I have not posted a “Where was I?” in quite some time. I’d rate this a 4 out of 10 on the difficulty scale. It’s a popular place in Sacramento.
Where was I? Soda in water cup
Quick Bites: Good Eats shutting down, THIR13EN meets expectations, Doughbot news
If you were one of the 25 or so people who visited Good Eats this year, sorry to tell you that your dollar didn’t quite keep the doors open. The upscale mini-mart/bakery/deli/restaurant announced that it’s closing its doors by closing its doors and putting a sign in the window. While I didn’t have any particular gripe with Good Eats (except they ripped off their name from Alton Brown’s TV show and they had little to no parking and it felt like you were eating in an airport lounge or on display like you were at some zoo) it just seems the concept never quite took hold. I’d encourage a new owner to dump the restaurant idea, turn the place into another Taylor’s Market and let it go at that. Or, of course, reopen Andiamo’s which is what everyone wanted in the first place. Continue reading “Quick Bites: Good Eats shutting down, THIR13EN meets expectations, Doughbot news”
What The French?
The Bee has an interesting report today, “Yosemite deaths: Americans may have lost respect for nature’s risks” about recent deaths at Yosemite as evidence of a growing trend in deaths caused by Americans being too stupid/ignorant/tech-obsessed to know when nature is dangerous.
On Wednesday, children waded in a small eddy just 50 yards from the edge. Some playfully teetered on a log that separated the eddy from the river’s torrent. Upstream, a man swam across Emerald Pool and back, crossing the Merced River current and ignoring warnings and prohibitions posted nearby.
Horrifying, right? Read on…
The children playing so close to the edge of Vernal Fall were among a group of 15 Parisians visiting the park.
What. The. French?
But it’s actually a great read with some interesting discussion of a very plausible trend that seems to be affecting people everywhere. Maybe the Bee can research whether Americans are more likely to be literally eating a Big Mac while falling over Vernal Fall.
Isotopes vs. River Cats
If you’re like me and have been meaning to catch a River Cats game this season, now’s the time to do it! Next Thursday, August 18 they take on the Albuquerque Isotopes, which promises to be a great night for several reasons:
1) The Isotopes are also the baseball team on the beloved animated sitcom, The Simpsons. You can make Simpsons jokes with your buddies all night while watching the game. Built in fun!
2) A volunteer from United Way California Capital Region will throw out the opening pitch, and folks from their Fit Kids project will lead the audience in the Seventh Inning Stretch–with prizes! Who doesn’t love a little community nonprofit support with their baseball? Both are truly all-American!
3) BBQ! United Way is hosting a saucy fundraiser of the most American kind during the game. They didn’t tell me if it’s brown sugar or honey-based, but I do know it will be slathered on meat. Albeit, they were not able to obtain Duff Beer. In consolation, there will also be live music.
4) It’s baseball! And the River Cats! Now quick procrastinating, and get yourself to a game before the season ends. Continue reading “Isotopes vs. River Cats”
Wallpaper. @ Ace of Spades 8/10
Wallpaper., the Oakland-based “gonzo hip hop/party jam” outfit of Ricky Reed (aka Eric Frederic), is getting the full MTV (“Still into the music thing!”) treatment, as a featured artist in the Push project, which has launched acts like Bruno Mars, Florence and the Machine, and a little guy you may have heard of by the name of Bieber.
Wallpaper. is like Beck going through a heavy electro beats and Autotune phase turned up to 11. It’s one of those acts that skewers its genre with absurd humor, while coloring inside the lines of the genre itself and supplying enough sincerity and skill that it’s impossible to know when you depart the satirical vodka-soaked party bus and enter the … actual vodka-soaked party bus.
Get Ready for “The Golden L Hangar”
Or L Bear 17, or Bear-l Hangar, or something of that ilk.
Basically, here’s the news, the owners of Golden Bear are opening a new place in the old Hangar 17 storefront. Helping them do so will be the recently displaced Chris Tucker, former mix-master at L Wine Lounge & Urban Kitchen.
Here are the questions? Will the place try to revive the gastropub idea that Golden Bear had going for a few seconds last year? Will the bad juju from the previous Hangar owners curse the place? Will L ever reopen? And what the hell happened to Chris Tucker’s career? I thought those Rush Hour movies were going to put him over the top. Now he’s mixing drinks.
Reader-produced chart about new Greyhound station
An anonymous reader sent me this handy chart comparing the current Greyhound station with the new station on Richards Blvd. The chart sums up many of the points we had discussed when I wrote about the station last month, and adds some other nuggets. Here’s a snippet:
Is it ever OK to not proofread your story?
I don’t know, I’m getting old, I guess, but man these *news* stories that are published online with errors, typos, mistakes, etc. are getting old. In some cases, it leads to confusion, like with this story on news10.net about leaving your kids in the car.
Sacramento police officers cited the woman for a violation of Kaitlin’s Law, which prohibits anyone from leaving a child 6 years of age or younger unattended in a motor vehicle without the supervision of someone who is at least 12 years old. “Children under the age of 12 cannot be left alone in a car where the keys in the car, the ignition is on or there’s the potential of danger, injury or hazard by leaving them in the car,” police Sgt. Norm Leong said. The fine is $100.
Huh? 6, 12, unattended, supervision, keys in the car, danger, injury, I don’t know what to do.
It’s sort of an important clarification, right? I think some folks would argue the car is running and the AC is on scenario, by the way.
Jumble Sale, Beer, & Pizza! Oh My!
Calling all garage sale junkies, thrift store fanatics, and lovers of fun: come out to the Jumble Sale & Preview Party at Verge Center for the Arts tomorrow (Thursday) night! For a mere $15, from 6pm to 10pm, enjoy first-dibs shopping on throw back goods, beer, and Luigi’s pizza. You can also visit with artists in their studios and dance to live DJ Scott Soriano.
The whole shopping scene just keeps getting better and better in Sac! All this fun benefits a great nonprofit, Verge. (I volunteer there–I’ve seen their greatness first-hand.)
Can’t make the party, but still want to shop? The sale continues Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Check the website for details.
Unplugging at Shinneyboo Creek [PHOTOS]
Last week was the annual Cool family summer vacation fest, and this year we decided to try our hand at camping. We spent 3 nights at the awesomely named Shinneyboo Creek Cabins resort. Shinneyboo is located between Colfax and Truckee up I-80, about 75 miles away and about 7500 feet elevation.
We stayed in a tent cabin, which offers a lot of room and actual beds (though we still opted for sleeping bags). Roughing it without having to pitch your own tent (though next time we are down for that). There are about a dozen or so tent cabin sites at Shinneyboo, and each is provided a fire pit, a park style BBQ grill, and enough space to stretch out and make your own. There is potable water and there are facilities (including a shower)!
The Sac Rag 