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August 13 8:01am
City of Atascadero Presents Cruisin' Weekend - August 16 & 17, 2024
Join us for a fun-filled weekend by coming out to Atascadero’s Cruisin’ Weekend! The weekend kicks off with the 31st Annual Hot El Camino Cruise Nite on Friday, August 16th at 6:30 p.m., continues on Saturday with the 33rd Annual Mid-State Cruizers Car Show from 10 am – 3 pm at Atascadero Lake Park followed by our 8th Annual Dancing in the Streets in the Downtown from 5-10 pm! Plan to be in Downtown Atascadero on August 16th & 17th for this favorite,…
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August 12 10:17pm
The ECR Project Construction Update Alternate School Routes, ‘Cruisin’ Weekend’ Plans
The City of Atascadero continues to make progress ahead of schedule on The ECR Project and is working to minimize traffic impacts for Atascadero Middle School drop-off/pick-up and Cruisin’ Weekend. School TrafficAn Alternative Route is a Better Route! In preparation for the school year starting on August 14, the City has been working closely with the Atascadero Unified School District (AUSD) to identify alternate traffic routes and student drop-off/pick-…
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August 12 11:01am
On August 11, 2024, at 2:13pm Atascadero Fire & Emergency Services responded to a reported motor home on fire at 905 El Camino Real. The first arriving engine found a fully involved motor home with extension into the vegetation. The fire was burning in an area approximately 30ft X 100ft in brush and trees. Additional resources were requested from Paso Robles Fire, San Miguel Fire, and Cal Fire San Luis Obispo to bring the fire under control. Prior to all resources arriving at scene the…
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August 05 10:09pm
“WONKA” AUGUST 10TH & “KING FU PANDA 4” AUGUST 24TH, 15 MINS. AFTER SUNSET AT COLONY PARK SOFTBALL FIELD #2 The City of Atascadero and platinum sponsors, Central Coast Community Energy bring you the 2024 Movies in the Park! Movies will show Saturday’s August 10th and August 24th. All the movies are family friendly and will begin about 15 minutes after sunset at Colony Park Softball Field #2, located at 5599 Traffic Way, next to the Colony Park Community Center in Atascadero. Prior to…
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August 04 7:30pm
2024 “Saturday in the Park” Summer Concert Series with Stellar!
The City of Atascadero is pleased to continue to offer the 2024 “Saturdays in the Park” Summer Concert Series! The next concert will be held on Saturday, August 10th, at 6:30 pm at the Atascadero Lake Park Bandstand with Stellar! Stellar is a versatile and talented six-piece band with over 30 years of professional experience. Specializing in classic hits spanning from the 1960s to the early 2000s, their music appeals to multigenerational audiences. Stellar is a guaranteed crowd-pleaser…
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August 01 11:28pm
City of Atascadero & North County Farmers Market presents Downtown Summer Sizzle!
The City of Atascadero and the North County Farmer’s Markets are pleased to announce the Downtown Summer Sizzle on Wednesday, August 7th from 3-5:30 pm. This Farmers Market is in celebration of National Farmers Market week, August 4th through August 10th, highlighting the vital role farmers markets play in our nation’s food system and an opportunity to showcase the value markets bring to their communities. The Summer Sizzle event includes live music by the Quadratones,…
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July 30 8:01pm
The City of Atascadero presents 2024 Cruisin’ Weekend ~ Street Closures & Rules of the Road
HOT EL CAMINO CRUISE NITE: NOTICE OF STREET CLOSURES Cruisin’ Weekend kicks off Friday, August 16, 2024, from 6:30 until 8:30 p.m. with the City of Atascadero’s 31st Annual Hot El Camino Cruise Nite, which is a closed and controlled cruise on El Camino Real from Traffic Way to Curbaril! The following roads will close beginning at 5:00 pm (Hard Road Closure at 5:30 pm): El Camino Real from Curbaril to Traffic Way;East Mall from Palma Ave to El Camino Real;West Mall from Palma Ave to…
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July 30 6:45pm
On June 25, the Atascadero City Council approved a resolution to place Measure L-24 on the ballot for the November 5th General Election that will extend Measure F-14 - a sales tax adopted in 2014. The measure, titled Atascadero Local Roads and Vital Services Funding Extension Measure, will ask voters to extend the existing half-cent per dollar (0.5%) general sales tax that is otherwise set to sunset in 2027. “The adoption of this measure will not increase the current sales tax but…
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July 29 7:10pm
The City of Atascadero continues to make progress on the El Camino Real Downtown Safety and Parking Enhancements Project (ECR Project), which will enhance overall safety for all users and increase parking access through downtown. As part of the utility and streetscape improvements, the City’s contractor is beginning work that will result in temporary impacts at the corners of El Camino Real and Entrada Ave., and El Camino Real and Traffic Way. The corners of El Camino Real and Entrada…
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July 29 3:29pm
2024 “Saturday in the Park” Summer Concert Series with Josh Rosenblum Band!
The City of Atascadero is pleased to continue to offer the 2024 “Saturdays in the Park” Summer Concert Series! The next concert will be held on Saturday, August 3rd at 6:30 pm at the Atascadero Lake Park Bandstand with Josh Rosenblum Band! Josh is an award-winning singer, songwriter & musician based on the Central California Coast. With musical roots in jazz, his sound today combines genres of rock, soul and pop to create original music that has mass appeal. Josh writes all his…