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SLO-Paso Robles metro ranks 50th in U.S. for international tourists

Written on 31 Jul, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles metro area ranked 50th in the United States for international tourists received in 2023, according to a report compiled by the online booking platform Luxury Link. A total of 110,000 international tourists... (Continue reading)

New hotel with bar and skee-ball opens in SLO

Written on 14 Nov, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A 100-room boutique hotel with a restaurant, bar and retro games has opened at the location in San Luis Obispo previously occupied by a Holiday Inn. [Cal Coast Times] The Kinney SLO is a project of Orange County-based Pacifica Hotels.... (Continue reading)

Alex Bar-B-Q building in Shell Beach torn down by mistake

Written on 19 Sep, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

During what was supposed to be a remodel, a contractor tore down the historic Alex Bar-B-Q building in Shell Beach on Tuesday. [Cal Coast Times] Built in the 1930s, the building has been a local gathering spot for almost 80... (Continue reading)

North County winery to build a B&B out of recycled shipping containers

Written on 4 Sep, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Cass Vineyard & Winery in rural Paso Robles expects to soon break ground on a bed and breakfast that will consist of eight suites built with recycled steel shipping containers. [Cal Coast News] The North County winery is creating the... (Continue reading)

Controversial Morro Bay property may become mixed-use hotel project

Written on 22 Aug, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

An Embarcadero property in which former Morro Bay councilman and local restaurant owner George Leage had been living may become a mixed-use hotel project. [Cal Coast Times] The League family’s sushi restaurant Off the Hook at 833 Embarcadero Road is... (Continue reading)

Hearst Castle’s Neptune Pool filling with water

Written on 14 Aug, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

The iconic 345,000-gallon Neptune Pool at Hearst Castle is getting filled with water again after sitting empty for the better part of five years because of leaks and the California drought. [Cal Coast Times] Several years ago, workers determined the... (Continue reading)

Did Death Valley set the world’s record for hottest month?

Written on 2 Aug, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

Death Valley has tentatively set the world record for the hottest month ever, breaking its own mark from a year ago. [Cal Coast Times] In July, Death Valley recorded an average temperature of 108.1 degrees. That eclipsed the previous record... (Continue reading)

SLO continues to ignore architectural guidelines

Written on 4 Jan, 2017 in Featured, Opinion | 22 comments

OPINION by ALLAN COPPER On Jan. 3, the San Luis Obispo City Council voted 3-2 to deny an appeal of a four-story motel project proposed to be located at 1042 Olive Street. This project is an architectural misfit in height,... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach may help developer fund hotel project

Written on 7 Oct, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 21 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN As a reward for potentially generating millions of dollars in tax revenue for the city, Grover Beach may financially assist a developer that plans to build a hotel on a site with no water and sewer connections.... (Continue reading)

Elderly man drowns in Avila Beach hotel pool

Written on 28 Sep, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

An 88-year-old man was pronounced dead Tuesday afternoon shortly after he was found at the bottom of a hotel pool in Avila Beach. [KSBY] At 1:22 p.m., Cal Fire responded a call about a possible drowning at the San Luis... (Continue reading)