Category: Arts + Culture

HumanKind Fair Trade is not like most retail stores you’ve been into. As a nonprofit and fair trade marketplace, the shop’s goal is to provide income to artisans and farmers in the developing world. This small brick and mortar in downtown San Luis Obispo is making a big difference — and we sat down with ...

Art Central is more than just an arts supply store, it’s also a gallery, a classroom and a place for artists of all walks of life to come together. Longtime employee and a talented artist herself, Shauna Jellison, has worked alongside owner Etty Pacifico since 2013. We sat down with Shauna to hear how the ...

Laura Bjorkland and Natalie Risner took their love for mother-daughter shopping dates to the next level when they opened Apropos together in 2002. Natalie grew up in Laura’s first store, Up Your Alley, which sparked her love for fashion and led her to study at FIDM in San Francisco. Once she moved home after college, ...

Grand Central Music has been around for decades bringing professional and amateur musicians together to play, teach and learn from each other. Dan Ernst has been part of Grand Central Music for nearly twenty-five years, going from an employee to owner with his wife, Kathy. We sat down with Dan and Kathy to talk about ...

Calling all shoppers! The City of SLO has launched a brand new Buy Local Bonus program that rewards you for shopping local. It’s really pretty simple — shop in-person or online at your favorite local businesses, save your receipts and turn them in to receive a $20 gift card to another local business! Now that’s ...

Marianne Seaborne has loved the French lifestyle ever since she was a child when her family would spend their summers traveling Europe. Now, she runs Maison Marianne, a boutique in the heart of Downtown SLO that gives homage to European styles and designers, while also focusing on sustainable and ethically sourced fabrics. We chatted with ...

Amber Karson has had a knack for planning events ever since she was a kid, throwing Christmas parades with her twin sister, Emily Butler in their one-stoplight town in Northern California. As adults, Amber and Emily have planned and executed corporate and social events all over the globe — fulfilling Karson Butler Events’ core mission ...

Back to basics with these (mostly female) makers working their craft right here in SLO. SLOcally Made pop-up SLOcally Made is a woman-run collective of 25+ local makers and artists who have come together to bring form, identity, and purpose to the concept of shopping local this holiday season. The artists have reimagined traditional trades ...

Looking to switch up from the traditional turkey and ham this year? Look no further, the legendary recipes of the Gin family are yours to make and savor over in their second cookbook.    Mee Heng Low Cookbook The Mee Heng Low restaurant in San Luis Obispo’s Chinatown was a touchstone for many local residents, ...

As summer begins heating up, so do San Luis Obispo activities! Although we are still exercising social distancing and things are not entirely back to normal, there are new and exciting ways to experience SLO, while staying safe. #SLOTogether Join SLO locals in honoring Maxine Llyod Lewis. If you’re downtown this weekend take a moment ...