
Category: Attractions + Entertainment

Local Holiday Shopping in SLO
Shopping small and supporting local businesses is more than trendy this holiday season. It’s the responsible thing to do. In San Luis Obispo, a slew of shops and boutiques with one-of-a-kind and quirky products await the discerning shopper looking for something special. Skip Amazon this year and head to Downtown SLO to deliver a bit ...
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Holiday Gift Guide for Uniquely SLO Finds
Who said stickers are just for kids? Not us. Pipsticks is for anyone who still has childlike wonder inside of them, or even for those looking for it. Pipsticks Sticker Club Pipsticks is a sticker subscription service founded by Maureen Vaquez in 2014, and yes — they send stickers straight to your door! While the ...
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Family Friendly Things To Do in the Fall
We’re back to school and navigating through a new normal, and families are always looking for ways to rejuvenate, refresh, and get outside of the house together to enjoy something new. In SLO, we have ideas for how to enjoy the autumn, safely of course, and with some fancy fall-themed face masks we hope! Play ...
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Meet Your Neighborhood Candy Shop | Q&A with Miranda Battenburg of SLO Sweets
With a company mission like “Make Memories Here”, it’s no wonder SLO Sweets shops are filled with nostalgia of childhood candy dreams. Miranda Battenburg and her husband opened the old fashioned candy stores more than 13 years ago and have aspired to help customers reminisce on past memories centered around a particular candy — which ...
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Meet Your Neighborhood Makers | Q & A with Jenny and Melissa of Junk Girls
Jenny Kompolt and Melissa James started Junk Girls in their garage in 2009 with the goal of inspiring others and bringing more creativity and joy into their own lives. We sat down with Jenny and Melissa to learn more about switching from the corporate tech world to art, their secrets to tapping into creativity when ...
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A Well-Balanced Fall
Temperatures may be dropping but this fall, SLO is the place for some outdoor wellness adventures. As SLO City Farm continues to harvest produce for locals in SLO, like it’s delicious heirloom tomatoes, places like Brookshire Farms are getting ready to welcome everybody for pumpkin picking and farm adventures — watch for updates here! But ...
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Rolling Fast in SLO
With perfect weather and ample opportunities to hit the trails, San Luis Obispo is a biker’s haven, but don’t just take it from us! The PeopleForBikes City Ratings ranked San Luis Obispo number one for biking in the U.S., demonstrating clearly that a cycle ride through SLO is as iconic as taking a photo in ...
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September Sips in SLO
It’s September and that means one thing here in SLO — wine — amazing Chardonnay & Pinot Noirs to boast! As we enter California’s Wine Month, we wanted to take a beat and celebrate some of the nation’s best vintages. A jaunt through San Luis Obispo and the rest of California wine country will prove ...
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Meet Your Neighborhood Winery | Q&A with Paula Dooley of Stephen Ross Wine Cellars
Paula Dooley is the host of SLO Coast Wine’s “5:01 Wednesday” podcast and co-owner of Stephen Ross Wine Cellars, a business she runs with her winemaker husband. With September being wine month, the team at Stephen Ross is busy bringing grapes in daily, shipping out bottles to members and keeping their tasting room open and ...
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Make SLO Your Backyard Classroom
Students are excited to get back to school, hit the books and “Meet” with friends again. Sure, the school day might be a little different than before, but whether it’s distanced learning or in-person classes, things are safe in SLO. Whether you are a college student returning or a parent-turned-teacher looking for a change of ...
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