Sacramento City Council deflects grand jury recommendations
City Hall doesn’t like criticism. Think of it as “jury snooty.” Not everyone handles criticism well. Addressing the Sacramento Grand Jury’s findings that the…
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More chain restaurants coming downtown as Claim Jumper arrives, McCormick & Schmick's closes
Whether it’s the proposed Kings arena or a “rebounding economy,” more and more chain restaurants and businesses are coming to Sacramento’s central city grid. And,…
Watch party for the United States men's national soccer team on Friday
We love you, we love you, we love you / and where you go we’ll follow, we’ll follow, we’ll follow / ’cause we support the…
Dog found in Midtown. Help us find the owner!
Is this sleepy pup familiar to any of you out there? He was found by a concerned Midtowner yesterday (Thursday) running around in the street…
Heard it in the newsroom: The worst state
SN&R’s Streetalk question this week is: What is the worst state? The six responses were varied, but come on, only one of them was right:…
Scorekeeper III: The week's winners and losers
Dog-day afternoon The time-honored tradition of a boy playing with his dog took an unexpectedly dark turn in the north Sacramento neighborhood of Westlake on…
Take this job and love it
Joey advises a reader to surrender to her vocation.
Ballet rehearsals on Second Saturdays
The Sacramento Ballet shows the magic behind the scenes.
Standards, and poor
Despite the state’s slow recovery from the recession, about 8.1 million Californians—22 percent of the population—lived in poverty in 2011, according to a joint project…
Ace of Spades takes over Assembly
Things at K Street’s newest music venue, Assembly, just got … newer. Ace of Spades will be taking over shows at the Randy Paragary-Bob Simpson nightspot…
Scorekeeper II: The week's winners and losers
This week’s winners and losers—with arbitrary points. Odor eaters The brown marmorated stink bug, a “super pest” species native to southeast Asia, has found a…
SN&R’s predictions for Breaking Bad’s finale
In case you’ve been smoking meth and chowing Funions while living under a rock, you know the popular schoolteacher-turned-meth-druglord drama Breaking Bad’s series finale is…
In Sacramento, October is Artober
Enjoy local art, music, theater and festivals all month long.
State of denial
Joey advises a reader to grieve her mother's inability to parent.
New Kings owner Shaquille O'Neal plays lobbyist, elbow-rubs with Gov. Jerry Brown (then Shaq bench presses his wife!)
Shaquille O’Neal’s not just the latest whale in the Sacramento Kings’ ownership aquarium: The NBA legend was in town this past Monday meeting and dining…
'The Newsroom' 2.9: The end is high
Topeka, Topenga…what’s in a name, indeed? Adam Khan 12:06 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18 Bear with me for the next few minutes, because it’s about to…
Scorekeeper I
Seattle sigs Sacramento Taxpayers Opposed to Pork announced on Tuesday that the 18,000 or so signatures collected in June and July—with funds provided…