Issue: September 07, 2017
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Shaking up Sacramento’s cocktail scene
Instagram and talented bartenders stir up excitement in the local mixology industry.
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Instagram-worthy cocktails
Twenty delicious mixed drinks for sipping and snapping.
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A cocktail cock’s tale
That time a vibrator inspired me to create mixed drinks and they all turned out bad.
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Shadow of the gun: A vigil, a debate and a new approach drive response to community violence
Sacramento residents, leaders clash for answers following deadly shooting in Meadowview Park.
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Bravery under fire: Deputy Robert French provided cover for fellow officers after being shot in the heart
Heavily armed suspect fired nearly 50 rounds while attempting to escape auto theft task force at Sacramento motel.
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Settling for the future: ‘Picnic Day 5’ will meet the cops they fought with in mediation setting
Restorative justice plea deal caps case that started with brawl outside UC Davis.
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The Report on the deported
Before Trump would make headlines announcing his intention to repeal DACA, a colleague at Humans Rights Watch retells his week at a migrant reception center in Texas.
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Letters for September 7, 2017
This week, our readers give their two cents on the delta tunnel, homelessness and human trafficking.
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Respect yourself
A drink or two is fun. But getting drunk means placing our life in the hands of whomever is around us.
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Big bucks for more buses
To expand public transit to the masses, Sacramento leaders need to make a $2.4 billion investment.
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Political theater with a purpose
Sacramento Area Congregations Together advocates for an end to homelessness—and they have a plan.
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Gina Knepp of Front Street Animal Shelter
Gina Knepp took over the Front Street Animal Shelter in 2011.
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Review: An Octoroon
SN&R reviews a new production from Capital Stage.
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Celebration Arts seeks new space
The long-standing African-American theater company lost its lease last month.
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HUMP! Film Festival
HUMP! Film Festival is a sexual melting pot that will leave you hungry for more.
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CA Craft Beer Summit & Beer Festival
Brewers and beer lovers will come together for a weekend celebration of craft beer.
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Comedy Night with Joel Kim Booster & Friends
Joel Kim Booster performs a free show at Sacramento State on 9/7.
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Farm to Every Fork Community Dinner
Organizers of the Farm to Every Fork Community Dinner want to make sure the region’s agricultural identity includes all our neighbors.
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Blacklight Slide
Get wet and wild when the Blacklight Slide comes to Sacramento!
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All you need is a little …
The Light Opera Theatre of Sacramento debuts the Gilbert & Sullivan classic Patience.
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Invasion of the brats
Oakhaus serves German fare with an American twist, with some soaring successes and confounding misses.
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Six flavors for $6
Saigon Street Eats dishes out affordable Vietnamese street food in Land Park; Lucky Cafe closes after 55 years on 21st Street; Pizza Porch settles into Republic Bar & Grill.
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The sake of beers
One of Binchoyaki’s imported Japanese beers is made by a sake brewer.
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A better doughnut?
Vegan doughnuts have something that others don’t: light, moist cake.
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Comida cyclone
Tamales, Tacos & Touchdowns will feature Mexican food vendors and headliner Baby Bash.
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Whorls of fiber
These look like toy veggies but have serious fiber.
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Catching a pop-up
The Roaming Spoon is moving to the North Bay, but has two vegan pop-up dinners in September, including one at a farm.
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Uptempo melancholy
Chris Fairman lays down artistic sincerity with new album #OAKLAND.
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Tiptoe through the tulips
This long-awaited film just sort of lies there like a table full of wonderful ingredients waiting for the master chef to enter the kitchen and whip up either a hearty meal or a luscious confection.
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I Do… Until I Don’t
This shockingly unfunny romantic comedy plays like a succession of bullet-point clichés about love and sex and marriage.
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Patti Cake$
The film essentially sutures the story arc and milieu of 8 Mile onto the character details and chintzy dream sequences of Precious.
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Heat, turpines and spliffs
How to deal with the weather, dial in your buzz and impress Europeans.
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VAPE REVIEW: Select Elite vape pen and extracts
Select Elite vape pen and extracts.
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