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Bank Building Sold to Coffee Company

A family-owned coffee house company has bought the former Bank of America building at the corner of Morro Bay Boulevard and Monterey Avenue, announcing plans to turn it into a coffee roasting plant, coffee shop, bakery and restaurant. Jon and Sara Peterson, a...

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Nonprofit of the Year Faces Challenges 

The SLO Noor Foundation California recently received the 2025 Nonprofit of the Year award for District 30. Pictured at the Nonprofits Day event at the state capitol in Sacramento are David Parro, executive director, SLO Noor Foundation; California State...

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Locals Make USA Dragon Boat Team

Rose Marie Battaglia and Belin Tanner, Team USA paddlers, will compete in the 17th World Dragon Boat Racing Championships in Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany. Photos courtesy of the Central Coast Dragon Boat Association On July 8, two San Luis Obispo County athletes...

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Coastal Commission OKs Hwy 1 Bridge Replacement

Chunks of concrete have fallen off the southbound Hwy1 bridge over Toro Creek, causing corrosion of the rebar inside. Caltrans plans to replace the bridge starting sometime next spring. Photos courtesy Caltrans By Neil Farrell T he Coastal Commission has approved a...

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Plant, Herb Store Re-brands After Lawsuit Threat

Sierra Mace, left, and her mother Summer Burchell run the re-branded Lumin Earth Apothecary, located at 875 Main St., in Downtown Morro Bay. Photo by Neil Farrell  For several years, daughter-mother team, Sierra Mace and Summer Burchell, have run a little plant and...

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Gettin’ the Band Back Together Again

Andrea Lueker, shown here in a 2014 portrait, has been hired as Interim City Manager in Morro Bay, stepping in for former GM Yvonne Kimball, who was let go in June. Photo by Neil Farrell Like a Blues Brothers remake, the Morro Bay City Council is gettin’ the band back...

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MB City Hall Annex Catches Fire

A small office building on Harbor Street belonging to the City of Morro Bay caught fire last week, but the fire department was able to quickly contain and put the fire out. According to a news release from Fire Chief Daniel McCrain, at about 7:35 a.m. Wednesday, July...

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Broken Down Boat Catches Fire, Sinks

Thick black smoke billows from a 24-foot Bayliner cabin cruiser that caught fire off the Coast of Cayucos while under tow by the Coast Guard. Photo courtesy USCG  A small motorboat that was under tow by the Coast Guard on Saturday, July 5 caught fire and sank off...

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Online Transit Survey

Morro Bay residents have until the end of July to take part in an online survey concerning public transportation in the City and region. The City of Morro Bay and the Regional Transit Authority are teaming up on the survey to gather information to be used in the...

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Wind Project Opponents Holding Special Event, July 26

Opponents of offshore floating wind project off the Coast of San Simeon are holding another informational rally and solidarity protest in their continuing fight “Save Our Ocean” against the industrialization of the Pacific. REACT Alliance will fill Tidelands Park from...

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