 400 Lighthouse Ave.

The Monterey County Film Commission board of directors has elected officers for the 2020-21 fiscal year. Gary Bolen will serve as president, Cheryl Savage as vice president, Julia Avery-Shapiro as secretary, and Sandi Austin as treasurer. Former board president Garland Thompson will serve as the board chairperson.

The film commission, which has an office in Monterey's Lighthouse District, works to boost the economy throughout Monterey County by attracting and assisting on-location film production, handling inquiries and making referrals to crew and local goods and services. The board is seeking additional volunteer board members with nonprofit or business experience from all parts of Monterey County.

At Bamboo Reef Dive Shop, we're swapping out our rental regulators for new setups. As a result, you can score a rental regulator for only $150, which includes a first stage, second stage, and an octo. (All of our rental regulators were overhauled earlier this year.)

This offer is limited to quantity on hand. Regulators are pre-packaged and ready to go, chosen at random, and are available for purchase online here . Please note: dive computer/gauge is not included.

Play Full Ground has recently received numerous questions about our sardine pillows ( #happymontereysardines ), so here are some answers!

On our website , we sell sardine pillows in three sizes: small ($30), medium ($50), and large ($80). We offer shipping, local delivery, and pick-up at our Lighthouse Ave studio by appointment. Mai Ryuno personally makes all pillows to order, so please allow a few days for her to fulfill your order. Learn more here.