The soft glow of the moon and a porch light illuminated Madeleine Mori’s fingers as they tap-danced over the worn keys of her mother’s vintage typewriter.
She can rope, design and ride with style
The cars halt at the stop sign between Grand Avenue and Perimeter Road, idling as clumps of students pass by on the way to class. Shoes hit the pavement as the students cross, soles hitting the alternating white stripes. Converse. Vans. Combat boots. Rainbows. Moccasins.
Madonna Expo Center: reggae no more
The Alex Madonna Expo Center is changing its taste in music.
SLO poet laureate is a man of the outdoors
When Jerry Douglas Smith was in high school, he hated poetry. He thought all poetry dealt with the teacher’s idea of the poem’s meaning, he said.
Recent scandals show dangers of big government
My article this week was supposed to be about Captain America, Iron Man, capitalism and conservative values. Unfortunately, the Obama administration decided to become extremely unconstitutional this week and I’ve had to change my plans.
The city that innovation built: HotHouse turns to crowd funding
SLO HotHouse and the Cal Poly Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship have launched an Indiegogo crowd sourcing campaign with the goal of raising $70,000, enough to fund seven teams of Cal Poly entrepreneurs.
Architecture students to display year’s worth of work at ‘FINAL CUT’
Fifth-year architecture students will display their projects, the culmination of their college career, at FINAL CUT, one of the largest design and architecture exhibits in California.
Former Coldstone location keeps it cool with new Doc Burnstein’s
San Luis Obispo’s Coldstone Creamery may be closed, but locals can still get their ice cream fix — at the same location, where Doc Burnstein’s Ice Cream will opens its third store.
Beats, dancing, crowd surfing and chaos at ‘No Big Deal’ concert
The giant room that once hosted Jack Johnson, Sugar Ray, Steve Miller Band, Incubus and Bob Dylan reopened on Thursday night with a series of alternative bands and artists like Cal Poly has never seen.
Sweat, Red Bull and making a difference: Q&A with Awolnation’s Aaron Bruno
Awolnation frontman Aaron Bruno’s grungy, unkempt blond hair — parted perfectly down his scalp — and shiny black shoes with blue-and-white checkered socks matched perfectly with his wide, blue eyes, almost said it all as he took the Recreation Center stage Thursday.
Misery loves company: the tragic beauty of The National’s ‘Trouble Will Find Me’
By all accounts, Matt Berninger is a happy man. He’s married with a daughter, and between all the interviews and Reddit AMAs leading up to the album release, The National seems to be content.