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The Five Cities Newcomers’ Club recently presented the American Association of University Women and the Nipomo High School drama department with donations of $600 each for their contributions to the community. At the presentation are, from left, Paula Worsham, Marsha Stillman, Priscilla Alquist, Jean Burns Slater and Marianne Buckmeyer.

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A large number of local residents turned out for the grand opening of Madonna Plaza in December 1968.

Remembering the Madonna Plaza of years past

San Luis Obispo was a late adopter of mall and big-box shopping.

Sports

Brie Welch and Demi Wack scored for Arroyo Grande and Sierra Nunes scored for San Luis Obispo, as the Eagles defeated the Tigers 2-1 in overtime on Friday, Jan. 30 in San Luis Obispo. Video by Alex J. Jankowski

Welch’s goal wins it for Arroyo Grande girls soccer over San Luis Obispo

Demi Wack scored a game-tying goal, Brie Welch added the go-ahead tally in overtime, and Arroyo Grande overcame a late San Luis Obispo surge with the help of two fortuitous calls to win 2-1.

Business

Managers at Diablo Canyon promoted

Three senior managers at Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant have been promoted.

Opinion

Business is win-win

Question: What do sports, courtrooms and government have in common?

Entertainment

Singer Roberta Flack performs Feb. 4 at the Performing Arts Center in San Luis Obispo.

Roberta Flack, singing in SLO, on her big musical break

Singer Roberta Flack, performing in San Luis Obispo, talks about her musical roots, her famous neighbors and her breakout hit song, "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face."

Living

Big Sur Bars are available in three flavors: original, Blind Date and Orange Zest.

3 energy bar companies with SLO County roots

Looking for a healthy snack? Try an energy bar from Benefit Foods, Big Sur Bars or VegThisWay, three companies with a San Luis Obispo County connection.

State

FILE - In this April 28, 2009 file photo, Carl Djerassi poses for a portrait at Jacobs University in Bremen, Germany. Djerassi, the chemist widely considered the father of the birth control pill, has died of complications of cancer in his San Francisco home, Stanford University spokesman Dan Stober said. He was 91. Djerassi, a professor emeritus of chemistry at Stanford, was most famous for leading a research team in Mexico City that in 1951 developed norethindrone, a synthetic molecule that became a key component of the first birth control pill. "The pill" as it came to be known radically transformed sexual practices and women's lives.

Scientist considered father of birth control pill dies

Carl Djerassi, the chemist widely considered the father of the birth control pill, has died. 14 minutes ago

Nation/World

After a year of relative peace in Washington’s budget battles, President Barack Obama will lay out a $4 trillion budget on Monday that needles Republicans with proposals for higher taxes on the wealthy and businesses to pay for education, public works projects and child care.

Obama budget sets up battle with GOP-controlled Congress

After a year of relative peace in Washington’s budget battles, President Barack Obama will lay out a $4 trillion budget on Monday that needles Republicans with proposals for higher taxes on the wealthy and businesses to pay for education, ...