Issue: July 28, 2011
Dear SN&R reader!
Think about how many uniquely Sacramento places, faces and things
have gone by the wayside over the past year alone, disappearing at an
increasingly hasty click. (Well, don't think too hard, lest ye
unleash the proverbial eye faucet.) In this week's feature story,
SN&R staff has compiled a very "Retromento" bucket list, but with a
twist: 99 things to do, see, or experience in the greater Sacto area
before you're gone.
In news this week, Cosmo Garvin follows up on the state of the city
manager: Will John Shirey actually take the job? Also this week: The
future of solar power in deserts and on rooftops; community gardens
in the central city; broken pipes underground; and why you should
smog your whip.
From the arts scene: Kreayshawn's now the hottest rapper, male or
female, getting love from MTV. Her roots are in NorCal, specifically
Oakland, but her creation story is still a bit of a mystery. Bay
Area-based music scribe Rachel Swan debunks the Kreayshawn myths.
Also this week: Captain American gets five friggin' stars (!!!) from
Jim Lane; artist Nathan Cordero chats about cutting up wood; and Ed
Murrieta visits with Dale Maharidge.
SN&R Staff
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Sacramento bucket list
99 ways to embrace the city’s Retromento roots.
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Solar wars
Do vast deserts or small rooftops hold the key to a sunnier and more affordable (and more democratic) energy future?
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Chalk it up
Boycott battle at the Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op turns to sidewalk graffiti.
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‘One woman at a time’
Women’s Empowerment of Sacramento has helped hundreds of families back on their feet.
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Last year’s burrito
Auntie Ruth says as you grow older, you hopefully learn the facts.
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Walk the walk
Appreciate local wildlife by taking a nature walk.
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Letters for July 28, 2011
Love, hate, indifference—readers express their opinions, sometimes about each other.
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Quit it, don’t hit it
No-nonsense advice on how to handle a selfish BF and a selfish BFF.
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Mennonites and misdemeanors
The Mexican on damn good cheese, breaking the law, and an update from a letter writer in love.
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The new guy
Would you take the Sacramento city manager job? With the mayor publicly criticizing your hire?
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The air in Sacramento!
Top 10 things you can do to fight local air pollution.
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Editorial Cartoon
This week’s cartoon from the mind of John Kloss.
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Fairly nerdy, exhaustedly perfect
Going back for seconds at the California State Fair.
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Down but not out
Former Sacramento Bee reporter Dale Maharidge talks about 30 years on the poverty beat, and his fear of losing it all—just like the people he writes about.
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Twelfth Night
SN&R reviews a new production at the Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival.
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Sac o’ tomatoes
Sacramento celebrates tomatoes at the Sacramento Tomatofest.
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Pearty on!
The 39th annual Pear Fair goes down in Courtland this weekend.
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Bring a chicken if you don’t have cash
Runaway Stage Productions lets ’er rip with The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.
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Mmm, chocolate
Nor-Cali Creations Chocolate Thai is great for migraine relief.
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The definition of cool
Definition of cool: practicing more than one art at a time.
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The (not so) Great Race
Eppie’s Great Race is difficult, even with home-court advantage.
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Taste buds
Can you toke the difference between indoor, outdoor, sativa, indica, high-priced and inexpensive medical cannabis? Learn how—plus, our writer conducts a “Pepsi Challenge.”
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Medi-cann makeover
Midtown Collective’s budtender talks meds, popular strains and the club’s new remodel.
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Comedy tonight!
Sierra Stages puts a fine spin on a Stephen Sondheim classic.
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Delightfully personalized
Perhaps benign, definitely addictive Asian specialties with a Euro twist.
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In a pickle
Making pickles is easy and safe. Give it a try this year.
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Sweet corn and a second chance
Stonelake Farms of Elk Grove has produce at the West Sacramento Farmers Market.
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Laugh at a vegan
Comedian Myq Kaplan is a total (hilarious vegan) dork.
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Fri, July 29, The Tubes
The Tubes bring punk jams to Thunder Valley.
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Sat, July 30, Ekin Cheng
Ekin Cheng brings Cantopop to Cache Creek.
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Mon, Aug 1, Instagon
Lob and his cohorts bring something new every time.
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Wed, Aug 3, Black Holes, What?
Black Holes, What? do pizza at Luigi’s Fun Garden.
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Thurs, Aug 4, Red Molly
Red Molly comes to West Sac’s CSA Event Center.
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Thurs, Aug 4, Toby Keith and Eric Church
A superstar and an up-and-comer combine for a big country-rock show in Wheatland.
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Fri, Aug 12, ¡Ay Tan Sucia!
Moombahton takes over Level Up Lounge.
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Jealousy will get you Spotify
Beatnik Studios closes out the month with magic fun, Kanye West actually shows his face again in Sacramento, big-time local album releases, Launch busted by cops.
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Crazy, smart, likable
Here’s the inside scoop on how love works—or doesn’t—at every stage of life.
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Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Journey of a Tribe Called Quest
It’s a “rapumentary” that really works.
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Captain America: The First Avenger
At last, a Marvel comic makes it to screen and stays, uh, marvelous.
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Friends With Benefits
It’s all amusing throwaway bits without benefits.
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Page One: Inside the New York Times
Too few scenes of news judgment, too many scenes of generational conflict.
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Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Stately, solemn and serious, but not really much story.
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A Little Help
Jenna Fischer tries her hand at something a little less Office-y.
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