From July 8 to July 31, Shimmy Shake Shine! by accomplished choreographer Suzy Miller dazzled crowds with its seemingly random yet unified collection of 35 dance and song numbers.
Cal Poly wine wins gold at competition
Two Cal Poly wines won gold at the Orange County Commercial Wine Competition in Costa Mesa last month. The two winning wines were the 2008 Mustang Red and the 2008 Poly Royal red dessert wine.
Reggae-punk band Pepper visits Mid-State Fair on Friday
The Hawaiian-bred, rock-reggae trio Pepper will be playing at the California Midstate Fair in Paso Robles this Friday. The band will play on the Grandstand as a special guest to another rock-reggae outfit, headliner band 311. The punk rock band The Offspring is also joining them on stage.
SLO shows pride in annual festival
The annual SLO Pride Week took place from July 4 to July 11 with a noticeably larger crowd. The week is held to celebrate and educate the public about the LGBT culture, pride and place in society.
Two companies sign leases at Tech Park
Couto Solutions, Inc., a custom software company that aids businesses in building social networks by making add-on products for pre-existing platforms, is the newest company to sign a lease for space in the new Technology Park.
Cal Poly professor wins Educator of the Year award
Graphic communications assistant professor Brian Lawler won the Educator of the Year award from the Electronic Document Systems Foundation.
Diablo Canyon found safe at annual meeting
Despite the June 22 alert, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) reported that the Diablo Canyon Power Plant met the high standards for safety and security at its annual town hall meeting June 29.
SLO County sees more than 200 whooping cough cases
San Luis Obispo County has seen 210 of approximately 900 confirmed, probable or suspect cases of pertussis, or “whooping cough,” in the state so far this year, according to San Luis Obispo Public Health Services.
Symposium to stress educators’ role in STEM fields
The third annual STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Education Leadership Symposium will take place June 28.