(Updated 9/1/2018) Description and review of the 9th Annual Sacramento Bastille Day Waiters’ Race and Street Festival – a fun event held each year on July 14 in Midtown Sacramento (Handle District). Are you familiar with the backstory of Bastille Day – a national holiday celebrated each year in France? Do you know the story […]
JUMP Bikes – A Big Hit in Sacramento
(UPDATED 9/8/2018) Description of the Sacramento JUMP Bikes bike-share program. JUMP Bikes entered the Sacramento market in May. The bright red JUMP Bikes you see zipping around town really stand out – I notice them everywhere. I have also noticed that the JUMP bike-racks I pass are often empty – or have only one or […]
Sacramento Walking Sticks New Year’s Day Walk
The Sacramento Walking Sticks New Year’s Day Walk this year featured “Sacramento’s Hidden Murals”. Over the holiday the Sacramento Walking Sticks held two walking events – one on New Year’s Eve and one on New Year’s Day. Both days offered two walks – a 5K walk (3.1 miles) and a 10K walk (6.2 miles). I […]
William Land Golf Course
(UPDATED 9/17/2018) The William Land Golf Course is nestled in the 160 acre William Land Park. Built in 1924 by Perry Dye, William Land Golf Course is the oldest golf course in Sacramento. The 9-hole golf course is a par 34, and the par 3 third hole is the signature hole. My friends from the […]
Sacramento Ranks #43 for Regular Exercise
Sacramento ranks #43 out of 189 communities across the nation on a rate of regular exercise survey (2015/2016) conducted by Gallup and Sharecare. The report was published in September 2017. U.S. adults were asked – In the last seven days, on how many days did you exercise for 30 or more minutes? Regular exercise was […]