
‘Dark Shadows’ star highlight of Oscar viewing party
Church hosts fundraiser to help sister church recently destroyed in Los Angeles wildfires A San Luis Obispo church recently hosted an Academy Awards viewing party and fundraiser to help out a sister church that got destroyed in the recent Los Angeles wildfires. On...

Morro Bay continues with short-term rental program
City refines oversight of vacation rentals, enforces compliance, and seeks tax revenue from booming market The City of Morro Bay’s efforts to wrangle the growing trend of homes being used as mini motels or vacation rentals continue to be refined, according...

Spring’s Freshest Flavors: Cherries, Eggs and a Seasonal Cobb Salad to Savor
By BeeWench Farm If you love cherries and strawberries, they should be at the markets this month. Cherries have a very short season, so enjoy them while you can! My husband loves cherries, and ice cream, so the cherry crisp recipe is a favorite this time of...

April Events in Morro Bay
April 2 Atascadero Farmers Market 8th Anniversary Sunken Gardens, Atascadero 3-5:30pm Get fresh and locally grown produce every Wednesday at the Atascadero’s Farmers Market in the beautiful Sunken Gardens. April 4-13 Tiny Beautiful Things Fridays &...

Tomorrow’s creative workforce
Coffee shop conversations, community meetings, town halls, school board meetings, state education committees, and federal agencies are discussing the approaches to preparing today’s youth for tomorrow’s workforce. In addition to basic education skills, arts education...

A Sheriff’s Perspective on Deputy-Involved Shootings and Community Safety
By Sheriff Ian Parkinson I want to spend a little time talking about an incident which seldom happens in our county. But just because it so rarely happens, doesn’t mean it’s not worthy of a conversation. The incident which occurred happened to be a deputy-involved...

Reflecting on the pandemic
On March 15, 2020, the world changed; five years later, we reflect on resilience Five years ago, on March 15, 2020, the world as we knew it came to an abrupt standstill. What was initially promised as "two weeks to slow the spread" quickly transformed into an...

‘Pulp Fiction’ benefit at The Bay
Special fundraising screening of Quentin Tarantino's signature film set for Monday, April 21 Morro Bay’s Bay Theater will jump and party with a special fundraising screening of Quentin Tarantino’s "Pulp Fiction," presented by The Rock 97.3/107.9, set for Monday, April...

SLO County Wine Country raises a glass to pets in need at 17th Annual Wine 4 Paws
More than 75 wineries to donate 10 percent of Sales to Woods Humane Society on April 26-27 Wine 4 Paws, the 17th annual, weekend-long wine country fundraiser for the dogs and cats at Woods Humane Society, returns to SLO County on April 26 and 27. More...

Saxum’s Next Outreach — Wind-blown Cayucos Ridge Vineyard
By Mira Honeycutt “I’ve had my eye on this particular spot — knew what I wanted — for 15-plus years,” said Justin Smith of his newest vineyard in Cayucos. He smiled: “I’d drive and sneak around, didn’t have permission from owners, to steal chantrelles.” The mushroom...