Play house A Doll’s House, Part 2 runs until May 21 at the SLO Rep Theatre (888 Morro St., San Luis Obispo) at 7 p.m. Thursday through Sunday and at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. To purchase tickets visit slorep.org/tickets. For more information on this production and future shows, follow SLO Rep on Instagram @sloreptheatre. […]
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Santa Barbara and SLO County school districts partner with local Medi-Cal insurance plan to increase behavioral wellness programs at school
Seventeen percent of Guadalupe Union School District’s seventh and eighth graders reported that they considered suicide last year. “Students did self-reporting, they’re also reporting they are frequently sad most or all of the time,” said Angela Soares, the district’s director of expanded learning and wellness. “Just those numbers show our students are saying, ‘We need […]
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Pop-up tasting room in Los Olivos showcases optik wines
Pop in at the pop-up For more info on optik wines, visit optikwines.com. The brand’s pop-up tasting room will remain open through August and is located at 2963 Grand Ave., Los Olivos. The venue is open every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from noon to 6 p.m. Call (805) 318-6640 for additional details. The Miller Wine […]
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I am a relentless warrior against fascism, bigotry, and ‘able-ism’
As I write this, my Jewish friends are observing Yom HaZikaron laShoah ve-laG’vurah—Yom HaShoah, Holocaust and Heroism Remembrance Day. A recent survey revealed that 63 percent of Americans don’t know that 6 million Jews were murdered in the Holocaust. Nearly 20 percent of millennials and Gen Z in New York—New York!—feel that Jews caused the […]
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Eleven local artists pay tribute to Sedgwick Reserve in group exhibition
From Sedgwick to Solvang Sedgwick Reserve: A Conservation Story debuted in April and will remain on display at the Wildling Museum of Art and Nature through Oct. 16. Call (805) 688-1082 or visit wildlingmuseum.org for info on the museum, located at 1511 Mission Drive, unit B, Solvang. Some featured artists in the Wildling Museum’s latest […]
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The price of politics
Community outrage drove Santa Ynez High School’s principal to resign
Alyce Barrick was excited for her daughter to transfer to Santa Ynez Valley Union High School because of Principal Michael Niehoff. As Santa Ynez Valley Pride’s vice president and the owner of a local coffee shop, Barrick works with a lot of the students either for employment purposes or as part of Santa Ynez Valley […]
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55 Fiction 2022
Find your joy, laughter, tears, and sorrow in this year’s winning short stories Every year brings a new batch of teeny, tiny stories complete with plots, details, characters, and surprise twists. Murder, love, the life of pets, commentary on current events, and cake all get encapsulated in 55 words or less. Some of our authors […]
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55 Fiction 2021
Short stories about love, life, and sandwiches It doesn’t sound like much, but writers can do a lot with 55 words. They can kill someone, love someone, and surprise someone. And this year, yes, people from around the world submitted stories about the Trump administration, discrimination, and COVID-19. Some were cheesy, some were mushy, and […]
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55 Fiction 2020
Our annual short story contest winners include tales about death, money, and love It doesn’t sound like much, but 55 words can cover a lot of ground. The shortest stories in the universe tie up lose ends, surprise people, kill people, and love people. This year’s stories were cheesy, mushy, dark, funny, and sad—some talked […]
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55 Fiction 2019
Brevity is the soul of our annual 55 Fiction short-story contest, and we invite readers from far and wide to pick up their pens to submit their tiny tableaus. Our judges this year—including Arts Editor Caleb Wiseblood and Senior Staff Writer Glen Starkey and Staff Writer Karen Garcia from our sister paper, New Times—read through […]
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55 Fiction 2018
You can say a lot in 55 words. You can kill someone, love someone, or save someone. Tell stories about torture, divorce, or family drama. Make political statements. Riff on societal issues. But there are only a select few who can do it well enough to get published! For the last three decades, the Sun […]
