Description of a visit to the ruins of Glastonbury Abbey in Glastonbury, Somerset County, England. One in a series of Adventures in England blog posts. It was Day 4 of the Megalithomania 2019 Mysteries of England tour, and members of the tour group were all looking forward to what was to be a full day […]
Limelight Bar and Cafe
Description of lunch at the Limelight Bar and Cafe, a bar-cafe-cardroom located on Alhambra Blvd. in East Sacramento celebrating its 60th Anniversary. Two friends and I recently had lunch at the Limelight Bar and Cafe. It was a weekday, and we planned to take advantage of the Savor East Sac (September 6-15, 2019) special being […]
Best and Worst Cities for Recreation Ranking
WalletHub recently released its 2019 ranking of the 100 Best and Worst Cities for Recreation. Where did Sacramento rank? To develop its ranking of the 100 Best and Worst Cities for Recreation, WalletHub looked at the largest 100 cities in the U.S. Each city was evaluated on: Basic living costs Quality of parks Accessibility of […]
Sacramento’s Gold Rush Saloons
Description of a talk given by James Scott of the Sacramento Public Library’s Sacramento Room on the topic of Sacramento’s Gold Rush Saloons. Can you guess the location of Sacramento’s first saloon? The 2019 Fall Semester of the Renaissance Society started this month, and I once again signed up for the A Cook’s Tour class. […]
Solomon’s Delicatessen – Sacramento Restaurants
Description and review of Solomon’s Delicatessen, located on K Street between 7th and 8th Streets in Downtown Sacramento. The opening of Solomon’s Delicatessen had been highly anticipated, with everyone in Sacramento in agreement on the need for a good Jewish deli. The delicatessen, named in honor of Russ Solomon of Tower Records fame, opened on […]