Description of the inaugural Waterfront Days held this past Memorial Day weekend in Old Sacramento. Over the Memorial Day weekend I dropped by Old Sacramento to check out the inaugural “Waterfront Days” event. I have missed spending the Memorial Day weekend in Old Sacramento at the long-running annual Sacramento Music Festival, and I was glad […]
Sacramento’s Rose Gardens – Sacramento Historic Rose Garden
Description of and background on the Sacramento Historic Rose Garden – located within the Old City Cemetery. The Sacramento Historic Rose Garden is located on approximately two acres within the Old City Cemetery. The Gold-Rush era cemetery is located at 1000 Broadway. I was unable to attend the annual Sacramento Historic Rose Garden Open Garden […]
Old Sacramento Waterfront Revitalization
Description of the action taken by the Sacramento City Council during a Special Meeting on April 30 to fund the revitalization of the Old Sacramento Waterfront. The funding approved by the Sacramento City Council at a Special Meeting on April 30 will get the ball rolling for the revitalization of the Old Sacramento Waterfront – […]
Annual Gardens Gone Native Tour
Description of the Annual Gardens Gone Native Tour, a free self-guided tour of native plant gardens in and around Sacramento. The 2019 Gardens Gone Native Tour on Saturday, April 27th will feature 23 private gardens located in Sacramento (10), Woodland (2), Davis (2), North Highlands (1), Carmichael (1), Rancho Cordova (2), Fair Oaks (1), Citrus […]
Der Biergarten Revisited
Description of Der Biergarten, an outdoor beer garden serving German, Belgium and craft beer as well as light German fare in Midtown Sacramento. Did you know that Der Biergarten was the first venue in Sacramento to be built utilizing cargo containers? Other than the 40-foot cargo container that houses the bar and the smaller 20-foot […]