Home
NOW
News
  • Local News
  • The Buzz
  • Subscribe to e-Newsletter
  • Cover Stories
Opinion
  • Letters to the Editor
  • Squidfry
  • Local Spin
  • Cartoons
  • Forum
  • Subscribe to e-Newsletter
  • Monterey County NOW intro
A&E
  • Eat + Drink
  • Local Inspiration Gallery
  • Art, Theater & Culture
  • Chill / MMJ
  • Music
  • Local Bands & Musicians
  • Submit Event
  • Sell Tickets To Your Event
People
  • 831 (Tales from the Area Code)
  • ETC. Photo Gallery
  • Move
  • Face to Face
  • Street Talk
  • Brezsny's Astrology
  • Obituaries
Ads
  • Classifieds
  • BestofMontereyBay.JOBS
  • Legal Notices
  • Real Estate
About Us
  • Advertising Info
  • Contact Us
  • E-edition / Flipbook
  • Pick Up A Paper
  • e-Newsletters
  • Who We Are
  • Archives
  • Awards
  • FAQ
  • Monterey County Gives!
  • Best Of
  • The Press Club
2019
  • Intro
  • Agriculture
  • Around Town
  • Arts, Entertainment and Nightlife
  • Editors Picks
  • Restaurants
  • Shopping and Services
  • Specialty Foods
2018
  • Intro
  • Agriculture
  • Around Town
  • Arts Entertainment Nightlife
  • Editors Picks
  • Restaurants
  • Shopping and Services
  • Specialty Foods
2017
  • Intro
  • Agriculture
  • Around Town
  • Arts, Entertainment and Nightlife
  • Editors Picks
  • Restaurants
  • Shopping and Services
  • Specialty Foods
2016
  • Intro
  • Best of Agriculture
  • Best of Around Town (2016)
  • Best of Arts, Entertainment and Nightlife (2016)
  • Best of Editors Picks (2016)
  • Best of Restaurants (2016)
  • Best of Shopping And Services (2016)
  • Best of Specialty Foods (2016)
2015
  • Introduction
  • Agriculture
  • Around Town
  • Arts, Entertainment and Nighlife
  • Editors Pick
  • Restaurants
  • Shopping and Services
  • Specialty Foods
2014
  • Introduction
  • Around Town
  • Arts, Entertainment & Nightlife
  • Editor's Picks
  • Restaurants
  • Shopping & Services
  • Specialty Foods
2013
  • Introduction
  • Around Town
  • Arts, Entertainment & Nightlife
  • Editor's Picks
  • Restaurants
  • Shopping and Services
  • Specialty Foods
  • Sign Up
  • Log In
  • Dashboard
  • Logout
    • My Account
    • Dashboard
    • Profile
    • Saved items
    • Logout
Home
NOW
News
  • Local News
  • The Buzz
  • Subscribe to e-Newsletter
  • Cover Stories
Opinion
  • Letters to the Editor
  • Squidfry
  • Local Spin
  • Cartoons
  • Forum
  • Subscribe to e-Newsletter
  • Monterey County NOW intro
A&E
  • Eat + Drink
  • Local Inspiration Gallery
  • Art, Theater & Culture
  • Chill / MMJ
  • Music
  • Local Bands & Musicians
  • Submit Event
  • Sell Tickets To Your Event
People
  • 831 (Tales from the Area Code)
  • ETC. Photo Gallery
  • Move
  • Face to Face
  • Street Talk
  • Brezsny's Astrology
  • Obituaries
Ads
  • Classifieds
  • BestofMontereyBay.JOBS
  • Legal Notices
  • Real Estate
About Us
  • Advertising Info
  • Contact Us
  • E-edition / Flipbook
  • Pick Up A Paper
  • e-Newsletters
  • Who We Are
  • Archives
  • Awards
  • FAQ
  • Monterey County Gives!
  • Best Of
  • The Press Club
Contribute
    • Log In Using Your Account

      Log In
      Don't have an account? Sign Up Today
    • My Account
    • Dashboard
    • Profile
    • Saved items
    • Logout
Sign Up
  • Home
  • NOW
  • News
    • Local News
    • The Buzz
    • Subscribe to e-Newsletter
    • Cover Stories
  • Opinion
    • Letters to the Editor
    • Squidfry
    • Local Spin
    • Cartoons
    • Forum
    • Subscribe to e-Newsletter
    • Monterey County NOW intro
  • A&E
    • Eat + Drink
    • Local Inspiration Gallery
    • Art, Theater & Culture
    • Chill / MMJ
    • Music
    • Local Bands & Musicians
    • Submit Event
    • Sell Tickets To Your Event
  • People
    • 831 (Tales from the Area Code)
    • ETC. Photo Gallery
    • Move
    • Face to Face
    • Street Talk
    • Brezsny's Astrology
    • Obituaries
  • Ads
    • Classifieds
    • BestofMontereyBay.JOBS
    • Legal Notices
    • Real Estate
  • About Us
    • Advertising Info
    • Contact Us
    • E-edition / Flipbook
    • Pick Up A Paper
    • e-Newsletters
    • Who We Are
    • Archives
    • Awards
    • FAQ
    • Monterey County Gives!
    • Best Of
      • Best of Monterey Bay® Visitors Guide
      • Best of Monterey County® Readers Poll
      • Best of Monterey Bay® Wedding Guide
      • Best of Monterey Bay® Eat + Drink
      • Best of Monterey Bay® Student Guide
      • Best of Monterey Bay® Senior Guide
      • Monterey County Gives!
    • The Press Club

