Issue: August 24, 2017
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Rock Star: Alex Honnold scales epic rock walls with nothing but his hands, feet and heart
El Capitan can take advanced climbers four days. A Sacramento mountaineer completed his free solo ascent in under four hours.
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Gold diggers: Quarry venture with ‘passive’ ties to billionaire Democratic donor sparks fight with foothill ranchers
Amador County ignored EIR findings in approving project.
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Copology: A Sacramento police supervisor apologized to a pregnant woman. It didn’t go over well.
Officers can leave sour impressions in minority communities when honest mistakes clash with attitude.
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Kill that noise: More than 50 advocacy groups shout down Sacramento City Hall attempt to limit speech
Package of ordinances would have restricted residential picketing, use of megaphones.
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Unlicensed sleepovers: Sacramento County’s foster care unit faces imminent closure for stranding kids in office
Officials mum on plan to replace intake unit for children taken into foster care.
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This old big house: $89 million overhaul tackles Elk Grove jail’s aging facilities, mental health needs
Nearly 1,500 inmates require mental health services at Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center.
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Common brings some truth to the statehouse
Following a free concert, the rapper, actor and activist lobbies lawmakers about criminal justice.
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Letters for August 24, 2017
Homelessness, fake news and nazis.
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Salt and sugar daddies
A sugar baby gets a wake-up call after being stood up by her date.
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Republicans should stop playing the white race card
Trump’s support of white supremacists follows a tradition of politicians in bed with Southern racists.
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Nicholas Haystings, co-founder of Square Roots Academy
Sacramento nonprofit reaches into underserved communities to get kids into STEM.
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California’s top craft brewers to converge on Sacramento during annual beer summit
California’s annual craft beer industry summit arrives in Sacramento, complete with small success stories—and big challenges.
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Coming-out party
Underground venue The Red Museum inches closer to permitting.
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Review: Water by the Spoonful
SN&R reviews a new production from Big Idea Theatre.
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Review: The Crucible
SN&R reviews a new play from Main Street Theatre Works.
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Swarm of flesh-gobblers
The capitol’s popular Zombie Walk is back.
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Behind the Barre: Made In Sacramento!
One line summary. (OLS should be a complete sentence.)
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Reading & Signing
Poet Alice Anderson reads from her harrowing memoir of domestic violence in post-Katrina Mississippi.
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Unity Center Block Party
California Museum opens the doors to the Unity Center, a permanent exhibition that celebrates diversity and highlights the state’s history of activism.
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A Seance for Jules
A celebration of the life of Jules Alcouffe, beloved founder of the post-punk, sci-fi band Razorblade Monalisa.
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Tangled up
Resurrection Theatre stages this complex emotional drama about bullying.
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SHREW! A Jazz Age Musical Romp
SN&R reviews a new production from Green Valley Theatre.
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Opinion: Exploited artists
Nonprofit auctions sometimes take advantage of artists, but there are better alternatives.
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Spicy, meaty, good
Ecowas International Restaurant adds Nigerian flavors to North Sacramento.
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Soup alert
Cambodia Restaurant brings a bounty of noodle soups to South Sacramento; Restaurateur Chris Jarosz opens his latest venture, The Patriot, in Carmichael.
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Plum and dusty leather
New Zealand isn’t just about sauvignon blanc.
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Liquid gold
Sactown Nachos Festival will show the oh-so-many ways chips can be topped.
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Hunger for a hybrid
Sweeter than a plum, juicier than an apricot.
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You don’t know jackfruit?
There are multiple ways to get acquainted with jackfruit, the plant that mimics pulled pork, including Upton Naturals and Veg in Sacramento.
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The craft of song
Old school hip-hop blended into a fresh sound.
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Logan Lucky
As with any halfway decent heist film, the fun comes from watching the characters create and execute a seemingly impossible plan, with all the setbacks, double crosses and audience misdirects that entails.
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Wind River
The film builds slowly, but writer/director Taylor Sheridan steadily ups the tension, finally allowing it to explode in an excellent final act.
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Brigsby Bear
The basic premise is more than a little far-fetched and inadequately explained—but if you can get behind it, the movie’s rewards are many.
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The Hitman’s Bodyguard
Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson deliver the goods; their chemistry is strong, and their scenes crackle.
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Keep it green, and
Keep your buds smokable, and keep racisim out of the cannabis industry.
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Cannabis wonderland
From flavored waxes to truly delicious cookies, manufacturers are crafting a cornucopia of products that cater to patients’ palates.
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VAPE REVIEW : O.penVAPE pen
I can’t believe there’s anything more simple and discreet than the O.penVAPE.
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REVIEW: Crystal Light
One of the excellent Platinum Kush strains out there right now comes from Cali Dro Man’s Collective, a Sacramento-based delivery service.
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