Issue: November 07, 2013
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The feature story this week: How do you (barely) afford your rock 'n'
roll lifestyle? Local artists dish on how they juggle making music and a
living.
Elsewhere in the issue: Nick Miller reports on the latest arena design
news; Alastair Bland investigates salmon farming on the Delta; Steph
Rodriguez highlights Sacramento's best vegetarian pub food; Aaron Carnes
interviews Adrian Bourgeois about his new band, and more.
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How do you (barely) afford your rock ’n’ roll lifestyle?
Sacramento ain’t getting cheaper. Local artists dish on how they juggle making music and a living.
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Let’s have a look at those new Sacramento Kings arena design concepts
Developers present “hypothetical” concepts for a new Sacramento Kings home as city leaders weigh the impacts on downtown.
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Sacramento-area scientists say salmon could live, even thrive, in the Yolo Bypass floodplain
Project Nigiri explores how to make fish more sustainable.
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Sacramento County jail finally addresses mental-health needs
An estimated one in three inmates has mental-health problems.
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Childish endeavors
Putting your kid in day care isn't a luxury, it's a necessity.
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Letters for November 7, 2013
Readers chime in on the Sacramento Kings and Kings haters, city school district Superintendent Jonathan P. Raymond, and mental-health hospital in north Sacramento.
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Don’t be a stalker
Joey advises a reader to focus on herself—not a disinterested man.
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Proposition 14, the Top Two Primaries Act, is making a difference in California politics
The Capitol is moving from gridlock to governing.
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Go ahead, wear the lipstick
Heather Wood Rudúlph, author of Sexy Feminism, discusses unintentional feminism, male-bashing and Gloria Steinem's makeup.
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Know of any gentleman human smugglers?
The Mexican explains why immigrants want lawyers to lie, and why parents in barrios let their kids play in the street.
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On Joel Kotkin's contentious appearance in Sacramento
Suburbia remains popular, the Bee's editorial board rotates out and the city gives away free advertising.
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Playing chicken with public health
The U.S. Department of Agriculture should act immediately to classify salmonella as an adulterant and tighten inspections to prevent sales of salmonella-laden foods.
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Appetite for compassion
Skip the cheesy fries and chicken wings, and check out SN&R's guide to the best vegetarian bar bites.
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Dysfunctional times infinity
SN&R reviews a production of a Sam Shepard play by Ovation Stage.
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The Crucible
SN&R reviews a production by Falcon's Eye Theatre.
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The pianist
Peter Nero blends jazz and classical music in two performances at Folsom's Lake College's Harris Center for the Performing Arts.
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The incredible lightness of boxes
Archival Gallery presents the artwork of Sean Royal.
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A connection is made
Arthouse presents the artwork of Steve Barbaria.
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Botanical grazing
Viewpoint Photographic Art Center presents the photographs of Jimmy Fike.
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Good, clean fun
Eschew fussy, Santa Claus-shaped soaps, and indulge in this line of handcrafted beauty products instead.
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Sixteen years later …
Latyrx, a.k.a. Lyrics Born and Lateef the Truthspeaker, finally releases its second album—16 years after its debut.
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Tell me more
Lift your spirits with this online well of positive affirmations.
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Hey, man, nice arena
The Sacramento Surge pro soccer team sucks—but, hey, it's got a nice venue to play in.
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The new bar in the old TownHouse Lounge dishes up deep-fried retro cool
The Starlite Lounge, which recently took over the beloved space formerly known as the TownHouse Lounge, now dishes up Papa Dale's Drivin' Diner fare.
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Super sausages
Sacramento restaurants and supermarkets boast Hmong sausages galore.
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Duck tales, boohoo
Tell Amazon.com to stop selling products from Hudson Valley Foie Gras, where undercover footage reveals the ducks being treated inhumanely.
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Singer-songwriter Adrian Bourgeois returns to Sacramento with a new project
Erstwhile Sacramento singer-songwriter Adrian Bourgeois returns to Sacramento with pal Paige Lewis and their See How They Run project.
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Boy bands, grunge and motorboating tomcats
Aaron Carter reopens old wounds, the Meat Puppets revive grunge and Lake Street Dive wants you back.
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Game of drones
This adaptation of the 1985 Orson Scott Card novel is cheerless and full of clichés.
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12 Years a Slave
Director Steve McQueen and writer John Ridley tell the pre-Civil War true story of a man kidnapped into slavery.
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Thor: The Dark World
The superhero returns in this banal follow-up to the original.
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What’s the best weed to smoke before a Sacramento Kings game?
Also: Ngaio explains Washington state’s plan to get rid of medical cannabis.
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