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Today is Black Friday, but you can rethink gift-giving as a charitable endeavor.
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Today is Black Friday, but you can rethink gift-giving as a charitable endeavor.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Nov 28, 2025

Are you shopping for Black Friday deals today? Sara Rubin here, reporting that I am not—I’d much rather wait around until tomorrow for Small B…

For procrastinators, the time is ticking to check off those shopping lists.
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For procrastinators, the time is ticking to check off those shopping lists.

  • Erik Chalhoub
  • Dec 19, 2024

LET’S FACE IT – most of you will fall into this category. You’ve had months to plan and shop, yet you’ve waited until the last minute to tackl…

Small businesses hope for a chunk of the holiday shopping pie after a roller coaster of a year.
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Small businesses hope for a chunk of the holiday shopping pie after a roller coaster of a year.

  • Erik Chalhoub
  • Nov 28, 2024

IT’S A WEDNESDAY MORNING IN DOWNTOWN PACIFIC GROVE. Although The Vague Collection, the city’s newest retailer for women’s clothing, doesn’t op…

Shops at Laguna Seca and Pebble Beach have gifts for the sports fan — and more.
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Shops at Laguna Seca and Pebble Beach have gifts for the sports fan — and more.

  • Dave Faries
  • Dec 14, 2023

What if you could not only shop local but, in so doing, also celebrate some of Monterey County’s bucket list attractions?

Home and garden items make heartfelt gifts this holiday season.
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Home and garden items make heartfelt gifts this holiday season.

  • Nov 16, 2023

The holiday gifting season is upon us. Over the next five weeks, the Weekly will be bringing you our best ideas for shopping local this season…

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