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City hires new city manager; police commander promoted
The Morro Bay City Council approved offering an employment contract to its top candidate for the vacant city manager job, one who would become just the second female ever to lead the city’s government. On June 13, the all-woman City Council voted unanimously to offer a contract to Yvonne...
In season for the summer
In June, you can find just about anything you are looking for to make any recipe. This month you should start to see some delicious summer produce available. Look for these in-season fruits and veggies to get some great flavor and nutrients:. Cherries. Strawberries. Blueberries. Avocado. Rhubarb. Cucumber. Apricot. Fava...
Kite Festival a colorful celebration of wind, sea, and the beach
Morro Strand was awash in color as hundreds of people turned out for the annual Morro Bay Kite Festival on April 28-29. With foggy skies and just a slight breeze, kite flyers of all ages and skill levels descended on the beach to, well, go fly a kite. Professional kite...
Transformation of Morro Bay High continues
The transformation of Morro Bay High School’s 64-year-old campus has continued this school year with several new or remodeled spaces opening for use. Principal Scott Schalde recently gave a walking tour of the campus to a reporter, highlighting the new spaces and discussing a few still under construction. Measure...
Platinum Pirates, Athletes of The Year Awarded
With the school year winding down and spring athletic seasons wrapping up, Morro Bay High School handed out its Platinum Pirates and Athletes of the Year Awards. With credit for more than just athletic achievement, the Platinum Pirate Awards take into consideration a more well-rounded student-athlete, one who helps and encourages his or her teammates, contributes to their teams on and off the field of battle and positively contributes to the school community.
Michael Wolfe brings produce, local goods, and community connection through his business
Long-time SLO County resident Michael Wolfe has used his knowledge of working in the grocery business and making connections with vendors to provide a helpful impact for the community as well as starting his own business, Avocado Shack. At a young age, Wolfe thought he would be a forest ranger...
Morro Bay Stages First Ironman — The Race at the Rock
The first ever Ironman 70.3 Triathlon Morro Bay saw some 2,500 athletes of all ages and skill levels swim the Bay, bicycle up Highway 1, and run through the Downtown and Embarcadero streets on Saturday, May 20, as the first of three planned events is now in the books. The...
Food truck events at St. Timothy’s Catholic Church in Morro Bay offer delicious eats and live music
MORRO BAY — St. Timothy’s Catholic Church is hosting a series of nine food truck events at 962 Piney Way. Mark your calendars for these dates: June 9, June 30, July 14, July 28, Aug. 11, Aug. 25, Sept. 1, and Sept. 15. From 4 to 7 p.m.,...
American Karate School annual fundraiser event to support Project Surf Camp
Fundraising for a good cause brings light to where help is needed, and at the same time creates a sense of community. Bryan Way, Morro Bay Life’s May person spotlight and owner of American Karate School, hosted the annual fundraiser with and to help support Project Surf Camp (PSC) on April 22.
Miossi Charitable Trust Funds Second Year of Creek Health Monitoring in San Luis Obispo
The Morro Bay National Estuary Program (Estuary Program) is excited to announce its second year of partnership with Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and the City of San Luis Obispo for spring bioassessment surveys in the San Luis Obispo watershed. This work is made possible by the generous support of the Harold J. Miossi Charitable Trust.
Berry and Cheese Coming into Season at Farmer’s Markets
As the weather is starting to warm up, our local farmers have even more delicious produce to choose from. You should start to notice more berries and fruits as they come into season. There are still plenty of leafy greens and you might even find a few early tomatoes. We must buy the big box of strawberries because if we buy anything smaller, there’s a little empty container by the time we get back to the car. They just smell so amazing when they are in season and are irresistible.
Morro Bay Art Association Presents Lecturer John Seed
Morro Bay Art Association is proud to present lecturer John Seed discussing his recent book “Disrupted Realism.”. John Seed is a professor emeritus of art and art history who taught at Mt. San Jacinto College for 31 years. Seed has written about art and artists for Arts of Asia, Art Ltd., Catamaran, Harvard Magazine, International Artist, The Huffington Post and Poets and Artists. He was a featured expert in the Google Arts and Culture video series “Name That Art.”
Serendipity Brings Owner to Business
Susan Stewart took ‘total leap of faith,’ and has operated Beads by the Bay for 17 years now. Susan Stewart didn’t know early on what her career path would entail as an adult. For many, that is the case —switching gears from one career to a completely different one. Stewart earned her bachelor’s degree in anthropology from UC Santa Cruz and then an early childhood teaching credential from Cabrillo College. She had a variety of teaching jobs but also worked in construction, as well as archaeology and cultural resource management.
Teaching Through Inspiration
Bryan Way enjoys his teaching career in Cayucos and celebrates almost 20 years of owning his American Karate School. Finding something that inspires you at a young age and possibly staying with you forever does not happen for everyone. However, for Bryan Way it did. Having grown up in Simi Valley, Way moved to Templeton at 12 years old and has lived in the area ever since.
Morro Bay Searches for Solutions to the Complex Issue of Homelessness
The homeless population in the U.S. is on the rise, including in Morro Bay. Several organizations and resources, including the Morro Bay Police Department, Social Services, and Community Resource Connections (CRC), are working to find, if not a solution, some mitigation measures. One of the top concern’s coming from the...
Watchers Watch Peregrines
Visitors to Morro Bay delight in watching the antics of the southern sea otters, who tend to gather in the waters off Target Rock and in the lee of the South T-pier, both affording terrific vantage spots to see the fascinating sea weasels. But Morro Bay is also famous for...
City to Study Morro Creek Flooding Issues
Having natural areas in a town, like a creek or a woodland, can be a great benefit, but with natural areas comes natural phenomenon like flooding from fierce storms such as we’ve repeatedly seen in Morro Bay this winter. And one of Morro Bay’s treasures — Morro Creek —...
Re-Commissioning Diablo Canyon
The power plant awaits its relicensing from the NRC. Last year it was acknowledged that Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant would not decommission its units by 2025 but rather be relicensed through at least 2030. Pursuing the extension of the plant’s operations is due to the California Energy Commission determining...
Perseverance Brings Good Fortune
Owner of Morro Bay’s The Coffee Pot restaurant shares his life’s story. The roller coaster of life is challenging, but if we find a bit of optimism and strength in each stage we can then achieve gratitude and happiness. That appreciation for life is what got a young boy, Lu Chi Fa (nicknamed Gordon), through all his obstacles: Communist China in the 1940s as an orphan, being abused, immigrating to Taiwan and then the United States, to becoming an author and owner of The Coffee Pot in Morro Bay.
Morro Bay City Council and Mayor Candidates 2022 Q&A
MORRO BAY — With three seats on the Morro Bay City Council — Mayor and two council members — up for grabs on Nov. 8, Morro Bay Life sent a half dozen questions about current and future issues to the candidates. Morro Bay Mayoral Candidates Statement and...
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