An Atascadero Storyteller Gets Published
A conversation with Atascadero author Richard C. McPherson can quickly turn into a useful primer for anyone considering the arduous path to publication. McPherson knows the journey well, having been…
Local Picks: Who’s Reading What?
Good news! People are still reading books—all sorts of interesting titles and genres and authors’ voices competing for our attention. I was curious about the books that people I know…
Back & Forth: Linna Thomas & 50 Years of Coalesce
The dream of owning a bookstore brought Linna Thomas and Janet Brown from Oregon to Morro Bay, where they first opened Coalesce Bookstore in July 1973. Thomas became sole proprietor…
“Chinatown” Didn’t Wow SLO in ’74
Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston, and Roman Polanski all made a special “appearance” in San Luis Obispo on May 3, 1974. Their stopover here was brief, barely more than…
Louie & Talia Ortega Release New CD “Ruby”
Five years in the making, “Ruby,” the new CD by Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter Louie Ortega, features a couple different musical twists. The project marks the first studio collaboration between Ortega…
Copeland Vinyl Collection Goes To Auction
The vinyl record collection of the late San Luis Obispo sporting goods magnate Jim Copeland is slated to go to auction in April, a move that one memorabilia expert calls “a…
Back & Forth: Nick Larson of Próxima Parada
Próxima Parada is Spanish/Portugese for “next stop,” certainly appropriate for this San Luis Obispo-based band that has been exploding on social media, thanks to a single 13-second TikTok video last…
The Eagles Soar Over San Jose
Photos by David Congalton This concert was onstage at the SAP Center in San Jose on February 21, 2023. Yes, I do know the way to San Jose, having made…
Two Dramas for the Price of One
The distance between Kabul and Santa Barbara is roughly 7,631 miles as the bullet flies, but for 100 minutes a rapt audience at the Ensemble Theatre Company (ETC) at the…