The Natomas Unified School District held a board meeting last night and made drastic cuts to their budget. All of this comes on the heels of a grand jury investigation looking at the district’s purchase of a school site. Most of the surrounding school districts – Sacramento City Unified and Twin Rivers – are struggling…
Leading gospel artist Marvin Sapp brings his “Never Would Have Made It” Tour to the Calvary Christian Center on Friday, June 12, 2009. The group 21:03 is also featured. The concert starts at 7:30pm. Tickets are available through ChristianHappenings.com and TheGospelVine.com.
Donations made to the green bins, operated by a group known as the Gaia-Movement, may be misleading. A report by CBS 13 News found the donations made to these bins may be going toward a profitable company. They are multiplying across Sacramento, and that has not pleased many local officials. Councilmember Sandy Sheedy feels the…
The Sacramento City Manager has proposed a budget plan that would cut numerous services to parks. Such cuts would lead to reduced mowing and trash pickup, and a closure of all park restrooms except for special events. The proposed cuts have not set well with many residents. The group Rescue Sacramento Parks has proposed a…
It looks like Vitaminwater (and Nike) will need to make new commercials for the NBA Finals.
On Tuesday, the Sacramento City Council approved a $230,000 construction bid to replace the cracked tennis courts at Robertson Community Center with a skateboard park. According to the Sacramento Bee , the courts have been degrading for about 30 years and residents expressed interest in installing a skate park. The skate park would be located…
The 7th Annual Uptown Festival comes to Hagginwood Community Park this Saturday, May 30, 2009 from 10am-3pm. Hosted by the North Sacramento Family Resource Center, the festival offers games and activities, entertainment, and a variety of free information.
North Sacramento’s Fire Station 20 will be holding an Open House this upcoming Saturday, May 30, 2009 from 2:00pm – 5:00pm.
The weather looks pretty nice this weekend, especially for eating outdoors. Here’s a roundup of Memorial Day recipes: Food Network Memorial Day Recipes Rachael Ray Memorial Day Barbecue Crowd Pleasers Martha Stewart Summer Grilling Adam Perry Lang’s Barbecue Menu Also be sure to visit Men’s Health and Oprah.com for grilling tips.
The 36th Annual Sacramento Jazz Festival and Jubilee kicks off tomorrow, May 22, 2009 and runs all through Memorial Day Weekend until May 25, 2009. The festival will feature more than 60 bands at 19 venues in Old Sacramento and in the Convention Center. Scheduled bands include Mumbo Gumbo, Cornet Chop Suey, and Royal Society…