Boxers or briefs? Come on. You know the answer. It’s not even a question. You go with the latter. You go with the tighty-whities. And if you just can’t, your only option is this: briefly in boxers. Yes, brief is better as the ads for this year’s 55 Fiction contest proclaim because, as Shakespeare wrote, […]
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A hairy situation: Two easy styles from top Central Coast salons
According to a very thorough Google search, the average American wedding costs an estimated $30,000. Those must be some mighty hors d’oeuvres and fancy place settings, because that’s a hefty chunk of change. Luckily, there are some arenas in which you can save. Hair is definitely one of them. That’s why I asked hairstylists from […]
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It’s time to get briefs with 55 fiction
Boxers or briefs? Come on. You know the answer. It’s not even a question. You go with the latter. You go with the tighty-whities. And if you just can’t, your only option is this: briefly in boxers. Yes, brief is better as the ads for this year’s 55 Fiction contest proclaim because, as Shakespeare wrote, […]
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PCPA stages the classic musical ‘My Fair Lady’
The house lights dim, the stage lights go up, and the overture begins with great fanfare. You can see toes tapping in the audience to the endless score of hits—the urgent strings of “You Did It,” the elegant yearning of “On the Street Where You Live,” and the buoyant joy of “I Could’ve Danced All […]
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A hairy situation: DIY style from a top SLO salon
According to a very thorough Google search, the average American wedding costs an estimated $30,000. Those must be some mighty hors d’oeuvres and fancy place settings, because that’s a hefty chunk of change. Luckily, there are some arenas in which you can save. Hair is definitely one of them. That’s why I asked a hairstylist […]
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New coat of chalk: SLO’s famous street-painting festival debuts a new name, Via dei Colori
When Shelley Triggs first moved to the Central Coast, she spent an entire day with her young son painting a 2-foot-by-2-foot square in the parking lot of the SLO Historical Center. It’s a scene many families and individuals, both local and visiting, have come to expect from downtown SLO. Every year, for two days, the […]