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On November 1, The Sacramento Bee held an informal panel discussion, “Blog Conference Insights,” led by local bloggers who are members of Sacramento Connect, The Bee’s blog and community news network. The five panelists recently attended national blog conferences on a variety of topics – food, parenting, and the nuts-and-bolts business of blogging. “For...

I really dislike reality competition shows except for one...Top Chef. It's one of the few times you'll see me glued to the TV. However, I'm not a fan of it's crappy spin-offs like Top Chef Masters and Just Desserts. I've tried getti...

Car buffs of all ages can delight in six generations of Chevrolet Corvettes this Saturday at the "Vettes for Vets" car show sponsored by the California Automobile Museum and the Just for Corvettes car club. The event will benefit Northern...

The Association for Northern California Historical Research, based at CSU Chico, is a non-profit organization whose mission "is to increase the understanding and appreciation of Northeastern California History through activities encouraging and promoting historical research and publications." It serves Siskiyou,...

Sutter's Fort gets in the Halloween spirit the next two weekends with evening programs designed to reveal the eerier side of Sacramento's oldest structure.Docents in period costumes will lead visitors on 45-minute walking tours of various darkened rooms (which some...

"The secret to staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly and lie about your age." ~ Lucile BallSorry folks, I know haven't been posting any recipe attempts lately, but to be honest I haven't been trying anything new out lately. Been going with the ...

The Friends of the McKinley Library and the McKinley East Sacramento Neighborhood Association (MENA) have organized a celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Florence Turton Clunie Memorial Community Center (601 Alhambra Blvd.) to take place from 1-3 p.m. on Sunday, October...

Halloween decor and scary music will set the holiday mood at the Governor's Mansion during the After Dark tours the next two Saturdays.Storytellers will share tales of past governors and fortune tellers will predict your fate. Costumed guides will lead...

This month's Food for Thought: Thinking and Talking at the California State Library program is scheduled for October 19th and will feature Sacramento's historic City Cemetery, resting place of many prominent early Californians. Visitors to this cemetery can see beautiful statues, dramatic markers, and...

Like a Werewolf, the California State Railroad Museum's popular excursion train transforms into "Spookomotive" for Halloween.Starting this weekend the diesel engine -- decorated with spiders, cobwebs and cornstalks and staffed by a "skeleton" crew -- will take visitors on a...