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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)

Supreme Court partially reinstates Trump’s travel ban

Written on 26 Jun, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 30 comments

The Supreme Court ruled Monday that President Donald Trump’s “travel ban” can take effect, albeit with exceptions allowing some individuals from targeted countries to enter the United States. [USA Today] Monday’s ruling states Trump may bar individuals from six Muslim... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay named one of America’s top beach towns

Written on 25 May, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 29 comments

Morro Bay is one America’s 14 best small beach towns, according to the online travel publication Thrillist. “The best place to stop along the Pacific Coast Highway? Morro Bay, where you can take in Morro Rock (aka America’s Gibraltar) or... (Continue reading)

SLO police chief facing administrative leave

Written on 8 May, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 57 comments

By CalCoastNews Staff San Luis Obispo Police Chief Steve Gesell will be placed on paid administrative leave by the end of the work day, today, Friday, May 8, sources say. It is the first step in what reliable and informed... (Continue reading)

4 ways out of the doghouse

Written on 12 Dec, 2014 in Discovered, Featured | No comments

If one of these five great Christmas gifts doesn’t get you out of the doghouse, you might as well put on a flea collar and get use to Alpo. 1. Give the gift of relaxation – an afternoon at a... (Continue reading)

Los Osos man applies to live on Mars

Written on 20 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

A Los Osos man is vying to attain a one-way ticket to Mars. [KSBY] Los Osos native Spencer Harris, who is currently studying geology at Northern Arizona University, has applied to be one of the first four humans to inhabit... (Continue reading)

Pay TSA, keep your clothes on

Written on 31 Oct, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

Travelers can now pay the U.S. Transportation Security Administration $85 and avoid the hassle of taking off shoes and jackets and removing laptops from cases at airports. [KCOY] The TSA Pre-Check program currently allows select passengers to receive expedited screening... (Continue reading)

The hunt for real food, big guns and safaris

Written on 2 Dec, 2011 in Featured, Opinion | 48 comments

By ROGER FREBERG The search for quality ingredients and adequate cooking equipment seems to be never ending. If you’ve seen Chef Gordon Ramsay’s show “the F Word,” you understand the extremes he goes to raising or hunting for the finest... (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)