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Peek inside Witch Room, Sacramento's newest music venue
Cool folks from Submerge Magazine enjoy the new booths at With Room. At events like the opening of a new music venue, everyone likes to…
Sac State to finally study local realignment efforts
In an agreement inked today, Sacramento State University will spend the next year evaluating a criminal rehabilitation program it designed three years ago to make…
Juvenile offenders pay their graveyard dues
If Bellview Cemetery near Sacramento County’s Rosemont neighborhood looks nicer than normal, it’s because of juvenile delinquency. During five consecutive weekends spanning December 2013 to…
A Nicolas Cage art show is a great reason to drive to San Francisco
Nicolas Cage is the butt of so many internet jokes that it’s totally logical that someone decided to make him the focus of something more…
Hacker Lab co-founder loses nearly everything in house fire
Bad news, Hacker Lab co-founder Gina Lujan and her family lost nearly everything when their Oak Park rental burned down Thursday night. In addition to…
ESSAY: Foreign language follies
I thought I could learn French and Italian in a month via the newly released Mango Languages app. I like to think I’m pretty good…
Jeremy Briggs booted off The Voice but lands gig at Harlow's
Jeremy Briggs earned a spot on Team Shakira on The Voice with his rendition of Bad Company’s “Bad Company” but the network ride made its…
Wake-up call for California educators
The growing attendance at charter schools sends a message.
More emotion, fewer emoji
Joey advises a reader to explore new methods of communication with her husband.
New regulations turn Sacramento cabbies into taxi gripers
A long-in-the-works effort to regulate Sacramento’s struggling and fractious taxicab industry shifted into third gear Tuesday, but not before half a dozen independent cabbies warned…
Isleton Cajun & Blues Festival lineup is out—preview some tracks here
The annual Isleton Cajun & Blues Festival has announced its 2014 lineup, which features headliners Marcia Ball, Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys, Nathan &…
This weekend's shows
14FRI Those Darn Accordions The Palms Playhouse, 8 p.m., $20 If Jon Arbuckle (Garfield’s human) or Lawrence Welk come to mind when accordion music is…
UPDATE: UC Davis student newspaper stops printing, concern grows over fate
The California Aggie may not be saved after all. About a month ago, students voted to pass a fee referendum that would charge students $3.88…
Sacramento respects government transparency, no really
Irony of ironies. Five days before a national call to government transparency known as “Sunshine Week,” Sacramento residents confronted their elected representatives with what they…
Life in 24 Frames releases new record Bitter End for free
After months of negotiating with record labels and music publishers, Sacramento indie band Life in 24 Frames decided to give away its new album for…
Raise the minimum wage
A $10.10 minimum wage will free millions of people from poverty.