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Best of SLO County 2024
Are you ready to catch all the top dogs and cool cats as they fly by into the winner’s circle? You better hold on, because there are a lot! With more than 200 restaurants, bars, businesses, and community members in this formation, we barely had room in this issue for all of them—but we snagged…
Welcome Home Village set to join SLO County Health Agency campus
San Luis Obispo County’s proposed Welcome Home Village temporary housing project found a new home after its former South Higuera location proved to be troublesome. Originally reserved for a county-owned gravel lot behind the Department of Social Services headquarters on Higuera Street in the city of SLO, the 80-bed shelter program will now join the…
Shōgun
What’s it rated? TV-MA When? 2024 Where’s it showing? Hulu Created by Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks and based on James Clavell’s sweeping 1975 historical fiction novel, Shōgun tells the story of shipwrecked English sailor John Blackthorne (Cosmo Jarvis), the powerful Japanese warlord Yoshii Toranaga (Hiroyuki Sanada) who takes him in, interpreter Toda Mariko (Anna…
Grover H2O sues city over handling of water rates petition
In another jab against the city, Grover H2O filed a lawsuit against Grover Beach, City Clerk Wendi Sims, and City Councilmember Daniel Rushing. “Our view is that the city clerk and the city attorney are actually censoring free political speech, and it’s a form of election tampering,” Grover H2O spokesperson and former Grover Beach Mayor…
Baby Reindeer
What’s it rated? TV-MA When? 2024 Where’s it showing? Netflix Wowza, this one’s a ride, even more so because it’s based on Richard Gadd’s true-life stalker experience. Martha (Jessica Gunning) seemingly wandered into his bar one night, and her eager laugh and undying attention feeds something in Donny he desperately needs. He’s a prop comic,…
Paso Robles schools get ready to change classrooms
Roll-off bins at three Paso Robles schools wait to be filled as teachers and staff begin packing up their classrooms in anticipation of summer moves. “Start packing and purging as soon as possible,” Facilities and Planning Assistant Project Coordinator Britiany Baker told the Paso Robles Joint Unified School District board on April 16. “We’re going…
Best of SLO County 2024: Goods
Best Grocery Store California Fresh Market 555 Five Cities Drive, Pismo Beach 771 E. Foothill Blvd., SLO (805) 250-1425 socialmedia@californiafreshmarket.com californiafreshmarket.com @californiafreshmarkets facebook.com/CaliforniaFreshMarkets Best Farmers’ Market Downtown SLO Farmers’ Market Higuera Street, SLO (805) 541-0286 farmers@downtownslo.com downtownslo.com @downtownslofarmersmarket facebook.com/DowntownSLOFarmersMarket Best Natural Food Store SLO Food Co-Op 2494 Victoria Ave., SLO (805) 544-7928 marketing@slofood.coop slofood.coop @slofoodcoop…
Best of SLO County 2024: Drinks
Best North County Bar Whiskey & June 5950 El Camino Real, Atascadero (805) 466-9974 @whiskeyandjune facebook.com/p/Whiskey-June-100063663957196 Best North Coast Bar The Siren 900 Main St., Morro Bay (805) 225-1312 info@thesirenmorrobay.com thesirenmorrobay.com @thesirenmorrobay facebook.com/thesirenmorrobay Best San Luis Obispo Bar Sidecar Cocktail Co. 1040 Broad St., SLO (805) 439-3563 info@sidecarslo.com sidecarslo.com @sidecarslo facebook.com/sidecarslo Best South County Bar…
County Clerk-Recorder awaits recall petition against Bruce Gibson
The group behind the renewed recall efforts against 2nd District Supervisor Bruce Gibson has until 5 p.m. on May 2 to submit a petition containing the requisite signatures from registered voters of the old district. Organized by the Committee to Support the Recall of Supervisor Bruce Gibson, the petition needs at least 7,375 signatures for…
Best of SLO County 2024: Recreation
Best Health Club/Gym Kennedy Club Fitness Arroyo Grande, Atascadero, Paso Robles, Templeton, SLO sloservice@kennedyclubs.com kennedyclubs.com @kennedyclubfitness facebook.com/KennedyClubFitness Best Yoga Studio Spark Yoga 977 E. Foothill Blvd., suite 111, SLO 1289 Laurel Lane, SLO (805) 439-1848 hello@smileatspark.com smileatspark.com @sparkyogaslo facebook.com/smileatspark Best Martial Arts Studio Paragon Brazilian Jiu Jitsu SLO, Atascadero, Arroyo Grande, Paso Robles (805) 305-7512…
SLO County supervisors approve controversial Dana Reserve development
The Dana Reserve is one of the bigger controversial issues SLO County’s seen in recent years, with a divided community waiting anxiously for months over whether the Board of Supervisors would approve it. It did with a 3-2 vote. During a two-day meeting on April 23 and 24, the Board of Supervisors heard specifics about…
Bishop’s at SLO Public Market offers farm-fresh products and meals to go
One-stop gourmet shop Check out Bishop’s, or B Market, at 3885 S. Higuera St. in the San Luis Obispo Public Market daily from 9 a.m to 7 p.m. For more information, visit bmarketslo.com or call (805) 752-1014. Track events and product drops on Instagram @bmarketslo and on Facebook @bishopsmarket. Unsure of what to make for…
The Santa Maria Speedway returns to races on May 11
Racing means more to the Clayborn family than just a motorsport, Joey Clayborn told New Times. “It was a way of life for the Clayborn family, it always has been. It’s something that’s always passed through generations. My grandfather passed it to my dad and uncle, and they passed it to me, and now I…
The right to assemble
American college students should not be forced to give up their constitutional rights to free speech, to peacefully assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances. That is what is happening today on college campuses across the country. It began when protesters set up tents on the South Lawn of Columbia University…
Where are the protests for Mother Earth?
