Always march in black
Wait, is that irreparable harm to our ecosystem or a Sacramento protest? Want a perfect way to buzzkill an afternoon? Then grab your black hat…
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Documentary follows hardships and triumphs of Grant High School football program (and heads up: you might want to grab a tissue)
The trailer for Give Us This Day, a documentary about the triumphs and struggles of Grant High School’s dominant football team and the diverse, at-risk…
What if …
Imagine that fire insurance worked the way health insurance used to before the Affordable Care Act?
Back to the old school
Joey advises a transgender woman on how to deal with her high-school reunion.
Heard it on the newsroom floor: Firebomb love
Dave Kempa: “It’s hard to love someone who firebombs you.” Oh, he’s so romantic. (Image from www.nuthousepunks.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/firebomb.jpg.) Raheem F. Hosseini’s post on June 25, “A…
Playing to vote: Signature gatherers hit streets, hope to stop new Kings arena
by Cosmo Garvin, cosmog@newsreview.com It’s not everybody’s idea of a good time, sitting out in front of the Kmart on Stockton Boulevard as the temperature…
Carmichael Dave to return to KHTK radio next week
“Carmichael” Dave Weiglein lost his job and a Kings arena last year. He’s doing a lil better in 2013. (Photo by Wes Davis) Last year…
Rancho Cordova turns 10, but looks 48
Does this hat make me look AWESOME? Having your birthday fall on the same date as a national holiday is sometimes a recipe for tantrums…
Canalgate: R.E. Graswich compares Greenhaven to slums of Mumbai
by Cosmo Garvin, cosmog@newsreview.com R.E. Graswich, former Sacramento Bee columnist and former special assistant to Mayor Kevin Johnson, really doesn’t like Councilman Darrell Fong. Mostly…
Hot as Sac: Emergency cooling centers open this week across Sacramento
Some of us have central air. Others (like myself) blow up an air mattress and camp out next to the AC window unit. But many,…
“Hey SN&R, you up?”: Our late-night phone call trend.
“Are you there, Kempa? It’s me, Crazy.” The Sacramento News & Reviews always appreciates feedback, but we particularly enjoy it in the form of a…
Spotted in Seattle: extreme bitterness
Spotted in Seattle by a Sacramentan. This is the part where we all laugh and smile patronizingly. (Photo courtesy of Sherman Baker)
Three’s a crowd
Joey advises a reader to tell her roommate that her boyfriend has overstayed his welcome.
A broken promise to our youth
My generation hasn’t held up our end of the bargain.
A face only a needle could love
Billie Lee Cooper is “Hard 2 love.” Just ask his face tattoo, which sweeps along his mustache line in faded, sort-of-cursive. The claim could be…
Sacto Fire Department cool to citizen complaints
Call it a slow burn. Like most municipal agencies, the Sacramento Fire Department’s recent history has been about spreading slimming resources as thinly as possible….
Can Sacramento learn from Stockton's hard knocks?
Now entering Stockton. Town motto: Are you sure? Some of my best friends are from Stockton. I know how that sounds. It’s the kind of…