The new Smart & Final Extra!, located at Northgate Blvd and San Juan Road, is set open on Wednesday May 20, 2015. Visitors may receive a complimentary reusable shopping bag (While supplies last on May 20th & 21st. Limit on bag per customer with purchase). Visitors may also enter a drawing to win $1,000 in SmartCash…
The District 2 Hot Spot recreation program, sponsored by Councilmember Allen Warren, returns on Friday, January 10, 2014 to its new location at Martin Luther King, Jr. Technology Academy. Paid for by Measure U, the free program operates on Friday nights from 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. with basketball, volleyball, and snacks. Martin Luther King…
Cameron Avila signed his letter of intent with the Arizona Wildcats yesterday in front of a packed house of friends and family at Game-Fit Fitness Training Depot on Del Paso Boulevard. Avila, who lives with his family in Gardenland, plays pitcher, first baseman, and outfielder for the Grant High Pacers. He began playing as a…
Stanford Settlement in Gardenland will mark its 50th anniversary with a celebration hosted by its Board of Trustees on Saturday, August 24, 2013 from 3pm to 7pm at 450 West El Camino Ave. “For 50 years as a neighborhood center, Stanford has provided important services and programs, positively impacting the lives of our kids, teens,…
All bets are off at the “Community Access and Resource Expo” at 3217 Marysville Blvd in North Sacramento. On July 10th, the Sacramento Police Department along with the California Department of Justice Gambling Unit raided the facility finding it was masquerading as an internet cafe. In June 2013, the Sacramento Police Department’s Metro Unit received…
Natomas Girls Softball League began its season today with a parade around the Northgate neighborhood near its homefields at Althea B. Smythe Elementary School. The opening of play also marked a milestone. Natomas Girls Softball League has existed since 1968, making this the league’s 50th anniversary. The future looks bright for the league’s dated homefields…
Below is the crime activity log for February 2013. Robberies remained the top crime with the majority taking place in Old North Sacramento, eight in February 2013 and three in January 2013. Old North Sacramento was tops for total incidents (20 overall) in February 2013 followed by Gardenland. Hagginwood, South Hagginwood, and Del Paso Heights…
The Sacramento Police Department is asking for the community’s help with identifying armed robbery suspects who hit three North Sacramento businesses in a one hour span. Photos by C.Shannon In the evening hours of Tuesday, February 19, 2013, police responded to three separate take-over-type robberies to businesses in the North Sacramento. In each instance, three…
It is no secret Sacramento’s north area has many stories to tell and local historians are taking note. The surprise is the age of the chroniclers. Thanks to a partnership with The GreenHouse and Sacramento Public Library, local teens are conducting video interviews capturing the local history of the Gardenland/Northgate area. Continue reading at Natomas…
Sacramento Police were dispatched to a report of a stabbing on the 300 block of El Camino Avenue Monday night. Officers arrived and found a boyfriend and girlfriend got into an argument that became physical. The boyfriend stabbed the girlfriend with a broken piece of glass then fled the scene. Officers chased, caught and arrested…