Passport to Summer Youth Fair takes place tomorrow at Southside Park

Senator Darrell Steinberg’s 10th Annual Passport to Summer Youth Fair takes place tomorrow, Saturday May 14th, 2011 from 11am-3pm at Southside Park. The Passport to Summer Youth Fair is an event for parents, young adults and children, highlighting a wide-range of opportunities for healthy summer and after school activities. It will feature programs offered by…

Proposed cuts would decimate North Sac recreation

Originally posted on Wednesday, May 11, 2011 Budget hearings for the City of Sacramento kick off tomorrow evening and the first to present their proposed budget is the Department of Parks and Recreation. Photo from cityofsacramento.org/parksandrecreation To help address the City’s $39 million funding gap, the proposal trims Parks & Rec by $1,786,800 in the…

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo up north

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo in the north area tomorrow at these places holding festivities: Stoney Inn Ultimate Girls Night Out Male Revue Show 7-9PMShow Cover $18 Door/$12 Advance or $5 Front Bar Cover Charge Barcode Nightclub & LoungeDoors open at 9:30pmFree entry for those dressed in red, white, and green attire (until 11pm)Dressy attire required;…

Help rebuild dreams this Saturday

Councilmember Sandy Sheedy and SHRA is sponsoring a house in North Sacramento for this year’s Rebuilding Together “April Rebuilding Dreams Event” this Saturday, April 30, 2011 from 8am-5pm. Rebuilding Dreams is a one-day event that uses skilled and unskilled volunteers to improve the physical and cosmetic features of affordable owner-occupied homes. The goal is to…

North Sac Chamber’s 7th Annual Salute to Democracy

The North Sacramento Chamber of Commerce will hold its 7th Annual Salute to Democracy tomorrow morning from 7:30am-9:30am at the Radisson Hotel. The guest speaker is State Assemblymember Roger Dickinson. Over 40 other elected officials are invited, and a continental breakfast is included. Tickets are $30 at the door. The event is presented by Kaiser…

Ben Ali neighborhood gets its first park

Councilmember Steve Cohn, the City of Sacramento Parks and Recreation Department, the Twin Rivers Unified School District, Higher Learning Academy Elementary School and the Ben Ali Community Association is holding a ribbon cutting and celebration for new community playfields in the Ben Ali neighborhood at Frienza Ave and Plover Street. The celebration will include a…