City and SLOMA Introduce “David”
The artist's children, accompanied by the artist and representatives of the City and SLOMA, cut the ribbon introducing "David" to the community. On April 15, the San Luis Obispo Museum…
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…
Mural Migrates to Botanical Garden
Installing "Nature Inspires" at SLO Botanical Garden A ceramic mural that for more than 35 years graced Mission Plaza in downtown San Luis Obispo has found a new home at…
Mike Toppe & His Clay Critters
The journey from Minnesota to the Central Coast for Mike Toppe is a story long in the making. Toppe and his partner Dan, with their miniature dachshund Earl, moved to…
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…
Grannis Finds Inspiration Everywhere
"Mermaids Have Friends Too" by Anne Grannis Humans combined with animals have become figurative fantasy pieces created by artist Anne Grannis. “Clay is like this amazing stuff,” Grannis says. “You…
“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…
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…