Extras from an interview with journalist Scott Thomas Anderson
No one boxes Scott Thomas Anderson into a word-count. I learned that long ago about the journalist and author, back when we both worked at…
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Coin-Op opens, brings retro arcade games and dranks to old Marilyn’s on K location
A basement location on K Street is now transformed into an industrial-design bar/nerdy man cave with 42 classic quarter arcade games (think Donkey Kong, Ninja…
EIGHT GIGS: Young Aundee
13WED photo by Josh Johnson Young Aundee Press Club, 8 p.m., $5 With elements of dark and new wave, trip-hop, pop and even a little…
Insight Coffee, Sun & Soil open at 16 Powerhouse
Finally, something is finished at 16 Powerhouse. The LEED-certified development at 1615 16th Street has been under construction for, well, a long time. Today, its…
Hacker Lab hacks a new space in Rocklin
Midtown Sacramento might have something of a burgeoning startup tech culture but all that creativity and innovative spirit isn’t confined to the grid. Witness:…
Stranger siblings make first contact aboard Sacramento's light-rail
An unlikely family reunion is transpiring on the Sacramento Valley Station light-rail train. It’s Friday, May 1, and I’m looping up and down the Gold…
California craft breweries grew by nearly 25 percent last year in California
You’re drunk, California. But at least you’re drinking a better beer. New data just released by the California Craft Brewer’s Association says that the…
Stuff to do this week
Every year Coachella runs two weekends in a row—allowing hordes of affluent SoCal hipsters using their parents’ money to see some of today’s most popular…
When a body meets a body
Joey advises a reader to strip down—emotionally—for better sex.
FBI pursues cases against ex-cops from Yuba City, Fresno
Two area cops came down with a case of the Mondays, following separate FBI announcements on May 4. According to a news release summarizing a…
Mira Loma students ace national science bowl
Kids love science … or holograms. Students from Sacramento’s Mira Loma High School edged out 67 other high schools from around the country during…
Broderick bringing changes to Midtown, Capital Dime, Trick Pony
Expect a Midtown restaurant scene shake-up this June, with a new Broderick Roadhouse and rebranded versions of Capital Dime and Trick Pony. Broderick founder Chris…
Metro Electronics to close end of July
One of Sacramento’s only independent electronics shops is closing on July 31. Metro Electronics (1831 J Street) just posted notice of its liquidation sale: effective…
Amador Four Fires Festival debuts with wine, open-fire cooking
You swirl, inhale deeply, sip and ponder. You have no clue what to think. Luckily, the pourer tells you that you’re probably tasting earthy truffle,…
Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) brings activist hip-hop to Ace of Spades
By Paul Piazza During a week of massive civil unrest in Baltimore, one of hip-hop’s most celebrated poets and activists put on a show at…
Stuff to do this week
photo by Arden de Raaij May is Bike Month challenges local residents to ride more than 2 million miles in May. The annual Sacramento-area event is…
Mastodon, Clutch 'Missing Link' tour hits Oakland
Neil Fallon of Clutch By Paul Piazza It’s a rare event when you get a pair of bands co-headlining a show when they both happen…