Hot crowd at Sacramento Republic FC exhibition match
On Friday, July 25, I had the privilege to attend the second annual Sacramento Soccer Day. It was my second Sacramento Soccer Day, too, having…
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Might new pipeline help Sacramento's drought situation?
By Alastair Bland A taxing drought has brought new urgency to a 10-year-old promise to reduce Sacramento’s water consumption by 20 million gallons by 2024….
Chando's Tacos not the Best Burrito in America, but better than El Farolito
A very official Burrito Selection Committee at statistician Nate Silver’s blog, FiveThirtyEight, scoured the country for the very best 64 burritos. Chando’s Tacos made the…
Scorekeeper: Paul Ryan is still the devil, Midtown Farmers Market upgrades
ESSAY: Meeting cute in an online world
By Ken Paglia I’m thinking about giving up on the meet cute. The meet cute, if you don’t know, is the plot device that romantic…
Man hands over drug money, gets no drugs. What is the world coming to?
A man trying to buy drugs called the cops on Saturday after his purported dealer punched him in the face and sped off with his…
Intimacy’s bush league
Joey advises a reader to keep it honest down there.
Power plays: New Sacramento economic-development group with ties to K.J. threatens chamber, other organizations
Does the newly formed Greater Sacramento Area Economic Council more than duplicate existing organizations?
American Cheese Society conference and thousands of cheeses headed for Sacramento
Holy cow! That’s a lot of cheese. Photo courtesy of ACS. Expect nearly 1,000 cheese professionals roaming Sacramento this week. It’s the annual American Cheese…
Yang's Noodles is back open, remodeled and under new ownership
Anyone in love with Yang’s Noodles’ chewy dumplings or earthy beef noodle soup has probably been in agony the past couple months. Right after a…
The Sounds of an Endless Summer
Concerts in the Park closes out its 2014 season Friday, July 25, at 5 p.m. with performances from the Brodys, Jeremy Briggs, the Kimberly Trip,…
State Fair ATM launches probe into credit card fraud
A multi-agency operation resulted in the apprehension of an accused financial fraudster Wednesday morning in Sacramento, 12 days after a victim learned a credit card had…
REVIEW: 'South Pacific'
photo by Charr Crail -by Kel Munger Music Circus has now produced Rodgers and Hammerstein’s South Pacific 13 times, putting it in the rarified category…
Drop-kick the self-judgement
Joey advises a reader to trust her intuition when it comes to her meth-addicted husband.
We need to fight back: Thoughts on Capital in the Twenty-First Century
The pendulum has swung toward income inequality, so what’s next?
Philthy Rich cancels Sacramento performances following alleged gang threats
A controversial Oakland rapper abruptly canceled two gigs in Sacramento this week after online threats of violence reached the clubs’ owners. Philip Beasley took to…
Wanna burlesque? Sizzling Sirens holding open casting call Aug. 3
By now, you’re hopefully aware of Sacramento’s bustling burlesque scene. Maybe you’re even inspired, secretly dreaming of tassles at night. If so, note that the…