By Steph Rodriguez Litter and loitering were just two of the factors that convinced city planning commissioners to postpone a south Sacramento medical-marijuana dispensary’s operating…
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Cross-Pollination Wednesday, December 11 Ever been to a show at Harlow’s Restaurant & Nightclub, and wondered why a bunch of people were lining up…
By Cody Drabble A deep dive in temperatures over the past two weeks forced open the doors of Sacramento’s only warming centers for homeless residents….
By Scott Thomas Anderson “Hypnosis” is a Greek word inspired by a god who dwelled in a dark cave the sun could never penetrate. This…
By Jessica Rine A tongue-in-cheek advertising campaign that hopes to counterprogram God is set to roll out across Sacramento in the coming months. The Sacramento…
No, not that kind of ‘Family Feud.' All families fight. But not all families use knives or baseball bats when doing so. The day after…
By Raheem F. Hosseini and Scott Thomas Anderson Savannah knew she was going to die. Tortured and trussed in handcuffs, cable ties and electrical tape,…
06FRI Black Uhuru PowerHouse Pub, 10 p.m., $20 Black Uhuru’s made reggae over four decades, including a particularly propitious period during the ’80s and early…
Joey advises a reader to follow her call to travel.
Next April, hoards of soon-to-be-giddy Sacramento residents will fix up parks, restore playgrounds and upgrade a selected group of homes in the Mack Road area.
While point-in-time counts are notoriously unrepresentative of America’s homeless problem, they’re pretty damning just the same. According to its recently released annual homeless assessment, the…
Despite mounting concerns from public health officials and neighboring residents, a proposal to build a 120-bed private psychiatric hospital in north Sacramento could experience clear…
By Alastair Bland Two consecutive seasons of wretched rainfall haven’t yet dampened the profits of Sacramento- and Delta-area farmers. Grape growers have fared best, with…
Just in time for that turkey coma and Black Friday frenzy, our writer muses on the origins of Thanksgiving: By Julianna Boggs Our…
Eddie Vedder and Pearl Jam gigged in Oklahoma City last night, where the conversation invariably turned to how OKC stole the Supersonics. And then, it…
Joey advises a reader to see her cheating boyfriend for who he really is.
Spend a few hours in a house of worship this holiday season.