Opinion

Editor's Note: The case of Lizzie Borden, accused of taking an axe to her parents in 1892 Victorian-era Massachusetts, remains a subject of discussion and fascination.  This week Netflix released…

Photos by Colin Jones   It’s one of those seminal events where everyone remembers where they were and what they were doing when it happened. I was working as a…

With the sad news that Live Oak Music Festival is canceled for 2027, probably no one is more heartbroken than Che Miller, lead singer-songwriter for legendary local "beergrass" band The…

It is happening! The new San Luis Obispo Museum of Art on Higuera Street is not an upgrade—it is a transformation. [caption id="attachment_14981" align="alignright" width="150"] SLOMA Executive Director Leann Standish[/caption]…

Live Oak 2024 (photo by Gary Robertshaw)   Well, it’s that time of year again: longer, warmer days, Poly kids gone, valley crowd visiting, and a plethora of live outdoor…

Tax season has arrived and you can be a champion for arts education by making a tax-deductible donation of $1 or more to the Keep Arts in Schools Fund on…

After a recent public administrative review of the use permit for Libertine Brewing Company in downtown San Luis Obispo, one message clearly resounded during the hearing. Don’t mess with our…

Still have names to cross off your holiday list? Waiting til the last minute to find that perfect present for a loved one?  Give the gift of live performance to…

Bruce Sanborn, the owner of Downtown Centre Cinemas in San Luis Obispo, is following a pattern set by his grandfather and father: bringing the most up-to-date film technologies to the…

Giving Tuesday has become a global “thing,” reminding us what comes after Black Friday and Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday (skipping over the yet-unnamed Sunday after Thanksgiving): a day…