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Still some space available for tomorrow’s COVID-19 testing pop-up mobile testing clinic.

Pizza is love. You love pizza. Pizza loves you too and from now through Valentine's Day, you can surprise your loved ones with a cute heart shaped pie from Blue Line Pizza that will fill them with love, laughter, and (ahem) pizza. Choose your inner romantic with a cheese pizza, pepperoni pizza, white pie pizza, or an Italian combo pizza. Each heart shaped pizza is expressed as a large thin crust that serves between 2-4 people.... Visit BlueLinePizza.com to place an order for curbside delivery or stop by to reserve a table for outdoor dining.

REMINDER: the deadline to get a race t-shirt if you want join in the DIY Valentine Fun Run is this Friday. It's only $20 for an official entry plus the t-shirt. The race packet pickup will be the following week on February 12 at the Sports Basement in Campbell. https://www.downtowncampbell.com//44th-annual-campbell-val

Just like with the Oktoberfest Fun Run, a pandemic won't stop the annual Valentine's Day Fun run organized by Campbell Recreation. It's just going to be done individually on any course of your choosing. Register by February 5th to receive an official race t-shirt with your entry and in the spirit of togetherness when we have to be apart, we'll all send in photos of us doing our own versions of the Valentine's Day Fun Run to commemorate it's 44th anniversary! https://www.downtowncampbell.com//44th-annual-campbell-val

We have the sad news that someone you may have met in your visits to Downtown Campbell recently passed away. Dani worked at Bombshell Boutique, Orchard Valley Coffee, and possibly some other shops too. If you knew Dani and want to pitch in a little something to help the family with funeral expenses, please see this post from Bombshell Boutique.

The news that Stripes Boutique is closing was a terrible way for Downtown Campbell to start 2021, but in the end it should be the best for Elise and her family. Elise wasn't just the owner of a popular shop of artisan children's clothing for over 8 years, she was a member of the Downtown Campbell Business Association's board and someone who actively contributed to the culture of our Downtown. Downtown Campbell will be diminished in her absence. We wish Elise all the love in ...the world and hope that the broken pieces of one dream will find their way into a mosaic more beautiful than the original objects that were used to make it. Thank you for the last 8+ years, Elise. Here's a word of gratitude and hopes of better days ahead. https://www.facebook.com/BombshellCookie/posts/10222644661117830

We have wonderful news about the end of the end of the Governor's Stay-at-Home order... or maybe it's terrible. Whatever it is, most people are confused and many are angry about its abrupt end. Let's all take a step back and unpack why the order was ended and what it means. The recently terminated Stay-at-Home order was a blunt instrument deployed at a moment of great urgency and was at least in part designed to fight the effects of holiday travel and gatherings exacerbating ...Continue reading

As you know, it has been a very tough winter for restaurants with the December 2020 Shelter-in-Place order requiring restaurants to close outdoor dining. A guest videography team wanted to do something nice for restaurant businesses struggling in the Covid-19 pandemic and they chose Downtown Campbell as the location to shoot a short promotional video. The SeeFood App team did a wonderful video featuring Downtown Campbell restaurants and gave our eateries a chance to express their gratitude for the support that you've given us in 2020. That so many of our eateries survived 2020 is a testament to how much our community has been there for us. To everyone who's been ordering take-out to keep our restaurants alive, we cannot thank you enough.

If you're still shopping, it might be time to get a gift card. Use the Downtown Campbell gift card directory to find the perfect one. We have gift cards from nearly 30 small locally owned businesses of all types for you to choose from. https://www.downtowncampbell.com//still-shopping-gift-card

The Winter Sale at Therapy Stores is happening now! ALL Clothing is 25% Off

A little last min swag brag inspo from Downtown Campbell... Remember there are capacity limits due to Covid-19. To limit crowding and for your own safety, please come shop with an idea of what you're looking for. Check out our online gift ideas gallery to help you plan ahead and get an idea of what you'll find at our various retailers. Even better, make your purchase online and pick it up at the store. Shops will bring stuff out to the door if you ask.... https://www.downtowncampbell.com/giftideas See more

