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Wheels of delicious: Crafting cheese ain’t easy on the Central Coast
Get tasting Vivant Fine Cheese in Paso Robles carries cheese crafted locally and far away. Get your taste on at 821 Pine St., suite B,every day between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. The shop also makes sandwiches and features cheese and meat plates. Learn more about Central Coast Creamery in Paso by visiting centralcoastcreamery.com. Book…
Vote for the planet
Fines and fees are not punishing those responsible for the massive resistance to address the climate crisis and the current mass extinction. Penalties are just the cost of “business as usual.” Incarceration of the directors and major financial players may work better. I believe if one knowingly continues to harm our planet that it should…
Movement Arts Center presents Thumbelina at Spanos Theatre
The San Luis Obispo Movement Arts Center, in collaboration with the Movement Arts Collective, presents its production of Thumbelina at the Spanos Theatre on Sunday, June 9, at 1 and 6 p.m. Based on the classic Hans Christian Andersen tale, this ballet follows a thumb-sized ballerina as she travels through forests, ponds, and meadows while…
If the lights go out
PG&E is sending out notices warning that in the event of summer heat-wind events posing an extreme fire danger, it will shut down electrical power in certain regions. Power will be shut down not just in regions directly affected by high risk of wildfire but in potentially unrelated areas for 48 hours or more. This…
Festival Mozaic announces new executive director
The board of directors of Festival Mozaic welcomes Lloyd Tanner as its new executive director. Tanner’s first immediate focus will be on the program’s 49th season, which begins on Wednesday, July 24, according to Festival Mozaic. Combining work experiences from the Los Angeles Opera, the Washington Ballet, the Atlanta Symphony, and other organizations, Tanner has…
Sound off
New Times readers took to Facebook to share their thoughts on our May 30 news story, “Arroyo Grande Oil Field poised for future drilling.”
Paso Robles book club discusses The Calculating Stars
The Paso Robles City Library hosts its next adult book group on Wednesday, June 19, from 7 to 8 p.m. The book of discussion will be author Mary Robinette Kowal’s The Calculating Stars. The plot revolves around a radically accelerated effort to colonize space after a meteorite obliterates most of the United States’ East Coast.…
Rocketman offers an exhilarating look at Elton John’s rise to fame and its dark trappings
ROCKETMAN What’s it rated? R What’s it worth, Anna? Full price What’s it worth, Glen? Full price Where’s it showing? Bay, Fair Oaks, Galaxy, The Palm, Stadium 10 Dexter Fletcher (Wild Bill, Sunshine on Leith, Eddie the Eagle) directs “a musical fantasy about the fantastical human story of Elton John’s breakthrough years,” with Taron Egerton…
Film Listings, 6/6/19 – 6/13/19
ALADDIN What’s it rated? PG What’s it worth? Full price Where’s it showing? Downtown Centre, Galaxy, Park, Stadium 10 Pick Co-writer and director Guy Richie (Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Snatch, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword) helms this live-action remake of Disney’s animated 1992 film of the same name. Mena Massoud takes on…
Bingeable: Fleabag
When? 2016-present What’s it rated? TV-MA Where’s it available? Amazon Prime Fleabag is the funniest thing on TV right now—a bone-dry British comedy-drama about a selfish, angry, sexually voracious but nameless woman (Phoebe Waller-Bridge), who’s floundering through life. She can’t hold down a relationship, though she strings along her ex-boyfriend, Harry (Hugh Skinner), whenever she…
Twilight on the Terrace was a chilly—but still fun—evening of food and wine on Hearst Castle’s steps
I look up as it starts raining. Real rain droplets are falling, not just the weird heavy mist we sometimes get on the Central Coast. Seriously? It’s June 2. The one time I straighten my hair in months, and it rains. My friends and I huddle under one of several cloth umbrellas scattered between tables…
Foreigner brings their hits to Vina Robles, but only scalper tickets remain
Foreigner is synonymous with ’70s and ’80s classic rock—the band’s list of hits is exhaustive: “Feels Like the First Time,” “Cold as Ice,” “Long, Long Way from Home,” “Hot Blooded,” “Double Vision,” “Blue Morning, Blue Day,” “Dirty White Boy,” “Head Games,” “Urgent,” “Waiting for a Girl Like You,” “Juke Box Hero,” “Break It Up,” “I…
Former chef brings speedy food delivery service to San Luis Obispo County
Cosimo Allegretta has 25 years of experience in the kitchen. You could say that he knows the ins and outs of the food industry as he’s even managed bars in area. But he was looking for something more, and he was ready to get out of the fast-paced lifestyle that comes with creating a menu…
Supervisors face mounting pressure to tighten cannabis ordinance
As commercial cannabis applications slowly make their way through San Luis Obispo County’s bureaucracy, some rural residents are fighting the fledging industry with activism and lawsuits—and it remains unclear how county supervisors will respond. At a June 4 meeting, North and South County residents asked the SLO County Board of Supervisors to tighten its cannabis…
Morro Bay city manager reflects on Virginia Beach mass shooting
In a monthly newsletter, the Morro Bay city manager usually wraps up community events, city efforts, and achievements, but in the June 3 update, he opened with the recent mass shooting in Virginia Beach. On May 31, a civil engineer, who had worked for the city of Virginia Beach for about 15 years, opened fire…
Paso tenants sue over alleged slum conditions, now won’t have to pay rent
Nearly 200 current and former Paso Robles tenants filed a lawsuit against their landlords for alleged substandard conditions, and a SLO Superior Court judge ruled that current tenants wouldn’t have to pay rent. According to the San Luis Obispo Legal Assistance Foundation (SLOLAF), a primarily volunteer organization that provides pro bono legal services to low-and…
Santa Maria-based Creme De La Ice Cream is working to bring homemade ice cream back to town—with a twist
