'Mad Men' 7:01—Long distances, short memories
Courtesy of Zennie Abraham. The seventh and final season of AMC’s Mad Men roused to life Sunday like a grizzly bear waking from hibernation. OK, that’s…
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Show alert: Soft White Sixties bringing working class soul to Assembly next week
Working class soul: honest, simple, gritty. The Soft White Sixties coined the phrase to describe their sound years ago, and they’re surprised that the words…
The Easter bunny must live
If there’s going to be a live baby bunny in the Easter basket next to the jelly beans and chocolate this year, make sure that…
Sacramento school district backs out of CORE waiver
By Cody Drabble Bowing to pressure from its teachers union, the Sacramento City Unified School District withdrew last week from a statewide effort to tie…
How to hack your healthcare
This one’s for all freelancers and start-up types out there. The folks at Hacker Lab have come up with HackerCare Health Insurance–but they need another…
Weaving a better safety net
Help for Sacramento County residents in crisis.
Respect the relationship
Joey advises readers on how to treat themselves—and others.
SN&R's super official guide to UC Davis Picnic Day
I have mostly fond memories of UC Davis Picnic Day as an undergrad. I remember waking up at 7 a.m. to a dorm full of…
REVIEW: 'Sister Act'
PHOTO BY JOAN MARCUS by Jessica Rine If familiarity with the 1992 film Sister Act with Whoopi Goldberg and Maggie Smith went back into the…
Have a look at Snoop Dogg's rider (he's coming to Sacramento on April 18)
Snoop Dogg returns to Sacramento this month, on April 18, at Ace of Spades. I like to describe his live gig as simply “fun.” (I’d…
Sacramento jeweler reacts to hate crime
Victor Herrada didn’t notice the hate speech scrawled across the front of his Sacramento jewelry store right away. The owner of Prestigio Jewelers came to…
Lime crisis hits Sacramento, and everywhere else, hard
Nationwide, chefs and bartenders are feeling squeezed by a massive lime shortage. Thanks to a bacterial disease, rain, frost and even Mexican drug cartels, lime…
Are illicit marijuana grows turning forest research into a dangerous science?
By Alastair Bland In the forests of Northern California, illegal marijuana growers armed with guns are turning wildlife research into an unexpectedly dangerous profession. As…
PHOTO ESSAY: March Madness
by Paul Piazza March is a traditionally a time of distractions due to office tourney pools in the workplace and busted brackets everywhere. This year,…
ESSAY: A couchsurfer's guide to Sacramento
Sometimes you just need a good stranger in your life to shake things up. Mine arrived a couple weeks ago. He wore a hooded sweatshirt,…
On streetcars, more light rail and the state of Sacramento’s regional transit
SN&R’s owner attends RT’s annual meeting to learn why a cool city starts with a cool transit system.
The answer is weed
Joey advises a reader diagnosed with cancer to pursue real passions.