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 […]
Wide Open Walls 2019 Mural Festival
Description and review of Wide Open Walls 2019, Sacramento’s 3rd Annual Mural Festival. Wide Open Walls 2019, Sacramento’s 3rd Annual Mural Festival, kicked off on August 8th and ended on August 18th. Fret not – you may have missed out on witnessing the artist’s works-in-progress and other activities – but that does not mean that […]
Sac Open Studios 2019
Description of Sac Open Studios 2019 – the 14th Annual Sacramento Open Studios Tour featuring over 250 artists. It’s September 2nd – time to pick up your Sac Open Studios 2019 Guide for the Sacramento region’s largest open studios tour. The event will take place over two weekends – September 14-15 and September 21-22. I […]
Best Home Base Cities for Road Trippers
Description of the 2019 Livability.com 10 Best Home Base Cities for Road Trippers list. Where does Sacramento rank? Livability.com recently published their latest list of the 10 Best Home Base Cities for Road Trippers. Sacramento ranks #9. What were the qualities of cities Livability.com was looking for to identify a city as a good home […]