Heard it on the newsroom floor: Yeezus' sun dog
Run outside right now and look at the sky to witness a gorgeous halo around the sun. It’s a called a sun dog. While Wikipedia…
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Sacramento record store The Beat closing this month after 31 years
Record store The Beat’s marquee had a sad message this week: After 31 years and 19 in Midtown, it will close its doors for good…
Beer Nerd Alert: top German brewer visits Sacramento tonight
If you’re not too busy pounding IPAs tonight, head over to Pangaea Two Brews Cafe for a special visit from German brewer Sebastian Sauer of…
Reclamare founder can tattoo your brain, too
This week’s Summer Guide issue includes a Q&A with three super-busy flesh-carvers about the tattoos do’s and don’t’s of summer. All three were game about…
On Top of the Word
Geeking out with words at SN&R’s copy desk. Did you know that attractive women can be professionally accomplished? Don’t be so surprised, instructs The…
R.I.P. Darondo
Spin magazine has reported some really sad news today: According to a post on his record label’s Facebook page, soul singer William Daron Pulliam has…
Maren Conrad, Vanguard and the art of new school feminism
It’s been a whirlwind couple of days for Sacramento artist Maren Conrad. But even though there have been surprises and huge disappointments, it’s also quickly…
Welcome to America. Now be extremely patient
About a thousand people from distant and not-so-distant lands became newly minted Americans during a naturalization ceremony at Raley Field today. I attended the last one…
Alice in health-care land
Americans pay more than anyone else for medical procedures—but without significant improvements in health outcomes.
Mugging last night in Sacramento sparks public-safety dialogue on Reddit
Here’s the post by “ilovelamp83” on Reddit’s Sacramento thread: Two girls I know were leaving R15 and got mugged at gun point last night. There…
How to take on the NSA
Now that we know what we know about the NSA’s surveillance tactics, a lot of people want to know what we can do to protect…
If a pickup artist falls in the woods and no one notices…
Every woman’s reaction to being approached by a “pickup artist.” Bryan “Double B” Barton of Sac Pickup infamy tried to extend his 15 minutes by…
Miley Cyrus, Juicy J, twerking and the Sacramento Bee's fresh take on breaking news
Thanks, Team Scoopy. You own the twerk beat: Also breaking news: Taylor Swift just Tweeted some racy selfies to Lil B!
Snowden in hiding, but Obama promised protection to whistleblowers
History will absolve Ed Snowden. It will not be so kind to an Obama administration that does not welcome him home. The former NSA contractor…
Heard it on the newsroom floor
When SN&R staff writers aren’t furiously typing away on their keyboards to hit deadline, their dialogue sounds like this: Dave Kempa: “You reading Greg Lucas?”…
Caller, you're on the air with SN&R
“Hi, SN&R? This is your one fan Greg. Yes, again.” After my story detailing the crazy antics local firefighters contend with came out, I received…
Sacramento's 2013 homeless count: a rise in homelessness?
SN&R has acquired the numbers from last January’s homeless count run by Sacramento Steps Forward. In total, volunteers in the city snapshot-count found 2,538 total…