Tag Archives: Economy

Top articles for 2011

photo credit: C.M. Keiner Happy 2012 everyone! For your enjoyment here are the top posts on this site that were published in 2011. Of course, Julie Durda, How to pronounce Goethe and The Shins making headlines continue to be curiously … Continue reading

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Sacramento Book Review publishers moving to Midtown

Meredith Greene tipped me that 1776 Productions, publishers of the San Francisco Book Review and the Sacramento Book Review (and one in Portland as well) are moving their headquarters to Midtown. According to co-publisher Ross Rojek, the move could start … Continue reading

In these tough economic times, be thankful for tough economic times

The Sac Bee reports on a rare benefit in this down economy: While Sacramento commuters spend on average 24 hours a year stuck in traffic, that’s better than in most urban areas, and it’s a smoother commute than drivers here … Continue reading

When one door closes…

Interesting positioning of headlines recently on Google News… On sacbee.com and news10.net, we learn that William Glen is closing its doors at the end of the year. Then, over at sacramentopress.com (at sacbee.com, too), we find out that “the children … Continue reading

Recycle this!

I went to my parking lot recycling spot (awesome site, btw, 2004 & 2005 “News” articles) on Saturday to cash in some bottles and cans that had been piling up (why give that money to the County, right?) only to … Continue reading

How Convenient

I think we’ve all figured out by now that more and more gas stations price their product depending on your method of payment. The two-tiered system is completely legal, however is not an option for many gas station owners. Pumps … Continue reading

Aw, SNAP!

I’m just now reading this article on sacbee.com from Monday about the increase in food stamp use in Sacramento. With more people on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, the marketplace is shifting as more retailers accept food stamps … Continue reading

What’s your limit on the current economic turmoil?

cc by takomabibelot The impending closure of a Sam’s Club in Natomas is less heart breaking than Saturday’s closing of Wishing Well. (Though it should probably freak us out more, since Walmart (parent company of Sam’s Club) was cited as … Continue reading