by Dr. James J. Brescia | Aug 1, 2019 | Arroyo Grande, Atascadero, Avila Beach, Cambria, Cayucos, Community, Grover Beach, Los Osos, Morro Bay, Nipomo, Nonprofit, Paso Robles, Pismo Beach, San Luis Obispo, San Miguel, San Simeon, Santa Margarita, Santa Maria, Templeton
THE NEW YORK TIMES RECENTLY RAN A STORY ABOUT Betty Smith’s 1943 autobiographical novel, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, detailing her impoverished childhood and the “great golden glory lasting a half-hour each week when Mr. Morton came to Francie’s room to teach music.”...
by Joe Carotenuti | Aug 1, 2019 | Community, History, Nonprofit, San Luis Obispo
WHATEVER THEIR JOURNEY TO THE SMALL COUNTY IN the middle of California, each of the pioneer librarians (1919-1958) left a legacy of professional determination to enhance and enrich the cultural beacon of literacy. While each day was met by the exigencies of the time,...
by Camas Frank | Aug 1, 2019 | Arroyo Grande, Avila Beach, Community, Grover Beach, Nonprofit, Pismo Beach, San Luis Obispo
AS THE CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO’S POLICE DEPARTMENT held a special meeting in mid-July to address hate crimes and hate speech—after a man was arrested for threatening his neighbors—they have a new ally. As of May 2019 the Five Cities Diversity Coalition has expanded...
by Bruce Badrigian | Aug 1, 2019 | Business, Community, Cover story, People, San Luis Obispo
SAN LUIS OBISPO SAVED MY LIFE. IN FACT, THE FIRST TIME I saw San Luis Obispo was in a U-Haul truck filled with my humble possessions that I drove here from San Diego after earning my English Degree from SDSU. I started here selling roofing to help out my mom and dad...
by Aprll Charlton | Aug 1, 2019 | Business, Community, Nonprofit, San Luis Obispo
WHAT STARTED MORE THAN A DECADE AGO as a few individuals selling fair trade products at church-sponsored holiday craft fairs has blossomed over the years into a full-scale retail operation with a brick-and-mortar store—HumanKind Fair Trade— that just celebrated its...
by Susan Stewart | Aug 1, 2019 | Community, Nonprofit, Paso Robles, People
WHAT DOES A GIANT SILVER BULL’S HEAD WITH blazing red eyes and smoke-breathing nostrils have in common with an ordinary tract house whose famous Christmas decorations are so elaborate you can practically see them from space? Answer: The breath-taking talents of...
