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Weekend spotlight: Chorro Valley Shoot-out

Written on 11 Aug, 2011 in Discovered, Featured | No comments

By KARLEE PRAZAK You can plan to channel the wild west, listen to the beat of African drums, and sip on beers among some of nature’s finest animals because the Central Coast has it all this weekend. The 17th Annual... (Continue reading)

Movie Review: Cowboys & Aliens

Written on 10 Aug, 2011 in Discovered, Featured | 11 comments

By MIRANDA FORESMAN This year’s summer movies are made of comic books, big names, and huge budgets. Cowboys & Aliens has the proper ingredients, but, alas, the end result feels way over-baked. Inspired by a graphic novel, Cowboys & Aliens... (Continue reading)

Snoop Dogg in SLO Tuesday night

Written on 9 Aug, 2011 in Discovered, Featured | 12 comments

By KARLEE PRAZAK The “Doggfather” of rap Snoop Dogg will perform to a sold-out crowd at SLO Brewing Co. Tuesday night as one of the stops on his “Doggumentary Tour,” and his first stop on the Central Coast in more... (Continue reading)

Weekend spotlight: Big Laugh comedy show

Written on 4 Aug, 2011 in Discovered, Featured | No comments

Lizette Mizelle’s Big Laugh will fill the Atascadero Lake Pavilion with laughter this weekend when it hosts four comedians who have more in common than just jokes— each one knows what it’s like to live with cancer. It is through... (Continue reading)

Do sulfates in wine cause headaches?

Written on 3 Aug, 2011 in Discovered | 6 comments

By JOHN SALISBURY “I get a headache from the sulfites in the wine but when I go to Europe and drink their wine, I don’t get them because they don’t use sulfites,” some say. Not so. There is a lot... (Continue reading)

Kid Rock shows musical chops at fair gig

Written on 2 Aug, 2011 in Discovered, Featured | One comment

By COLIN JONES If someone said I could be any rock star I wanted, I would probably take Sammy Hagar. After attending Wednesday’s Kid Rock concert at the California Mid-State Fair, I may have to reconsider. The Kidster, born Robert... (Continue reading)

Travel: Following Custer to the Little Bighorn

Written on 1 Aug, 2011 in Discovered, Featured | 2 comments

By DAVID CONGALTON On a steamy hot June afternoon in 1876, Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer, who graduated last in his class at West Point, rode off into the history books as the commander of the worst U.S. military defeat... (Continue reading)

Mount Rushmore: Four heads are better than one

Written on 30 Jul, 2011 in Discovered, Featured | 6 comments

By DAVID CONGALTON There are two places in this country that everyone should experience before they exit. One is the Grand Canyon, and the other has to be Mount Rushmore. Rushmore has drawn millions of visitors from around the world,... (Continue reading)

Weekend spotlight: Arroyo Grande Valley Car Sho

Written on 28 Jul, 2011 in Discovered, Featured | No comments

By KARLEE PRAZAK Brush off the old Chevrolet Bel Air, fill up the gas tank and lace up your dancing shoes because the Central Coast has everything from concerts to a car show to offer this weekend. As part of... (Continue reading)

Movie Review: Horrible Bosses

Written on 26 Jul, 2011 in Discovered, Featured | No comments

By MIRANDA FORESMAN Leave the kids at home. Have a responsible glass of wine or bottle of beer. Go to the cinema, get good seats, and see the most depraved good time you can have in a movie theater this... (Continue reading)