National magazine ranks local firm as “Best Place to Work” MINDBODY, a business management software company based in SLO, ranks as No. 40 in Outside magazine’s annual list of The 50 Best Places to Work. Outside is the nation’s leading active lifestyle magazine, with over two million readers a month. Work places were evaluated on a variety of criteria, including green practices, involvement in community organizations, company culture and the availability of onsite wellness activities. MINDBODY employees were asked to complete an extensive survey, and the winning companies were those who best enabled employees to balance productivity with an active, eco-conscious lifestyle. To see the full list of best places to work, click here. This isn’t just a Wicked Game… It’s true, pop-singing star Chris Isaak will savor the Central Coast this fall as the closing act at Avila Beach Golf Course when the inaugural Savor the Central Coast presented by the San Luis Obispo County Visitors and Conference Bureau event wraps up.  Isaak, who came on the music scene in 1989 with his best-known song "Wicked Game" and later with his big hit "Baby Did a Bad, Bad Thing," will take center stage as the main act on Oct. 3, complete with a fireworks show. Tickets for this event and other events throughout the four-day food and wine celebration being held Sept. 30 through Oct. 3 go on sale next Wednesday.  www.SavorCentralCoast.com.  The Iceman now a Waxman Celebrity athlete, UFC sports legend and local idol Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell will be the first mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter to be inducted into the famed Madame Tussauds Las Vegas collection. The Liddell figure will be officially unveiled on May 28 at the UFC Fan Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada. Then on May 29, the figure will move to its permanent home at Madame Tussauds, and "The Iceman" himself will be in attendance to unveil his figure inside an interactive octagon experience. Liddell recently opened his official fan headquarters called Ultimate Iceman on California Boulevard in SLO. From small town to the big time The local Damon Castillo Band might be well known around these parts and may even be gaining notoriety throughout California, but starting this Saturday they may find themselves in the big time. The WealthTV channel has been in San Luis Obispo interviewing band members and documenting their lives for a one-hour episode on the show "In Session", airing this Saturday in more than 10.5 million households nationwide. The show not only highlights the Damon Castillo Band, but it also showcases San Luis Obispo and why the band members love the city so much. The first showing locally is May 1 at 2 p.m. on Charter Cable channel 137. Check listings for other showtimes.

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