Archive for August, 2008
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008
Locals Look Forward to Five Cities Dog Park Opening
After three years, the Five Cities Dog Park Association has finally started with the construction of the off-leash dog park. After overcoming challenges on where the park would be approved, the new location is going to be section of the Elm Street Park.
“Having an off-leash dog park is important for us because our dog, Malibu, [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Arroyo grande, Outdoors, Parks, Pismo Beach, South County by Shauna
Sunday, August 24th, 2008
Music and Shopping in the Street
With the summer sun beating down on Grover Beach, locals and visitors filled the streets for this year’s Stone Soup Music Faire. With this being my first visit to the annual festival, I was curious about the food, entertainment, and people that the event would draw out. My answer came within the first few minutes of browsing around; everyone seemed to [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Beaches, Events, Grover Beach, South County by Candis Hidalgo
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008
Your SLO County Wordle of the Week
Here’s our Wordle for the week. It contains keywords from the life of SLO county from August 10 - 16. Enjoy!
No Comments » - Posted in Wordles by SliceOfSLO
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008
There’s Gold in Arroyo Grande
On the international scene, Arroyo Grande is barely even a blip on the radar, with our downtown village and farmers’ markets the main highlights of the town. However, with Stephanie Brown Trafton’s gold medal discus throw on Monday, it’s getting more recognition than normal. The first woman from the United States to win gold since 1932, Stephanie is very proud to have earned the [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Opinion, SLO, San Luis Obispo, South County by SliceOfSLO
Friday, August 15th, 2008
High Gas Prices in SLO County Make the Bike, Bus, and Scooter Popular
More and more residents in SLO County are leaving their cars in the driveway, turning instead to alternate modes of transportation to get around town and commute to work. With gas prices on the rise since the beginning of summer, public transportation and carpooling have increased around the county, according to a report today on SanLuisObispo.com. But [...]
