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Bambu Batu suddenly disappears from San Luis Obispo
It's like the President says, "One day, it's like a miracle, it will just disappear." Yes, it's absolutely true. If he had been talking about Bambu Batu, the House of Bamboo, in downtown San Luis Obispo, he would have been entirely correct. Throughout the month of...
Memorial Day Weekend in San Luis Obispo with or without face masks
Here at Bambu Batu in San Luis Obispo, we try and keep our fingers on the pulse of the downtown community. And of course, that pulse has been exceptionally irregular in recent months, suffering from severe obstruction of circulation, compounded by abnormal stress and...
Bambu Batu closing up shop after 14 years in SLO
The Covid-19 pandemic has changed the world in more ways than we can even comprehend at this point, globally, locally, financially and psychologically. Here in San Luis Obispo, we can expect to see some dramatic alterations to the landscape of our charming downtown....
California and Bambu Batu begin to reopen
Coping with Covid in California After Governor Gavin Newsom issued a plan to begin reopening businesses in California, Bambu Batu has followed suit with softer restrictions on retail shopping. In addition to online shopping, our customers can now come into the store...
Comfort in Quarantine: Online Bamboo Sale
2020 Update: The storewide clearance sale ended on May 31, 2020, when the Brick & Mortar shop closed permanently. In these disturbing times, we could all use a little more comfort. I wouldn't mind a nice handshake. But we might have to settle for a cozy new pair...
5 Fun things to do in your bamboo garden in quarantine
We are now more than four weeks into global quarantine. And we are bending the curve like Uri Keller bends a spoon. With great fanfare, that is. In this unimaginable scenario, we salute the heroes and mourn the victims. But in small town America, most of us are just...