The City of Sacramento has the cleanest drinking water of any city in California! It’s time to celebrate by protecting this high-quality resource instead of wasting it needlessly. Let’s all party green together with these helpful tips: Write to the City and tell them to install your water meter today. Water meters have been called … Continue reading “Sacramento’s Drinking Water Rated Highest in the State”
Looking for a good holiday movie? Stick to the classics. Whatever you do, skip A Christmas Tale by Arnaud Desplechin. This newly released DVD can be found tucked alongside The Grinch that Stole Christmas, Elf, Home Alone, and dozens of other feel-good standards. But don’t be duped. This film doesn’t deserve such good company. The … Continue reading “A Christmas Tale: DVD Review”
Prepare to be moved! Spring Awakening, which opened at the Community Center Theater on Wednesday and runs through November 15, brings rare vitality to the Sacramento stage. The play offers originality from set, cast, music, and story alike. Make no advanced presumptions. Whatever you imagine the play to be like, you’ll probably be surprised. The … Continue reading “Spring Awakening: Theater Review”
What, me controvershulz? photo credit: Qiao-Da-Ye賽門è™å¤§çˆº I’m skeptical about Kevin McCarty’s plan to draft an emergency ordinance to require special permits for water bottlers. My views pretty much jive with what the Sac Bee editorialized today. I think most people should be wary of government being able to change the rules and apply them retroactively. … Continue reading “Skeptical about the water bottling ordinance”
© Tribune Interactive, Inc Fox 40 follows up on its report last week about the new Arden Mall dress code. Arden Mall officials came out with surveillance video on Monday, that shows an alleged robber wearing a hood – the reason they’re banning hoods from being worn inside the mall, because they they said it … Continue reading “Arden Fair officials defend hoodie banning”
Rachel, a native of Woodland, CA, made the cut on the 13th season (I just can’t type “cycle,” I can’t do it!) of “America’s Next Top Model” last night, continuing Norcal’s dominance of the show. (We can also claim blonde-turned brunette Brittany, who hails from from Livermore.) Doe-eyed 19-year old Rachel is one of 13 … Continue reading “Woodland’s Top Model candidate makes doe eyes at Tyra”
Friday’s opening of the State Fair was capped with an appearance from American Idol David Cook. This was, without question, one of the funnest musical moments I have witnessed at The Fair in years. Why? RELEVANCE! Most bands that play The Fair are either blasts from the past or up and comers. Cook is NOW, … Continue reading “David Cook gives The Fair what it needs”
Sac PD are out today in a sting to nab drivers who don’t stop for pedestrians at crosswalks: Plainclothes officers will be attempting to cross between the white lines of crosswalks at different intersections in the city. Nearby, motorcycle officers and officers in patrol cars will be watching for motorists who don’t yield the right … Continue reading “Watch out for crosswalk sting today”
Here is the full text of the cringe-worthy “internal discussion” version of the Sac Bee’s post-election editorial (which was updated yesterday afternoon, here). Items you may need before you read this: vomit receptacle, punching bag, phone number to cancel your subscription. Editorial: You did it! Uh, so what now? Published: Wednesday, May. 20, 2009 – … Continue reading “Text of Sac Bee’s embarrassing draft post-election editorial”
Nothing affirms the sense of renewal that comes with Spring like seeing mother critters care for their young. I’m lucky to have several bird nests in the backyard and have spent the past month watching hummingbirds zip about. At first, they were just mothers building nests, but now there are several tiny reminders of their … Continue reading “Women in Brewing at Rubicon”
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