presents

Sista Monica

On Saturday, October 29 Sista Monica will be the headliner for the San Luis Obispo Blues Society.  The show opens at 8:00pm with the Mojo Combo at the SLO Vets Hall (801 Grand Avenue). All tickets are available at the door. Admission is $17 for Blues Society members and...Read More >>

November 1st and 2nd mark a celebration known as El Dias de los Muertos (The Days of the Dead). This holiday is carried over from the Aztec tradition of honoring the deceased and praying for their souls each year. When Spain conquered the Aztecs, the Catholic Church tried to eliminate this...Read More >>

A Call to Action

October 19 was “Love Your Body Day.” For more than a decade, NOW Foundation's Love Your Body Campaign has been calling out the fashion, cosmetics and advertising industries for promoting unrealistic images of women. The campaign encourages women and girls to celebrate their bodies and reject the...Read More >>

Cats' Frolick; People's Solace

Most people are familiar with catnip as a fun-filled energizer for kitties, but it has amazing health benefits for humans as well. Catnip often called nature’s ‘Alka-Seltzer’ is high in vitamins A, C, and the B complex; it contains magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, sodium, and sulphur. The catnip...Read More >>

Seeks To Restore Government
By The People

Thousands are expected to gather in what organizers are calling an 'occupation' of Washington's Freedom Plaza beginning on October 6. Demands include restoration of constitutional government, an end to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and progressive economic reform.
"Our intention is...Read More >>

Except for the two years I was attending college in Berkeley, I’ve lived on the Central Coast for the past 47 years. Living in such a pristine and affluent area, I’ve always been troubled about our homeless problem.
In January, I went to the New Times with an idea for connecting...Read More >>

Forest Road 079 between Strawberry Reservoir and Spanish Fork, Utah, shot like a straight streak of lightning across the map.

I knew better. I’d been down this road before. But it seemed even steeper now.

Krystal and I stood over the hood of my truck, looking at the map, then up...Read More >>

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Oct 6, 2011

Ros Schuerman & Bob Ballard at Freedom Plaza in Washington, DC. At least 5,000 in attendance.

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Marching to the White House.  Past the Chamber of Commerce, to rally with speakers.

Last heard they were staying for...Read More >>

Police Brutality Accompanies Peaceful Protest

Occupy Wall Street, a movement of individual citizens with no formal leadership, continues to protest in the heart of New York’s busy financial district. The movement seeks to highlight the many acts of fraud that led to the Great Recession, and to demand that President Obama...Read More >>

of Women’s Right to Vote

An Overview of 1911 Suffrage In San Luis Obispo County

2011 marks the 100-year anniversary of California women securing the right to vote. The first time a measure was placed on the California ballot to give women the right to vote was in 1896.  The Liquor...Read More >>

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LIBRA! Fresh starts and new beginnings in some departments of your life can make your Astrological New Year exciting, action packed and memorable. Your attention may be directed toward travel, education, career, finances, health and/or the domestic scene.  Regardless of how many irons you have...Read More >>