Issue: July 14, 2011
Dear SN&R reader!
This week's feature story: When it looked like longtime SN&R contributor
Sasha Abramsky and his family would be heading off to the East Coast for new jobs and a new home, the writer started taking stock. What would he miss, and not miss, about the place he'd called home for seven years? Here's what he
discovered in the process of leaving--and then not--the Sacramento region.
In news: Is the city of Roseville's entertainment, dancing and live-music ordinance a de facto ban? Or are upset parties such as The Station, a trolley-train nightclub on the city's outskirts, getting a bit too fast and Footloose with the rules? Raheem Hosseini reports on the party in Roseville. Also, Sacramento City Council gets healthy and fit, Bobby Burns supporters hope to
get a park named after him, and Hugh Biggar goes for a ride looking for sunken (non) treasure in the Delta.
In arts&culture: Who keeps the local jazz scene's backbeat? Longstanding SN&R music writer Jackson Griffith profiles Alex Jenkins, equally longstanding local drummer with a new release featuring his immersive sound. Also this week: Kel Munger reports on the poets, who are coming (the poets are coming!); Greg Lucas sips the city's best brews, and Jim Lane says goodbye to Harry Potter.
SN&R Staff
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I (almost) love Sacramento …
Local family tries to move east but can’t seem to leave Sacramento.
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Footloose in Roseville
Did the suburb ban dancing and live music everywhere except Old Town?
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For your health
Sacramento to ban soft drinks and junk food, endorse healthy-lifestyle resolution.
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Bobby Burns Park?
If the city actually builds the first Midtown park in years, locals want it named after the Sacramento icon.
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Pickin’ up trash with Joe Maloof
Skating and picking up trash with skaters and the Maloofs. Plus Sacramento County confirms that pot ordinance isn’t urgent.
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No more tears
What solar power can do for not you, but the world.
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Sunny outlook for solar
Gov. Jerry Brown signs ABX1 15, providing tax incentives for solar installations.
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Abandon ship
SN&R writer goes on marine patrol with local sheriffs.
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Letters for July 14, 2011
Love, hate, indifference—readers express their opinions, sometimes about each other.
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Unicorns and virgins
Joey addresses some angry responses to a recent column.
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People are strange
A Sacramento writer gets something attached to her pants.
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A forkful of family
Del Paso Heights Certified Farmers Market opened on July 2.
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Light up your life
90-year-old Roy Lofing, founder of Lofings Lighting, shares stories from his personal Sacramento history.
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Don’t hate, appreciate
The Mexican on immigrants heading back home, and love and hate relationships with boxers.
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Lessons from Atlanta
A testing scandal could easily happen in Sacramento.
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Oceans are dying
How much longer are we going to be in denial about what’s happening to our planet?
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Unhappy anniversary
Lots of good happening on the gay-marriage front.
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Editorial Cartoon
This week’s cartoon from the mind of John Kloss.
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Killer sweet tooth
Sugar may be sweet, but the long-term health prospects of cake eaters can be sour.
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Words on high
Poets from the Community of Writers at Squaw Valley participate in a benefit reading at the Crocker Art Museum.
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The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
SN&R reviews a new production by Runaway Stage Productions.
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King of Shadows
SN&R reviews a new production at Big Idea Theatre.
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Steel Magnolias
SN&R reviews a new production at Celebration Arts.
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Mermaid Avenue
The Sacramento Mermaid Parade will make its inaugural splash Saturday.
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Millions of peaches
Celebrate all things peachy at the Marysville Peach Festival.
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Faith floats
California Stage has a winner with The Diviners.
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Perfect sleeping bag
Choice Health Mutual’s house indica Million Dollar Purple cures insomnia.
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On a rampage
Sarah Burns’ new book takes a serious look at the attack on a Central Park jogger—and the five innocent young men who went to jail for it.
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Burning times
Philip Connors chronicles a life spent watching for fire.
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Not made of stone
Daryl Gregory’s latest novel builds an entirely new universe—and peoples it with undead people.
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Hot poetry in the park
Poets Moira Magneson, Michael Paul and Brigit Truex read in Fremont Park this week.
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Road trip!
Remembering Sacramento while traveling through the Northwest.
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Hemp vs. pot
A new law would allow once-banned hemp grows a few miles from downtown Sacramento. So why are cannabis cultivators opposed to hemp’s big breakthrough?
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Choices and remedies
Learning how pot heals at Choice Health Mutual.
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Young women gone wild
The Sacramento Shakespeare Festival doubles up on comedies.
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Best of brew worlds
Beer adventure abounds at this haven on Franklin Boulevard.
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Lock your cars!
Watch out for frantic zucchini unloaders in your neighborhood.
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Chai something new
A Chico-made chai—that just happens to be darn tasty—is now available in Sacramento.
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All about the melons
Melons and watermelons are coming into season in the Sacramento area.
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Pro protein
Vegan protein shake supplements don’t have to be nasty and offensive.
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Never the same song twice
Catch Alex Jenkins’ Sound Immersion this Saturday night at Luna’s Café & Juice Bar.
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Fri, July 15, The Billy Martini Show
Billy Martini brings his ’70s tribute project to Bases Loaded in Antioch.
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Fri, July 15, The Generals
The Generals bring arena-sized rock to the intimate all-ages hangout The Refuge.
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Fri, July 15, The Yule Logs
Cool off with some hot Xmas tunes.
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Sat, July 16, India.Arie
India.Arie headlines the California WorldFest with Idan Raichel.
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Sat, July 16, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott
Ramblin’ Jack Elliott brings working-class folk to the Uptown Theatre in Napa.
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Mon, July 18, MC Hammer
MC Hammer plans to hurt ’em at the California State Fair.
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Thurs, July 21, Langhorne Slim
Langhorne Slim blends folk, blues and punk.
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Thurs, July 21, Hapa
Hapa brings island vibes to Sacramento’s Harlow’s.
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Jimmer jam, thank you, ma’am
The California State Fair kicks off, Grimey turns one, Tesla actually puts out a new album and the Midtown Business Association goes Warhol.
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Pottering to the end
After all these years, Harry Potter is still the boy who lived.
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A Better Life
Chris Weitz does a pretty good job with this noble-immigrant melodrama.
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Horrible Bosses
Nonstop profanity, raunchy sex scenes, general tastelessness—and absolutely hilarious.
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Larry Crowne
You’d think Julia Roberts and Tom Hanks could phone in a good movie. You’d be wrong.
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Winnie the Pooh
Pooh does just what he ought to do, considering he’s a bear of very little brain.
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