Extras from an interview with journalist Scott Thomas Anderson
No one boxes Scott Thomas Anderson into a word-count. I learned that long ago about the journalist and author, back when we both worked at…
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NIMBY, no more
Environmental regulations are being misused.
Controversial one-woman play details life—and death—of American college student in Gaza
—by Jim Carnes My Name is Rachel Corrie is a one-woman play that tells the story of a naïve young American college student who became…
Midtown Business Association hears complaints against Sacramento provider for homeless youth
By Steph Rodriguez The Midtown Business Association met earlier this month to discuss problems some merchants are having with a recently relocated homeless youth provider….
Cielito Lindo Mexican Gastronomy to reopen in May
Almost exactly one year ago, a fire charred Ramiro Alarcon’s Cielito Lindo Mexican Gastronomy. The East Sacramento restaurant was open just seven months, and it’s…
Stuff to do this week
Heal the world This year Earth Day lands on Wednesday, April 22, but there’s plenty of earth-friendly stuff to do on both sides of that…
Sacramento B-boys headed to Red Bull BC One qualifier
B-Boy CNote B-Boy Philthy Sacramento’s produced a number of great B-boys over the years. A few years back, I wrote a cover story on B-Boy…
REVIEW: 'Once'
photo by Joan Marcus —by Jeff Hudson Decades ago, major musicals originated as Broadway shows, and later morphed into movies. And that still happens—Les Miserables,…
All the rage
Joey advises a reader on the complexities of anger.
Stuff to do this week: DIY edition
Do it yourself, Sactown Sometimes it seems like the entertainment options in Sactown are relatively passive: We go somewhere, have a drink and watch…
Beauty, lose that beast
Joey advises a reader to stop living a fairy-tale lie.
Stuff to do this week
(Almost) April in Paris Poster illustration by Shane Murphy. Colored by Sarah Straub, lettered by Matthew Mora. The Paris Saint-Germain Football Club is through to…
Stuff to do this week: family edition
Of all the seasons, spring seems to remind me most of the joy of being a kid. It has the beauty of plants blossoming, the…
Police threaten to break up open mics at Caesar Chavez Plaza
Five Sacramento artists gathered by the fountain at Cesar Chavez Plaza on the night of Monday, March 16. At 8:08 p.m., they planned to launch…
Diary of a Sacramento (area) rap show
There’s a fragrant stank of herb in the gravel parking lot of a closed automotive repair shop, across the strip from The Boardwalk in Orangevale….
Gastronomicon: Taco Bell's Sriracha Quesarito revels in density and excess
Taco Bell seems to have always pursued edginess in new offerings. Sometimes, these fringe products find enough success to get rolled into the main menu,…
Meet Peter Tateishi, head of the new Sacramento Metro Chamber
Sacramento needs a strong Chamber, where business and community leaders, regardless of their political affiliation, can work together to improve the region.