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Winning Images 2026: The best entries in our annual photography contest
For decades, New Times Media Group has asked local photographers to send their best shots our way as part of the annual Winning Images contest. Covering categories from Animals and Landscape/Seascape to In Motion and People, the images capture the beauty and strangeness across the Central Coast and beyond. This year, our judges sifted through 374 images to narrow them down to the top three in eight categories. Inside, you’ll find the winners. Camillia…
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Grover Beach building height initiative makes way to November ballot
Future building heights in Grover Beach will be shaped by local voters in November despite city staff warning the City Council that passing the ballot measure could put the city out of compliance with California housing laws. “If HCD [California Department of Housing and Community Development] is telling our staff, ‘You’re going to be in violation,’ it’s pretty clear they’re going to put us in violation for this,” Grover Beach City Councilmember Clint Weirick said…
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San Miguel might appear to be a sleepy little hamlet tucked between Highway 101 and the Salinas River, but bubbling below its rustic surface is a cauldron of dysfunction, acrimony, and…
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Ídola is bringing unique, natural wines to the downtown SLO tasting scene
Ídola wine co.’s new tasting room, slated to open on June 19 at the Creamery Marketplace in downtown San Luis Obispo, offers a transcendent experience within its intimate 575-square-foot space. Peruse the portfolioVisit ídola’s online shop—with nationwide shipping—at idolawineco.com and follow the company on Instagram @idolawineco.…
A Guadalupe butcher cuts up quality meats for barbecuers on the Central Coast
Ernesto Valle used to be known as the guy who cuts meat in the middle of nowhere. He opened Lobo Butcher Shop in Guadalupe four and a half years ago when the economy was still hurting from the pandemic. Craving a rack?Lobo Butcher Shop is located…
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