High Sierra Music Festival returns with all-night jam sessions, good vibes
By Paul Piazza Over the Fourth of July weekend, High Sierra Music Festival truly lived up to its billing as the “ultimate intimate festival experience.”…
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Sacramento City Council to cast final vote on affordable housing fee
By Brooke Purves An updated mixed-use housing ordinance may give the city of Sacramento the revenue needed to actually build some of the affordable housing…
UNDER THE COVER: From bordellos to Backpage, vice strategies push sex work into the dangerous open
Szene aus einem Braunschweiger Bordell, 1537 Well before the internet, there was the “bawdy house.” In 1913, former California Gov. Hiram Johnson signed the…
Bigger Magpie Cafe opens at 16 Powerhouse Monday
Magpie Cafe’s move to 16 Powerhouse is pretty much complete. We went to a preview party last night, which swarming with people for hours. The…
K.J. sues SN&R over controversial emails
by Cosmo Garvin Kevin Johnson is suing SN&R and the city of Sacramento to block the release of emails between his office and lawyers involved…
Monticello Seasonal Cuisine to close amid struggles with landlords
The G Street Shopping Center in Davis is a sad place. It’s sad because only three of its nine storefronts actually contain businesses. And it’s…
Mayhem Festival brings top-notch headliners, not much else
By Paul Piazza Judging by the visceral response of fans at last weekend’s Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View,…
Stay away from cray cray
Joey tells a guy to not fall in love with the crisis.
Debating the Affordable Care Act while in line at Starbucks
Debating the Affordable Care Act while in line at Starbucks.
UNDER THE COVER: Video tour of Sacramento's unofficial red light district
Kristen DiAngelo and Pearl Callahan are experts at finding prostitutes. And it’s no wonder why. Onetime sex workers themselves, the close friends struggled…
#iwearskinnyjeans event raises $500 for Midtown stabbing victims
Despite the sticky heat, I pulled on my most-constraining pants last Saturday night. Normally I would never do such a thing in the Sacramento summer,…
Art show series launches at WAL Public Market
The Warehouse Artist Lofts Public Market has been open since May, but Saturday, July 11 will mark a new phase for the mixed-use space. It’s…
On the Midtown stabbing, skinny jeans, and our PTSD problem
Even though crime in the central city is, sadly, a regular occurrence, last week’s stabbing of three musicians in Midtown was pretty damn shocking. The…
Sacramento County moves to save black lives
Leaders do the right thing by funding plan to curb black-child deaths.
Secrets and wives
Joey advises a reader to be honest with his wife (and himself) about his sexuality.
Local musicians rally to help Midtown stabbing victims
On Monday, news spread quickly via social media about the Sunday late night stabbing of three musicians who were allegedly attacked by a group of…
Davis Beer Week canceled, then un-canceled, avoids being latest victim of lame Alcohol Beverage Control laws
UPDATE: Davis Beer Week sent this message to SN&R via Facebook just now: “The ABC has reached out to us and we are going to…