Hey! We put together a really great collection of $30 and under gifts from Downtown Campbell merchants. It just might help you get your shopping finished and you can get these items shipped or held for easy in-store pick-up! https://www.downtowncampbell.com/2020/giftideas/under30

Classic console gaming fans, there's a Game Swap both days this weekend at AFKxp from 11am to 5pm with a different set of guest vendors each day. They normally do this as one bigger swap meet, but because of Covid-19 capacity limits, they've broken it up into several smaller swaps. https://www.downtowncampbell.com//afkxp-game-swap-buy-sell

FLASH SALE: Bombshell Boutique is offering $100 gift cards for only $80! Today only. https://www.downtowncampbell.com/small-business-saturdays

Therapy has expanded their hours for the remainder of the year to accommodate last minute holiday shoppers more safely. They’re now open at 9:30am on the weekends and at 10am on weekdays. Most of our retailers are open by 11am on the weekends right now. Many are open by 10am. We’ve updated everyone’s hours on our website. Just check our Gift Ideas section on our website for up to date info on all of our retailers. https://www.downtowncampbell.com/giftideas

Stuck on gifts? Blue Line Pizza is offering $50 gift cards for only $40! You can get them in person or online at bluelinepizza.com. If pizza’s not the way you want to say I was thinking of you (but I was also hungry at the time), check out our gift cards directory on DowntownCampbell.com for other gift cards to Downtown Campbell shops you can pick up online.

Happy Halloween Week! We can’t have our annual Halloween festivities so we’re just gonna repost some of our favorite shots every day till Halloween from past years. This year especially, please have a safe Halloween. We miss you all and we hope to be back to our usual shenanigans next year!

Carnivorous plant kits, a perfect gift for the adventurous planty friend!

The Downtown Campbell gift guide has been updated! It’s a highlight reel of some really fabulous things that would certainly spark some joy under a tree. Even better, most of the items can be shipped or picked up so you can shop small without playing social distancing dodgeball. https://www.downtowncampbell.com/giftideas

Welcome to our new virtual online Doodle Lettering Monogram Workshop to learn the basics and the art of how to create funky typefaces with doodles to create amazing letters! Presented to you by local artist and designer Sonya Paz. Learn to create unique repetitious patterns to develop your own doodle monogram lettering and turn into unique cards and projects. ALL Supplies and Materials will mailed to you prior to the class via USPS Mail.

Everyone who signed up for the Oktoberfest Virtual 5K, remember to post a photo of you going the social distance of 5K for Oktoberfest since we can’t do it together this year! Tag it with the hashtag #ParksMakeLifeBetter. This is me, the photographer and manager of all things online for Downtown Campbell doing my virtual 5K this morning.

Appointments for free Covid-19 Testing at Campbell Community Center on December 17th just opened up. No walk-ups. Appointments are required for testing. Limited number of spaces available.

Today we’re re-sharing some of our favorite images from past Thrill the World Zombie Crawl/Dance Mobs in Downtown Campbell. Happy Halloween Week! We can’t have our annual Halloween festivities so we’re just gonna repost some of our favorite shots every day till Halloween from past years.

Here are some of our favorite homemade costumes from over the years! Happy Halloween Week! We can’t have our annual Halloween festivities so we’re just gonna repost some of our favorite shots every day till Halloween from past years of Creepy Crawly Halloween in Downtown Campbell. If you’ve got some favorites to share too, please reply back to our Facebook posts with your own.

If the latest edition of the Covid-19 Shelter in Place has you on edge, might we suggest you try starting a new fitness routine to help you cope with the stress? 5:17 Total Body Transformations will give you a free one week trial of their fitness at home classes that are held in small individually focused women only classes. They also have an outdoor gym setup in their parking lot for scheduled workouts if you decide to be a member. https://www.facebook.com/517transformed/posts/2099535090181188

You know how people were joking that April felt like an entire year? Yeah, that's gonna be December too. Santa Clara County will be starting a new Shelter-in-Place order starting on Monday. No outdoor dining. Takeout & delivery OK. No Barbershops, salons, personal services. Retail allowed 20% of max capacity... Farmers' Market not affected. https://www.downtowncampbell.com//shelter-place-changes-ou

