Want to know where to go, what to do, what to see to have fun? We've got the answers! Click on the colored text below to read stories about the hot spots for entertainment, outdoor recreation, shopping, and wine country fun.

Fine Art and Fine Wine Arrive in Avila Valley

Stephen Pentak. Susan Venable. Aristedes Demitrios. Joseph Marsuka. Joe Andoe. Zedenek Sorf. These are all artists with works in galleries in New York, Chicago, Paris, London, Prague and...Avila Beach.

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Arroyo Grande: 'Big Gulch' Offers a Quaint Step Back in Time

"Quaint, quiet, charming," That's how Arroyo Grande native Leslie Rios describes her hometown in three words, in between serving up cappuccinos and lattes at Café Andreini, a popular gathering place in the heart of the Village of Arroyo Grande.

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TGIF: Free Friday Concerts Are Back!

Summer marks the return of one of San Luis Obispo's nicest hometown 'secrets': the free Friday summer concert series.

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Doing Morro Bay in a Day

It took two women and three children to complete this assignment: explore Morro Bay, find all the fun stuff and try all the good food.

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Hidden Beaches of the North Coast

We sought privacy, an escape from the crowds, peace in which to enjoy the crash of waves on rocky shores and sandy beaches. We found it all in the coves and beaches of northern San Luis Obispo County.

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Battles, Birth, and Sex on the Beach

One of the North Coast’s newest attractions is also one of its biggest. Literally.

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Golfing Through Paradise, SLO-style

Mark Twain’s lament that golf is “a good walk spoiled” proves the writer never played a round on the Central Coast.

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Whale Tales, Albacore and More

The strangest thing Rick Bush has ever seen snagged on a fishing line off the Central Coast is a Long-Nosed Lancet fish.

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San Luis Obispo County Wine Region
Where Chardonnay Meets Cabernet

"Edna" might not have the same ring to it as, say, Napa. Or Alexander. Or Sonoma. But names aside, grapes grown there are turning out to be just as sweet - which is a good thing for wine lovers.

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Cool Canyons Make Wine Country Hot

Just 25 years ago, you’d have been hard pressed to find a vineyard in Santa Barbara County. Oh sure, finding cows was easy. But wine grapes?

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