The Dunes Center offers education about the intricacies of a sea otter skeleton and its links to California’s history. (Donna Polizzi photo) If you’re looking for a day trip that is unlike any other, ...

Makayla Richardson is your community news reporter covering southern San Luis Obispo County, including Avila Beach, Pismo Beach, Grover Beach, Oceano, Arroyo Grande, and Nipomo. Chevron is donating ...

When Cecil B. DeMille made his 1923 blockbuster “The Ten Commandments,” he used the massive sloping sand dunes in Guadalupe, near Santa Barbara, as a stand-in for ancient Egypt. Huge gates and ...

A team of archeologists and Art Deco restorers recently unearthed a piece of classical Hollywood history as they excavated Cecil B. DeMille’s 94-year-old The Ten Commandments film set, buried deep in ...

Too often the unique beauty of the Central Coast lives seemingly out-of-focus in the background of our day, and can even pass by car windows without any notice. This column was produced in partnership ...

Michael Brady steers a four-seater all-terrain vehicle down a barely visible trail in the sand and enters the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes National Wildlife Refuge, a place Brady calls a hidden gem. The ...