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130 years on, Detroit’s Henry the Hatter stands tall
Apr 26

Apr 26 130 years on, Detroit’s Henry the Hatter stands tall

Hayley Cain

Joe Renkiewicz wears many hats. His first hat, a gift from his father, remains sacred. It appeared on a bright Easter Sunday in Hamtramck, 1966. He was 4 years old, forever changed.

Dreamy Detroit Americana duo Rose St. Germaine tease truth from classic Westerns
Mar 22

Mar 22 Dreamy Detroit Americana duo Rose St. Germaine tease truth from classic Westerns

Hayley Cain

"Timing is everything if you're gonna be a gunslinger," Emily "Rose" Seward croons on the title track of Rose St. Germaine's new eclectic Americana album.

Genya Ravan’s “I Who Have Nothing” Melds Gold, Gravel, And Guts
Oct 26

Oct 26 Genya Ravan’s “I Who Have Nothing” Melds Gold, Gravel, And Guts

Hayley Cain

Was iconic singer/producer Genya Ravan born with that impossibly rich, heart-wrenching tone, or did she somehow inherit it along the way, picking up flecks of gold and gravel through decades of towering highs and devastating lows?

The Crop Beneath: Oyster Farmers of Morro Bay
Oct 25

Oct 25 The Crop Beneath: Oyster Farmers of Morro Bay

Hayley Cain

Like the crash of surf onto sand, Neal Maloney remembers the exact moment his calling hit him.

Kathy Valentine of The Go-Go's Talks Sisterhood, Sobriety, and the Band's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction
Oct 21

Oct 21 Kathy Valentine of The Go-Go's Talks Sisterhood, Sobriety, and the Band's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction

Hayley Cain

Kathy Valentine was just 14 years old when first caught sight of her idol, 1970s glam rock bassist Suzi Quatro.

Life, Death, and Honey: On the Swarm Hunt
Nov 12

Nov 12 Life, Death, and Honey: On the Swarm Hunt

Hayley Cain

I’ve stepped out of reality and into a full-body beekeeper’s outfit. It might as well be a spacesuit.

Sleep When You're Fed: My Late Night Search for Coffee, Carbs, and Characters in SLO
Oct 9

Oct 9 Sleep When You're Fed: My Late Night Search for Coffee, Carbs, and Characters in SLO

Hayley Cain

For a relatively sleepy place, San Luis Obispo, California has a lot of neon glow.

The Nosh Pit: What Happens When Veggies, Humans, and Entertainment Collide
Sep 9

Sep 9 The Nosh Pit: What Happens When Veggies, Humans, and Entertainment Collide

Hayley Cain
newtimesslo

White-haired and clear-eyed, Ruth “The Flower Lady” Scovell has seen her fair share of marriage proposals.

Lucky B Design letters signs the old fashioned way
Aug 10

Aug 10 Lucky B Design letters signs the old fashioned way

Hayley Cain

David Bond embraces the paintbrush like an old friend.

Rolling in the green: Morro Bay's Avocado & Margarita Festival spans soil and sand
Jun 8

Jun 8 Rolling in the green: Morro Bay's Avocado & Margarita Festival spans soil and sand

Hayley Cain
eat, Ag

Farmer Bill Coy reaches his suntanned arms up and into a sea of glossy orange-green leaves in search of a perfectly ripe avocado.

Stairway to heaven: Happy goats, pigs, and avocados come from Cambria's Stepladder Ranch
May 17

May 17 Stairway to heaven: Happy goats, pigs, and avocados come from Cambria's Stepladder Ranch

Hayley Cain
newtimesslo, Ag, meat, flavorslo

In one swift, deft motion, Michelle Angell uses a mud-crusted cowboy boot to turn over a milk crate full of overripe Hass avocados.

In search of heirloom bliss
Apr 26

Apr 26 In search of heirloom bliss

Hayley Cain

There is nothing quite like the satisfying goosh of a fallen tomato exploding under foot.

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