Sacramento’s oldest camellia, thought to be 85 years old (+/-), is thriving after being replanted at Sutter Park in East Sacramento. Prior to the demolition of Sutter Memorial Hospital, the tree-sized camellia that stood at the hospital’s entrance was carefully removed in 2017. It was nurtured at a nearby nursery during construction of Sutter Park, […]
Shepard Garden & Arts Center Spring Sale
Description and review of the Shepard Garden & Arts Center Spring Sale held March 14-15, 2020, in McKinley Park. On Saturday I strolled over to the Shepard Garden & Arts Center to check out the Spring Sale. It was sprinkling as I walked which was welcome, as Sacramento is behind on our annual rainfall. In […]
California State Railroad Museum
Description and review of the California State Railroad Museum plus Celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the Transcontinental Railroad. A friend and I recently spent an enjoyable afternoon visiting the California State Railroad Museum. The museum is widely acknowledged as a world-class specialty museum. You don’t have to be a fan of “all things railroad” to […]
Sacramento Name Changes
Description of name changes to well-known, major locations in Sacramento. How long before we get used to, and start to think and use, the “new” names? A person who left and returned to Sacramento after a few years (or less!) might become confused in a conversation with a Sacramentan who has stayed in place. For […]
Sacramento Bee California Priorities
Description of the 2nd Annual Sacramento Bee California Priorities forum. On the agenda: Housing, Proposition 13 and Transportation. Last week I attended the 2nd Annual California Priorities event held by the Sacramento Bee, Sacramento’s last mainstream newspaper. I had also attended the inaugural event in 2018. The Sacramento Bee Influencer Series of opinion articles, and […]