Shopping & Services Nearly every kind of pet a person can take on can be taken care of during a trip to Stone’s Pet Shop. With two locations—Pacific Grove and Carmel Valley—your horse, turtle, exotic bird and fish has everything they need to thrive in domesticated bliss. Don and Nancy Stone started Stone’s in 1957, and—along with their two retail locations—they opened a do-it-yourself pet wash in Pacific Grove, in case your beloved pet needs a quick bath, without any need for an appointment. They are also a Green Certified pet store. BEST HARDWARE STORE Pacific Grove Hardware 229 Forest Ave., Pacific Grove (831) 646-9144 Pacific Grove Hardware may be the closest thing to an Old West general store we have—every inch of space in this hometown store is filled with a wide variety of tools and products anyone could need to fix up their home, garden or mineshaft. The friendly staff will help you find whatever you need, answer your most pressing DIY questions or point you in the direction of a local handyman to finish the job. Just like the merchants of the Old West, they are a jack-of-all-trades when it comes to hardware. BEST LUMBER YARD Hayward Lumber 429 Front St., Salinas (831) 754-3300 1140 Sunset Drive, Pacific Grove (lumberyard) (831) 373-1326 2004 Sunset Drive, Pacific Grove (design center) (831) 373-1326, haywardlumber.com Aside from women, there were few things in the Old West in as high of demand as lumber. It’s what built cities, towns, ranches and cabins, and is why most of the old growth redwoods in Monterey County were cut down— lumber was a big industry in Big Sur for decades. A century-plus later, the best place to find lumber locally is Hayward Lumber, which has locations in both Salinas and Pacific Grove. And it’s not just wood that’s on offer at Hayward, it’s service, as the business strives to satisfy whatever needs builders, architects and homeowners may have. BEST COMPUTER REPAIR What’d You Break? 218 Reservation Road, Marina (831) 883-2349 For a second year in a row, What’d You Break in Marina was voted the Best Computer Repair shop—deservedly so. But that’s not the only type of electronic Josh Galutira puts back together. Shootin’ iron a little rusty? If it’s part of a game system, he can fix it, as well as cellphones and televisions. He is self-taught and found his passion when he was a kid and took apart his family VCR. It takes more than passion to get the readers’ votes. What’d You Break? is reliable and Galutira has a curated system to make sure every piece and process is done right. BEST BOOKSTORE - USED Downtown Book and Sound 213 Main St., Salinas (831) 477-6700 downtownbookandsound. com Downtown Book and Sound in Salinas is a diverse bookstore where you can find gently used books from recent releases to classics like Hopalong Cassidy. It also has a great selection of vinyl and VHS for that Tom Mix fix. The redo-reuse and recycle motto is strong at Downtown Books and Sound. This bookstore also showcases local writers and every month hosts the West Coast Songwriters Competition. BEST BOOKSTORE - NEW Bookworks 667 Lighthouse Ave., Pacific Grove (831) 372-2242, bookworkspg.com A great pairing is enjoying a drink while reading a book, and Bookworks offers you both: Books and coffee. The shop is family run, casual and popular, even with book clubs. Sure, Louis L’Amour has passed on, but that’s no reason to quit reading. There is nothing like feeling the texture and smelling the scent every time you flip a page and continue reading. BEST PLACE TO BUY ARTS / CRAFT SUPPLIES Michaels 121 General Stilwell Drive, Marina (831) 384-0562 1690 N. Main St., Salinas (831) 296-3301, michaels.com It’s impossible to walk into a Michaels store and not leave as a crafter. How 58 BEST OF MONTEREY COUNTY® 2024 montereycountynow.com/bestof Thank you Monterey County Voting Fourtané the Best Jewelry Store! - for - www.Fourtane.com | 831.624.4684 Ocean Avenue & Lincoln Street F O U R T A N É CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA - est. 1950 - C M Y CM MY CY CMY K Monterey County Weekly 2021.pdf 1 10/8/21 1:31 PM ’20-’24 3 Ocean Avenue SW Dolores Street, Carmel-by-the-Sea www.fourtane.com | 831.624.4684
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