Trapped in a holiday hell
Joey advises a reader to ditch the horrible family vacations.
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Focus on Sacramento County
Sacramento County will have big issues to sort out in the coming year.
Sacramento native (and literary genius) Joan Didion makes fashion house debut
he French fashion house Celine just announced its latest campaign featuring Sacramento native Joan Didion as its gorgeous model. The campaign’s just-unveiled inaugural ad features…
Sheriff, probation chief stick with successful offender rehab program
An offender rehabilitation program that once scrapped for support from a skeptical law enforcement community has flourished under contracts with Sacramento County’s sheriff’s and probation…
Cold-pressed juice bar Liquidology opening Saturday
Just in time for your New Year’s resolutions, Liquidology is set to open Saturday, Jan. 3 in East Sacramento. The cold-pressed juice shop was supposed…
Things to do: first week of 2015
It seems like Sacramento has always been a trendsetter of sorts when it comes to geek culture. We’ve had a healthy (if not contentious) Star…
TBD delivers cool vibes, killer beats on New Year's Eve
The first song of 2015 was “Heads Will Roll” by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. At least it was for the 1,500 people rocking out at…
New Year's Eve in Sacramento: a last-minute, cheapo's guide
If you’re like any of my friends, you are completely scrambling right now to figure out your New Year’s Eve plans. Alright, alright. I hear…
Another viral cover of 'Alphabet Aerobics'
Apparently, 2014 is the year of people rapping “Alphabet Aerobics” and going viral. In case you missed it, here’s video of Harry Potter himself rapping…
TBD NYE block party map, schedule and expectations
It’s New Year’s Eve, and midtown is already buzzing in anticipation of TBD Fest’s block party tonight. The event is completely sold out. No more…
Warming centers open tonight
Get ready to come in from the cold. With a biting, gusting wind expected to plunge temperatures into the lower 30s, the city and county…
FBI seeks Sacramento's help in IDing mystery woman who died 25 years ago
Sacramento may hold the key to identifying a woman whose remains were found a quarter century ago and who may have spent much of her…
End-of-life decisions
The current political system leaves no space for dying peacefully.
Frenemies without benefits
Joey advises a reader to be her own best friend.
California's unlicensed youth shelters add regulations
By Brooke Purves New interim regulations released by the California Department of Social Services aim to soften some standards for runaway and homeless youth shelters,…
Your chance to catch the best show of all time
The Wire. If there was justice in this desperately grasping world, those two words would resonate with just about everyone in the western hemisphere. That’s…
Health department shuts down Crest Theatre
A notice from the County of Sacramento’s Environmental Management Department announced to would-be moviegoers that the Crest Theatre had been shut down due to a…