Remember book fairs? Typically held in schools, the events—often organized by companies such as Scholastic or Follett—offered students, families, and staff the opportunity to purchase a variety of ...

What were you doing when you were trapped in your home during the pandemic? Bay Area-based artist Julia Goodman spent her time slowly creating the wrapped sculpture An Unimaginable Unit of Time, ...

Brighten up your day by flipping through the winners of our second annual pet photo contest. Readers from across the Central Coast submitted more than 400 images of their cats, dogs, lizards, chickens ...

Hilarious Alabama-bred and Nashville-based comedian, country singer, and social media content creator plays Friday, Oct. 24.

As much as she loves cats and dogs, Sarah “Bolty” Bolton doesn’t own any pets. She prefers “the cool aunt” role over full-time pet parent, which led her to start her own pet-sitting business, the ...

Paso Robles-based nonprofit saves dogs from overcrowded and high-kill shelters across California and at times overseas.

The Atascadero City Council voted 3-2 on Oct. 14 against allowing retail cannabis storefronts, keeping the city limited to delivery and testing lab operations and potentially forgoing up to half a ...

Their online collaboration resulted in an album called Memories of the Far Shore, which is now the title of the light and sound show performed by bryant and Próxima Parada percussionist Aaron Kroeger, ...

The woman wasn’t in a state to be able to care for either the puppies or the mom, so C.A.R.E.4Paws took them in to ensure they had proper treatment and went to good homes. This ...

After 80 years of serving San Luis Obispo County, San Luis Ambulance must now contend with other providers for the job after facing widespread dissatisfaction about long response times and working in ...

Michael and Diana Muranaka quote their favorite movie, Bridesmaids, to each other so often that one scene inspired the name of their hot sauce company. The scene follows a police officer who stops ...

The Los Osos Community Services District isn’t making enough tax revenue to fully fund its fire services for the first time in 20 years. A $280,000 funding gap for the 2025-26 fiscal year and more ...