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Steve and Katherine Anderson

Arroyo Grande couple turns glass-art hobby into business

Nine years ago Katherine Anderson of Arroyo Grande, retiring from a career in education and student services director at San Luis Coastal Unified School District, wondered what she would do next.

Sports

UCLA's Kyle Anderson shoots over UC Santa Barbara's Zalmico Harmon, left, during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013, in Los Angeles. UCLA won 89-76.

No. 18 UCLA beats UC Santa Barbara 89-76

UC Santa Barbara couldn't match its strong first half against No. 18 UCLA with another solid 20 minutes.

Business

A former car dealership on Monterey Street in San Luis Obispo is being transformed into the new headquarters of iFixit.

New iFixit headquarters under construction in SLO

Construction is well underway for the new “employee-friendly” headquarters of San Luis Obispo tech company, iFixit, but chief executive officer Kyle Wiens is staying tight-lipped about the Monterey Street project until it is closer to completion...

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Simone Viola volunteers to ring the bell for Salvation Army donations outside the Farrell Smyth office in the Village of Arroyo Grande.

Don’t shut out Salvation Army’s drive

Like Santa Claus and Christmas trees, the Salvation Army’s red kettles are a holiday tradition, as well as a powerful fundraising tool.

Entertainment

Pink Martini will perform Wednesday at the Cohan Center.

The diverse musicality of Pink Martini

Pink Martini has released a total of eight albums that blur genre barriers between classical, jazz, Latin and old-fashioned pop music. Their hits, which include “Amado Mio,” “¿Dónde Estás, Yolanda?” and “Hey...

Living

The Bagwell home features a mix of Western and wine country décor.

Tour Paso Robles homes decorated for Christmas

Becky Lewis is a home tour aficionado. She has been on more than 40 home and garden tours, driving as far as 250 miles to attend a particularly intriguing one. So when she was brainstorming fundraising ideas for her Relay For Life Pink Angels Team...

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FILE - In this April 29, 2011 file photo, actor Paul Walker poses during the photo call of the movie "Fast and Furious 5," in Rome. Universal Pictures has shut down production on “Fast & Furious 7” indefinitely following the death of its star, Walker. The studio announced Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013, that the film will shut down “for a period of time so we can assess all options available to move forward with the franchise.”

Universal shuts down 'Fast & Furious 7' production

Universal Pictures has shut down production on "Fast & Furious 7" indefinitely following the death of its star, Paul Walker. 7 minutes ago

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FILE - In this Aug. 9, 2012 file photo the logo of Swiss UBS bank is pictured under dark clouds in Zurich, Switzerland. The European Commission has fined a group of major global banks a total of 1.7 billion euros (US dollar 2.3 billion) for colluding to profit from the interest rates market as it was announced Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013. The banks, which includes UBS bank are accused of manipulating for years European and Japanese benchmark interest rates that affect hundreds of billions of dollars in contracts globally, from mortgages to credit card bills.

EU fines global banks $2.3 bln for market rigging

The European Commission has fined a group of major global banks a total of 1.7 billion euros ($2.3 billion) for colluding to profit from the manipulation of key interest rates. 2 minutes ago

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