When’s the next full moon? Werewolf of Arroyo Grande is playing at The Great American Melodrama, located at 1863 Front St. in Oceano, through Nov. 19. For showtimes, tickets, and more information, visit americanmelodrama.com. The Great American Melodrama is known for its silly, audience-engaging, and lighthearted theater. If you haven’t had the opportunity to experience […]
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Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is a rollicking undead sequel
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice What’s it rated? PG-13 What’s it worth, Samantha? Full price What’s it worth, Camillia? Full price Where’s it showing? Regal Edwards RPX Santa Maria, Fair Oaks, Regal Edwards Arroyo Grande Editor’s note: Regular reviewers Glen and Anna are out of town, so New Times Editor Camillia Lanham and Staff Writer Samantha Herrera stepped […]
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Nipomo CSD votes to annex Dana Reserve, split its property tax with SLO County
The Dana Reserve moved one step closer to breaking ground after the Nipomo Community Services District (NCSD) voted in favor of splitting the development’s future property taxes with SLO County and annexing the project into its service area. More than 100 community members were present at the NCSD’s Aug. 28 board meeting to show their […]
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Lucia Mar school district fixes its bus shortage in time for school year
After originally saying it didn’t have enough bus seats for every student who needed a ride to and from Mesa Middle School, the Lucia Mar Unified School District fixed the issue before school started. Dozens of parents received word that their students didn’t get bus pass applications approved, but Lucia Mar Marketing and Communications Director […]
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Through film, mixed media, ritual, and sculpture, Outlandish highlights water’s importance in BIPOC communities
Making waves April Banks’ exhibition, Outlandish, is on display at the San Luis Obispo Museum of Art through July 28. The gallery, open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., is closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays. For more information, visit sloma.org. SLOMA is located at 1010 Broad St. in SLO. On a gallery’s walls in downtown San Luis […]
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Nipomo CSD is at odds with SLO County over property taxes
San Luis Obispo County and the Nipomo Community Services District (NCSD) are in a stalemate over potential tax revenue from the Dana Reserve development. After the Board of Supervisors gave the green light for developer Nick Tompkins to move forward with building the 288-acre housing development, the Dana Reserve returned to the board on June […]
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The Great American Melodrama’s Pirates of Pismo-A-Go-Go is a hilarious adaptation of The Pirates of Penzance
Gangs and surf Pirates of Pismo-A-Go-Go is showing at The Great American Melodrama through July 6 on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday at 7 p.m.; Saturday at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.; and Sunday at 6 p.m. For more information, visit americanmelodrama.com. The age-old battle that young people must face—exploring the freedom of adulthood or remaining […]
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BLAST FROM THE PAST: Girls
Girls What’s it rated? TV-MA When? 2012-2017 Where’s it showing? Max Being both the main actor and the creator of HBO’s show, Girls, Lena Dunham (Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood, American Horror Story) plays a 23-year-old freshly graduated college student who’s a little self-absorbed, awkward, and obsessed with becoming a writer—but she’s too […]
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SLO County supervisors approve contested Dana Reserve development in Nipomo
The Dana Reserve is one of the bigger controversial development issues San Luis Obispo County’s seen in recent years, with a divided community waiting anxiously for months to hear whether the SLO County Board of Supervisors would approve it. In late April, it did with a 3-2 vote. During a two-day meeting on April 23 […]
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Dana Reserve project to go before SLO County supervisors on April 23 and 24
Before the end of April, the controversial Dana Reserve project and local residents should have an answer from the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors. On April 23 and 24, the proposed Nipomo development will be presented in front of supervisors, six months after the county Planning Commission recommended approval of the project. The […]
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Nipomo residents are upset about another housing development
The San Luis Obispo County Planning Commission approved another housing development in Nipomo, despite community members’ protests. Commissioners unanimously approved the construction of 72 affordable, multi-family residential units on 2.57 acres along Magenta Lane during a March 14 meeting. The development will consist of three three-story apartment buildings, an attached community room to the front […]
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SLO REP takes on emotions and deep thinking in What the Constitution Means To Me
Go see it What the Constitution Means To Me will run from March 29 through April 14, Thursday through Saturday at 7 p.m. and on Saturdays and Sundays at 2 p.m. SLO REP is located at 888 Morro St. in San Luis Obispo. For more information, visit slorep.org. With the nation smack-dab in the middle […]