By Sharyl Heber
Niagara. Trite, but it means something to him. Tourists that surround us on the platform keep their distance.
“How long I’ve waited to stand here with you,” he says. The roar of the Falls overpowers his voice. I can feel the unnatural heat of his breath on my neck. He reaches for my hand to find his lavish diamond on my finger. Turning it, he croons an eerie bar of ‘Twilight Time’ and presses himself closer. Continue reading Nightwriters: The Ordinance
Then & Now
By Judy Salamacha
A luffa sponge isn’t grown in the ocean? Seriously, luffa sponges are harvested in Nipomo, and from vines no less.
Deanne Coon, co-owner of The Luffa Farm, claims, “It’s a plant with an attitude. It will either like you and grow for you or not.” Since 2003, she’s invited the public to visit and discover the mysteries of the luffa.
Coon had success growing luffas in Northern California, but after moving to Nipomo it took her three years to discover the perfect conditions her vines liked. Chasing off hungry gophers and creating a cozier environment inside greenhouses produced thriving luffa vines.
In 2003 she had enough sponges to create a mail order business and sell to a few local outlets. Long’s Drugs was first to agree to carry her luffa sponges. The growing business allowed Coon to work from Continue reading Living a Luffa Life
Good to be King
By King Harris
As a confirmed rock’ n’ roller, I was deeply saddened by the recent passing of two, glorious American musical giants; both kings, as it were, in their own fields of harmonious expertise.
Singer-songwriter Ben E. King died at the end of April at 76; heralded blues guitarist and singer-songwriter B.B. King died May 14 at 89.
The Mississippi born, Memphis raised Riley Ben King (B.B. shortened from ‘Beale Street Blues Boy’ to ‘Blues Boy’) didn’t grace the pop charts like Ben E. King at first, but he and his guitar “Lucille” took the blues and R&B world by storm in the 1950s, starting out in dusty juke joints and later on, paling to concert halls up north. Continue reading B.B. and Ben E. — Two Kings Go Forth
Business News and Announcements
Compiled by Camas Frank
The Young Professional’s Networking Group of San Luis Obispo County (YPNG) is looking for board members to oversee different aspects of their operation including: the Outdoors, Community Involvement and Promotions. Email if interested in an application or go online to ypng.org for more information.
French Hospital Medical Center hosted an official ribbon cutting, unveiling the newly remodeled front entrance, atrium, courtyard, and reflection pool. On May 13, community were also invited to share in the celebration of the, “ongoing transformation of our facility with a barbecue catered by G. Brothers Smokehouse and short program.” The hospital architect also discussed the progress of the Copeland Forbes and Rossi Health Pavilion with plans for the next phases of construction. Continue reading Biz Briefs: May 28–June 10, 2015
Story by Gareth Kelly
Photos courtesy of Edufii
It’s a problem that has plagued coaches and their students for years. How to help when not physically together? A golf coach, of say 30 students can only spend so much time one on one with a particular student, and unless they are destined to become Tiger Woods that student will have long periods where the coach is simply not around.
In an effort to not only correct this problem but also to also enhance coaching for both students and coaches, two best friends from 
Arroyo Grande came up with Edufii. A mobile app and website built with the sole purpose of building the relationship between student and coach.
“We have seen a huge explosion in specialist coaching over the last few years,” said co-founder Andrew DeMille, “There are specialist nutritionists, Continue reading Edufii Fills Time Gaps