Featured

Editors Pick

2019

IntroAgricultureAround TownArts, Entertainment and NightlifeEditors PicksRestaurantsShopping and ServicesSpecialty Foods

2018

IntroAgricultureAround TownArts Entertainment NightlifeEditors PicksRestaurantsShopping and ServicesSpecialty Foods

2017

IntroAgricultureAround TownArts, Entertainment and NightlifeEditors PicksRestaurantsShopping and ServicesSpecialty Foods

2016

IntroBest of AgricultureBest of Around Town (2016)Best of Arts, Entertainment and Nightlife (2016)Best of Editors Picks (2016)Best of Restaurants (2016)Best of Shopping And Services (2016)Best of Specialty Foods (2016)

2015

IntroductionAgricultureAround TownArts, Entertainment and NighlifeEditors PickRestaurantsShopping and ServicesSpecialty Foods

2014

IntroductionAround TownArts, Entertainment & NightlifeEditor's PicksRestaurantsShopping & ServicesSpecialty Foods

2013

IntroductionAround TownArts, Entertainment & NightlifeEditor's PicksRestaurantsShopping and ServicesSpecialty Foods

Best 10 Seconds of Biking Bliss (2015)

Eucalyptus Alley

Best 10-Minute Caffeinated Vacation (2015)

Hale Kai Lana

Best Alternative to Cookies and Milk (2015)

Randy Lange

Best Beach (2015)

Carmel Beach

Best Breakfast Dish Shaped Like a Geologic Feature (2015)

Egg Volcano

Best Excuse to Support a Chain (2015)

BJ’s Brewhouse Avocado Egg Roll

Best French Reason to Come to the Wharf (2015)

Crepes of Brittany

Best Homegrown Rapping Chanteuse (2015)

Shady Lady

Best Ingenious Idea of 2014 (2015)

 Friends of Salinas Public Library

Best Item to Roll Through Town (2015)

Lefty Junior, the Giant Inflatable Testicle

Best Jumbo Money (2015)

Farmers Market Big Bucks

Best Kind of Plastic to Ban Next (2015)

BYOS

Best Left-Field Valentine’s Day Destination (2015)

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 811 

Best LiquEfied Artichoke (2015)

Perfectly Pressed Juice Bar ’n’ Cafe

Best Local Ag Educator (2015)

Hartnell College, Ag Business and Technology Institute

Best Local Version of Yosemite’s Half Dome Hike (2015)

Steep and Narrow Section of Pinnacles National Park’s High Peaks Trail

Best Place for a Vision Quest (2015)

The Indians

Best Place to Pretend to be a Tourist (2015)

Cannery Row, Monterey

Best Place to Re-Enact Airport Movie Scenes (2015)

Golden Tee Restaurant at Monterey Regional Airport

Best Place to Shop for Top and Bottom Shelf Goods (2015)

Food Corner Market

Best Place to Sleep with the Fishes (2015)

Monterey Bay Aquarium

Best Reason to Bike to Moss Landing and Beyond (2015)

Kermit

Best Reason to Not Shop at Sand City Big Box Stores (2015)

They Love Plastic Bags

Best Reason to Stand on the Sidewalk (2015)

El Charrito 

Best Scandal (2015)

King City Police Department

Best Small Plates (2015)

Hula’s Island Grill

Best Spot for a Pop-Up Concert (2015)

The Sidewalk in front of Vinyl Revolution

Best Stairway to Nowhere (2015)

Seal Rock Picnic Area

Best Thing to Put on Your Shrimp and Tilapia and Tortillas (2015)

Secret Soy Butter

Best Tribute to Mitch Hedberg (2015)

Smokehouse Club Sandwich

Best Underwater Toy (2015)

Voyeuristic Village

Best Use of Happy Hour (2015)

Monthly Singer-Songwriter Showcase at The Shadow Box 

Best Use of Screws and Old Planks (2015)

Affina 

Best Use of a Hammer in Your Lunch (2015)

The Schnitzel Sandwich 

Best Use of an Overused Name (2015)

Inspiration Point

Best Wait, What? Moment (2015)

La Tapatia Restaurant

Best Way To Get Your Cowgirl On – or Up (2015)

Kristy Parker, Line Dance Instructor

Best Way to Deal with Stray Cats (2015)

Salinas Animal Shelter/Monterey County Animal Service 

Best Way to Relive Your Childhood

Vesuvio’s Grown-Up Happy Meal

Info

  • Advertising Info
  • Contact Us
  • e-Edition
  • Pick Up A Paper
  • About Us
  • Mission & Company Culture
  • Awards
  • Archives
  • FAQ
  • Terms of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Copyright Infringement Policy and Takedown Procedure
  • Do Not Sell My Personal Information

Follow Us

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • Instagram
  • iOS App
  • Android App

Related

  • Monterey County Gives!
  • The Press Club
  • Weekly's YouTube Channel
  • Weekly's Facebook Page
  • Weekly's Twitter Feed
  • Weekly's Instagram Feed

Contact Information

montereycountyweekly.com
668 Williams Ave
Seaside, CA 93955
Phone: 831-394-5656
Email: frontdesk@mcweekly.com
Monterey County Weekly logo

    The mission of Monterey County Weekly is to inspire independent thinking and conscious action, etc.

    Serving Big Sur, Carmel-by-the-Sea, Carmel Valley, Castroville, Del Rey Oaks, Marina, Monterey, Moss Landing, Pacific Grove, Pebble Beach, Prunedale, Salinas, Salinas Valley, Sand City, Seaside and the entire Monterey County. © Copyright 2021, Monterey County Weekly, Seaside, CA - Milestone Communications Inc. All rights reserved. Formerly the Coast Weekly newspaper.