Elvira “Vera” Pierce will soon be 92 years old and her vivid memories offer a rare glimpse into history. Her husband, Skinner...
READ MOREHistory: Mission Plaza San Luis Obispo Part II
by Joe Carotenuti | May 1, 2018 | Community, History, Nonprofit, San Luis Obispo
Progress carries within itself the seeds of its own destruction. The glory of conquest will eventually witness its celebrants gone; its purpose...
READ MOREAnderson Hotel Barbershop and the barber who's been there for half a century
by Susan Stewart | May 1, 2018 | Community, History, People, San Luis Obispo
When a rider-less motorcycle plowed through the window of The Anderson Hotel Barber-shop in 1963, the only damage was to the window that held...
READ MOREMision Plaza, San Luis Obispo Part 1
by Joe Carotenuti | Apr 20, 2018 | Community, History, San Luis Obispo
Thousands stroll across, listen to music, and sit and enjoy the ambiance surrounding the center of San Luis Obispo cast against the backdrop of...
READ MOREGreatest Athletes on the Central Coast: Paul Cummings
by Don Morris | Mar 5, 2018 | Community, History, People, Santa Maria, Sports
This month’s athlete is Paul Cummings. Paul was born on September 5, 1953 in Tempe, Arizona. His family moved to Santa Maria, California when...
READ MOREThe Wall That Heals: Traveling Vietnam War Memorial comes to our town
by Susan Stewart | Mar 3, 2018 | Community, History, Nonprofit, San Luis Obispo
On April 30, 1975—thirty years after the United States first became involved in Southeast Asia—North Vietnamese soldiers stormed the gates of...
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