A sonic 420 in Sacramento: Listing to Cannabis songs from the 1960s
By Ken Magri In past decades there have been many songs written about cannabis. But there have also been songs alleged to be about cannabis…
Read MoreBy Ken Magri In past decades there have been many songs written about cannabis. But there have also been songs alleged to be about cannabis…
Read MoreDr. Flojaune Cofer was greeted by a large, cheering crowd as she made her way to the front of City Hall. An epidemiologist who’s been…
By Juan-Carlos Selznick Women Talking—A major critic claims that Sarah Polley’s Oscar-winning screenplay “improves” the esteemed Miriam Toews novel on which it is based. Writer-director…
By Eddie Jorgensen Produced by Danny Wimmer Presents, or DWP, Aftershock will be back to bring over 95 bands descending on Sacramento’s Discovery Park. The…
By Ben van der Meer Mike Isom is the development services director for the city of Roseville. He spoke to us about how that city,…
More than 1,000 people in Sacramento County have a housing choice voucher they haven’t been able to use — can a new county program that…
By Eddie Jorgensen Easily one of the most influential hard rock band still playing live, Y & T – formerly Yesterday & Today – is…
By Lawrence Lomeli The thought of “going green” on the road while keeping some green in our pockets can turn even the biggest spender a…
By Scott Thomas Anderson One of Amy Yannello’s first stories for SN&R in the summer of 2007 was called “Death Watch.” Her words ran under…
By Eddie Jorgensen At this stage in Sting’s – a.k.a. Gordon Sumner’s – career, after the massive sale of his catalog and countless successful tours…
By Wendy Weitzel A Woodland project aims to end the cycle of homelessness by offering a range of lodging and services to help vulnerable residents…
By Madison Duong EBAYC Sacramento, an organization that serves young people living in high-need neighborhoods, is hosting its first Mental Health Art Fest on April…
By Eddie Jorgensen SacAnime fans love to dress up, and when they come out in force, there’s no shortage of awe-inspiring costumes. For those who…
By Bob Grimm You don’t have to be a committed fantasy-game fan to get a kick out of Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, a…
By Sena Christian On a recent Monday morning, with finally a break in the rain, Josh Fernandez and Frank Stockton met for the first time…
By Eddie Jorgensen When live music finally opened up for post-pandemic, full capacity glory at venues in and around Sacramento, perhaps one of the greatest…
By Casey Rafter The edges of its binding have begun to fray after weeks of thumbing through its pages – its blue duct tape slightly…