If you’ve driven by the corner of Broadway and Muir (9th) anytime in your life and wondered what exactly the grouping of building was you were looking at, you know the ones, the one and two story brick jobs laid out in a wide open pattern, like some kind of Massachusetts militia base from the … Continue reading “First Step Reached in Pulling Down “World’s Nicest Projects””
Sweeping changes are happening at the California State Fair. Cal Expo’s two top managers, Norb Bartosik and Brian May, recently announced their retirements. The Sacramento Bee has taken this opportunity to call on Governor Brown to save the State Fair. The grounds need $50 million for repairs and more for renovations, and the State Fair … Continue reading “Big shows coming to State Fair?”
Sacramento’s David Garibaldi auditions for America’s Got Talent.
I’m on a roll lately. Unfortunately, it’s a roll of shitty meals. We’re not talking average, moderate, unremarkable meals, but ranging instead from rotten to atrocious. And it’s not like I’ve been eating at shady unlicensed joints hoping to find a gem in amongst the filth. We’re talking about long-standing, reputable places here that have … Continue reading “Three Rather Off-putting Meals”
I played “Rock Band” for the first time last night (with our own The Game Guy, natch). If you have not played “Guitar Hero” or “Rock Band,” you must know that they are probably the most fun things invented in a long time. They are like a video game you would invent inside a dream … Continue reading “Local connection for “Rock Band””
Introducing Placeblogger, the hottest new thing in blogs dedicated to specific cities. FauxPaws pointed this out to me a few months ago but now it has launched, complete with major financial backing. Placeblogs are sometimes called “hyperlocal sites” because some of them focus on news events and items that cover a particular neighborhood in great … Continue reading “Placeblogger, putting the L in URL”
Here we are, almost at the end of another year, when Christmas songs and sleigh bells fill the air, kindness to strangers and love for our families fills our hearts and year-end best-of lists fill every medium you see. Well, we at the Rag would like to get a jumpstart on the trend and start … Continue reading “Let the Year End Lists Begin, Extra Spicy”
Perfect summer evening for baseball, and so on impulse I rounded up some friends last night and headed for Raley Field to watch the RiverCats play the Salt Lake City Bees. Maybe it’s me, but … where did the fun go? To be sure, you couldn’t fault the weather, Sacramento’s best: just a hint of … Continue reading “Going, going, gone …”
There’s a lot going these days with the iPod. From lawsuits both good and bad to increases in crime, the portable digital media player has brought Apple the highest revenue and earnings in the company’s history. As a frustrated iPod owner myself (the battery life on the Mini? Come on, last likes 2 hours at … Continue reading “iPod, Sacramento, etc.”
Let’s hear from the people–where was the place to be on New Years’ Eve 2005? In my house, the place to be was the couch, where the main attraction was a good chunk of “Arrested Development” Season 2. I’m aware that there may have been other things going on outside my house, but did any … Continue reading “Partay?”
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