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Point Reyes Cypress Press has recently released a softcover edition of a collection of letters revealing the exploits of a successful businessman who left his family in St. Louis to pursue a new life on the West Coast. Johnson, who...

Calle Hansen, above, and Romana Tedja-kusuma, below, will defend their singles titles at the National 30 Indoors in Gold River. Photos by Paul Bauman   From the not-so-old timers to the youngsters, this is a big weekend for Sacramento-area te...

Yo La TengoYo La Tengo bassist James McNew imagines that Jay-Z has perfected the art of touring. "He's probably got a thousand people setting everything up, and he just flies in to the venue, does the show and then flies out," McNew mused, no...

Evan Kersnar holds up a sign for friends taking his photo Thursday as he works the bicycle valet parking area at the annual BikeFest at the state Capitol.Evan Kersnar, above, holds up a sign for friends taking his photo Thursday as he works the ...

Only six days left to buy your tickets online - sales end 5.15.13 at 9AM! Tour day is Saturday, May 18, 2013. See our "quick facts" in SacMod's blog margin for details.The 2013 Sacramento Mid-Century Modern Home Tour is more than ju...

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The community’s effort to rebuild a popular playground after an arson fire got a boost  with a $50,000 unnamed donation.

The City of Sacramento has scheduled an event at the site of a new playground to announce the organization …

Assemblymember Roger Dickinson will host the 3rd Annual Celebrate Sacramento event this Saturday, May 11 at William Land Park from 12pm - 4pm. The free event will feature live music, arts & crafts, kids activities, performances, ...

In a unanimous vote last night, the Elk Grove City Council agreed to raise monthly garbage collection fees to help continue financing of the city's special waste collection facility. That facility, which is currently under construction, is located...

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Sixty solar panels were stolen from the American River Parkway Foundation building this week.

The panels were all donated by SMUD to encourage solar electricity use in households. They provided power to the American River Foundation offices, according …

MICHAEL IREDALE, NANCY GIFFIN, MICHAEL IREDALE If the Sacramento Music Festival were a movie star, it would be Elizabeth Taylor. Just as Taylor kept changing husbands—Hilton-Wilding-Todd-Fisher- Burton-Burton-Warner-Fortensky, if anybody cares—the local music fest restlessly has changed its name, from Dixieland Jazz Jubilee to Sacramento Jazz Festival to, most recently, Sacramento Music Festival. With such...