Issue: August 22, 2002
-
Splendor in the grass
How is it that The Palms—a wood barn in Davis with no air conditioning, no food, no mixed drinks, and no comfortable seats—could become so nationally known and loved?
This article was published on 08.22.02
-
Movers and shakedowns
Donna Humphries, who recently moved to Sacramento, was a victim of a rising number of rogue moving companies.
This article was published on 08.22.02
-
Up in smoke
Tobacco industry makes gains even amid major tax hike on cigarettes.
This article was published on 08.22.02
-
-
Letters for August 22, 2002
Love, hate, or indifference—readers express their opinions—sometimes about each other.
This article was published on 08.22.02
-
-
The summer of stolen children
Are cable broadcasters making the world scarier than it actually is?
This article was published on 08.22.02
-
The real burger king
The man behind the success of Nationwide Meats, purveyor of the best burger in town.
This article was published on 08.22.02
-
-
-
Nurses 86’d by 13
Many schools are without school nurses because of funding cuts made necessary by Proposition 13.
This article was published on 08.22.02
-
-
-
Mystery of the arborglyphs
While camping in the eastern Sierras, our writer discovers a grove of aspens with strange carvings on the trees’ trunks.
This article was published on 08.22.02
-
Chaos and joy
Why you absolutely must read Jonathan Safran Foer’s Everything is Illuminated.
This article was published on 08.22.02
-
-
Absolute Ultraman!
A Web site that’s all things Ultraman? Great idea.
This article was published on 08.22.02
-
-
Jack’s back
Jack’ Gallagher’s fine one-man show Just the Guy returns for a B Street engagement.
This article was published on 08.22.02
-
-
Gumbo variations
A visit to the revamped Celestin’s costs a lot less than a plane ticket to the Caribbean, and it will make you happy.
This article was published on 08.22.02
-
Food Stuff
An Austrian bakery in Davis offers unpronounceable but mouth-watering delicacies.
This article was published on 08.22.02
-
Stones turned over
Las Pesadillas, a fine local act that aren’t afraid to walk the creepy side, releases their second CD.
This article was published on 08.22.02
-
All that jazz
Sacramento’s jazz scene lies just under the radar, seething away quietly.
This article was published on 08.22.02
-
-
-
-
Thirsty? That’s you!
A weekly selection from the ever-expanding music scene.
This article was published on 08.22.02
-
-
Hollywood kid
A look at filmmaker Robert Evans — master at self-promotion and self-destruction.
This article was published on 08.22.02
-
-
-
-