Mustang Daily Staff Report arts@mustangdaily.net New downtown San Luis Obispo restaurant, Eatz by Dezign, opened three weeks ago on Feb. 18 and serves pizza, soups, sandwiches and salads. “Our concept is really based on providing simply delicious food of a…
East Bay band will bring pop-punk energy to SLO
Mustang Daily Staff Report arts@mustangdaily.net Five-piece pop-punk band The Story So Far is making a name for itself, having performed at Vans Warped Tour UK and toured with New Found Glory. Now, the band, which appropriately takes its name from a New Found…
Skate down to Grover Beach
Mustang Daily Staff Report arts@mustangdaily.net It may be against the law to skate at Cal Poly, but don’t toss away the boards just yet — the South County Skate Park is reopening after more than a year of closure, and…
Self service: a handy how-to
Julianne Roth is a journalism senior and Mustang Daily sex columnist. The iconic sex educator Betty Dodson once said, “Orgasms have been very important to my life. I’ve always really depended on them. In a bad mood? Jerk off. Confused?…
Splash Café adds new location downtown
Aryn Sanderson asanderson@mustangdaily.net The love story of Joanne and Ross Currie steamed up over a bowl of clam chowder. At the time, more than two decades ago, Joanne — general manager at F. McClintock’s Saloon — and Ross — who worked for Budweiser…
Indie filmmakers and SLO shine in the limelight
David Liebig arts@mustangdaily.net “This Fremont Theatre is a real treasure,” Mayor Jan Marx said onstage under the San Luis Obispo landmark’s signature spiral ceiling lit with vibrant splashes of green, purple, pink. Marx was one of several speakers, presenters and…
Opening night of SLO Film Festival features spotlights, wine tasting, Q&A, but no red carpet
Allison Montroy amontroy@mustangdaily.net The SLO International Film Festival (SLOIFF) started off Wednesday night with a “Red Carpet Gala” in Cal Poly’s Alex and Faye Spanos Theatre. The event featured plenty of wine, a full house, spotlights and a film documenting the…
Surf Nite 2013 makes a splash at SLOIFF
Kelly Trom ktrom@mustangdaily.net Movie and surf enthusiasts alike gathered at the Fremont Theatre for San Luis Obispo International Film Festival’s eighth annual Surf Nite on Thursday. “This was one of the best ones. Sometimes you just hit on the right…