Issue: May 17, 2018
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Requiem for the ‘podium girls’
In the Tour of California, a tradition borrowed from the Tour de France is coming to an end.
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Unstoppable siblings
Neilsen and Shayna Powless helped each other get from Roseville to the nation’s biggest cycling event.
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Perpetrators at large
It’s where the suspected Golden State Killer was arrested, so why is Sacramento so bad at catching rapists?
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The believer
Elk Grove Mayor Steve Ly embraces refugee background as he seeks second term.
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From first to last fest?
First Festival was larger than ever in 2018, but whether it returns next year is TBD.
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‘Rogue’ one: A sign wars story
Candidates for Yolo County DA squabble over the placement of campaign signs.
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The bling ring
Illegal gambling operation in Sacramento tied to rich AF gang.
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Prop. 68: Best parks bond ever
$4.1 billion would put California on a path to a healthy future.
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Letters for May 17, 2018
Our readers care about the Trump-Bezos feud, healing from divorce and the correct directions to Berryessa Brewery.
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We do deserve better
A reader seems to support divorce stigma. And Ask Joey?
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Last week’s bad news
America steps in dog poop, Sacramento wallows in the swamp.
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A sexy start-up
Eva Goicochea is half of the duo behind Maude, a new online sex-product company.
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The voices we’ve lost
Two local activists on a mural that elevates Sacramento trans community in the memory of Chyna Gibson.
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An altar for Chyna Doll Dupree
Two artists commemorate the local transgender woman who was murdered in New Orleans.
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Review: A Chorus Line at Green Valley Theatre Company
A musical as large and complex as A Chorus Line would be too much for most community theater groups to undertake. Except that this is Green Valley Theatre Company we’re talking about.
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Review: Airness at B Street Theatre
B Street’s latest production, which explores the world of competitive air guitar, will win over even the hardest of hearts.
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Meaningful music
Meet and support the Youth Empowerment Steel (Y.E.S.) Orchestra in Oak Park Saturday.
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Cory’s Cult Classics
Be there for the last Cory’s Cult Classics at Cafe Colonial Sunday.
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Walk a Mile in Her Shoes
It’s not too late to put on some heels and support WEAVE.
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Stage Pick: The Bluest Eye
This week only: Catch a stage adaption of Toni Morrison’s debut novel that features real people and puppets.
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A Song for Coretta
SN&R reviews a new play from Celebration Arts.
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Sac water-buffalo dairy farm fuels Silicon Valley restaurant
Sac water-buffalo dairy farm fuels Silicon Valley restaurant.
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Grill responsibly
After a few IPAs, even the most seasoned cooks can create a barbecue disaster.
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Better ballpark frank
Kielbasa, Big Shrimp’n Low County Boil Truck, Raley Field.
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Vegan chocolate mint cups, lord
Forget York Peppermint Patties when you can have vegan Free2b Dark Chocolate Mint Cups instead.
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The “Singing Mailman” nears Sacramento
Country-folk legend John Prine returns with Ramblin’ Jack Elliott for Harris Center show Wednesday.
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Party pooper
Every two years, like clockwork, Melissa McCarthy makes a movie with her husband Ben Falcone; she stars, he directs and they both write. This year’s family project is Life of the Party, and unfortunately (but not unexpectedly), it continues the pattern.
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Breaking In
Writer Ryan Engle and director James McTeigue celebrate Mother’s Day with a tribute to the fighting spirit of protective moms everywhere, prepared to brave any danger, pay any price, and purvey any cliché to ensure the safety of their offspring.
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Deadpool 2
More snot-nosed nihilism and fangless comic book meta-commentary from Marvel’s unkillable “merc with a mouth,” once again played by Ryan Reynolds as a homicidal rape-joke comedian.
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Lu Over the Wall
This rare stinker from animation importer GKIDS offers echoes of Studio Ghibli classics like My Neighbor Totoro and Ponyo, but it contains little of the charm and none of the elegant character design of those films.
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Final Portrait
An intimate, actor-friendly film focused on the creative process, with a story ultimately resolved by performance and deception.
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Smoking openly
Ngaio went to the High Times Cannabis Cup last weekend. How high was it?
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REVIEW: Herbish/Four County Farms Chocolate Hashberry Sugar Wax
With or without an oil rig, Herbish Chocolate Hashberry Sugar Wax provides maximum potency.
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