This Midtown June lineup announced
This Midtown kicks off on Saturday, June 13. The annual series of Second Saturday events features music, art, and vendors from 4 p.m. to 9…
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Sac Ballet lays off dancers, dancers keep dancing
—by Jim Carnes The Sacramento Ballet has laid off all its dancers for the remainder of their contracts (three weeks) and canceled the “Beer and…
California 'first dog' Sutter gets a sister (i.e., Jerry and Anne Gust Brown get a PUPPY!)
Major Breaking News: Jerry and Anne Gust Brown have a new dog. Colusa “Lucy” Brown, a two-month-old “Borgie” (Corgi-Border Collie mix), was revealed to the…
TBD Fest announces 2015 lineup
TBD Fest will return to the West Sacramento riverfront this September 18-20. That’s old news. The new news: Lineup! This year is again a mix…
Her brother’s keeper
Joey advises a reader she did the right thing by ratting out her brother's dirty dancing girlfriend.
Discussion of homelessness in Sacramento
But no controversy at Valley Vision's Village Square.
Pro-lifers & anti-vaxxers: A marriage made in…somewhere
Is there a connection between the pro-life lobby and anti-vaxxers? When it comes to California’s controversial Senate Bill 277, at least, the answer is yes….
Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera officially unveil 2015-16 “Resurrection Season”
The Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera are back—for real this time. Yesterday, the Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera (the two groups merged in 2013 into a joint…
Ground Chuck meets Anaal Nathrakh. Insanity ensues
Metal heavyweights Anaal Nathrakh launched their North American tour in Sacramento Monday night, and they displayed their excellent taste by exalting our city’s own heavyweight,…
Sacramento Bee cartoonist Jack Ohman inked some serious bro-level sexism at Hillary Clinton
Well, it’s time for me to put on my humorless, angry feminist hat again. To be honest, I thought I’d have at least until the…
No dad rock here: Jon Spencer Blues Explosion book last-minute show
Fans of dirty, kinda nuts ‘90s-era rock won’t want to miss this last-minute show just booked yesterday. On Thursday, the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion booked…
Cake, Of Monsters and Men to headline 'City of Trees' maybe-festival in August
Sacramento’s most popular alternative-rock band Cake will headline a big summer concert just announced this morning by Radio 94.7. It goes down Saturday, August 15…
Sacramento's light-rail security conundrum
Riding light-rail with police Lt. Norm Leong can be a lonely experience. Outfitted in his dress blues and greeting every passenger who boards an afternoon…
Rainbow LGBT crosswalks at K and 20th streets in Midtown to be approved next week
Sacramento city council poised to greenlight new rainbow crosswalks for K and 20th streets next week. The LGBT-friendly design is to commemorate the importance…
Sacramento County still looking for a new sheriff's department watchdog
Francine Tournour directs the city of Sacramento’s Office of Public Safety & Accountability. Good watchdogs are hard to find, apparently. As it seeks to…
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…
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…