Kings owner Vivek suggests that newspapers will die
So Vivek Ranadivé doesn’t just own the Sacramento Kings. He made his millions with Tibco, a software company that among other activities helps Wall Street…
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Latest Sacramento brewery Bike Dog opens tonight
West Sacramento just got a little cooler: Bike Dog Brewing Co. will make its debut tonight and this weekend. Bike Dog’s new taproom opens in…
Sacramento threatens Food Not Bombs for feeding hungry in downtown park
For more than 20 years, unpaid volunteers with nonprofit Food Not Bombs have given free vegetarian meals to hungry Sacramentans on Sunday afternoons in downtown’s…
Jerry Brown signs new beer growler law at Sacramento brewery Track 7
A couple decades ago, the building that houses popular local brewery Track 7 was an underground punk-rock venue. Last night, however, the brewery—tucked away just…
More chain restaurants coming downtown as Claim Jumper arrives, McCormick & Schmick's closes
Whether it’s the proposed Kings arena or a “rebounding economy,” more and more chain restaurants and businesses are coming to Sacramento’s central city grid. And,…
Scorekeeper III: The week's winners and losers
Dog-day afternoon The time-honored tradition of a boy playing with his dog took an unexpectedly dark turn in the north Sacramento neighborhood of Westlake on…
Ace of Spades takes over Assembly
Things at K Street’s newest music venue, Assembly, just got … newer. Ace of Spades will be taking over shows at the Randy Paragary-Bob Simpson nightspot…
Scorekeeper II: The week's winners and losers
This week’s winners and losers—with arbitrary points. Odor eaters The brown marmorated stink bug, a “super pest” species native to southeast Asia, has found a…
SN&R’s predictions for Breaking Bad’s finale
In case you’ve been smoking meth and chowing Funions while living under a rock, you know the popular schoolteacher-turned-meth-druglord drama Breaking Bad’s series finale is…
New Kings owner Shaquille O'Neal plays lobbyist, elbow-rubs with Gov. Jerry Brown (then Shaq bench presses his wife!)
Shaquille O’Neal’s not just the latest whale in the Sacramento Kings’ ownership aquarium: The NBA legend was in town this past Monday meeting and dining…
Scorekeeper I
Seattle sigs Sacramento Taxpayers Opposed to Pork announced on Tuesday that the 18,000 or so signatures collected in June and July—with funds provided…
And the best burger in Sacramento goes to …
By all accounts, last night’s second-annual Sacramento Burger Battle was a gut-busting success. (No, really, I’m getting reports that people don’t want to eat another…
SacPress.com lays off everyone—almost
The Sacramento Press appears poised to wholeheartedly embrace its community-contributor journalism model: The popular online local news site laid off all but one of its…
Weird debut Tweet by Steve Cohn for Assembly
Cohn campaign learned today it was mistaken in believing it had the endorsement of Mayor Kevin Johnson. — Cohn for Assembly (@CohnforAssembly) September 10, 2013…
New, contentious Darrell Steinberg bill to give special treatment to Kings arena
The proposed Sacramento Kings arena will soon receive a Kevin Johnson-worthy assist from Darrell Steinberg: The state senate leader plans to introduce an 11th-hour bill…
Sacramento Bee can't decide if Miley Cyrus “a bit” racy—or “super racy”
Meanwhile, real talk over at The Washington Post.
Midtown Cocktail Week: 5 reasons to not get drunk at home, pass out, and miss it
Usually a blog post has some kind of lead or intro paragraph explaining what the story will be all about. But this is Midtown Cocktail…