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Pickle lovers gathered at the inaugural San Luis Obispo Pickle Festival on Oct. 5, 2024. Reporter Jessica Carp takes us through the festivities.

Former NCAA-athlete Riley Gaines came to Cal Poly's campus with Turning Point USA. Reporter Talie Krantz has the details on what Gaines had to say about transgender athletes in women's sports.

San Luis Obispo is celebrating the arts all October long. Reporter Layla Shuman has more details on SLO's ARTober.

Cal Poly's football team has had some quarterback changes. Reporter Ty Soria shares the team's latest developments

Every week Cal Poly students at the on-campus poultry center manage around 10,000 eggs. Reporter Emma Montalbano took a closer look at how these eggs are inspected, sorted and packaged.

Inviting the San Luis Obispo community to interact with agriculture, City Farm SLO hosted its annual Sheep Shearing Shindig. Reporter Layla Shuman shares more on how community members celebrated.

The local bakery is offering online and hands-on baking opportunities for the community. Twice a week these hand-on classes are held where participants learn how to bake some of House of Bread's most popular items.

This year, San Luis Obispo celebrated Bike Month by encouraging local residents and students to ride their bikes. Reporter Layla Shuman has the details on how this happened.

During their fifth year at Cal Poly, over 100 architecture seniors participated in the annual “Detail Show” on April 17. Reporter Sarah-Kate Mcelroy has more on how seniors showcased their work before graduation.

20 year old Rowan Drake opened for X Ambassadors on May 7 at the Fremont Theater in downtown SLO. Reporter Fiona Hastings shares what Drake had to say about his music.

Students, faculty and community members in San Luis Obispo were chosen to repaint utility boxes around Cal Poly's campus. About 100 boxes are part of this project, and each box is repainted every four years. Reporter Izzy Romero found out more on some of the boxes being repainted this year.

During their fifth year at Cal Poly, over 100 architecture students participated in the Spring Detail Show. Reporter Sarah Kate McElory has more on the process behind the work.

What's this year's vibe of Shabang? Reporter Emma Montalbano asks this question to many attendees to get a closer look.

Rain or shine, Shabang still continues. Reporter Emma Montalbano takes a look at how the festivities kept going through the storm.

The 10th anniversary of San Luis Obispo's annual music festival, Shabang, kicked off on May 3 at Dairy Creek Golf Course. Reporter Emma Montalbano shares more on how the festival celebrated this year.

The Mustang Film Society is a new club on Cal Poly’s campus that started in fall 2023. Reporter Natalie Levesque has more.

Def Leppard fans were treated to an intimate showing when guitarist Phil Collen took the stage in Boo Boo Records for an in-store performance and signing event in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the band’s “Pyromania” album. Reporter Riley Sullivan shares more about the intimate performance of Collen.

With 183 women in their group chat, Grrrls On Boards hosts group surfs and group skates, and is not exclusive to Cal Poly. Reporter Layla Shuman shares more.

From events surrounding education on sustainability and other environmentally conscious habits, Cal Poly Green Campus celebrated its annual Earth Week this year from April 17-26.  Reporters Fiona Hastings and Jazmyn Chavez share more on how students took part in this year's Earth Day.

In San Luis Obispo, one record store has lasted through 10 presidents, one pandemic and the ebbs and flows of the vinyl industry: Boo Boo Records. 50 years ago, the store open in 1974 by business partners Ed Taylor and Glenn Forbes. Reporters Layla Shuman and Sarina Grossi share more about Record Store Day and the 50th anniversary celebration.

Cal Poly Short Cuts is the collaboration between Barros’s Cinematic Process Class and Art and Design Professor James Warner’s Advanced Video Production class. Reporter Sarina Grossi explains what to expect at this year's showing.

At this year’s annual Design Village competition in Poly Canyon, visitors will be able to experience a new and interactive structure. Biophilic Instrument Pavilion (BIP) and how it will provide people with a unique visual and audio experience.

Cal Poly hosted its 82 annual Poly Royal Rodeo this past weekend. Reporter Natalie Levesque talks about the over two thousand students that attended.

The fourth and final day of the Rap festival kicked off at 1 p.m. and included 31 artists on the performance list with headliners Future and Metro Boomin. Reporter Izzy Romero shares more on how the festival wrapped up.

Margot Sinclair, a local band of five Cal Poly students, won Shabang’s annual "Battle of the Bands" competition on April 4 Fremont Theatre. Reporter Riley Sullivan shares the turn out on sold out event