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There is much more to Pazzo Italian Café than gelato, and a "ridiculous" special will prove it.
Eat + Drink

There is much more to Pazzo Italian Café than gelato, and a "ridiculous" special will prove it.

  • Dave Faries
  • Oct 9, 2026

Carl Alasko has learned a few things in his time as a restaurateur. Once, for example, he dropped prices by 30 percent for 30 days and tallied…

Trying to reopen Osio Theater might be crazy, but someone’s gotta dream big.
Opinion

Trying to reopen Osio Theater might be crazy, but someone’s gotta dream big.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Sep 27, 2025

Sara Rubin here, trying to remember the last time I saw a movie in the movie theater. The thing is, I love going to movies. I just don’t do it…

A nascent nonprofit is angling for another revival of downtown Monterey’s Osio Theater.
News

A nascent nonprofit is angling for another revival of downtown Monterey’s Osio Theater.

  • Agata Popęda
  • Sep 25, 2025

Only a couple of decades ago, there were a lot of places in Monterey to see a movie. Not anymore. Locals seem to particularly miss Osio Theate…

After much ado, a rainbow crosswalk now adorns downtown Monterey.
News

After much ado, a rainbow crosswalk now adorns downtown Monterey.

  • David Schmalz
  • Jun 13, 2025

As of early this morning, Friday, June 13, downtown Monterey has an added splash of color—and for many, joy—with the completion of the city's …

In a 4-1 vote, Monterey City Council approves rainbow crosswalk in downtown.
News

In a 4-1 vote, Monterey City Council approves rainbow crosswalk in downtown.

  • David Schmalz
  • Jun 4, 2025

The Monterey City Council chambers were filled to standing room only on Tuesday afternoon, when the council considered approving a decorative …

Wild e-motorcyle chase in downtown Monterey ends in major firearms arrest.
News

Wild e-motorcyle chase in downtown Monterey ends in major firearms arrest.

  • David Schmalz
  • Feb 14, 2025

As e-bikes and e-motorcycles have grown in popularity in recent years, so have complaints about them travelling at unsafe speeds in the places…

Monterey Museum of Art and government agencies partner in a vision to expand an art footprint downtown.
News

Monterey Museum of Art and government agencies partner in a vision to expand an art footprint downtown.

  • Agata Popęda
  • Dec 7, 2023

California State Parks, the Monterey Museum of Art and the City of Monterey are working together to bring a concept they call The Island of Ad…

Osio Theater and Cafe Lumiere, two downtown Monterey fixtures, shut their doors permanently.
Arts & Culture

Osio Theater and Cafe Lumiere, two downtown Monterey fixtures, shut their doors permanently.

  • Marielle Argueza
  • Nov 2, 2020

It's a sad day for downtown Monterey, which is losing two businesses housed in the same building. 

After abrupt closure, Osio Cinemas expected to reopen.
Arts & Culture
Featured

After abrupt closure, Osio Cinemas expected to reopen.

  • Ana Ceballos
  • Sep 25, 2015

It was a sad day in Monterey when the owners of Osio Cinemas announced in July the independent movie theater would be closing its doors.

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