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.
 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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Entertainment
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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The Great American Melodrama in Oceano:
Cheers, Jeers, Thrills and Hot Dogs
San Luis Obispo County offers a fair amount of live theater -- some consistently good, some so-so, and some where you just don't know which of those you'll get. For a sure thing, head to Oceano for the Great American Melodrama and Vaudeville.
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Fast Facts on the Melodrama
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At PCPA Theatrefest,
The Play’s The Thing
The theater was dark and hushed - no easy feat when you consider the audience was mostly under 10 years of age and we all pretty much knew the plot.
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Outdoors
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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Got Golf?
A Wife's Lament
I freely confess I do not understand the attraction men have to golf. (Or cigars, for that matter, but that’s another story.) Oh yes, I know that this is not PC of me to say. I know that these days, women are taking to the golf course in equal numbers, and are out making deals (and bets) on the greens just like all the men.
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Central Coast Golf Guide
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Biking The Backroads of Avila
The sky was blue. So was the water. The sand was wide and warm. In short, just another day in paradise - Avila Beach.
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Shopping
Antiquing around the Central Coast
Santa Maria Valley
Antiques, Latte and Fun(k) in Old Orcutt
I wipe a whipped-cream moustache from my upper lip, put down my mug of mocha, lean back and turn my attention from my coffee to the rolling hills that stretch from The Loading Dock to the horizon.
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Arroyo Grande Village
Antiquing With the Village People
You may call it a hobby. Your spouse may call it an obsession. Any way you slice it, if your idea of fun is hunting for Depression-era glassware, checking out turn-of-the-century Empire oak furniture or a 1949 Jennings slot machine, Arroyo Grande Village is worth a look.
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North Coast Antiquing - Cambria and Cayucos
Vargas Girls, Lunchboxes, Trains and Brides
When you're antiquing on the North Coast, there's something for everyone - from Vargas girls to toy trains to vintage lunch boxes to Victorian wedding cake toppers. Sometimes all in the same shop.
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Stars Wander In Central Coast Antique Shops Too
Pop into an antique emporium in Cambria or Cayucos and you may find more than you bargained for. Chances are you just might bump into someone famous.
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Paso Robles Antiquing
Antique Shops Blossom With Wine Country
Think "antiques" in Paso Robles and visions of old wagon wheels, cow bells and butter churns come to mind. If that's all you come up with, well, you'd better think again.
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Central Coast Antiquing Guide
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Wine Country
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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Santa Maria, Santa Ynez Valley Wines Hit the Spotlight
Cool Canyons, Hot Wine Country
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? That was another story.
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Central Coast Wine Guide
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