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  The Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce was officially incorporated in 1915 with Ed “Casey” Simpson, a plumber, as its first president.  Before 1915, the chamber existed as a loosely knit group called the Board of Trade, with Simpson as its president since 1908.  Following...

Monterey Bay Community Power Makes More Than $1 Million Available to Tri-County Drivers through Monterey Bay Electric Vehicle Incentive Program      Monterey Bay Community Power and Monterey Bay Air Resources District recently launched the Monterey Bay Electric Vehicle Incentive...

We want to extend our congratulations to Mum’s Place, for winning “Best Furniture Store 2018” three times this year by the Carmel Pine Cone, Monterey Herald, and Monterey County Weekly. If you do the math… that’s 19 wins over 32 years in business! In 1986, Mum’s...

Congratulations Best of Winners from Pacific Grove! The Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce would like to congratulate over two dozen businesses in our membership who were awarded “Best of Monterey County” awards for 2019. The Monterey County Weekly puts together a special issue...

Fleeting though it is, the Magic Carpet is perhaps the one feature of Pacific Grove that puts it on the map for visitors before all other attractions in the city. It is a phenomenon unique to Pacific Grove, one that generates more phone-calls to local hotels than any other terrestrial occurrence...

ANNUAL WILDFLOWER SHOW April 19-21, 2019 Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History The annual wildflower show draws flora and fauna enthusiasts from around the state with an enormous and diverse collection of wildflowers from around the central coast. The show arrives to the Pacific...

Happy Girl Kitchen: Unique Private Events With an Edge        One might not know it walking into Happy Girl Kitchen, the fearlessly alternative café and cannery that prides itself on being a local leader in organic food and grocery, but the business is actually steeped...

The Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce recently honored four business owners and one resident at the Chamber’s Annual Membership Luncheon at the Inn at Spanish Bay. The luncheon confers awards of excellence in business on Chamber members in various industries each year including retail, services,...

Chamber Hosts Annual Membership Luncheon and Citizen of the Year Reception   The Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce recently honored four Pacific Grove businesses at the Chamber’s Annual Membership Luncheon and Citizen of the Year Presentation, sponsored by Monterey County Bank....

   SUCCESSES ABOUND FOR MONTEREY BAY COMMUNITY POWER   On the heels of a successful launch for residential service and just nine months into operation, Monterey Bay Community Power (MBCP) continues to make gains toward the agency’s primary goals; controlling costs,...