The Nipomo Incorporation Committee for Education (NICE) is holding another community gathering, which will be moderated by the Katcho Achadjian, San Luis Obispo County 4th District Supervisor. The details are: Read more…
Nipomo’s 26th Annual October Festival
The Nipomo Chamber of Commerce hosted its 26th annual October Festival on 10/10/09 at the Nipomo Regional Park. Most of the success can directly attributed to the October Festival Committee Chair:
Ingmar Lauringson–October Festival Committee Chair.
Of course, Ingmar will be the first to point out he had many, many great helpers–which he undoubtedly did; however, it was his leadership that put together the great team which performed so well. There were over 80 booths, nearly the double size of last year’s festival. For a full run down on the festivities, feel free to visit and enjoy the photos of this year’s festival, which you can see here.
South County Advisory Council Minutes 06/22/09
Thanks to Dan Gaddis, who chairs the South County Advisory Council (SCAC) for forwarding these minutes. The SCAC is the formally appointed government arm for our Fourth District Supervisor. The minutes follow below the jump: Read more…
NICE Meeting–Nipomo From County To City Recap
The Nipomo Incorporation Committee for Education (NICE) held its most recent community meeting on Saturday, 03/28/09 at the Woodlands Trilogy, Avila Room from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Over 100, (103 was the official count) local Nipomo residents, joined several governmental leaders and community leaders at the meeting. Katcho Achadjan, 4th District Supervison, San Luis Obispo County attended, as did officials from the Nipomo Community Services District, Chamber of Commerce, and others. Katcho moderated the morning’s discussion, which included the following presentations. Read more…
Strawberry Fields–Not Forever
The County Board of Supervisors has voted to allow a carwash and mini-storage project to replace some Strawberry fields on the Nipomo Mesa. It’s always sad to see open space strawberry fields go–but on the other hand the land owners do have rights as well. The San Luis Tribune noted: Read more…
Sunrise Over Nipomo
Today dawned with incredible beauty here on the Golden State’s Central Coast: Read more…
County Seeks Input From Nipomo Residents on Willow Road Exchange
The San Luis Obispo County Department of Public Works is seeking input from Nipomo residents on the Willow Road exchange project. Several county representatives have begun a series of meetings to educate the community on the project and the fact that there is about a 12 million dollar shortfall on funding. The Times Press Recorder reports: Read more…
Snow Day in San Luis Obispo County
News reports confirm that parts of northern San Luis Obispo County have been dusted with snow. The Tribune has posted some photos, which I will re-post here as well. You can read the Tribune report here. KSBY has a report as well, here. Some photos from around the county below the jump: Read more…
La Auténtica Michoacana Moves From Nipomo Vons Center
The Tribune reports that our local Mexican ice cream shop has moved out of the Nipomo Vons Center because the owner could not afford the rent increase: Read more…
Nipomo Vons–The Grand Opening

The first group of Vons shoppers gather outside the Nipomo Vons just prior to its opening, September 20, 2000 at 8:00 a.m.
For decades the community of Nipomo was without a major grocery store chain. Some may have thought that quaint–I was not one of them. Finally, in September 2000, Nipomo came of age and Vons opened its doors. I was the outgoing President of the Nipomo Chamber of Commerce at the time. I attended that opening and took the following photos of that historic event here in Nipomo. Nipomo continues to grow and change; but, Vons’ opening was one of the most significant events in its history. More photos after the jump. Read more…





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