Issue: September 30, 2010
Hello SN&R readers,
Yes, it’s time to welcome you to the Best of Sacramento 2010, wherein--for your pleasure and ours--we recognize the people, places and things that make our region spectacular. Among other things, find out who won our annual readers’ poll for everything from best burrito to best live music venue to best bike route to best hair on a newscaster.
Happy reading!
SN&R
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Sac ratepayers revolting?
Would Measure B devastate the city’s most basic services?
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Right race, right time
Will U.S. Rep. Dan Lungren lose to anti-incumbent backlash, or ride the GOP tide?
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Niello’s left turn
Conservative Assembly member hopes Dems will help him beat Gaines, Alby.
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Second guessing
Second Saturday up in the air; ammonia out of the Sacramento River; roads looking bleak and windy.
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Letters for September 30, 2010
Love, hate, indifference—readers express their opinions, sometimes about each other.
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Not as sexy in the morning
One night stands with co-workers are rarely a good idea.
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The right diet
On how to eat right, lose weight and feel healthier.
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Your prince will come
The Mexican on hooking up in NYC and strange dreams.
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Burn notice
Bites consider Dan Logue’s hypocrisy and Freethought Day’s evolution.
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Breaking the Light
SN&R reviews a new production by California Stage at Three Penny Theatre.
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Bella notte
There’s no better date night than this weekend’s Moderno Festival del Cinema Italiano.
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Peace, be still
The Jade Buddha for Universal Peace makes a two-week visit to Sacramento.
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Locals at Luna’s
Sacramento area poets Sandy Thomas, Martha Ann Blackman and Trina Drotar at Poetry Unplugged this week.
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A hand for playwrights
Two Sacramento playwrights’ groups help get original work ready for the stage.
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Cool daddy
Jack Gallagher at B Street Theatre: One man and his whole family.
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Persia most pleasurable
Experience M. Shahrzad Fine Persian Cuisine with a friend. Insist on one of Rhea’s tables.
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Great grapes
J&J Farms of Stanislaus explains the varieties of grapes and how to eat them.
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Eat your (chia) pets
Chia seeds are an excellent source of omega-3 fatty acids, especially for vegetarians.
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Shimmy and shindig
Bobby Jordan looks back on 20 years of rock.
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Smokin’ the joint
Joints and Jams volume two arrives at Capitol Garage.
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Thurs, Sept 30, The Devil Makes Three
The Devil Makes Three revives the old style at Harlow’s.
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Thurs, Sept 30, Mad Cow String Band
Western twang at the Davis Odd Fellows Hall.
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Sat, Oct 2, Raashan Ahmad
The emcee for Crown City Rockers returns.
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Sat, Oct 2, Walking Spanish
Never slow or boring, even though it’s walking.
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Welcome to decibel hell
Previewing the 19th annual Sammies awards, buying earplugs for Norcal Noisefest and asking for Favors from David Mohr.
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Spite club
David Fincher and Aaron Sorkin go after Mark Zuckerberg.
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Prime Suspect: The Complete Collection
Helen Mirren as Scotland Yard detective. Sold!
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Jack Goes Boating
Pitiable, fidgety misfits in love: Yep, it’s Philip Seymour Hoffman’s directorial debut.
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Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
The money won’t nap, but you might after this sequel heads for family soap-opera land.
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Raise high the roof beams, carpenters!
SN&R’s Best of Sacramento 2010.
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Best hall of them all
Best place to lose money for a good cause.
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Nucleus of expertise
Sometimes the best search engine to find a Sacramento service is the next-door neighbor.
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Smile, you’re a tomato lover
Growing produce in a downtown Sacramento apartment can be problematic, but there’s lots of help available for the would-be gardener.
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Skateboard bachelor party
A night of skateboarding with the guys, reckless abandon and reminiscing about juvenile shenanigans.
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Parlez-vous l’amour?
Passing off as a romantic from another country can prove fruitful—if you have the confidence.
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