by Camas Frank | May 1, 2019 | Atascadero, Business, Community, Food, Morro Bay
After months of anticipation, as frequent commuters and visitors trekking up Highway 41 between Atascadero and Morro Bay wondered what might become of a landmark watering hole, doors at the Halfway Station tentatively opened in early April. Most recently known as Last...
by Bruce Badrigian | Apr 1, 2019 | Community, Morro Bay, Nonprofit
Pickleball is a sweet game with a sour name. It began in 1965. Joel Pritchard, congressman from Washington State and Bill Bell, successful businessman, were relaxing at Pritchard’s home on Bainbridge Island, WA (near Seattle). They began dreaming up a game their...
by Aprll Charlton | Apr 1, 2019 | Community, Morro Bay, People
When a then-17-year-old Hal Abrams left his hometown in the Rocky Mountains for the Golden State with not much more than a guitar strapped to his back, music was at the forefront of the teen’s mind. Like so many other young men and women lured to Hollywood’s glitz and...
by Dr. James J. Brescia | Mar 1, 2019 | Arroyo Grande, Atascadero, Avila Beach, Cambria, Cayucos, Community, Creston, Grover Beach, Los Osos, Morro Bay, Nipomo, Nonprofit, Paso Robles, Pismo Beach, San Luis Obispo, San Miguel, San Simeon, Santa Margarita, Templeton
Our county is fortunate to have passionate support for the arts in local schools, but we need your participation. Arts organizations depend upon the help of residents to thrive, grow, and provide outreach. If you are in South County, the Clark Center Arts in Education...
by Sherry Shahan | Feb 1, 2019 | Community, History, Morro Bay, People, Travel
February 2008. Four years after my first trip to Cuba I enrolled in the same dance program, with the same teachers, and was soon retracing my old routes on backstreets. I’d been in these neighborhoods dozens of times, yet they were never the same. I wanted it to...
by Bruce Badrigian | Feb 1, 2019 | Community, Morro Bay, People
I moved my family from Merced, California to Morro Bay. In doing so, we moved from an area known for its poor air quality (the Lung Association said the Central Valley’s soot pollution remains among the worst in the nation) to an area renown for its clean air...
