Issue: June 20, 2013
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The feature this week: Dave Kempa examines what happens to homeless
kids and those that have been in and out of the foster-care system by
the time they turn 18. He joins one brother and sister struggling on
the streets of Sacramento.
Elsewhere in the issue: After 31 years, beloved record store The Beat
is closing, and various writers weigh in on what this means for the
city; Nick Miller on Phil Angelides' push to build McKinley village
and resistance from neighborhood groups; Rachel Leibrock on Maren
Conrad's paintings that were commissioned for and then removed from
Randy Paragary's new club Vanguard; Raheem F. Hosseini on an upstart
advocacy group Hmong Innovating Politics; David Allen Brown on his
adventures at a nudist resort; and more.
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Adoption, foster care and Sacramento’s lost teens
The secret about adoption and foster care is that many kids still end up living on the streets. Our writer joins them.
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Is McKinley Village smart urban infill housing—or a traffic nightmare?
Sacramento developer Phil Angelides' team and neighborhood groups are at odds.
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Restaurateur Randy Paragary yanks controversial paintings off new bar's walls
Sacramento artist Maren Conrad’s latest series is proof that when it comes to art, a little dose of controversy can be a good thing.
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Hmong Innovating Politics shakes up Sacramento political establishment
Hmong Innovating Politics announced federal injunction filings against the Sacramento City Unified School District last week.
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County supervisors do little to reform offender rehabilitation in Sacramento
Is it the stepchild of county budget dance?
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Move to dissolve Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency fizzles. For now.
Housing advocates push the redevelopment fight to another day.
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Ghosts of record-shopping past
With The Beat’s closing, Sacramento isn’t just losing another record store, it’s turning down the sound on yet another bit of local music history.
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Letters for June 20, 2013
On Walmart, ultra lounges and more.
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Cheaters gonna cheat
Joey advises readers on how to deal with betrayal, rejection and preteen dating.
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Sacramento needs more outdoor movie nights, music events and wet fun
Does Sacramento offer any events this season not involving light beer and inner tubes on the American River?
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Truth, loyalty and religion
Karen Levy, a Sacramento State University adjunct professor, discusses her new memoir, My Father's Gardens.
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Atrocious crimes
The Mexican reminds that the drug cartels south of the border aren't the only group of people to commit brutal murders in history.
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On gunfights in Old Sacramento, school-board lawsuits and Kevin Johnson as Kings salesman
Old Sac cancels its mock shoot-outs, lawyer Mark Merin goes after the district over school closures and the mayor shills for season tickets.
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Should Sacramento ban outdoor smoking at bars?
If anything, maybe ban muggers and pistol-whippers and bicyclists who ride on sidewalks.
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Take it off, take it all off
A new nudist sheds inhibitions at Laguna del Sol.
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Love, cross-dressing and banjos
The Davis Shakespeare Ensemble gives the Shakespeare classic an Appalachian twist.
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Unhappy marriage equality
Big Idea Theatre takes on love, marriage and gender roles.
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Eat, drink and be very French
SN&R has the skinny on the Sacramento French Film Festival happening at the Crest Theatre from June 21, through June 30.
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A Contemporary American’s Guide To A Successful Marriage © 1959
SN&R reviews a new production at Big Idea Theatre.
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The Big Bang
SN&R reviews a new production at B Street Theatre.
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The poetry of divorce
Sharon Olds headlines the Squaw Valley Community of Writers Benefit Reading.
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Salad daze
The arugula salad at Masullo is a must-have starter to your pizza dinner.
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Reading the Golden State
Discover California writers in this new volume that compiles works by poets, fiction writers and nonfiction scribes from up and down the state.
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Knowledge is power
Know Your Meme helps you keep up with the pop-culture wonders of the Internet.
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A place of meat heaven
Get educated on authentic Korean food, which is typically more subtle than other Asian styles.
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Stay frosty, Sactown
SN&R highlights some of Sacramento’s tastiest frozen treats.
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Where the Wild Things are
Catch a free film screening about the killing of America’s natural predators at the Crest Theatre on Tuesday, June 25.
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Less is more
Sacramento alt-rock band Der Spazm loses a member and gains a new perspective.
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Thurs., June 20, Water Liars
Oxford, Miss., rockers bring sincere songcraft to Davis.
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Fri., June 21, Jackpot
Jackpot opens for the Mother Hips on what promises to be an epic show.
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Fri., June 21, Pete Escovedo
A Latin jazz icon will visit the Harris Center for the Arts (formerly Three Stages at Folsom Lake College).
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Sat., June 22, Davis Music Fest
Tons of Sacramento-area artists—and some from out of town—get together for a music festival in Davis this weekend.
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Sat., June 22, Derek Thomas
This young Sacramento singer has a unique, soulful and jazzy voice.
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Sat., June 22, JD McPherson
Oklahoma-native rock and R&B crooner visits the Mondavi Center as part of the Davis Music Fest.
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Sat., June 22, Joe Klocek
Comedian famous for his witty banter with a heckler brings his stand-up act to the Capital Stage.
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Wed., June 26, Iris DeMent
This country-folk singer who rarely tours will visit Sacramento.
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Sweat-slick memories
The Mother Hips; the Davis Music Fest; Planet Booty; and goodbye, Darondo.
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A sly, lyrical goof
Joss Whedon's take on Much Ado About Nothing turns Shakespeare into a lovable summer lark.
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Man of Steel
This latest Superman update is dingy and joyless.
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The Kings of Summer
This indie escape-to-the-woods flick is stiflingly familiar yet enjoyable.
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Monsters University
This prequel to the 2001 classic Pixar film is fun but bears a weird resemblance to The Internship.
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Nevada legalizes medical pot
Ngaio looks at the legalization of medical-cannabis dispensaries in Nevada, how much the Obama administration spends on its pot crackdown, and Riverside's ban of medical-pot delivery services.
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