Joan Didion, the internationally celebrated author, was born in and spent most of her childhood in Sacramento. The Didion House, located in the Poverty Ridge neighborhood, was her home during her last two years of high school. In early November I joined approximately 85 other members of the Sacramento Historical Society on a Saturday morning […]
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 […]
Cafe Dantorels – Sacramento Restaurants
Description and review of lunch at Cafe Dantorels, a casual counter-service restaurant located in the Curtis Park neighborhood of Sacramento. Three friends and I met for lunch on a recent Saturday at Cafe Dantorels in Curtis Park. I was looking forward to lunch as I had heard good things about the restaurant from friends. Parking […]
Underground After Hours Tour – Old Sacramento
(UPDATED 11/29/19) Description of an entertaining and fun evening on an Underground After Hours Tour in Old Sacramento. Approximately 30 members of the Renaissance Society met in Old Sacramento on Halloween Eve to take a Sacramento History Museum Underground After Hours Tour. The outing was one of series of off-campus “classes” I have attended since […]
Dry Diggins Distillery
Description of a fun and informative tour (and tasting) at Dry Diggins Distillery, located in El Dorado Hills, CA. The Renaissance Society class A Cook’s Tour of Sacramento recently visited the Dry Diggins Distillery. We were all looking forward to both the tour of the distillery as well as a tasting of its product. Dry […]