Morel mushroom hunters banned from prime multimillion-dollar bounty near Rim fire site
by Alastair Bland One of the largest wildfires in state history swept the western Sierra Nevada last summer. The blaze burned for two months, devoured…
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Have a look at Snoop Dogg's rider (he's coming to Sacramento on April 18)
Snoop Dogg returns to Sacramento this month, on April 18, at Ace of Spades. I like to describe his live gig as simply “fun.” (I’d…
City planning commission is McLovin' the McKinley Village development
It’s no secret that most East Sacramento and Midtown residents dislike McKinley Village, the proposed 336 home development adjacent to their neighborhoods. Just drive down…
This weekend is Sacramento’s most overlooked beer festival
It’s easy to sleep on Hot City Pizza. The place is nothing to look at. The pizza’s affordable, occasionally inventive and always filling. But…
Peek inside Witch Room, Sacramento's newest music venue
Cool folks from Submerge Magazine enjoy the new booths at With Room. At events like the opening of a new music venue, everyone likes to…
Candlelight vigil tonight for missing Sacramento musician Broughty Cole
Broughty Cole went missing on Monday, March 3. He is 28 years old, 5 foot 10 inches, brown hair, hazel eyes. Learn more at www.facebook.com/findbroughtycole…
Bows & Arrows to reopen as music venue Witch Room
It’s been rumored for a long while, but this afternoon it’s “official”: Popular boutique/bar/cafe Bows & Arrows in Midtown will reopen next month as Witch…
Last Grimey ever tonight at Press Club, good-bye DJ Whores
Sacramento’s most influential dance night of the past five years will come to an end this evening. Grimey, the twice-a-month, Tuesday-night deejay night that broke…
Mayor Kevin Johnson's big French lesson
Mayor Kevin Johnson, congratulations on your first U.S. state dinner at the White House. Yeah, it’s with French president Francois Hollande. But it’s still the…
Cop tackles man evading light rail fare = awesome
Kudos to CBS 13 videographer James Taylor for capturing this gem. Pro tip: Don’t run from light rail cops. (I won’t go into details, but…
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…
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…
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…
Scorekeeper: this week's winners and losers
Bier, bitte Der Biergarten finally opened last week—that’s the much buzzed about, completely outdoor, German-style bar constructed from repurposed shipping containers on the corner of…
Help this Midtowner find his graduation photo
Of course, most people never want to see their high-school graduation photos ever. I even took mine off the wall at my mom’s house and…
The G Spot is moving, will Sacramentans find it?
Sorry, it’s low-low-low-brow humor Wednesday.