Whenever summer decides to grace us with its presence, certain treats are a must at picnics, Fourth of July parties, and community gatherings. Among fresh watermelon, pies, and lemonade, the vital ingredient to a well-rounded gathering is ice cream. According to the International Dairy Foods Association, ice cream’s origins are known to reach as far…
Rude awakening
This is a response to the opinion piece, “Long overdue” (May 23), by Robert C. Cuddy. Mr. Cuddy, I’ll get straight to the point. Approximately a quarter of a billion dollars was the estimated economic impact to SLO County collectively generated by the Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area and Pismo State Beach from July…
Grand jury takes on fire prevention
Unlike local cities, San Luis Obispo County does not have a weed abatement ordinance on its books to help remove potential fire fuel. The 2018-19 SLO County grand jury says that should change, given the growing threat of wildfires in California. In a report published on June 4, the grand jury examined weed abatement policies…
Farmhouse Corner Market brings both down-home country and a city feel to SLO
Sprawl out Opened June 1, the Farmhouse Corner Market is not only a catering business-turned-gourmet-food-store starring Chef Will Torres’ grab-and-go foods and drinks and picnic goodies, it’s an ice cream parlor, bakery, cafe, breakfast and lunch restaurant, and flower shop. Visit the all-in-one market at 1025 Farmhouse Lane in San Luis Obispo, or check out…
Big NIMBY shuffle
I hate to break this news to you in this way, but you are only one of almost 300,000 people living in San Luis Obispo County. The county doesn’t work for just one of you, or even 100 of you. It works for everyone. It represents the interests of the majority. I wasn’t sure if…
Five Cities Fire will continue providing services, with or without Oceano
The Five Cities Fire Authority found a way to continue serving Grover Beach, Arroyo Grande, and Oceano for another year with an amendment to a joint powers agreement, but it also developed a backup plan if Oceano decides to break away due to a lack of funds. Grover Beach is the first member to approve…
Three Central Coast butcher shops carry on an age-old tradition
You could say butchery is in our bones. Archaeologists have unearthed mastodon tusks with cuts and grooves next to rudimentary knives. While we’ve evolved into a society where most of us never see the sentient creatures whose story ends on our dinner table, the tradition of butchery is still passed on from master to apprentice,…
Dear New Times
I am writing in support of the several recently published letters asking you to stop giving space to Al Fonzi. I have been hesitant to write since I can well imagine that you might take such objections as a kind of success for the paper. It is not. I happen to disagree with most of…
Corks and sauce
Wine ready: You may be able to describe some nuances in your wine glass, but what do you know about corkscrews and wine labels? The Wine History Project is holding a ribbon cutting ceremony with the SLO Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, June 6, at 4:30 p.m. at the Wine History Project Office (3592 Broad…
Meet Zen Dog’s Nick Regalia, downtown SLO’s lone late-night street vendor
Nick Regalia knew he wanted to do something different for himself, and he knew that something would involve food. He wasn’t so sure about the details, but in 2016 the San Luis Obispo resident—at the time in his late 20s and working at the Apple Farm Inn—did have a food cart that he’d picked up…
Dunes danger claim is really about dust
Regarding Mr. Cuddy’s “Long overdue” commentary (May 23): I suspect that Mr. Cuddy has a personal agenda regarding dust at a home he moved into in an area close to the beach. I also suspect he believes that if all the recreational vehicle traffic on the dunes went away, so would the dust. Did Mr.…
Popping up
Dine out: Farmhouse Corner Market just opened on June 1 (see this week’s Flavor feature). The restaurant will be serving breakfast and lunch daily. The marketplace will provide wholesome snacks and to-go meals, fresh juice, coffee and beverages, curated produce, groceries and treats, unique flower arrangements, and homemade gourmet ice cream. Oh, and guess what?…
June is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month
This month, the California Legislature recognized June as Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month. Leaders across the state are coming together to emphasize the public health emergency facing 670,000 Californians who are living with Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s is a progressive neurodegenerative brain disorder that causes problems with an individual’s memory, thinking, and behavior. This brain disorder…
Brownie and a movie
I lick my fingers to Briana Dickey, who transformed the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory space in Paso Robles into my dreamy pre-movie sweet fix: Sips & Sweets. This self-taught chocolate fairy from the East Bay burbs created the Cadillac of chocolate brownies: fresh-baked, cut in half, filled with fresh-made caramel, dipped in your choice of…
That crazy v-word
Thank you for publishing an article that discusses the crazy v-word (“Right to choose,” May 30). Vaccine—a word that has become a stigma to discuss, only whispered behind closed doors, muffled behind coffee cup conversations, and texted in code. And don’t even think about sharing the fact that your child has a medical exemption to…
Photographers chase the light in SLOMA exhibit
On display The It’s All About The Light photography exhibit will be on display at the SLO Museum of Art through June 30. Visit sloma.org for more information. Same place. Same guy. Same camera. Different results, every time. Glen Hush, an Idaho-based photographer, chalks it up to the ever-changing light. “We’re just chasing light,” Hush…
The power to impose your will
I am appalled by the trend toward government intervention in women’s right to choose. It is so repellant to me that I’m stirring from complacency now despite every other outrage I’ve let slip. No one has any right to exert power over another individual’s choices unless they’re in charge. Who believes they hold a higher…
Summer in Pastels comes to Atascadero Library
On display The Summer in Pastels: The Pastel Artists of the Central Coast show is currently on display at the Atascadero Library through Aug. 30. A reception to meet the artists will be held on June 4 at 5 p.m., with light refreshments served. Visit slolibrary.org for more information. No matter what else she tries,…
