slonews

"est. 1983 - the SLO Downtown-Association decided to barricade 6 blocks of Higuera on Thursday nights so people could shop late = Farmers Market."

"est 1968 - named in honor of Dr. Julian A. McPhee (Cal Poly President 1933-1966) known as the father of California State Polytechnic University system. in 1933, CalPoly had 117 students (all male)."

"est 1982 in Orlando, FL by General Mills. currently owned by Darden. "Olive Garden" operates 730+ locations globally. Darden Restaurants also own "LongHorn Steakhouse" & "Red Lobster" chains."

"est 1948 by an 18-year-old Richard "Dick" Stack in Binghamton, NY. operates 451 stores in 42 states, Constantly competing with "The Sports Authority" for sporting-goods retail dominance."

"est 1989 in Knoxville, TN - in 2002, acquired Edwards & United Artists theatres. operates largest-chain in USA with 523 theatres in 37 states. Regal Entertainment Group is owned by Philip Anschutz."

"probably the most-extensive bottled-beer inventory in San Luis Obispo. "Nona's" deli has a different $6 sandwich special everyday. on Fridays, the "Godmother" sandwich is special of the day."