by Susan Stewart | Feb 1, 2020 | Community, Paso Robles, People, San Luis Obispo
Don’t get him wrong, Brendan P. Kelso, materials engineer, understands very well the value of STEM courses (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) in schools. But Kelso is one of those rare individuals who is not just that “math kid” who aced all those classes;...
by Deborah Cash | Feb 1, 2020 | Community, Cover story, Paso Robles, People
Actor and Paso Robles resident Casey Patrick Biggs says he “got bit” by the showbiz bug as a young man and never looked back. “I loved being on the stage and connecting with an audience,” he said. “The artist’s job is to hold a mirror up to nature; it’s a huge...
by Heather Young | Feb 1, 2020 | Atascadero, Business, Community, Paso Robles, People, San Luis Obispo
Scissor Clothing owner Kate White started sewing when she was 10 years old. Her mom got her a sewing machine when she wanted to do a project. “By the time I was a senior in high school, I was selling my clothing,” said White, who now owns a clothing store in downtown...
by Susan Stewart | Jan 1, 2020 | Arroyo Grande, Business, Community, Paso Robles, People, San Luis Obispo
Back then a handshake and a promise were all Mike Lemos needed to help his neighbors out. Back then, dairy farms were common and ranches ruled the landscape. Back then, the children who lived on farms and ranches occasionally skipped school to ensure their chores were...
by Deborah Cash | Nov 1, 2019 | Atascadero, Community, Cover story, Nonprofit, Paso Robles, People, San Miguel, Templeton
Cynthia Anthony is a natural-born actress, the Founder of Wine Country Theatre, whose demeanor exudes the essence of those who are perfectly at home on the stage, wasn’t acting, however, when she enthusiastically described the genesis and current success of her young...
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.”...
