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Sacramento Magazine
Explore Sacramento Region Farms and Wineries With a Local Roots Food Tour


California Majority Report
Finding Common Ground in the Delta

After years of analysis and debate, the California Natural Resources Agency has released its draft plan to restore the Delta and improve water supply reliability for California. It is a promising beginning for the development of a comprehensive, scien...

Sacramento Magazine
Ella celebrates National Burger Month with Unique “Farm-to-Fork” Burgers

Ella celebrates National Burger Month with Unique “Farm-to-Fork” Burgers

Did you know May is National Burger Month? Sacramento burgermeisters are celebrating this important foodie month in a variety of creative ways. Chef Ravin Patel at Ella Dining Room & Bar is keeping it very local with his array of lunch burgers, which are available through the end of May. His irresistibly juicy lamb...

Sac History Happenings
Library launches history tour of K Street for smartphones

Library launches history tour of K Street for smartphones

SacQR, a historic tour of Sacramento's K Street mall for mobile devices, launches today. Those eager to see the old K Street alongside the new can now walk the mall on a self-guided history tour using their smartphones or other mobile devices. QR...

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FOX40
Two People Found Dead in a Car behind Birdcage Mall

May 22, 2013
Two People Found Dead in a Car behind Birdcage Mall

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Two people are dead after being shot inside a car in Citrus Heights late Tuesday night.

Police were called to respond to reports of multiple shots fired on Birdcage Street around 11:30 p.m. and found a man …


Baked Bree
Recipe: Spring salad with roasted chicken

May 22, 2013
Recipe: Spring salad with roasted chicken

It seems like the world is becoming a scarier place day by day. It seems like every time I turn on the TV, there is heartbreak and devastation. This week is no different. My heart is heavy for the people of Oklahoma. I don’t really think that there is much that I...

HealthyCal.org
To combat poverty, information is key

May 21, 2013

By Suzanne Potter In the past two years, poverty rates in Riverside County rose from 12 percent to about 14 percent, according to the Community Action Partnership (CAP) Riverside, the agency charged with doing something about it.

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Girls on the Grid
A new trend for tresses? GOTG tracks down where to get “mermaid” hair

May 21, 2013
A new trend for tresses? GOTG tracks down where to get “mermaid” hair

By Melissa Righero Do you ever see those girls with mermaid hair? Blonde hair combined with mint ombre, or magenta stripes through long chocolate locks? I see them. I see them everywhere. It drives me crazy. Because every hairstylist I go to tells me they can’t do those colors. Either they won’t. Or they...

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FOX40
New Kings Owners Plan to Buy Downtown Plaza

May 21, 2013

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JMA Ventures, the company that owns the Downtown Plaza in Sacramento, has agreed to sell the property to Vivek Ranadive and the rest of the new Kings ownership group for a price that has yet to be disclosed.

This …


FOX40
Police: Man Called 911 More Than 100 Times in a Month

May 21, 2013

SACRAMENTO-

A Sacramento believes it’s the federal government that’s causing him agonizing pain, forcing him to dial 911, according to police, more than 100 times.

“They squeeze my brain, the press my stomach, they stir my intestines,” Jimmy Shao told …




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