Author: Verdin Team

It’s October in Arroyo Grande, and That Means It’s Time for Beer Feast!

Spend a relaxing afternoon at the park, sampling a variety of beer from 40 different breweries and food pairings from several local restaurants at the 3rd Annual Beer Feast! This 21-and-over event has something for everyone — beer lovers, food lovers and music lovers. Stroll through Heritage Square Park with friends old and new, enjoying the folk […]

Tiktok and Snapchat: Understanding Social Media’s Popular Freshmen

Since 2005, video-sharing platforms have steadily popped up on the digital scene. YouTube was the first to hit the market 14 years ago and is still the No. 1 video-sharing platform. But in 2017, a new video-sharing platform emerged that is changing the game. With a subscriber base of 500 million users, TikTok has become a […]

5 Fab Tips for Your Social Media Makeover

Are your social media accounts feeling stale and out of date? Do you want to take your pages from drab to fab? Then now’s the time to give your online presence a makeover! We all love a good makeover. It’s a popular montage in movies and it’s proven to be a successful TV show model. […]

If Trail Running’s Your Game, Slo Ultra’s the Name!

For the past three years fitness fanatics have traveled to the Central Coast to participate in the SLO Ultra, which boasts the biggest trail race in the county. Over the weekend of October 26-27, 2019, Arroyo Grande will be celebrating its first year hosting the SLO Ultra at Lopez Lake since Race SLO’s founding in […]

Mark Your Calendars: 24-Hour Give finalists to be announced on October 12!

Mark Your Calendars: 24-Hour Give finalists to be announced on October 12! October means shorter days, brisker weather (before our typical Indian Summer heat wave) and all things pumpkin spice. AND, that voting for Verdin’s 24-Hour Give is just around the corner! This is the fifth year of the Give, and we are once again […]

Share It. Shape It. Change It.

REBUILDING THE CAL POLY “XPERIENCE” While the university is well known for its academic accolades, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo is challenged by a lack of ethnic, cultural, and fiscal diversity. The university is dedicated to cultivating a more inclusive, equitable, and diverse environment so that every student feels like they belong to a community. […]

Arroyo Grande Celebrates Memorial Day With Strawberries and Cream

Another Memorial Day weekend, another successful Strawberry Festival in Arroyo Grande! The Village was transformed into a bustling marketplace and carnival this past weekend with games, live performances, and vendors for the 36th Annual Strawberry Festival. This year the festival attracted visitors from all over the western United States, drawing tens of thousands of people […]

How to Prep for Clean up Week in San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo may not feel like the happiest city in America anymore when you are confronted with the trash you have let pile up all winter long. San Luis Garbage is aware of the struggle and they are here to help. During Spring Cleanup Week, you can get rid of your mess in a […]