Issue: March 13, 2014
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The feature story this week: Cutthroat Kitchen: Janelle Bitker
interviews Sacramento's top female chefs about breaking into the good
ol' boys club.
Elsewhere in the issue: Nick Miller reports on the mysterious death of
musician Broughty Cole, Rachel Leibrock interviews Heather Anderson
about the relaunch of her Midtown Out Loud open-mic series, /300: Rise
of an Empire/ sinks Daniel Barnes' spirits, Ngaio Bealum criticizes
Governor Jerry Brown's recent anti-marijuana comments, and more.
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Sacramento's top female chefs dish on why a woman's place is in the kitchen
Forget Betty Crocker—local women chefs talk about food, the “pink ghetto” and breaking into the good ol' boys club.
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Is a Safe Ground homeless camp coming to north Sacramento?
Council member may work with group to establish village for chronically homeless Sacramentans.
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Childish endeavor: Sacramento’s Child Protective Services hit with workload oversight critiques
Department hit with workload complaints and oversight critique.
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Letters for March 13, 2014
SN&R's readers chime in on nerds, McKinley Village, East Sacramento's city council race, and Sacramento County's neglect of the safety net.
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Stop the blame game
Joey advises a reader to be mentally objective and spiritually open.
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Sacramento’s muddled homeless strategy
The region employs a schizophrenic approach to solving homeless crisis.
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Raise the minimum wage
A $10.10 minimum wage will free millions of people from poverty.
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The kid gets in the pictures
Matthew Zhang faces off in a spelling bee against Jason Bateman in the new flick Bad Words.
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The teenier the weenie
This week, the Mexican talks about massive breasts on fat women and tiny pipis on men.
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Sacramento gets new low-power radio stations
Access Sacramento leads the charge, brings voice to disenfranchised.
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Diplomacy, not war, is the answer in Ukraine
SN&R applauds the measured approach and call for continued use of tactics and approaches that keep the door open to diplomacy and closed to war.
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Concerts in the Park needs more hip-hop
There's a dearth of hip-hop artists in this 2014's Concerts in the Park lineup.
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Respect the mic
Back from hiatus, the Midtown Out Loud open-mic series relaunches in a new venue, but with the same focus on creativity and community.
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Farm to stage
SN&R reviews a production of John Steinbeck novel The Grapes of Wrath by the UC Davis theater department.
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Wrong for Each Other
SN&R reviews a production by B Street Theatre.
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Holy music
SN&R previews a performance by the Sacramento Master Singers.
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Seussical the Musical
SN&R reviews a musical by Runaway Stage Productions.
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Romeo and Juliet
SN&R reviews a classic Shakespeare play by the Sacramento Theatre Company.
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Three Sisters
SN&R reviews a production by the Art Theater of Davis.
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The Merry Wives
SN&R reviews a production by Big Idea Theatre.
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Beautiful, sparkly freaks
Our writer gets glitter-bombed at a semisecret shindig held in the middle of farmland in Winters.
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What we talk about when we talk about bread
It's not just bread at Village Bakery, there are also breakfast pastries, pizza and desserts.
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Foodie fusion
Casual Asian fusion takes over the Sacramento region.
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Warning: Meat kills you back
A new bill is introduced to put health warning labels on soda, and PETA urges one for meat, too, since animal-protein-rich diets have been found to “fourfold increase” risk of death from cancer or diabetes.
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Desario's new songs are shorter, louder, faster
Sacramento's Desario stops noodling around to create a catchier pop-rock sound.
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Sound Advice: That old-school swagger
Some answers on where to find live jazz in Sacramento, and two local singer-songwriters try out for The Voice, but only one gets through.
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The empire strikes out
This follow up to the 2006 original is noisy and stupid.
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Tim's Vermeer
Tim Jenison's exploration of the 17th-century dutch painter's techniques is entertaining and sweet.
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Mr. Peabody & Sherman
This longform adaption of the old cartoon series within a series gets it all wrong.
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What's up with Gov. Jerry Brown's comments on marijuana?
Ngaio chimes in on the governor's remarks.
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