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For the final hours of 2024, celebrate locally—and safely.
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For the final hours of 2024, celebrate locally—and safely.

  • Erik Chalhoub
  • Dec 31, 2024

Erik Chalhoub here, just now realizing it’s been a quarter of a century since the Y2K scare. These days, when computers essentially control ou…

After 32 years, First Night Monterey keeps coming up with fresh ideas to celebrate New Year’s.
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After 32 years, First Night Monterey keeps coming up with fresh ideas to celebrate New Year’s.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Dec 26, 2024

PAULETTE LYNCH HAS BEEN TO HER SHARE OF CLASSIC NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTIES. You know the type: stiff cocktails, Champagne at midnight. While the p…

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Thirty years in, First Night Monterey has perfected its recipe for all-ages, family-friendly fun on New Year’s Eve.
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Thirty years in, First Night Monterey has perfected its recipe for all-ages, family-friendly fun on New Year’s Eve.

  • Agata Popęda
  • Dec 22, 2022

There is no good reason to spend New Year’s Eve alone when you have nine hours of nonstop outdoor and indoor fun happening, courtesy of First …

For the second year in a row, First Night Monterey, a 29-year-old event, feels new again.
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For the second year in a row, First Night Monterey, a 29-year-old event, feels new again.

  • Agata Popęda
  • Dec 29, 2021

First Night Monterey 2022 was supposed to be a big comeback of togetherness. The dream was to “gather families, neighbors and strangers togeth…

Golden State Theatre Owner Pitches 50-50 Deal to City of Monterey
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Golden State Theatre Owner Pitches 50-50 Deal to City of Monterey

  • Sara Rubin
  • Jul 4, 2013

Warren Dewey has a thing for old theaters, and a decade ago he was on the hunt across California to buy one. He settled on Golden State Theatr…

Golden State Theatre Owner Pitches 50-50 Deal to City of Monterey
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Golden State Theatre Owner Pitches 50-50 Deal to City of Monterey

  • Sara Rubin
  • Updated Jul 3, 2013

Warren Dewey has a thing for old theaters, and a decade ago, he was on the hunt across California to buy one. He settled on Golden State Theat…

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