Pssst... did you know we've rounded-up the most popular gift items in Downtown Campbell for you? And did you know you can shop Downtown Campbell online? Check out our online gift ideas gallery: https://www.downtowncampbell.com/giftideas

This year especially, don't forget to #ShopSmall at the mom and pop shops in your community. Help us make every day Small Business Saturday by doing these things. Shop these in-store deals, but visit during off-peak times: https://www.downtowncampbell.com/small-business-saturdays... Shop Online via our Gift Ideas Gallery: https://www.downtowncampbell.com/giftideas Pick-up a Gift Card to redeem later: https://www.downtowncampbell.com/giftcards And please share stories using the hashtag #EveryDayisSmall to tell your friends what your favorite small businesses mean to you.

Here are some of our favorite group themes from over the years! Happy Halloween Week! We can’t have our annual Halloween festivities so we’re just gonna repost some of our favorite shots every day till Halloween from past years of Creepy Crawly Halloween in Downtown Campbell. If you’ve got some favorites to share too, please reply back to our Facebook posts with your own.

For those of you who got turkeyed by your turkey or need some emergency dining options, there are a few places in Downtown Campbell open limited hours today. La Pizzeria: 4-8:30pm Steepers: Noon - 4pm Desi Indian Cuisine: 11:30am - 9:30pm... https://www.downtowncampbell.com//places-open-thanksgiving

Here are some of our favorite pet costumes from over the years! Happy Halloween Week! We can’t have our annual Halloween festivities so we’re just gonna repost some of our favorite shots every day till Halloween from past years of Creepy Crawly Halloween in Downtown Campbell. If you’ve got some favorites to share too, please reply back to our Facebook posts with your own.

Happy Halloween Week! We miss all of you, but this year especially it’s important that we have a safe Halloween. Since we can’t have our annual Halloween festivities, we’re just gonna repost some of our favorite shots every day till Halloween from past years of Creepy Crawly Halloween in Downtown Campbell. If you’ve got some favorites to share too, please reply back with some of your own favorite shots. One of the best things about our Halloween festivities was seeing grandparents who weren’t going to allow the grandkids to have all the fun!

You in 2019: What a fun Halloween photo! You in 2020: OMG the crowd and no masks... can't sleep! In case it needs to be said, we will not be having our annual Halloween Trick or Treat in Downtown Campbell this year due to the pandemic, but we’ll celebrate by posting some of our favorite Halloween photos from years past for the entire week of Halloween. ... If you’ve been to our Halloweens before, look through your stash of pics and join in the fun by replying to our daily posts with some of your past favorites spotted in Downtown Campbell.

Patios and parklets are open this weekend and so long as the infection rate in Santa Clara County remains modest, there’s limited indoor dining and entertainment open as well. If you want to avoid people as much as possible, afternoons are your time. Under our current infection level, bars can now operate outdoors without requiring food purchase and entertainment venues like LvL Up arcade are allowed to open at reduced capacities. ... Remember that just because something is allowed does not mean it is entirely safe. Precautions are certainly enacted to make all indoor services as safe as possible, but we’re still counting on you to wear masks correctly and think about your safety, our safety, and the safety of everyone you pass on the street. Make smart choices and assume that anyone you encounter outside of your home is potentially contagious if you want our dining rooms and other indoor activities to remain available. Thanks for riding out these crazy times with us.

Normally on Thanksgiving, I publish photos that I take of Downtown Campbell entirely emptied of its usual vitality as a counterfactual exercise of gratitude to remember all the things we have going for us. This year, I'm doing the opposite. I've dug into my archives to pull up photos from better days to remember the traditions that define who we are in a year when we've been entirely unable to observe any of these traditions that define who we are. These are our traditions. ...They are great traditions and great traditions are not muted when unspoken nor forgotten when unseen. Many of you have been forgoing your usual traditions this year too and we thank you for the care and love of your community expressed by your sacrifices. The end of the tunnel is coming and on the other side there is a light. Getting to it will still be difficult, but we hold fast and wait together. It is dark now, but your suffering will have meaning soon. Find strength. Continue on. Photos: Sheldon Chang, DowntownCampbell.com editor

Last week, Santa Clara County fell back to the Widespread (Purple) Tier in California's Covid-19 Risk Scale. Here's how it affects you and places like Downtown Campbell.

