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On the final leg of his 98-mile run, behind Coast Union High School, Mario Mendoza (front right) is joined by Cambria youths, including Ryan Kasper (front left) and Gabriela Cisneros (behind Kasper).

Cambrian: Sports

Cambria ultra-marathoner’s 100-mile run on North Coast ‘to bridge cultures’ a success

Coast Union High School graduate and Cambria native Mario Mendoza completed a 100-mile run on the North Coast on Nov. 10 as a fundraiser for his nonprofit Happy Feet and ‘to bridge cultures’ in current climate of political strife.

Donna Hoppe of Cambria gazes up at the lighted 'tunnel' which greets visitors to the new Christmas Market in this 2012 file photo.

The Cambrian

Cambria is gearing up for the holidays. Here’s a guide of upcoming events

Organizers are gearing up for some North Coast holiday experiences that have been providing cherished memories for years. Tickets to most of them are available now.

Centrally Grown at Off the Grid in the hills above San Simeon is for sale.

The Cambrian

Popular San Simeon restaurant Centrally Grown and surrounding property for sale

Two unique Cambria properties — the highly visible, virtually oceanfront Centrally Grown at Off the Grid restaurant/shop complex and a lavish rural home in the hills above San Simeon — are for sale.

Nitt Witt Ridge at 881 Hillcrest Drive in Cambria.

The Cambrian

Nitt Witt Ridge — Cambria’s ‘anti-Hearst Castle’ — is for sale

Nitt Witt Ridge in Cambria, California, is listed for sale. The ramshackle landmark — a two-bedroom, one-bath, 1,200-square-foot structure — is best known as the creation and home of Art Beal, aka Capt. Nitwit (or Nitt Witt).

This is a map of the only location in SLO Coast District of State Parks from which pilots can still fly drones.

The Cambrian

Drone ban hits almost all of SLO’s coastal state parks — except a tiny area in Cambria

There’s a nearly total ban now on flying drones or other radio-controlled model aircraft within the boundaries of the San Luis Obispo Coast District of State Parks, aside from a small area north of Cambria.

A wild turkey captured by Cambria photographer Elisabeth Haug.

The Cambrian

Photographer captures turkey strutting around Cambria — just in time for Thanksgiving

Local photographer Elisabeth Haug captured a very seasonable photo of a wild turkey tom strutting around the Park Hill neighborhood of Cambria.

The Piedras Blancas Lighthouse lens is due for cleaning and maintenance, to be conducted in December by an expert and a host of volunteers.

The Cambrian

The tricky work of cleaning, restoring Piedras Blancas Lighthouse lens to begin

An expert and volunteers will be cleaning elements of Piedras Blancas Lighthouse lens in early December (weather permitting). It’s the first of several steps toward improved maintenance and protection for the historic lighthouse.

Cambrian: Opinion

Cambrian letters to the editor: November 22, 2018

A letter to the editor for The Cambrian for Nov. 22, 2018, is a plea for Cambrian residents to pick up after their dogs.

Juvenile elephant seals bask in the sun on the Central Coast.

Cambrian: Opinion

Juvenile elephant seals return to Piedras Blancas after months at sea

Juvenile elephant seals have returned to the beach at Piedras Blancas, California, for their “Fall Haul-Out.” They will be followed by adult bulls in late November.

Pear and pecan pies will be a hit at your Thanksgiving dinner this year.

Cambrian: Opinion

Here’s a pecan pie recipe with a twist for your Thanksgiving dinner dessert

The Cambrian Culinary Corner columnist Nancy Allen provides readers with a pecan pie recipe for your Thanksgiving dinner that doesn’t include high fructose corn syrup and a pear pie recipe that will mix things up.

Cambrian: Slice of Life

I’m thankful I passed my driver’s test — long waits and complicated DMV forms aside

Despite the painfully complicated online forms and hours waiting at the Paso Robles, California, DMV, I’m thankful for to pass my driver’s test, one of the many things in life I’m grateful for this Thanksgiving, writes Cambrian columnist Kathe Tanner.

Don Canestro with daughters Carla, 13, and Stella, 11, and their pet goats in 2016, outside the barn near their home on the UCSB Norris Rancho Marino Reserve in Cambria.

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