And Just Like That What’s it rated? TV-MA When? 2023 Where’s it showing? Max Set 11 years after the events of the disastrous Sex and the City 2 movie, New York’s fashionable foursome has viewers asking a question that’s different from the usual “Are you a Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker), a Samantha (Kim Cattrall), a […]
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Take a tour of Indo-Chinese cooking through Calcutta’s iconic Bar-B-Q restaurant
Around the world Visiting Calcutta? Check out Bar-B-Q. Call +91 (033) 3028-8689 to reserve a table, or walk into the restaurant on 47 Park St., Calcutta, from noon until 10:45 p.m. on weekdays, and until 11 p.m. on weekends. My love for regional Chinese food is insatiable and never-ending. I’ve demolished fair portions of it […]
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Five Cities Fire Authority agrees to Oceano’s contract terms
The Oceano Community Services District (OCSD) prevailed in its attempt to negotiate an interim emergency fire and medical services contract with the Five Cities Fire Authority (FCFA). In a unanimous vote on May 24, the Arroyo Grande City Council accepted the changes the OCSD wanted to a proposal the city had drafted with its neighbor […]
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Annexation question
Oceano’s usually contentious political discourse unifies against a civility compact, in wariness of joining Grover Beach
A politically fractured Oceano temporarily connected in an unintended way over an initiative put forth by SLO County 4th District Supervisor Jimmy Paulding. Long an ideological battleground that witnessed bitter conflicts in its community services district (CSD) and advisory councils, Oceano came face-to-face with a draft “unification compact” helmed by the freshman county supervisor who […]
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Pismo Beach debars Santa Maria construction company for second time
A five-year-long battle between a Santa Maria-based construction company and Pismo Beach government ended in the company’s debarment, but legal unrest between the two is ongoing. “We agree with city of Pismo Beach Councilmember Stacy Inman. Based upon the applicable legal standards and facts at issue in this matter, debarment is not applicable and not […]
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SLO County could consider Nipomo sheriff’s substation in budget
The dormant possibility of Nipomo receiving a sheriff’s substation came alive again during a San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors discussion about capital improvement. On March 7, SLO County Sheriff Ian Parkinson stressed the need for a substation in the unincorporated town. His comments, coupled with 4th District Supervisor Jimmy Paulding’s support for increased […]
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Stefono’s Sapori D’ Italia brings sandwiches, hot dogs, pizzas, and more straight from Chicago to Nipomo
Hungry for Chicago-style food? Head to Nipomo. Yellow flags on Tefft Street let passersby know that authentic Vienna beef sausages are nearby. They lead to Stefono’s Sapori D’ Italia—home of the only real-deal Chicago dog in San Luis Obispo County, according to founder Dante Stefono. “It’s not something you can just go to the store […]
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Utility companies and elected officials try to pinpoint why natural gas costs increased for residents this winter
In the 57 years he’s lived in Pismo Beach, Cliff Henley has never paid a natural gas bill as high as the one he got in January. “My bill for December is $75 average. Now it’s $435!” he told the Sun on Feb. 20. “It’s like buying a car or taking out a loan and […]
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Pardon My French in Grover Beach continues its long-running mission of giving back to community members in need
Twenty days after a string of destructive storms slammed the Central Coast, Pardon My French Bakery decided to add more to its already-brimming plate for the greater good. “If you donate $20, we’re taking a box of pastries and putting in at least $30 worth of pastries in it,” said Jamie Tejeda, co-owner of the […]
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SLO County urges skaters to wait to skate Nipomo’s new skate park
Excitement is building for Nipomo’s skaters anxiously awaiting the opening of the town’s long discussed skate park. The San Luis Obispo County Parks and Recreation Department issued an alert on Dec. 21 declaring that the not-yet-completed skate park is being damaged by local skaters who were using it before the site was ready. Parks and […]
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BINGEABLE: GOSSIP GIRL (2021-present)
BINGEABLE: GOSSIP GIRL (2021-present) Where’s it playing? HBO Max What’s it rated? TV-MA The scourge of New York City is back! Do I mean the infamous anonymous social media sensation that calls itself “Gossip Girl” while airing high society’s dirty laundry, or the bratty pack of rich heirs, heiresses, and socialites who find themselves in […]
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NEW FLICKS: DISENCHANTED
NEW FLICKS: DISENCHANTED Where’s it playing? Disney Plus What’s it rated? PG Set 15 years after the events of Enchanted, former princess-turned-New Yorker Giselle (Amy Adams) returns to the screen with a full family in tow. She misses the easy, uncomplicated charm of her old life in fairy tale land and moves her husband (Patrick […]
