Issue: March 24, 2011
Hello SN&R reader!
A recent study by Men's Health magazine ranked Sacramento 18th on the list of the top 100 "most socially networked" cities in America. With this in mind, for this week's cover, we decided to offer a surprisingly real look at the town's hip new digital pulse. We sent a handful of SN&R writers out to hit the virtual streets of Sacramento to find our real "mayors," those Foursquare front-runners who never miss a "check-in." Elsewhere in the book, find all the news, opinion, music, film and food coverage you know you'll find inside each week's SN&R.
Happy reading!
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The real mayors of Sacramento
Each day, millions ‘check in’ on smartphone apps like Foursquare, where the top users are dubbed ‘mayors.’ Some mayors are strong, others just want to booze. All offer a real-time peek at privacy, partying and modern Sacramento.
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Strawberry jam
Controversial chemical may soon be applied to crops despite dire scientific warnings.
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Sacramento’s sonic sanctuary
Westminster Presbyterian Church’s popular noon concerts provide an urban musical oasis.
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Sacramento calling
California’s sitting on a cellphone goldmine; pink slips hurt women educators the most; and SN&R’s readers solve the budget, win big.
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Party of wack
Auntie Ruth says Republicans need to quit the crazy.
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We’re No. 8! (Hey, not bad.)
Sacramento cracks the Environmental Protection Agency’s top-10 list of cities with the most Energy Star buildings.
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Capture the drizzle
Assemblyman Jose Solorio’s Rainwater Capture Act would finally permit Californians to legally harvest rainwater.
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Letters for March 24, 2011
Love, hate, indifference—readers express their opinions, sometimes about each other.
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Reunions, porn-eyed BFs and thieves
Advice for a rekindled friendship, a lying boyfriend and thieves at work.
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Segregation = survival
An insider’s perspective on why the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s “integration or else” policy is dangerous for prisoners.
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Jeff von Kaenel reflects on turning 60
How 60 years of life has changed his perspective.
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Drawn to comics
Artist Jason Dube is totally focused on his Scattered Comics Studios.
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Asses to ashes
The Mexican receives letters from a self-loathing gabacho and a bullying cutie.
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The sun on Sutter’s Landing
Is solar farming the greenest future for Sacramento’s old landfill?
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Japan lessons
Be prepared for natural (and unnatural) disasters.
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Editorial Cartoon
This week’s cartoon from the mind of John Kloss.
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Science on the vine
Northern Californian Abe Schoener, of experimental winery The Scholium Project, makes wines that would be ‘commercial suicide’ for any other vintner.
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They’re Playing Our Song
SN&R reviews a new production by New Helvetia Theatre.
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Festivals for the rest of us
Choose from four Sacramento-area festivals this weekend.
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Bach this way
A Bach festival in Sacramento at St. Mark’s United Methodist Church celebrates the baroque composer.
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An audiovisual smorgasbord
The Sacramento Ballet gives its final performance of the season at the Community Center Theater.
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No puzzlement here—it’s something wonderful
The Community Asian Theatre of the Sierra puts a post-colonial spin on The King and I.
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Urban paradise
An optimist urban economist and his book that’s hard not to agree with.
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The dead aristocrat
A dead earl, a wealth of suspects and a scarlet coat—it’s the 10th Lord Powerscourt mystery.
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Wolf in the fold
Lisa Davis’ new book is about LDS policy that protected pedophiles and the lawsuit that broke the silence.
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Pay the rent for Rent
Love musical theater. Hate cancer. Sacramento kicks in to pay the Rent.
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Awesome little Oakland bits
Our writer embraces a night in O-Town, without getting jumped or visiting Oaksterdam.
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Weed science
As the medical-cannabis-testing industry grows, scientists urge independent auditing and oversight of labs.
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Singing is serious business
Capital Stage features Sacramento actress Janis Stevens as the legendary Maria Callas in Master Class.
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Bodacious bar food
For carnivores with no aversion to calories: Eat, drink, be merry.
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NOLA style
Where to find Crescent City eats here in Sacramento.
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Marvelous fruit-eating experiences
Thinking about sugary, juicy fruits, such as cherimoyas and sapotes.
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Keeping it clean
River Soap Company of Monte Rio, Calif., makes plant-based and cruelty-free soaps that smell spellbinding.
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SXSW dispatch
Cheap buses, swollen ankles, Trash Talk mosh pits, Nate Dogg tributes—a writer shares music-industry insight and lessons from this year’s festival in Austin.
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Thurs, March 24, Chiodos
Chiodos brings piercing post-hardcore rock to Sacramento’s Ace of Spades.
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Thurs, March 24, Buster Blue
Buster Blue returns to Sacramento, where it will play at Luigi’s to promote its new album When The Silver’s Gone.
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Fri, March 25, Aquanett
Aquanett brings back ’80s hair metal to Folsom’s PowerHouse Pub.
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Fri, March 25, Walking Spanish
Sacramento rock band Walking Spanish plays a CD release show for their new album Wishbones.
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Sat, March 26, SN&R Jammies
Find out more at www.jammies.com.
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Sat, March 26, Franz Nicolay
Franz Nicolay brings his distinct narrative vocal style to Sacramento’s Beatnik Studios.
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Sat, March 26, The Motels
Martha Davis, a.k.a. the Motels, will bring her signature new wave sound to The Boardwalk in Orangevale.
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Wed, March 30, Dead Prez
Dead Prez visits Sacramento, bringing its socialist Pan-Africanist hip-hop to Harlow’s.
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Gettin’ naked with the iPhone
Amaranth goes Beatles, Ross Hammond’s new release impresses, the New Heirlooms drop an album and Nick Miller reveals his iPhone playlist.
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Reader, she married him
Cary Fukunaga delivers another good way to cheat on your English homework.
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The Fighter
Brothers, boxing, and a couple of teeth-grating moments.
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Never Let Me Go
Achingly sensitive yet relatively unsentimental.
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Battle: Los Angeles
Aliens vs. Marines: When they hit the beach, it’s gonna be awesome.
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The Lincoln Lawyer
At last, Matthew McConaughey gets to play it as slick as we knew he could.
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Of Gods and Men
Tough legacies—colonialism and religiosity—make for a beautiful film.
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Vision: From the Life of Hildegard Von Bingen
Feminist medieval nun? She’s OK on the phony pieties, but hazy on the big ideas.
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