Fake Guy Fieri-themed menu
There’s a chef named Guy Fieri. He sports spiked bleached-blonde hair. He’s on the Food Network shows Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (a.k.a. DDD or Triple D to…
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WTF, no more prizes in Cracker Jack?!?
A co-worker brought in a few packs of Cracker Jack this afternoon. I was never a huge fan. But, really, it’s all about the prize…
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…
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…
Sacramento record store The Beat closing this month after 31 years
Record store The Beat’s marquee had a sad message this week: After 31 years and 19 in Midtown, it will close its doors for good…
Beer Nerd Alert: top German brewer visits Sacramento tonight
If you’re not too busy pounding IPAs tonight, head over to Pangaea Two Brews Cafe for a special visit from German brewer Sebastian Sauer of…
Reclamare founder can tattoo your brain, too
This week’s Summer Guide issue includes a Q&A with three super-busy flesh-carvers about the tattoos do’s and don’t’s of summer. All three were game about…
R.I.P. Darondo
Spin magazine has reported some really sad news today: According to a post on his record label’s Facebook page, soul singer William Daron Pulliam has…
Maren Conrad, Vanguard and the art of new school feminism
It’s been a whirlwind couple of days for Sacramento artist Maren Conrad. But even though there have been surprises and huge disappointments, it’s also quickly…
If a pickup artist falls in the woods and no one notices…
Every woman’s reaction to being approached by a “pickup artist.” Bryan “Double B” Barton of Sac Pickup infamy tried to extend his 15 minutes by…
Miley Cyrus, Juicy J, twerking and the Sacramento Bee's fresh take on breaking news
Thanks, Team Scoopy. You own the twerk beat: Also breaking news: Taylor Swift just Tweeted some racy selfies to Lil B!
Best restaurant response to a nasty Yelp review ever!
Asian Cafe was one of my top-five fav spots in Sacramento. But after reading the restaurant’s response to a 1 star review on Yelp, it’s…
New, free concert series This Is Midtown arrives to save Second Saturday
It’s actually just called “This.” But that’s weird, so I’m calling it “This Is Midtown” until someone tells me to stop. I didn’t eat breakfast…
I know squat about T.C. Boyle
“I am T.C. Boyle. I do word magic.” Acclaimed fiction writer T.C. Boyle is scheduled to gab at the Crest Theatre on Friday night and…
Chk Chk Chk, Friday night, Concerts in the Park, FREE !!!
Last time I saw Chk Chk Chk, it was twice in one week: In front of 10,000 people at Launch 2012, and in some living…
Support your local filmmakers … that want to get a piece
Sam Wineman, the wonder behind the Hot Christmess podcast, has launched a Kickstarter campaign for his documentary Date Trip, in which the newly single Sacramentan…
Try one of the top 10 beers in the world this Thursday at DeVere’s in Midtown
Parabola is a seasonal, semi-rare, special brew by West Coast-based Firestone Walker Brewing Co. If you’re even remotely into beer, then you know them; they…