Dig IPAs? Track 7 Brewing to host legit IPA ‘Invitational’ during Sacramento Beer Week
File under “Cool shit in Sacramento that makes us world class” … The city’s most popular local brewery, Track 7, will host its first ever…
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More than 50 police officers raid homeless protest outside Sacramento City Hall just after midnight, leaders arrested
A handful of activists, plus their belonging and tables, remained out front of City Hall after an early morning raid by Sacramento police. More than…
Blow up the Sacramento Kings (but keep Karl and Vlade)
Found this rad image on FB, thanks to whomever whipped it up. Here’s my quick, three word solution to fix this year’s disappointing Sacramento Kings:…
Local artist and musician Ground Chuck broke his hip. Time to step up, Sacramento!
A photo I took of Ground Chuck, chilling with dogs on N Street, in 2012. Local musician and artist Ground Chuck, as he’s known, has…
Mark S. Allen charged with second DUI, removed from Good Day Sacramento pending investigation
Bad news over at Good Day. Roseville police arrested the region’s most famous local TV personality, Mark S. Allen, for DUI earlier this month. This…
Hotline Kings: What is up with the Vivek-Drake bromance?
Sacramento first noticed the power couple last month, when the Canadian rapper sat courtside with the bachelor Kings owner during a home game against the…
SN&R film critic Daniel Barnes on The Force Awakens: 'It’s a real Star Wars movie; it’s just not a great Star Wars movie'
I was not invited to yesterday morning’s uber-secret Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Perhaps this has something to do with my being 86'd from Disneyland…
K.J.'s chief of staff leaving City Hall to launch marijuana business
It’s been rumored for a while that Mayor Kevin Johnson’s chief of staff, Daniel Conway, would be transitioning out of that role, and that former…
Occupiers protest Sacramento's 'anti-homeless' laws, deliver illegal porta-potty to City Hall
Last night, just before Tuesday’s City Council meeting, homeless advocates delivered a stinker of a message to City Hall: a porta potty. Just before 5…
Fifth annual Hot Toddy competition tonight at Golden Bear
Don’t make your Hot Toddy this boring. (And dont’ Google “Crazy Hot Toddy,” some dude’s picture just comes up.) Just remembered that I’m judging tonight’s…
Meet Sacramento's third mayoral candidate: political outsider Russell Rawlings
Community activist Russell Rawlings might be best known to SN&R readers as the man in a wheelchair who police arrested on the first night of…
If Sacramento promises to build it, will Major League Soccer come?: City to vote on Republic FC stadium term sheet tomorrow
Republic FC owners and city leaders are hoping for some Field of Dreams magic tomorrow, when council is poised to approve construction of another downtown…
Major changes to Sacramento’s grid include a two-lane J Street in Midtown
After years of both subtle hints and loud complaints, the sea is parting and the city of Sacramento is ready to make significant transportation improvements…
First Look Media gives $15,000 to SN&R legal-defense fund for Kevin Johnson lawsuit
We here at SN&R are thrilled to announce a generous $15,000 grant from First Look Media’s Press Freedom Litigation Fund! The grant will go toward…
South Park clowns Sacramento's 'Downtown 3.0' and new Kings arena 'DoCo' project
Thank you, South Park, for catapulting the embarrassment that is our forthcoming new downtown and its shameless brandathon into the national spotlight. Check out this…
TBD Fest Day 2 Recap: one high-energy day, 10 lazy observations
Chance the Rapper. Was TBD Fest cool? That’s what everyone from Uber drivers to Thai food servers asked after day No. 2 came to a…
California Craft Brewers Showcase wows with 'can you top this?' beers
by Daniel Barnes As I waited in a fifteen-minute queue for a 3-oz. pour of Sante Adairius’ sublime West Ashley apricot sour, a woman behind…