by Aprll Charlton | Nov 1, 2018 | Community, History, Nipomo, Nonprofit, People
Robin Bogue was destined to become involved with the newly opened Dana Cultural Center, so it only makes sense she now heads the nonprofit Dana Adobe Nipomo Amigos (DANA), which for nearly two decades has been at the helm of restoring the historic adobe and preserving...
by Aprll Charlton | Oct 1, 2018 | Business, Community, Cover story, People, San Luis Obispo
Most people who know Karen Rizzoli would say the 32-year-old San Luis Obispo native was born with adrenaline running in her veins. And they would probably be correct. By the time Rizzoli was 8 years old, the brunette with the big smile was competing in junior drag...
by Aprll Charlton | Sep 1, 2018 | Business, Community, People, San Luis Obispo
Pediatrician Dr. Rene Bravo doesn’t exaggerate when he says during the course of his 30-plus-year career that has been spent entirely in San Luis Obispo he has easily treated 100,000 local youth. He does joke, though, he and his wife, Debra, of 38 years, have to...
by Aprll Charlton | Aug 1, 2018 | Community, Grover Beach, People
With three marathons to his name, Grover Beach City Manager Matt Bronson believes there’s an analogy that can be made between the workings of local government and what takes place when an individual sets out on a 26.2-mile foot race. “Running 26 miles is quite a...
by Aprll Charlton | Jun 1, 2018 | Community
Lisa Ray is one of those people who rarely has much time for herself, especially not in the last almost decade since starting her nonprofit—the Children’s Resource Network. And she’s OK with her phone always ringing, even as she’s trying to settle into a bubble...
