Signs in the window: Two biz with deep roots in SLO – Albert’s Florist and Rose and Henry Tailors (40 years) have left their Morro Street locations and moved across town to 1357 Monterey Street … BlackHorse is now pouring hot joe at 3590 Broad St. Look for the red and white “Home of the Velvet Foam” awning … Click on MenuClub.com to search for a restaurant by the dish you’re craving and then order it online and have it delivered. Bon appétit.
Entries from January 2009
Local Beat
January 21st, 2009
A newly opened 500-space parking facility kicks off this year’s 50th anniversary celebration at Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center … Mission Community Bank recently expanded southward with the opening of a new branch in Santa Maria.
Categories — Business Expansions, Celebrations
Bragging Rights
January 21st, 2009
Venerable law firm Andre, Morris and Buttery celebrated its 60th anniversary with an all-star lineup business symposium Jan. 26 … Pacific Energy Company, the oldest retailer of solar energy products and service in SLO County, is celebrating 28 years in business … Enviro honors go to Poor Richard’s Press, winner of the inaugural SLO County Green Award and the only commercial printer on the Central Coast to earn Forest Stewardship Council certification … Homebuilder Trilogy Central Coast in Nipomo was named the 2008 Outstanding Business of the Year at the first Community Impact Awards event sponsored by K-LIFE FM.
Categories — Awards, Celebrations
Good Works
January 21st, 2009
The CoastHills Community Foundation raised $33,000 at the annual Rancho Vino food, wine and entertainment event to help the Food Banks of SLO and Santa Barbara counties feed hungry children … ConocoPhillips, with operations in Santa Maria and the Nipomo Mesa, contributed $2,500 toward the purchase of books for the gorgeous new Santa Maria Library … The Midland Pacific Foundation helped raise $27,000 for the North County Women’s Shelter with the “Four Seasons” series of food and wine demonstrations at Idler’s in Paso Robles … The innovative Central Coast Education Collaborative and the local chapter of the Society of Professional Engineers, awarded $75,000 to local teachers and classrooms for science-related equipment and activities.