Bombshell Boutique's giving away free gifts with purchases over $150 on Saturdays as part of this year's Small Business Saturdays events. Also, any purchase of $100 or more gets entered into a raffle for a $200 gift card! Check out the details of their promotions and many others from businesses across Downtown Campbell on our Small Business Saturdays round-up page on DowntownCampbell.com. #everydayissmall

Lots of people are taking advantage of the lowered infection rates in Santa Clara County to venture out a little more. Also with limited indoor dining resuming as of this week, Downtown Campbell at night doesn’t feel quite as pandemic as it did a few months ago (but daytime is still pretty quiet*). Because of the increased foot traffic, it is more important than ever to always wear your mask except when you’re actually having a meal. This includes walking around, standing in ...line, or when seated at a table before food or drinks arrive. Most people are doing this right and we want to thank you for your support as customers, for having the discipline that allowed us to open more, and for showing concern about the safety of our shopkeeps and workers. *-Come in the afternoon if you want to avoid people. It’s fairly quiet even on weekends around mid-afternoon. Monday is quietest full stop as some spots don’t even open on Mondays.

This week, Santa Clara County announced that we've moved into the Orange Tier of California's Covid-19 guidelines, which loosens restrictions enough that small indoor gatherings and limited capacity indoor dining will be allowed again. Some people will read this and think, "This is a terrible idea" and others will think "YES! I can't wait!" For the "terrible idea" people, your caution is understood. Outdoor options, takeout, and curbside services will continue to be offered. ...Keep in mind that Santa Clara County's public health policies have been some of the strictest in the nation. They're not going to allow anything reckless. Each business offering indoor services will have additional guidelines they're required to follow to keep risks as low as possible and some businesses are also taking additional steps on their own. Businesses have every motivation to make this work so we don't end up on a fast track right back to the Red Tier. Those of you who can't wait to get inside a restaurant again, thank you for your enthusiasm, but please don't get the wrong message from this week's changes. We especially need YOU to be on your best behavior. A great fear of loosening restrictions is that some people will get the wrong idea and stop being disciplined and we quickly lose everything we sacrificed for. If we want nice things, we must be willing to put in the work needed to keep them. Even as Santa Clara County is enjoying the fruits of our modest success in controlling infection rates, most of the rest of the country is slipping back into outbreak conditions again. We're also heading into the winter months and epidemiologists fear that there could be a strong seasonal component to Covid-19 much like the flu or common cold. We want these changes to last and that's going to require everyone to make smart decisions, be disciplined, and wear masks like their lives depended upon it. We've been given an opportunity. Enjoy. It. Responsibly. https://www.facebook.com/CampbellCalifornia/posts/3580957888630379

Has your household responded to the 2020 Census yet? No? Then DO IT NOW, like right now. Go to http://2020Census.gov or call 844-330-2020 by midnight to be counted. If you're not sure if you should respond to the census, here's a simple test. "Are you currently living in the United States?" ... If you answered "Yes" then you should respond to the census. The census is not a citizenship count. The census affects local budgeting decisions, resource allocation, and governance. It’s important that everyone is counted.

Did you know the Campbell Library is the location of one of Santa Clara County's ballot drop off boxes? You can use these drop off locations instead of the USPS when returning your vote by mail ballots. Additionally, if you want to track your ballot to ensure that it's being processed, you can register for updates on your ballot's status at WheresMyBallot.sos.ca.gov. The ballot drop off box at the Campbell Library is at the base of the main entrance ramp next to the library's parking lot. If you don't live near Downtown Campbell, there are other ballot drop off locations around Santa Clara County. Look up your closest location here: https://eservices.sccgov.org/Rov?tab=do https://www.facebook.com//a.23501656319/3545255822173002/

We won't be able to do any of our usual Halloween festivities this year, but the Library wants to give teens something spooky to look forward to.