by Susan Stewart | Oct 1, 2020 | Arroyo Grande, Avila Beach, Business, Community, Food, Nipomo, Paso Robles, People, San Luis Obispo, San Miguel, Templeton
It would be hard to find a more perfect antidote to the COVID-19 crisis than spending time in the beauty and bounty of our local farms and ranches. Whether it’s standing in the middle of a fragrant apple orchard, feeding a handful of hay to a hungry goat, or stirring...
by Susan Stewart | Oct 1, 2020 | Arroyo Grande, Atascadero, Avila Beach, Cambria, Cayucos, Community, Creston, Grover Beach, Los Osos, Morro Bay, Nipomo, Nonprofit, Paso Robles, People, Pismo Beach, San Luis Obispo, San Miguel, San Simeon, Santa Margarita, Templeton
“The end of life deserves as much respect as the beginning.” That’s the tagline for our own Hospice of San Luis Obispo County (HSLO), and for new Executive Director, Shannon McOuat, it has an especially powerful meaning. Her mother, you see, died of cancer in...
by Susan Stewart | Sep 1, 2020 | Atascadero, Avila Beach, Community, Nonprofit, People, San Luis Obispo
Last month, leaders from government, industry, the military, and academia took a giant leap toward making the Central Coast a global player in the fast-growing commercial space industry. On August 5th, a signed commitment was announced to develop a shared vision for...
by Susan Stewart | Jul 1, 2020 | Community, Cover story, Nonprofit, People, San Luis Obispo
The last live SLO Symphony concert any of us will attend for a while was performed just two weeks before the stay-at-home order was issued in the State of California. In a twist of irony no one could makeup, the title of that concert was Sounds Like Home, and Anna...
by Susan Stewart | May 1, 2020 | Business, Community, History, San Luis Obispo
Here’s what architect, professor, planning commissioner and former San Luis Obispo Mayor, the late Ken Schwartz, had to say about landmarks. He’d been to a conference back east and was impressed by the value and importance city planners placed on creating and...
