Living In Urban Sac

  It’s hard to believe how much has not changed at the former Towers site… it's been six years today since the job to construct two 53-story residential towers at Third Street and Capitol Mall was halted. Even if the two 600-foot to...

Judicial oversight committee makes recommendations because of potential loss of funds designated for court construction. SAN FRANCISCO—The Court Facilities Working Group voted today to recommend that four additional courthouse construction project...

The Blue Trees art installation in Seattle earlier this year - Courtesy of Konstantin Dimopoulos Sactown magazine is reporting that on On Oct. 9, Australian artist Konstantin Dimopoulos will begin coloring about 20 sycamore trees on both sides of...

  This is Space Shuttle Endeavour's last fight over downtown Sacramento before before going on display in Los Angeles at the new Samuel Oschin display pavilion. Photo by Derek Hocking in Old Sacramento.

  A view of the K Street Mall under construction on December 3, 1969, with 10th Street in the middle of the photograph, seen under the Fox Theater sign on right.  1950's Sutters Fort   Old Sacramento   Al & Bud's Platter - now Pancake Circus 1961   I have now seen much of anything to post for a while, so here...

 16 Powerhouse - 1601 16th Street, Sacramento 95814 16 Powerhouse is an improved new design for the East End Gateway Site 4 directly across from Fremont Park off 16th Street between P St & Powerhouse Alley. This project has a proposed construction date for spring 2013, thus far, no info has been released stating how much it will...

This Labor Day don’t forget to also check out Chalk It Up at Fremont Park. For three days Chalk It Up will host live performances by many musicians who donate their talents, food vendors and sponsors all to make this our best year yet. This y...

Old Sacramento - 2nd Street Gold Rush Days are a celebration of Sacramento's heritage.  This Labor Day Weekend Aug. 31st - Sept. 3rd., more than 200 tons of dirt pave the streets in Old Sacramento as this annual festival "turns back the clock," transforming Sacramento's historic district into a scene straight out of the 1850s....

Sacramento Valley Amtrak Station - 401 I St. Sacramento 95814 Over the weekend I went out to the new rail platform to take a closer look at the track relocation project, also known as "The Path to Progress." Walking from the Sacramento Valley Station Depot to the new platforms took about five or six minutes and was about a quarter...