by Susan Stewart | Jan 1, 2019 | Community, People, San Luis Obispo
If you’re good at languages, chances are you’re also good at math. Far from being the polar opposites many of us once thought, numbers and words have a lot in common. Both disciplines use deductive reasoning, require abstract thought, have well defined...
by Susan Stewart | Dec 1, 2018 | Community, Nonprofit, People, San Luis Obispo
Born into a family with a four-generation legacy of teachers, Jill Stearns grew up with a distinct desire to do anything but teach. But when a last-minute unexpected vacancy left her local high school without a math teacher, Stearns was asked to fill the post—just for...
by Susan Stewart | Nov 1, 2018 | Business, Community, San Luis Obispo, Sports
“Pizza is inherently a group food,” says Woodstock’s Pizza co-owner Laura Ambrose. Indeed, groups have been gathering around the irresistible pies—hand-tossed, secret-sauced, and generously topped—at the corner of Higuera and Osos since 1980. Last month,...
by Susan Stewart | Oct 1, 2018 | Business, Community, People, San Luis Obispo
Just as they fought for Civil Rights and an end to the Vietnam War during the ‘60s, now baby boomers are redefining the aging process. As the largest segment of the American population, baby boomers (those born in the decade following World War II), have a loud and...
by Susan Stewart | Sep 1, 2018 | Business, Community, Cover story, Food, People, San Luis Obispo
Coker Ellsworth worked in his father’s corner grocery store from the time he was 7 years old. He had a special wooden crate to stand on emblazoned with the words “Shortest Box Boy.” For many summers and vacations to come Coker would stock shelves, work the cash...
