Issue: March 16, 2017
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The Sacramento Kings arena has eyes
One writer’s paranoid head trip into the high-tech marvel (and privacy rights nightmare) that is the Golden 1 Center.
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The president who cried wolf
Valid voter fraud complaints in California? They’re in the dozens, not the millions.
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Prisoner of policy: For-profit corrections company hits the skids in North Sacramento bid
Geo Group Inc. seeks ‘office space’ designation for desired reentry facility.
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Capitol offense: Activists nervous about CHP recommendation to charge 106 people in summer clash with neo-Nazis
Legal group to offer free representation if ‘peaceful activists’ are charged for participating in Capitol protest that turned violent.
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HIV and punishment
California lawmakers revisit AIDS epidemic-era laws that critics say backfired.
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Walk Sacramento: Long awaited pedestrian improvements come to Watt Avenue, but rest of county will have to wait
Master plan envisioning a connected county relies on increasingly scarce funds.
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All for naught?
Anti-Trump anger and dislike will be meaningless if voters don’t vote.
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Democratic Rep. Ami Bera wants to ‘reach across the aisle,’ constituents want to fight
350 Sacramentans show up at meeting to learn where Bera stands on the issues.
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Indigo Moor, Sacramento’s new poet laureate
The poet, playwright and more talks music, the city’s poetry scene and arts in the age of Trump.
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Ancient understandings
One writer’s visit to Mayan ruins reveals truths close to home.
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Review: God of Carnage
SN&R reviews a new production from Resurrection Theatre.
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Review: Going West
SN&R reviews a new production from B Street Theatre.
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Living through words
Spoken word artist Shane Koyczan will perform for three nights at the Mondavi Center at UC Davis.
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Concussed: Four Days in the Dark
SN&R reviews a new production from B Street Theatre.
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Peter and the Starcatcher
SN&R reviews a new production from Green Valley Theatre.
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Seeking equality in the arts
The Crocker hosts a panel discussion on female representation in the art world.
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Big, creative ideas
A new discussion series will talk creativity and perfection.
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Do the Dance explores free expression in all its movements
A once-famous case about Orangevale go-go dancers is the subject of a new documentary.
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Banana-slip into the ‘90s
Beer Week’s Mario Kart Tournament drew a large, smack-talking crowd and 32 teams to compete for gamer glory.
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Toast laureate
Pushkin’s Restaurant infuses its menu with all of the gluten-free and vegan deliciousness found at its sister bakery.
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Meaty feast
Tips for cooking corned beef from V. Miller Meats; Chef Patrick Mulvaney shaves his head for a children’s cancer charity; Italian Importing Co. will shut its doors; and Seasons Coffee opens its first brick-and-mortar shop in Midtown.
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Suspended sweetness
Grass jelly roasted milk tea offers softer sips of candy and a more robust tea flavor.
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Irish you were here
The new Wildwood Kitchen & Bar goes Irish for St. Paddy’s Day with a menu of corned beef and cabbage.
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Cryptic chicory
Coraline chicory tastes like a cross between endives and frisée.
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‘Vegetarian’ includes chicken at La Fiesta
A call to action to tell La Fiesta Taqueria to correct its menu items labeled as vegetarian that actually contain chicken.
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Psych pop pie
Vasas’ darkly sunny sounds are built on a foundation of solid friendships.
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Eight Gigs: The Cadillac Three
If country’s the new rock, Cadillac Three is the new country.
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Eight Gigs: Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine
Jello Biafra, former frontman of Dead Kennedys, returns to Sacramento with his new band, the Guantanamo School of Medicine.
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Eight Gigs: Keys N Krates
Canada’s Keys N Krates crafts club bangers with a hip-hop flair.
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Eight Gigs: An Irish Hooley
The St. Patrick’s Day party that always could returns a couple of days late.
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Eight Gigs: G. Love and Special Sauce
How do you define a band this funky, bluesy, and blasts of hip-hop this chill?
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Eight Gigs: The Co-Founder
The Co-Founder wants to make you think and feel as it rocks you.
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Eight Gigs: Emily Kollars Band
Local R&B singer Emily Kollars’ sultry voice is the cure to your Tuesday night blues.
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Eight Gigs: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
This is still one of the worst band names, but a far better band decades in.
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The Handmaid’s Cello
Unwoman donned neo-Victorian attire to rock out on a cello at the Crocker Art Museum; the Starlite Lounge assembled a strong showcase of local hip-hop and electronic acts.
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Less remake than demake
A live-action crack at reanimating the cartoon classic has little actual life to it.
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The Last Word
The only joy in this smugly scripted film is watching Shirely MacLaine and Amanda Seyfried interact.
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