Robert J. Wilkins Jr. “Bob” Mr. Atascadero 1932 – 2024
Robert J. Wilkins, Jr. "Bob," was born October 13, 1932, and was a lifelong resident of Atascadero. Bob's grandfather, Harold J. Wilkins, was E.G. Lewis's bookkeeper in the early 1920's. Mr. Lewis was the founder of Atascadero. Harold sent Bob's father, Bob Wilkins,...
Women of Influence North County (WINC) Wendy Lewis
The inaugural Women of Influence North County program (WINC) will be honoring Wendy Lewis as its first WINC this April. The new annual award is a collaboration between the Atascadero Chamber of Commerce and Atascadero’s chapter of the American Association of...
Community Organization Of the Year ALF Food Pantry
ALF Food Pantry has been named Community Organization of the Year by the Atascadero Chamber of Commerce. Formerly known as Atascadero Loaves and Fishes, the nonprofit has been providing groceries free of charge for more than 30 years. Their humble beginnings took...
Hispanic Business of the Year La Parilla Mexican Grill
For the first time, the Atascadero Chamber of Commerce is honoring a Hispanic Business of the Year at its annual Awards Dinner and Gala this April. Nominated by the community, La Parilla Mexican Grill will be recognized as the inaugural winner of the award. In May of...
Business of the Year The Pottery
The Atascadero Chamber of Commerce has announced The Pottery as their 2024 Business of the Year. The art studio is a place for the creatives of the city to create beautiful and useful items with their own hands while also building a place for community. "It was really...
Lifetime Achievement Award Doug Filipponi
This year the Atascadero Chamber of Commerce Award for Lifetime Achievement is going to Doug Filipponi. Doug has been an Atascadero resident since the age of 7, and in all his time in the area, he has created multiple businesses and helped the community in some really...
Citizen of the Year Jerry Tanimoto
It has been announced that the Atascadero Chamber of Commerce's 2024 Citizen of the Year is Jerry Tanimoto. Jerry has been building relationships within the community through teaching and volunteering since he moved here in the 70s, and it's no surprise that he's...
April events and new businesses downtown
By Kyla Skinner April showers bring May flowers, though with all this rain we’ve already had, flowers will be blooming early, I bet! What’s a better way to welcome spring than by celebrating with our beautiful Farmers Market? Their seventh-year anniversary is...
Beaver mural to be revealed at Charles Paddock Zoo
Chumash artist John Khus, who created the mural, will unveil it with SLO Beaver Brigade ATASCADERO — Beavers and their central ecological role in water and in culture will be celebrated on Saturday, April 20, at 10:30 a.m. at the Charles Paddock Zoo at 9100...
Board of Supervisors approves two projects under the 2024 General Plan Amendment
At the Tuesday, April 9, supervisors meeting, the San Luis Obispo County supervisors considered two projects under the 2024 General Plan Amendment.