Review: Fiery fowl on trend
The Angry Bird opened in Citrus Heights last year, putting a colorful dent in the Sunrise Marketplace’s 20-year ongoing big box/chain takeover. (The restaurant only…
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The 2020 SAMMIES winners
Musicians will not be silenced—neither will SN&R Sacramento’s cultural landscape includes so many of us. Our music and arts communities are just two of those…
How to use cannabis safely during a pandemic
COVID-19 sounds like it should be a new cannabis strain. Unfortunately, it’s the official name of the virulent coronavirus pandemic that is sweeping the globe….
Editor’s note: Will we pass this test?
Because Sacramento isn’t home to many millionaires, it’s going to take all of us to get through the corornavirus shutdown The coronavirus pandemic is an…
Assisted living—or sitting ducks?
News that the first coronavirus-related death in Sacramento County occurred in an Elk Grove home for the elderly raised the specter that the disease, which…
Love in the time of COVID-19
The coronavirus outbreak is changing our lives.
No more eating out
Illustration by Maria Ratinova As President Donald Trump sent us into the weekend under national emergency due to the spread of coronavirus, some Sacramento restaurants…
Patience zero
Photo by Graham Womack Sacramento Homeless Organizing Committee board president John Kraintz sits after a March 11 continuum of care meeting. John Kraintz has struggled…
Quarantine grandma?
“Social distancing.” In this time of coronavirus, it sounds straightforward: Avoid crowds. Don’t shake hands. If you’re 65 or older, isolate yourself at home. If…
Yvonne R. Walker: Let your circle be unbroken
While we are all extraordinary, it takes a circle to bring out the extraordinary within us.
From SN&R’s president: It could be the end
Over the last 30 years, we have financed SN&R with advertising, mainly from local businesses promoting social gatherings at concerts, theaters, galleries and in bars…
Editor’s note: Will City Hall bite the bullet?
A consultant says Sacramento can save millions, but some ideas target workers and unions A consultant just handed Sacramento City Hall a list of 26…
The tinted tell
An alleged meth trafficker from West Sacramento faces federal charges as local officials drill down on the cascading effects of addiction 3-12-2020 A West Sacramento…
Missing
Most of Sacramento’s missing persons vanish from one place—and it’s supposed to be a sanctuary for abused children. Among the many tragedies of her death is…
Editor’s note: The campaign slog
After March 3 primary, a long campaign before a long ballot on Nov. 3 With the dust finally settling from the March 3 primary, it’s…
Spring flowers
It’s time for Sacramento camellia contest, but how many entries? After an unusually warm February, Julie Vierra is understandably nervous. Will Sacramento’s famous camellias still…
Essay: Making movies
City’s first film commissioner wants to make Sacramento a production destination By Jennifer West One of my favorite childhood memories is going to see a…