by Camas Frank | Oct 1, 2021 | Arroyo Grande, Community, Cover story, Nonprofit, People
We start this story with a meditation of the evolving use of language. After a year of isolation, it’s a worthy topic. If we pay attention to it, the language we use can identify common goals, enrich society, and foster community-building. By way of example, consider...
by Susan Stewart | Jul 1, 2021 | Atascadero, Community, Cover story, People, San Luis Obispo
Just 12 days after his graduation from San Luis Obispo High School in 2009, 17-year-old Wes Reid boarded a plane bound for Colorado Springs where he would begin basic training at the celebrated United States Air Force Academy. Today, Reid is an Air Force Captain...
by Susan Stewart | Feb 1, 2021 | Business, Community, Food, San Luis Obispo
As we await the arrival of a replacement for our food writer, we decided to fill her space by finding out what our local restaurants are doing to survive the pandemic—even as they also keep us well-fed. Since 1980, the multiple award-winning Café Roma has been...
by Anthony Roberts | Feb 1, 2021 | Business, Community, San Luis Obispo
Without knowing it, most people are significantly impacted by the architecture and interior design that surrounds them. On a long enough timeline, drab dwellings will create gloomy personas in their inhabitants. This is why an establishment like the Madonna Inn,...
by Camas Frank | Feb 1, 2021 | Arroyo Grande, Atascadero, Avila Beach, Cambria, Cayucos, Community, Food, Grover Beach, Los Osos, Morro Bay, Nipomo, Nonprofit, Paso Robles, Pismo Beach, San Luis Obispo, San Miguel, San Simeon, Santa Margarita, Santa Maria, Templeton
“Managing this year on an empty stomach is our unthinkable reality. Sustainable recovery, for those who are impacted, will likely be measured in years, not months, not weeks, and many of you have leaned in. Thank you so much,” said Garrett Olson, CEO of the SLO...
by Susan Stewart | Feb 1, 2021 | Community, Nonprofit
“Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wildness is a necessity.” —John Muir These words, written many decades ago, are just one of many quotes from famed naturalist John Muir....
