Original North Sac park slated for a makeover

Tomorrow, the City Council will vote to adopt a resolution approving the Jack Rea Park Master Plan. Jack Rea Park is a small neighborhood park originally developed by the City of North Sacramento; it was annexed into the City of Sacramento in the 1970s. The park consists of mostly grass and trees. The master plan…

New Helvetia Theatre brings BOOM to Artisan

Tick, Tick… BOOM, the newest production of the New Helvetia Theatre, comes to the Artisan. BOOM starts on October 21 and runs until November 14. Performances take place at the end of the week with evening shows on Thursdays and Fridays at 8pm, and an afternoon shows at 2pm and evening shows at 8pm on…

Grant Homecoming Weekend

This weekend is Grant’s Homecoming, so expect to see a lot of Pacer Pride. Tomorrow is Pacer Day for students, where they can wear their best blue and gold for the rally during the day. Then comes the Homecoming Football Game against Rosemont. The game starts at 7pm, and the Pacers have yet to give…

Robla School District gets grant money

The Sacramento Police Department, in partnership with the Sacramento City Unified and Robla School Districts, has been awarded $463,699 from the Secure Our Schools Grant, provided through the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services. The Robla School District will recieve $242,517 of the grant funding and use it towards increasing security…

What’s with the dark green bin?

Hagginwood and East Del Paso Heights residents probably took a triple take when bringing their cans in yesterday. The Solid Waste Services division of the City’s Department of Utilities distributed yard waste containers throughout these neighborhoods yesterday morning. The bins are used to collect yard waste such as leaves, grass trimmings, tree and shrub prunings,…

Help Samoan tsunami victims

The First Samoan Congregational Christian Church is collecting supplies for survivors of last week’s deadly tsunami. The supplies needed are tents, clothes, shoes, canned goods, and bottled water. Checks made payable to Samoan Disaster Relief Fund also will be accepted. The drop-off times for goods are 9am-3pm, Monday through Thursday, at the Church on 251…

Classic cars at Cal Expo

The Golden State Nationals open tomorrow at Cal Expo and runs until Sunday, October 4, 2009. The event will feature the spectacular vehicles and their owners, commercial exhibitors, and exhibitors with items that will interest both men, women, and children alike. Admission is free for children 5 and under when accompanied by an adult, $5.00…