JEREMY THOMAS

The Central Coast Computer Club, which meets the third Tuesday of every month, will hold its next meeting on April 20. Systems and “Non-nerd” SIG starts at 5:45 p.m. A business meeting commences at 7 p.m., followed by a presentation by Fred Adams and Jim Tonge titled “A Skype Communication Presentation.” The meeting will take […]

Rizzoli’s Automotive, a family-owned auto shop, announced a 100-percent score on the American Automobile Association’s annual customer satisfaction evaluation for 2010 at both its Santa Maria and San Luis Obispo locations. Now in its third generation of family ownership, Rizzoli’s services all makes and models. Rizzoli’s is located at 1149 W. Tama Lane off Skyway […]

Need to learn how to peacefully resolve a conflict? Conflict Solutions Center in Santa Maria is offering free monthly one-hour workshops teaching mediation skills. Attendees to the introductory workshop will learn to resolve conflicts with bosses, neighbors, spouses, or strangers and ways to effectively mediate conflicts among others. Participants will also be taught how to […]

Members of the Santa Barbara County Ag Futures Alliance—a 12-member organization of agricultural, labor, environmental, and community groups—recently released a proposal for a county ordinance providing land buffers for agricultural operations. The group worked for more than a year developing the ag buffer proposal, intended to benefit agriculturalists who have operations adjacent to a proposed […]

The board of directors for Santa Lucia Bancorp, parent company of Atascadero-based Santa Lucia Bank, recently announced a 2 percent stock dividend for the company. The dividend will be issued on or about April 23 to shareholders of record as of March 31. In a press release, Santa Lucia Bancorp President and CEO John Hansen […]

Arrr, matey! Nipomo’s new age bookstore, Wisdom Island, is holding a treasure hunt on April 24. Bags of treasure will be handed out from 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. The bounty will include incense, bookmarks, and coupons for psychic readings and massage sessions. Businesses in La Placita Shopping Center will be contributing vouchers for video […]

Monarch Wealth Strategies announced the firm’s Chair of the Board and Chief Financial Officer Vanessa Patterson has been awarded the Accredited Investment Fiduciary designation from Fiduciary360. Out of more than 268,000 financial advisors in the nation, fewer than 3,000 have the title of AIF. Patterson is one of only two people to obtain the designation […]

Central Coast Greenhouse Growers’ Association member nurseries throughout Nipomo and Arroyo Grande will open their doors to the general public for the organization’s ninth annual open house on April 17 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Participating nurseries include Ball FloraPlant, Ball Tagawa Growers, Clearwater Nursery, Eufloria Flowers, Excel Floral, Greenheart Farms, Native Sons, Inc., […]