Back & Forth: Mystery Writer Peggy Rothschild
Peggy Rothschild and I have a few things in common. We both share a passion for writing, matched only by a deep love for animals, especially dogs. And we’ve both…
Sandy Baer~A Force of Nature
If you’re reading this, then the news is sad because it means that my friend and sparring partner Sandy Baer has died. I got the call announcing that hospice had…
The Poet of Valencia Peak
The view from Valencia Peak The mountains are calling, and I must go.” ~ John Muir The mountains have been calling Los Osos poet Bob Kamm for as long as…
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…