Multiple attacks on women rattle Midtown
Not a good week for public safety in Midtown: Three assaults, including a brutal beating and a rape, according to posts on Public Safety News…
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Max Whittaker photos at Viewpoint Photographic Art Center
Sometimes, there just isn’t enough room in the paper to cover all the great stuff happening in this city. Take Max Whittaker’s show, for example….
Winemakers brace for drought's inevitable impacts
A couple weeks ago, we ask how a couple local brewers were feeling about the drought. Earlier this week, we checked in with Craig Haarmeyer,…
Singles getting their free mingle on
Because I’m a sucker for people-watching weirdness, I volunteered to staff SN&R’s booth during some singles event at the DoubleTree by Hilton Sacramento. Alongside the…
Scorekeeper: This week's winners and losers
Branded for life The local Twitterati went nuts on Monday brainstorming slogans for branding Sacramento. Inspired by the Sacramento chamber of commerce’s group Metro Edge’s…
Environmentalists say the drought is death to salmon supplies
By Alastair Bland Drought conditions are likely to devastate Central Valley salmon numbers, fisheries’ lobbyists and environmentalists warn. Decreasing flows in both the Sacramento and…
Citrus Heights tells large commercial vehicles to truck off
By Alastair Bland They scrape parked cars, rattle bedroom windows and literally crush the pavement. Now, trucks are under fire from Citrus Heights residents and…
Sacramento gets another taproom: New Glory Craft Brewery open today
A one-year-old brewery finally has a taproom: New Glory Craft Brewery, formerly known as Old Glory Craft Brewery. New Glory opened its doors for…
REVIEW: 'Flashdance The Musical'
Photo by Jeremy Daniel —by Jessica Rine A friend says, “I have tickets to see Flashdance The Musical.” Instantly conjured are images of leg warmers…
The post-breakup smackdown
Joey advises a reader to go slow when it comes to relationships, old and new.
What would Jesus say?
There's a new focus on poverty in the church.
Vehicular fatalities, fighting security guards mark beginning of February
This is what a car crash looks like. Deadly vehicle accidents and skirmishes with security guards closed out last month and greeted the new one in the…
Wright of the people
By now, you’ve probably heard the tawdry tale of state Sen. Roderick D. Wright, who faked an Inglewood home address to qualify for California’s then-25th…
Sacramento: How would you brand it?
At this very moment, creative professionals and community leaders are trying to brand Sacramento. It’s the second-ever Brandathon, an effort to bring folks together and…
These guys will find the beer in Sacramento so you don't have to
I noticed @BeersInSac a few weeks back on Twitter. It described what they do as a “search engine for beers on tap in Sacramento!” With a website,…
Sacramento State basketball overtime buzzer beater win goes viral
These final seconds of Saturday’s Sacramento State Hornets basketball win > Super Bowl 420. BTW, the team’s miracle heave in overtime is going viral, as…
ESSAY: A Grimm tale of inconsistent justice
By Scott Thomas Anderson Michael Grimm is lucky he’s a politician. The Republican congressman from New York became an instant YouTube star and late-night punch…