Restaurant's historic neon sign renovated and relit in SLO's Chinatown

After winning a $50,000 grant, Mee Heng Low used the funds for exterior renovations.

Downtown SLO makeup shop closed suddenly — but something new is already moving in

Cosmetics company Bluemercury abruptly closed its downtown San Luis Obispo store at 949 Higuera St. in January 2026. A ...
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New parking structure in downtown San Luis Obispo set to open in March

The five-level Cultural Arts parking structure off Nipomo, Palm and Monterey streets will include more than 300 parking ...
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Ebony restaurant closing doors after lease ends, looking for new home in San Luis Obispo

A popular Ethiopian restaurant in downtown San Luis Obispo is serving its last meals this week, with hopes of reopening in a ...

Francesca’s is closing its store in downtown SLO. Here’s why

A staple of many millennials’ closets seems to be permanently closing up shop — including in downtown San Luis Obispo.
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California Main Street Conference Taking Over Downtown SLO For The First Time

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (KEYT) - San Luis Obispo is hosting an annual event for leaders in commercial district revitalization across California. City leaders from across the state are here. With a ...
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Downtown SLO isn't dead. Here's why locals shouldn't give up on SLO's heart

Is it too late to save downtown? It's a refrain that feels immediately familiar to most San Luis Obispo residents today - especially after a recent SFGate article reported a number of locals saying ...

Wildly popular Central Calif. restaurant with a statewide fanbase faces eviction, closure

"We love what we do and we think we're doing something cool in this town." ...