by Deborah Cash | Nov 1, 2018 | Atascadero, Community, Nonprofit, People
“Out of high school, I seriously didn’t know what I wanted to do in life,” Terrie Banish said recently, “but looking back, I realize all the choices I made eventually led me to the job I was meant to have. My heart is in this!” “This” is the position of...
by Deborah Cash | Oct 1, 2018 | Business, Community, Food, People, San Luis Obispo
On a recent weekday afternoon, Spirit of San Luis restaurant—located at the SLO airport and known for many years to locals for its aviation-themed menu items and unique ambiance—was filled to capacity and owner Ellen Stanton was definitely in her element. Smiling,...
by Deborah Cash | Sep 1, 2018 | Community, People, San Luis Obispo
In his city hall office, San Luis Obispo city manager Derek Johnson, after a short but enthusiastic greeting,excused himself and darted out to grab some papers from the copier. Looking around in his brief absence, one notices the organized, neat but comfortable digs...
by Deborah Cash | Jul 1, 2018 | Community, People, San Luis Obispo
If you were a kid in San Luis Obispo between the late ’60s and early 2000s, you likely had—and fondly remember—Mr. Rosewall as your junior high/middle school shop teacher. Walking around SLO these days, Hal Rosewall says he inevitably runs into his former...
by Deborah Cash | Jun 1, 2018 | Community, Cover story, People, San Luis Obispo
I typically had a plan in life for what I would do next,” Rita Neal said. But in 2012 when she was offered the position of County Counsel to lead the department’s legal team, Rita admits it was a bit of a surprise. “I didn’t have a plan for that!” she laughed. She...
