Men ‘Walk a Mile in Her Shoes’ to support sexual assault awareness

The clicking sound of high-heeled shoes filled Mission Plaza in downtown San Luis Obispo Saturday, but in this case, it was the men who wore the heels.

Painting a history: two local folkies’ rise to prominence

The walls of the musty record store’s back room are a hodgepodge timeline, adorned with 12-inch album covers and moments of musical history frozen on posters. Spectators — roughly 6 years old to middle-aged — flood in and gather in front of the stage, ready for Josh Cody and Justin Hooper to perform.

‘Rag-tag’ committee made first Open House

Elyse Lopez elyselopez.md@gmail.com After the riots in 1990 that caused the cancellation of Poly Royal, students had to think of a new way to open up the campus for the weekend and showcase their work. Poly Royal was a wonderful…

Grad school could be for you

Elyse Lopez elyselopez.md@gmail.com Every student will face a time in their college career when they must decide if a bachelor’s degree is enough to propel them to where they want to be in life. Taking advantage of Career Fairs and…

A community in the Kut: the hip-hop barbershop

Aryn Sanderson asanderson@mustangdaily.net There are seven barbershops in San Luis Obispo, a city with a population of approximately 45,000. The barbershops farthest from one another, University Barber Shop and SLO Town Barber Shop, are a mere 3 miles apart. Ray’s…

Pluto’s moves into SLO’s orbit

Aryn Sanderson asanderson@mustangdaily.net College students know just how they like it. Louis Kimball and Gerry Bugas, the founders of Pluto’s, a restaurant chain based in the San Francisco Bay Area, know this. After all, completely customizable, made-to-order salads and sandwiches…

American-style ‘Eatz’ hit downtown scene

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…

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…

Art After Dark unites local businesses, artists and patrons

Allison Montroy amontroy@mustangdaily.net Assets Fitness Studio has a secret to share: it’s actually an art gallery. Well, at least for one night a month. Assets is one of more than 20 shops, cafés, salons and studios that are transformed into art…

Fremont Theatre to close down

Fremont Theatre on Monterey Street will close after tonight’s 7:30 p.m. showing of “The Impossible.” Photo by David Liebig.   Mustang Daily Staff Report arts@mustangdaily.net Fremont Theatre‘s 7:30 p.m. showing of “The Impossible” on Thursday might be the 70-year-old cinema’s…