Posted 5:50 PM 5/15/2012 by Jeanette Trompeter
It's a like history book you can walk through. Fatigues that survived the beaches of Normandy, army jeeps that forged through jungles in Vietnam,and a fleet of retired war birds. They've battled all over the world... but they made it back. And it's just more proof There's No Place Like (More) • Video (1)
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Posted 4:40 PM 5/15/2012 by Jeanette Trompeter
It's kind of the biggie of wine festivals for northern San Luis Obispo County vintners and it's happening this weekend. It's the 30th annual Paso Robles Wine Festival, and it starts Friday.
About 80-percent of the wineries in the area participate in the weekend's events in one form or (More) • Video (1)
Posted 4:03 PM 5/15/2012 by Jeanette Trompter
Monkey bars and climbing walls aren't just for kids any more. In fact, the fittest of adults are training hard to spend a few hours in an adult playground that is really more like a boot camp.The fun is coming to the central coast this weekend for the first time. It's the First Annual (More) • Video (1)
Posted 4:49 PM 5/10/2012 by Jeanette Trompeter
It's tiny compared to a lot of its counterparts worldwide, but it's brining home HUGE honors. The Firestone Walker Brewery just took home the World Beer Cup for the Best Mid-Size Brewery and Brew-master for an unprecedented fourth time. There were 800 breweries in their category from 54 (More) • Video (1)
Posted 11:23 PM 5/9/2012 by Jeanette Trompeter
Firestone Walker Brewing Company can now call itself a king of beers. For the fourth time since 2004, Firestone Walker and Brewmaster Matt Brynildson have been named Champion Brewery and Brewmaster in the 2012 World Beer Cup. They won in the mid-size breweries category, competing against 799 (More)
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Posted 8:43 PM 5/8/2012 by Jeanette Trompeter
They have all kinds of names. Greasy spoons. Breakfast Joints. Institutions. Well there's one in Santa Maria that's been around for decades, and whatever you call it, I call this one more proof There's No Place Like Home.
When a place has been around for as long as Pappy's has in Santa Maria (More)
Posted 4:01 PM 5/2/2012 by Jeanette Trompeter
Heads up Country Music Fans! Brad Paisley tickets go on sale this Friday 5/4/12 at 10am. Paisely will perform with The Band Perry and Eastin Corbin, plus the Fresh Beat Band. Tickets for Eric Church, Big Time Rush, Journey, and Alabama are already on sale.
The Mid State Fair runs from July 18th through the 29th in Paso Robles.
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Posted 4:37 PM 5/1/2012 by Jeanette Trompeter
It's been here much longer than any of us have.Mission San Miguel is more than 200 years old. It stands as a monument to the history of our state and the people who were here even before statehood.The Mission opened in 1797. To say it houses California history is an understatement. It (More) • Video (1)
Posted 4:16 PM 4/17/2012 by Jeanette Trompeter
Dave Hovde says we're in for some great weather as we near week's end and that's great news because there's a lot going on! It's Earth Day weekend and if you feel like a drive, you'll have no problem finding Earth day events happening up the coast in Big Sur. A lot of places are having concerts (More) • Video (1)
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Posted 10:30 AM 4/17/2012 by Jeanette Trompeter
In this age of the Internet, smart phones and computer notebooks, we have a wealth of information at our fingertips. But it's hard to beat the kind of knowledge to be found in a face-to-face conversation with an old-timer. They hold the history of our roots in their heads, and they're usually not (More) • Video (1)
Posted 4:24 PM 4/10/2012 by Jeanette Trompeter
The San Luis Obispo International Film Festival certainly lived up to its name this year. It attracted attention world-wide by initiating a showing of Citizen Kane at Hearst Castle. The event had film critics everywhere buzzing over the Hearst family welcoming the controversial (More) • Video (1)
Posted 4:47 PM 4/3/2012 by Jeanette Trompeter
Some great Spring and Summer rituals are getting under way this week, as well as a convention of horse-whisperers. It's all happening right in our own backyard. And all proof, There's No Place Like Home.
There are a lot of people with a fear of horses, but you won't find (More) • Video (1)