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Catching a sustainable future
Lured by an e-mail description of the first local white sea bass of the season, a seafood fan snags four fresh-caught fillets for a weekend dinner party. He steps outside Tognazzini’s Dockside Seafood Market to meet the fisherman who netted his dinner, Capt. Steve Mintz, and checks out DJ, the fishing vessel tied up to…
Million-dollar idea?
Remember the guy who invented the pet rock? How about the garden variety pink flamingo? Or the Clapper? Probably not, but all of these people aside from their complete anonymity have something in common: They each made money by marketing a crazy idea. # Even if the general public won’t remember who he or she…
Fast facts
Celebrate the grand opening of BodhiPath Buddhist Center with three days of enlightening workshops and ceremonies. A commencement ceremony will take place Feb. 23 with a blessing from Lama Tsony, followed by group meditation and a potluck. Feb. 24 will feature an introduction to Buddhism workshop, and a Feb. 25 class will focus on developing…
Mardi Blah
Locals may have tipped back a bottle or two in honor of Fat Tuesday, but the overall Mardi Gras mood was subdued this year in San Luis Obispo. In the days after what was historically a weekend of intense revelry and celebration in the city, the San Luis Obispo Police Department reported long lines at…
A recovery mission
The scoreboard read 67-51 in favor of Mission Prep as Luis Santiago quietly celebrated an undefeated league run on a chilly 2006 night in the sleepy town of Templeton. In the Royals’ season finale, the star forward crashed the boards for 11 rebounds to help put the final assurances on a top seed in the…
Racial language causes stir in South County school
A concerned local mother hopes the Lucia Mar Unified School District plans to take better care in its application of mnemonic devices after she said her son was racially singled out by one. Tucked away in the pocket of a public elementary school in south San Luis Obispo County lingered a Bing-Crosby-era piece of discrimination,…
A day late and a dollar short
I’m always behind. I get up late every morning. My three-minute eggs take twice as long. I get 5 o’clock shadow at about 7 or 8. I haven’t even started my taxes yet for 2005. Yes, I’m always behind, but I guess that’s what I get for being an ass. Get it? Behind? Ass? Ha!…
Letters
A riot isn’t always a riot I’m tired of hearing about the SLO Mardi Gras riot. A few unruly college students and a couple of thrown beer bottles do not constitute a riot. Los Angles Watts area was a riot. Ronald Mac Paso Robles It looks like they’re stuck I’ve seen Atascadero’s…
Bridge at SLO County line may benefit from proposition funds
Thanks to funds from Proposition 1B, Highway 101 may see some major improvements, including the widening of the Santa Maria Bridge. The widening is one of 43 projects out of 149 that applied for Proposition 1B funding that the California Transportation Commission (CTC) staff recommended at its Feb. 20 meeting. The total amount set aside…
Citizens group raises funds to continue Measure J fight
Having lost November’s countywide ballot fight, opponents of Ernie Dalidio’s ambitious development plans are ready to continue their battle in the courts. The group Citizens for Planning Responsibly (CPR) has raised $40,000 to hire a San Francisco law firm that specializes in environmental issues. Group president Rosemary Wilvert said they plan to file a lawsuit…
A police state
In late January, New Times received a call from a reporter at the Tribune asking a peculiar question: “Is the Sheriff’s Department talking to you?” she queried. “Have you been able to get anything from them?” “Come to think of it,” I responded, “they recently rejected a public records request I filed.” “When?” “About a…
Local baseball teams continue to work toward agreement
No resolution has been reached yet in the ongoing tussle between local ballplayers for use of Sinsheimer Stadium in San Luis Obispo. City Parks and Recreation officials brought in a professional mediator for a Feb. 15 meeting with the SLO Blues, the Central Coast Men’s Adult Baseball League, and the Rattlers, who each want key…
