Another new beer garden coming to Midtown (or, how I almost became a NIMBY)
SN&R’s readers don’t need to know where I live. Yes, you’re mostly rational, nonstalkerish types. But I also know for a fact a couple of…
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Rural Cosumnes residents' sprawl concerns sidestepped in freeway connector vote
By Cody Drabble Plans to build a long-awaited freeway connector through rural Sacramento County sped forward last week despite opposition from local farmers and ranchers….
ESSAY: Former UC Davis newspaper editor on saving her journalism alma mater
Around this time last year, I was editor-in-chief of the UC Davis student newspaper. And I was telling everyone that we were going to die….
Go to these shows this weekend
17FRI Safe Ground Sacramento benefit Luna’s Café & Juice Bar, 7 p.m., $7-$10 Good music often has a good cause behind it. That’s certainly the…
K.J. responds to STOP's petition gathering success
As was reported yesterday, Sacramento Taxpayers Opposed to Pork and Voters for a Fair Deal appear to have enough valid petitions to qualify for the…
Does the juice diet work? And other questions about my 14-day detox
A couple weeks ago, I inked a column in SN&R about my own personal new year’s cliché diet: I stopped eating solid food and kicked…
How crazy will water rationing get in Sacramento?
Don’t be fooled by this then-and-now Folsom Lake image making the rounds on Twitter and Facebook. It’s from the ‘70s. The new trend in town…
Kings hop on the bitcoin bandwagon
In a move to prove just how tech-focused they really are, the Sacramento Kings announced today that they’ll start accepting Bitcoin. This will…
Review: Sacramento by way of Brooklyn, Lee Bannon goes all throwback '90s on your ears
By Blake Gillespie Now a Brooklyn resident, Lee Bannon could have elected not to include Sacramento in press materials for his new LP Alternate/Endings, recently…
Will Sacramento's culinary stars actually have to wear rubber gloves?
Your next handcrafted cocktail might be a cocktail crafted by hands in gloves, according to a new food safety law. How romantic. An update to…
Enotria Restaurant on Del Paso Boulevard closes
Bummer news: Enotria, SN&R’s neighbor on Del Paso Boulevard and one of the highest rated restaurants in Sacramento (lead by chef Pajo Bruich, see photo),…
The Vibe Church in Curtis Park offers nontraditional services
The Vibe Church had this incredible sense of acceptance and of unconditional love. It's a message that I often hear but rarely see so clearly demonstrated.
A friend indeed
Joey advises a reader to re-examine her perspectives on friendships.
Councilman Kevin McCarty responds to order to testify in arena case
A Sacramento Superior Court Justice just announced an order that allow lawyer Patrick Soluri—who’s suing the city of Sacramento over what he’s referred to as…
Litigious neighbors hope to block north Sacramento psychiatric hospital
A group of residents from a small north Sacramento neighborhood sued the city on Monday to block a private psychiatric hospital from getting built nearby….
This isn't how you score at college
By Cody Drabble A cross-country “listening” tour for President Barack Obama’s college-rating system huffed to its final stop last month at UC Davis, where a…
Yo local bands, wanna play Concerts in the Park? Applications due tomorrow at midnight
Musicians, like journalists, are born procrastinators, right? So, a reminder: Applications to perform at the annual Cesar Chavez Plaza concert series known as Friday Night…