2014 Elly nominees announced
Sacramento Area Regional Theatre Alliance announced its 2014 Elly nominees at a party last night at the West Sacramento Community Center. The annual Elly Award…
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More third-wave coffee hits Midtown with The Mill's new cafe
Midtown’s coffee geeks seeking a high-end caffeine fix landed another option today: The Mill opened up its first brick-and-mortar location at 1827 I Street. The…
Winners announced at 'Oscars of Cheese,' California takes 42 awards
ACS Best of Show winner Tarentaise Reserve. Photo: Cheese Chick Productions Notice new, elated faces out at the bars last night? Or all week? They…
Here are some shows you can look forward to this weekend
Get a wine buzz
PHOTO BY MICK STEPHENSON Though you won’t see too many grape vines in the city itself, Sacramento is surrounded by wine country. The good thing…
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…
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…