by Aprll Charlton | Mar 1, 2020 | Business, Community, Cover story, Food, People, Pismo Beach
Longtime Pismo Beach chef and restauranteur Doug MacMillan didn’t choose cooking as his life’s work. He was born into it. His wife, Shannon, on the other hand, married into the restaurant industry when she and MacMillan said, ‘I do.’ And for the past two-plus decades,...
by Bruce Badrigian | Nov 1, 2019 | Business, Community, Food, Morro Bay, People
An A-student, athletic waterpolo student, competitive swimmer, avid hiker, and all-around beach beauty with long blonde hair and golden-copper skin—Summer Mote could be the iconic California girl the Beach Boys sang into history. Summer and her older sister Danielle...
by Aprll Charlton | Jun 1, 2019 | Business, Community, Food, People, Pismo Beach
There are two types of people in the world: those who dream and those who make their dreams come true. Recent Pismo Beach transplant Teresa Cordeiro, 56, is most definitely the latter type. Having spent her entire adult life working in the medical field— Cordeiro is a...
by Aprll Charlton | May 1, 2019 | Business, Community, Food, Paso Robles, People, Pismo Beach
Nicholas “Nick” Deshon–newest executive chef at the Inn at the Pier in Pismo Beach—got his first taste of the Central Coast when he and his family would leave their Huntington Beach home for the sunny shores of Lake Nacimiento. “I have been coming up...
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 Camas Frank | Mar 1, 2019 | Business, Community, Food, Los Osos, Nonprofit, San Luis Obispo
A little open-air coffee shop in the back bay of Los Osos does on occasion, as so many such venues are wont to do, serve as office space for half a dozen local professionals on a sunny morning. Look around and keep your ears open and something interesting might float...
