Those lucky enough to be born in March have the beautiful, pale, blue-green aquamarine as their birthstone. It’s sea color fits well with those Pisces people born in March. I am one of them, so the aquamarine is my favorite stone! Aquamarine is also the stone for the 19th year of marriage. A more ancient birthstone for March is the Bloodstone. Aquamarine comes from the Beryl … [Read more...]
SLO County Could Approve Refinery’s Rail Spur Project
If Phillips 66 were to have its application before the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors, up to 80 train cars could travel through the county up to five times a week carrying crude oil to and from its refinery, Santa Maria Refinery, in a rural area of SLO County near Nipomo. The refinery has been in operation for the last 60 years, receiving its crude oil via pipeline … [Read more...]
Kara Grainger to perform at SLO Blues April 4th
On Saturday, April 4 the San Luis Obispo Blues Society will feature Kara Grainger on the stage of the SLO Vets Hall at 801 Grand Avenue. The show opens at 8:00 p.m. with Guy Budd and the Gypsy Souls with Inga Swearingen. Tickets are sold at the door or in advance at Boo Boo Records and Cheap Thrills in San Luis Obispo for $20 for Blues Society members; $25 for the general … [Read more...]
March 2015 – Astrology by Vivienne
Pisces (Feb. 19-Mar 20) HAPPY BIRTHDAY PISCES! Your personal new year can be as exciting and interesting as you would like it to be. Your creative, artistic potential is on the rise as never before. You are apt to experience greater freedom of expression which tends to open the doors of opportunity. Good cycle to expand and explore your horizon. Your relationship with others … [Read more...]
Marching for Real Climate Change
More than 8,000 people gathered together in Oakland on Feb. 7 to call for a ban on fracking in California. Despite some much-needed rain, the March for Real Climate Leadership was one of the biggest climate rallies California has seen and it was likely the biggest action against fracking anywhere in United States history per the march organizers. A bus load of people … [Read more...]
Hydrating Body Cells the Way Nature Intended
By Katie Mickey Hydrating the body's cells the way nature intended is no small feat in today’s world of chemically treated, dead, acidic water. With 22 pages of contaminants, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, present in our state’s water supply, that then pick up an additional load of rusty, heavy metals from our 50- to 60-year-old steel waterways on the way … [Read more...]
Infant Massage – What’s it all about?
by Jayna Troutman Infant massage is an age-old tradition that can be traced from the Eskimos of the Canadian Arctic to the Ganda of East Africa; from South India to Northern Ireland and all points in between. Mothers all over the world have practiced this “ancient art” for generations as a way to soothe and nurture their babies. When touched, the body naturally begins to … [Read more...]
