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 | 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 Deborah Cash | Oct 1, 2020 | Arroyo Grande, Atascadero, Avila Beach, Cambria, Cayucos, Community, Cover story, Creston, Grover Beach, Los Osos, Morro Bay, Nipomo, Nonprofit, Paso Robles, People, Pismo Beach, San Luis Obispo, San Miguel, San Simeon, Santa Margarita, Templeton
A Voter’s Guide to the Elections, Conversing with Tommy Gong, San Luis Obispo County Clerk-Recorder In case you hadn’t noticed, the 2020 election season is flying down the home stretch. While some voters are eagerly awaiting their mail-in ballots (and may have...
by Susan Stewart | Feb 1, 2020 | Community, Paso Robles, People, San Luis Obispo
Don’t get him wrong, Brendan P. Kelso, materials engineer, understands very well the value of STEM courses (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) in schools. But Kelso is one of those rare individuals who is not just that “math kid” who aced all those classes;...
by Deborah Cash | Feb 1, 2020 | Community, Cover story, Paso Robles, People
Actor and Paso Robles resident Casey Patrick Biggs says he “got bit” by the showbiz bug as a young man and never looked back. “I loved being on the stage and connecting with an audience,” he said. “The artist’s job is to hold a mirror up to nature; it’s a huge...