Be Brave Bold Robot understands you and your twentythirtysomthing heartaches, your existential angst, your weekend drunks and all that whatnot. Shelling out a few bucks for their self-titled album, you’ll see how much as they throw their hearts down on the bare wooden bar top to point out all its scars. The problem is that … Continue reading “Album Review: Be Brave Bold Robot”
“Hey honey, want to try someplace new for brunch?” I’m surprised lighting didn’t strike me as soon as I said those unassuming words. It turns out the fates had a much more insidious plan to ruin my weekend up their ethereal sleeves. SUNDAY (the day of reckoning) 11am- We are joined by our friend Tiffany, … Continue reading “The Brunch That Nightmares are Made of, or How to Ruin a Perfectly Good Sunday”
I missed my chance to witness Sacramento history Saturday night, when the River Cats played the longest game in River Cats history - 16 innings to break a stalemate, well past midnight, to defeat Oklahoma City’s Redhawks. After enjoying a good 9 innings, and sitting through an additional 5, my crew and I finally succumbed to dropping temperatures, high winds, and Dinger … Continue reading “River Cats History”
In keeping with the adventurous theme of this year’s fair, organizers invited Jungle George’s Exotic Meats to challenge your palate and allow you to taste something that I’ll wager you have not yet tried.
photo credit: Brave Heart The City announced on Friday that it had met a December 1 deadline to get shovel-ready on the project to move and realign the tracks at Sacramento Valley Station. I trust that even though they were “scrambling” to get it done, Kevin McCarty and the other city council members made sure … Continue reading “City wins $20 million stimulus for Railyard move”
One year ago, as newspapers across the country were stopping the presses, one brave couple dove in head-first. That’s when Heidi Komlofske and Ross Rojek started a little publication called Sacramento Book Review. Just as the LA Times was closing their book review, this Sacramento couple was starting theirs. Crazy? Perhaps. As Rojek reached out … Continue reading “Start the Presses! Local Publication Celebrates One Year Anniversary”
We’ve spent so much time reading this year about restaurants closing, shutting down, and otherwise disappearing from the face of the Earth, that we’ve forgotten some of the more positive stories of the year. So, in a spirit of happy-fun-time, let’s reminisce about all the brave souls who actually opened a business this year and … Continue reading “Ac-cen-tu-ate the Positive 2008: Restaurant Openings!”
It’s been a little over a year since I saw Agent Ribbons play, for the first and only time, opening for the Dead Hensons at Old Ironsides. When they had finished their set, I was left with the satisfied feeling that one gets after seeing a very promising band at the beginning. Unfortunately, that summed … Continue reading “Sacramento’s Darlings: Agent Ribbons at the Press Club”
A photo of Tom Brady is a blog post’s ticket to Google success Two free events coming up this weekend that I wanted to make sure to mention. First of all, don’t forget Saturday is Museum Day. Free admission to 25 local museums from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Forecast calls for rain at least … Continue reading “Weekend events: Museum Day, Harpeth Trace @ The Firehouse”
Between the DUI-related fatal crashes and the dangers of highway 12, it’s been a tragic month in the area. Each story is accompanied by on-camera appearances by the victims families–not family spokespeople, but spouses and children. In their rush to be first to the scene and get the highest level of access, I think local … Continue reading “Victim reporting hits rock bottom”
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