Issue: November 09, 2017
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Our homegrown star
Greta Gerwig’s Lady Bird shows Sacramento in all its raw beauty.
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Casting Sacramento
Before Lady Bird, the 916 played bit parts in these very different screen stories.
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Sacramento’s nightmare kitchen: Employees say they got stiffed when troubled Midtown bar suddenly closed
Ousted celebrity chef Carina Lampkin pitched a reality show before departing for Vietnam.
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Left in limbo: Sacramento jury rules it’s OK to keep ticketing homeless people for being outside
Attorney mulls federal challenge as new report shows 71 homeless people died last year.
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The Amazon dilemma
Winning the company’s warehouse lottery would bring jobs, but could worsen Sacramento region’s housing crunch.
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Pushing back: As violent robberies continue against Asian-Americans, police stress it’s safe to come forward
Detectives told a South Sacramento audience that it’s rare for gang members to retaliate against victims.
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Erasing black faces: Oak Park mural depicting men killed by law enforcement gets painted over
Theater owner says mural was mistaken for vandalism, wants ‘controlled dialogue’ about community issues.
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It’s not just the guns
Whatever afflicted Devin Patrick Kelley afflicts too many American men.
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Letters for November 9, 2017
SN&R might as well be the mainstream media, and Wikileaks is journalism, according to two readers.
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Fear belly
Where dietitians can’t help this reader, Joey offers spiritual advice.
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What to do when ICE comes knocking
N&R Publications wants to produce a publication to help answer this question for undocumented Californians.
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Trisha Jeanne Rhomberg, Hack Lab’s Maker in Residence
Rhomberg is also a ubiquitous presence at the Warehouse Artist Lofts on R Street and has been working for artists for 10 years.
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The backing band that’s so much more
PRVLGS backs dozens of local bands, but they’re about to find their own spotlight.
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Review: Marat/Sade
A stunning, innovative and powerful presentation not to be missed.
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Review: Kings of America
Sean Patrick ill’s first play is now on Sacramento Theatre Company’s Pollock stage, directed by Lyndsay Burch.
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Walkin’ through a …
Feel your heart grow three sizes at Global Winter Wonderland.
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Benefit show for homeless youth
Enjoy rad music and help Sac’s homeless youth.
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In Conversation with Samantha Bee
Get personal with Samantha Bee.
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Stage Pick: A Moving Day
The B Street Theatre opens up their final show in their original location this weekend.
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It’s raining grants
The city released its list of winners of $500,000 in grants for the Creative Economy Pilot Program.
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When it’s good, it’s good
Smokey Oaks is one of the better places in Fair Oaks to spend an evening after work.
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All-day watering hole
The Pour Choice will soon offer Auburn a taste of 18 craft beers, single-origin and nitro coffees and keg wine.
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Stiff medicine
The Fool’s Gold at Magpie Cafe keeps the doctor away—at least for a night.
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Delicious discs
Beyond the burrito, there are sopes; try ’em at Dali’s Kitchen.
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Coffee-slash-beer town
Pair two of our city’s finest exports at Sacramento Coffee Beerfest.
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Mini pumpkins
Persimmons are delicious, but know which type you’re buying before you bite.
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Plant-based food at Sac State
Dietician, professor and author Timaree Hagenburger will be speaking about plant-based whole-food living at a free event at Sac State on November 9.
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Wondersuck
The movie inevitably becomes trapped in a back-and-forth structure that undercuts the momentum at every turn.
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Loving Vincent
Breathtakingly original, a reminder of both van Gogh’s unique vision and the tactile pleasure of hand-drawn animation.
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Suburbicon
The movie is a limp example of an unhappy genre: bland satire.
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A Bad Moms Christmas
An example of the I-Hate-Christmas-Movie, the most despicable genre this side of snuff films and Nazi propaganda.
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Thor: Ragnarok
At it’s best the film is a knowing self-spoof that doesn’t take itself too seriously.
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A dab by any other name
What’s the difference between dabs and hash? Between strands and strains?
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Making Hemp Sexy Again
California is clearing the way for hemp to be a trillion-dollar crop.
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VAPE REVIEW: Herbish Black Jack
Herbish Black Jack vape cartridges double down on the name-brand originals without jacking up the price.
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