To the university students, the youth, and others who are protesting what many believe to be an unjust war aimed at the Palestinian people, and the profiting of the military industrial complex on the death of the innocent. Bravo! But our oceans are dying, the icecaps are melting, the permafrost is thawing, sea level is…
Best of SLO County 2024: Eats
Best North County Restaurant The Range 22317 El Camino Real, Santa Margarita (805) 438-4500 @therangerestaurant facebook.com/TheRangeRestaurantSM My ultimate night at The Range: Go when there’s music on the covered patio. Share a bottle of wine with the table. Share some apps, baby! A stinking rose pizzette or the pickled beets. Order the French onion soup,…
Cambria’s Cruise Control Gallery aims to be the last art stop on the way to Big Sur
Cruise by For more information on Cruise Control Gallery’s upcoming shows—plus details for artists on how to show their work—visit cruisecontrolcambria.com. Follow the gallery on Facebook at facebook.com/cruisecontrolcambria or on Instagram @cruisecontrolgallery. Located halfway between Big Sur and San Luis Obispo, the small town of Cambria can be a perfect pit stop for travelers, with…
X Ambassadors play the Fremont on May 7
Where’d you grow up? What are your hometown memories? If you close your eyes, can you travel back there, riding your bike through your neighborhood near dusk and trying to get home before the streetlights come on, playing kick the can with the neighbor kids, hearing from a distance your mom yell your name from…
Park Street Gallery hosts free reception with artist Joan Brown
The public will have the opportunity to meet artist Joan Brown during a free reception at Park Street Gallery in Paso Robles on Saturday, May 4, from 6 to 9 p.m. Works by Brown, who paints in both oils and watercolors, are currently on display at the local gallery. “For me, art is about beauty,”…
Best of SLO County 2024: Arts & Entertainment
Best Community Event Downtown SLO Farmers’ Market Higuera Street, SLO (805) 541-0286 farmers@downtownslo.com downtownslo.com @downtownslofarmersmarket facebook.com/DowntownSLOFarmersMarket Best Movie Theater Palm Theatre 817 Palm St., SLO (805) 541-5161 palmcinema@aol.com thepalmtheatre.com @thepalmtheatre facebook.com/ThePalmTheatre Best Theater Group SLO Rep 888 Morro St., SLO (805) 786-2440 kevin@slorep.org slorep.org @sloreptheatre facebook.com/sloreptheatre Best Dance Company CORE Dance 882 Ricardo Court, SLO…
Gallery at Marina Square showcases three artists in May exhibitions
Acrylic painter Hema Sukumar, mixed media painter Brian Johnson, and ceramicist Thomas Brown are the three featured artists at Gallery at Marina Square in Morro Bay during the month of May. Their exhibits opened in early May and will remain on display at the gallery through Wednesday, May 29. On Saturday, May 11, the gallery…
Wake up to how SLO County treats the ‘homeless’
I’m writing because I’m concerned about the welfare of this community, let alone the state of humanity. My fiancé and I have been living in a travel trailer for six years on the Central Coast. We went from being harassed by police officers and sheriff’s deputies for simply sleeping, to a massive back down after…
Best of SLO County 2024: Services
Best Computer Repair Shop Alltech Computers 917 E. Grand Ave., Arroyo Grande (805) 474-1169 info@alltechslo.com alltechslo.com facebook.com/alltechcomputersag Best Cleaning Service Pioneer Carpet Cleaners 1376 Phillips Lane, SLO (805) 544-4761 office@pioneerslo.com pioneerslo.com @pioneercarpetcleaners facebook.com/PioneerCarpet Best General Contractor Green Goods 111 South St., SLO (805) 543-9900 contact@greengoodsusa.com greengoodsusa.com @greengoods facebook.com/greengoodsusa Best Interior Design Company Honeycomb Home Design,…
Sue everyone!
What’s happening down in Grover Beach? It seems like former Mayor Debbie Peterson wants to make the decisions there. She could have been doing just that on the Grover Beach City Council she seems to have a vendetta against, but instead, she quit in 2019. While quitting, she alleged corruption of both the city and…
Abigail delivers glorious gore and biting humor
ABIGAIL What’s it rated? R What’s it worth, Bulbul? Matinee What’s it worth, Caleb? Matinee Where’s it showing? Colony, Downtown Centre, Park, Stadium 10, Sunset Drive-In Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett (Ready or Not, Scream 2022) co-direct this horror film about a group of kidnappers who snatch a mob boss’s daughter, Abigail (Alisha Weir), sequestering…
