Kassi Luja kassiluja.md@gmail.com Rustic, exposed brick walls, vintage, Gatsby-esque furniture and the sounds of Spanish music. That, is Granda Hotel & Bistro. “There’s definitely a boutique, sexy feel to it,” general manager Dennis Severse said of the hotel and bistro that…
Fremont set to reopen Valentine’s Day
Kassi Luja kassiluja.md@gmail.com Fremont Theatre in downtown San Luis Obispo is set to reopen Thursday with the showing of the action adventure film “A Good Day to Die Hard” and “Safe Haven,” based on the novel by Nicholas Sparks. The…
Students and faculty gather to celebrate love of words
Kelly Trom ktrom@mustangdaily.net Pastrami sandwiches, ugly cats, MTV, innocent crushes — you name it. Any topic you have a love for was fair game at Loverspeak — the annual fundraising for Cal Poly literary annual “Byzantium” — on Tuesday night. Students and faculty shared…
Need flowers for your Valentine? Poly Plant Shop has you covered
Kassi Luja kassiluja.md@gmail.com “Roses, roses, roses, roses.” That’s the popular item the Poly Plant Shop has been busy selling, according to employee and environmental horticulture science junior Leslie Gray. Along with roses, the plant shop has been taking orders for various bouquets,…
Cal Poly Harlem Shake organizers: REVEALED
Aryn Sanderson asanderson@mustangdaily.net John Smith and Richard Grant hover over a keyboard. “I’m no Bach, but I can string together a note or two and make a melody that sounds good,” Smith says. Modest words for a disc jockey (DJ) whose EP…
Award-winning Russian National Orchestra to perform at PAC
Mustang Daily Staff Report arts@mustangdaily.net The Russian National Orchestra, which has been described as “awe-inspiring” and “as close to perfect as humans can get,” will bring its super-human talent to the Christopher Cohan Performing Arts Center Saturday at 8 p.m.…
Faculty and students to share love poems
Hannah Croft hannahcroft.md@gmail.com Cal Poly students and community members can start Valentine’s Day early this year. The annual Loverspeak poetry reading comes to campus on Feb. 12 at 8 p.m. Loverspeak is a fundraiser for “Byzantium,” Cal Poly’s literary annual,…
The ‘V’-word: Vagina Monologues to entertain and empower
Hannah Croft hannahcroft.md@gmail.com It’s vagina season. You heard right. Thursday isn’t just Valentine’s Day, but V-Day — a day dedicated to raising awareness and ending violence against women and girls. The “V,” according to the website, stands for “Victory, valentine,…
More than 100 waltz through ballroom competition
Allison Montroy amontroy@mustangdaily.net Colin Keane and Marie Grap walk through the arch of white, green and gold balloons, arms outstretched, faces frozen in a smile as they glide past the judges. They take their places among the other dancers. Standing…
Fairy tale ballet coming to Cal Poly
Allison Montroy amontroy@mustangdaily.net The classic “Sleeping Beauty” story will leap to life at Cal Poly’s Christopher Cohan Performing Arts Center on Friday in a performance by Moscow’s Russian National Ballet. The dance company’s many stars of the Russian ballet scene join…
Call it as we hear it: 2013 Grammy Awards predictions
Kassi Luja kassiluja.md@gmail.com J.J. Jenkins jjjenkins.md@gmail.com Music, lights and gold gramophones. That’s just some of what will come together onstage during the 55th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday. Two Mustang Daily staff members go head-to-head with their predictions for “music’s…