Cover Story
55 Fiction 2007 Winners
How can someone write a good short story in 55 words? And why 55 words instead of, say 60 or 40? I don’t have the answers to these questions I don’t know why this works, but it does. This year we got something not too far shy of a thousand entries, from professional writers and…
Chef Rick’s Culinary Tour of Santa Maria
“I’ve heard for years what a ‘culinary wasteland’ Santa Maria is not so,” insisted Chef Rick Manson of the crowd-pleasing Chef Rick’s Ultimately Fine Foods in Orcutt, a hamlet locals usually refer to as Santa Maria. “There are many restaurants and food haunts in my home town that serve and sell great food.” And with…
Dance like you’re suspended in air
During your most recent nature walk, you may have stumbled across a girl suspended in mid-air, gracefully entwined in a colorful length of fabric. The apparition part dancer, part acrobat, part forest spirit can’t help but inspire curiosity, and maybe the slightest twinge of envy. Who, but a Cirque du Soleil acrobat, could possibly be…
A push for more access
A century-old Victorian style lighthouse still beams like a jewel on a scenic stretch of coastline near Avila Beach, as hardworking volunteers continue a major restoration effort on the venerable and architecturally lauded structure. Yet this Central Coast historical monument, members of the Point San Luis Lighthouse Keepers point out, remains rarely seen by the…
Cable access fight could lead to funding cuts
# San Luis Obispo’s public access cable channel is experiencing some strong internal static and could soon find itself without city funding which could result in the programming on Charter Cable’s Channel 2 cueing out for good. Though not all the facts are clear in this emotion-soaked debate, it appears there are two divided and…
Fast facts
Do you need transportation help for your child? The Summer Break Pass available through SLO Regional Rideshare lets elementary though high school aged kids ride every bus system, trolley, and lake shuttle in the county. The pass is $30 and valid through Labor Day. Purchase your pass at www.summerbreakpass.org or call 781-4472 In celebration of…
I love America too much to work July 5
July 4 falls on a Wednesday this year, which, generally speaking for most of us bites. Possibly some enlightened companies will turn it into a five-day weekend, but I’ll bet the majority will do the opposite and turn it into one useless island of a day off, smack in the middle of the week. If…
Correction:
The June 21 article “SLO rising” incorrectly stated the purpose of a petition presented to the June 5 SLO City Council. The petition concerned height limits, not the adobe at 868 Chorro.
Something Sacred this way comes
It’s rare to find a clothing brand that intends to be more than just a tick in the fashion world. Cue in Something Sacred and its owner, Jon Broyles, and that rarity becomes a reality. # When Broyles first began Something Sacred in 1998, it was a band management and development company. Working with local…
Clarification:
The June 21 cover story “Can we talk?” said the battle for control of local community television “has been fought somewhat over the issue of race.” Only one side defines the battle that way.
Unsatisfied with meeting
Members of the group San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace left a June 26 Diablo Canyon meeting frustrated. Held at the SLO Embassy Suites, the meeting had been called to discuss a recent assessment made by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff. The report, ordered by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, was supposed to evaluate…
A father’s saga
As far the Atascadero Police Department and the San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s office are concerned, the case involving the brutal beating of an Atascadero father in his home by a group of teenagers last December is over. But for 42-year-old Chris Rizor, a 15-year resident of the county and former PG&E employee, the…
Letters
Race story was great Just wanted to compliment you on the cover story (“Let’s talk about race,” June 21). It’s great to see and read articles on the issues of racism in SLO. I grew up in Grover City aka Grover Beach and ever since I moved out in ’97, I realized I was definitely…
Keeping their own council
Attending the June 5 SLO City Council meeting, I was dismayed to see that the newer members of the council simply sat up there whispering among themselves. Little attention was paid to the citizen speakers who, having taken considerable time to be prepared for getting all their thoughts together, rushed to complete their three-minute allowed…
What’s going on?
The aftermath of Hurricane Katrina has yet to be properly resolved, with thousands of residents displaced from their homes and the failed levee system still prone to disaster. It’s a sad state of affairs that in the world’s richest nation, we’ve failed our fellow citizens in their time of need. As a nation, we seem…
Governor’s budget could leave homeless out in the cold
Local mental health advocates and law enforcement officials fear Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s proposed budget an as-yet-unsigned plan that would reduce the state’s deficit by about $1 billion will decimate a state initiative that’s been touted as a model to the nation. They also worry it will exacerbate the already severe shortage of resources for mental…
