The middle school built this state-of-the-art gym a few years back and later replaced the outdoor basketball courts bordering Birch Avenue with schoolrooms. As a long time basketball player, I relished the idea of a gym in Cayucos. I could go down there and shoot around, and a few of us grown up locals could start games with the teenagers in town who loved the sport. Read More …
Visitors at the Charles Paddock Zoo may catch a romantic relationship blossoming at the Flamingo Habitat, between a pair of Crested Screamers. A female Crested Screamer recently came to the Charles Read More …
Editor’s Note: The following series, “Life in Radically Gentrifying Cayucos by the Sea,” to be posted weekly includes the notes, thoughts, and opinions of an original American voice: author Dell Franklin. Read More …
I was returning from yoga the other morning when I spotted this very attractive young woman in what seemed a spandex body suit, ball cap sprouting a pony tail, pushing a pram while jogging and at the same time studying a smart phone while her Golden retriever, leashed to the pram, trotted along, tongue hanging out. I do not want to know this woman. Nor do I want to know her husband. But I do want to have a talk with her dog about its situation. I fear for the child in the pram. Read More …
The Oceano and Five Cities Elks Lodge awarded over $11,000 in college scholarships to seniors from Arroyo Grande High School, Nipomo High School, Lopez High School and Central Coast New Tech High School at a dinner on May 3. Read More …
Ancient Peaks Winery’s 2016 Renegade red blend earned the “Top Region Wine” award at the 2019 Rodeo Uncorked! International Wine Competition in Houston, a commemorative full-size leather saddle that is now on display at the winery’s tasting room in Santa Margarita. Read More …
Avila Beach Resort’s 2019 spring concert lineup includes Brett Eldredge, ZEDD, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Little Feat, and more.Set against the rolling green slopes of the Avila hills and rimmed by enough palm trees to feel like the tropics Read More …
While this weeks “Wine Speak Paso Robles” is a trade-oriented event, local wine enthusiasts are invited to join the fun, rub shoulders with wine celebrities and experience amazing wines at several public tastings. Read More …
The construction of a rustic train station brought more than trains to Templeton. Shortly after the first passenger train arrived at the Templeton train station on Nov. 29, 1886, the town sprouted hotels, restaurants, saloons, and a newspaper. Read More …
A late grape harvest in the Paso Robles wine country this year paved the way for a boisterous group of winemakers to help blend “XXII”—Firestone Walker’s latest barrel-aged anniversary ale. Read More …