Issue: April 18, 2013
Thanks for reading this week's SN&R--a special Earth Day issue.
The feature story this week: Cosmo Garvin talks with local activists
that are fighting to preserve the area's precious (and rapidly
disappearing) wetlands.
Elsewhere in the issue: Alastair Bland on how climate change may
influence wine production; Raheem F. Hosseini on budgetary struggles
at the Sacramento Ballet; Greg Lucas wonders how much privacy we
actually have on the Internet; Raheem F. Hosseini investigates
seduction start-up Sac Pick Up; Jonathan Mendick picks the best of
the Earth Day festivities; Ann Martin Rolke finds some noteworthy
Turkish food; Rachel Leibrock bids Deftones bassist Chi Cheng
farewell; Blake Gillespie gets ready to celebrate Record Store Day; and more.
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Losing the life aquatic
Sacramento's vernal pools have flourished for thousands of years. Now, threatened by county mismanagement and development, they're threatened with extinction.
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Climate change might sour California’s wine grapes
As global warming takes its toll on the planet, some wine production will migrate to cooler regions.
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Cash crunch at Sacramento Ballet leads to temporary layoffs
Company hopes to bring nondance employees back soon.
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Did Democrats actually discuss climate change at their California convention?
Last fall’s presidential campaign didn’t focus on the environment. How much did Dems say here in the Golden State a week before Earth Day?
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From Boston to Sacramento
In Sacramento, news of the Boston Marathon bombing hits home.
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Letters for April 18, 2013
Readers respond on the Sacramento Kings arena saga and trying to make sense of reducing the amount of affordable-housing units being built in the city.
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Holler ‘Hallelujah!’
Joey advises a reader that closure is a process, not a period.
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An appreciation
Sacramento's Leon Lefson died, but his lessons live.
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Earth is a tier-one planet
Earth Day should be a blue-chip holiday.
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Feed the tree
A former real-estate agent fashions reclaimed wood into utilitarian chic.
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Brown grandkids and fruit culture
Mexicans are here to stay—and they'll be eating plenty of tamarind while they are here, too.
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One man in Havana
Bites wonders why California superlobbyist Darius Anderson is playing host to California legislators on trips to Cuba, Jay-Z and Beyoncé style.
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Full-frontal identity
California legislators race to play catch-up with Internet-privacy concerns—and consumers' evolving online habits.
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Reasons for optimism on this Earth Day
Carbon credits, green jobs and clean cars matter!
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Portrait of the pickup artist as a young man in Sacramento
Hookup guru Bryan “Double B” Barton brings his seduction game to Sacramento.
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Keep calm and journey on
SN&R reviews Journey to the West at the Community Asian Theatre of the Sierra.
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The hell you make
SN&R reviews Ovation Stage’s take on Jean-Paul Sartre with Dark Meets Light.
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Earthy events
SN&R highlights some of this week’s Earth Day events in the Sacramento area.
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Best redressed
Thrift Town's annual prom contest encourages shoppers to refashion and recycle secondhand glam wear.
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Throw some shade
In honor of Earth Day, the Sacramento Tree Foundation will plant seedlings at the Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge.
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Click green
Hank Green's technology blog explores the balance between nature and technology.
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Sad trees no more
The Sacramento-based Happy Hour Paints will help you channel your inner Bob Ross.
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World class, at last
The Istanbul Bistro in East Sacramento is a Turkish delight.
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Capitol Beer and Tap Room's Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. dinner is this Wednesday
This new brew spot keeps stepping up its game.
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The hamblogger
Local writer and photographer runs a burger-review blog and is the founder of the Sacramento Burger Battle.
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Out like a lamb
The vegan knows the difference between lamb vs. mutton, but does the meat eater?
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Fri., April 19, Arlo Guthrie
Folk royalty singer-songwriter visits the Mondavi Center at UC Davis.
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Fri., April 19, Be Brave Bold Robot
Local band expresses heartfelt ideas in a folk-rock style.
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Fri., April 19, Parie Wood
Young folk singer-songwriter will perform at Shine coffeehouse.
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Fri., April 19, Xochitl
Young Sacramento singer-songwriter entices audiences with confident vocals and heart-onthe-sleeve lyrics.
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Sat., April 20, Cold Eskimo
The best local indie-pop band you might not have heard of opens for Foals at Ace of Spades.
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Sat., April 20, Medeski Martin & Wood with Joshua Light Show
Expermental jazz and funk band will bring groove-oriented music to the Mondavi Center.
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Sun., April 21, The Wunderbar Day Party
Local deejays throw a daytime party at LowBrau, complete with sun-drenched day-drinking jams.
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Wed., April 24, Angel Olsen
Folk singer-songwriter with emotive voice plays Bows & Arrows.
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Great nights and long goodbyes
Reflections on the Postal Service and Sister Crayon, and saying goodbye to Chi Cheng.
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Out of the park
A new film about Jackie Robinson is a soul-stirring account of 1940s-era race and baseball.
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Disconnect
Jason Bateman and Colin Ford star in this creaky take about life on the Internet.
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Jurassic Park 3D
Steven Spielberg's 1993 classic dinosaur movie gets the 3-D treatment.
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Driving while (not) high
Ngaio about driving under the influence of THC.
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