Issue: August 23, 2018
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Back to Burning Man
Three Sacramento Playa enthusiasts share why they return to Black Rock Desert year after year.
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Burning Man’s hope in the unknown
Burning Man’s temple Galaxia unites the spiritual and scientific.
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Health care’s state of emergency
Covered California Executive Director Peter Lee explains why the Affordable Care Act must survive.
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Gunning for the source
A California bill could help ATF trace guns through the underground economy.
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Pumped for battle
Why are local politicians trying to save California’s controversial gas tax?
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Moving numbers
As price tag for California’s twin tunnels balloons to nearly $20 billion, financial director says he didn’t know about inflation’s cost.
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Art, legacy and love
Last week, we lost two longtime Sacramento artists; their legacies far extend the work they’ve accomplished.
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Letters for August 23, 2018
Readers sound off on climate change, noisy medicine balls and art around the city.
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Family matters
Joey advises one reader to ignore her siblings’ weak response to her pregnancy and another reader to adult up with his family.
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Sacramento Area Youth Speaks’ poetry slam team
How a group of local youth poets won big at an international festival—and found family.
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Fleeting love in the city
Want to see a new Sacramento? Try an old summer fling.
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Review: Bootycandy at Big Idea Theatre
This play does not sugar coat.
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Review: The Gondoliers at Light Opera Theatre of Sacramento
The production of the Gilbert & Sullivan opera checks all the boxes, with a strong chorus and a romantic, lively story.
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Woofstock dog festival
Dogs converge for one day of leash and pooches, in an event that gives canines a festival all their own, with plenty of activities for humans.
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Smashing Pumpkins hit Sacramento
As restless as you are, you might get a kick out of seeing the alt-rockers Smashing Pumpkins and Metric.
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Speed Friending
Teens can come meet a lot of people in a short amount of time in the hopes of making new friends.
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Sactown Nachos Festival
Take in a hip-hop concert with Baby Bash and as many nachos as you care to buy.
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Curby’s Waste-a-Palooza
Learn all about recycling, waste management and the ways you can better work the system.
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Preview: Little Shop of Horrors at Broadway at Music Circus
The campiest cult classic starring a killer puppet is headed to Broadway at Music Circus.
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We’re Gonna Be Okay
SN&R reviews a new play from B Street Theatre.
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Naan the wiser
Fomerly Namaste Deli, the reopened Lit Delhi is a reliable, affordable bodega with a flavorful kick.
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Localis makes Eater’s ‘Essential 38’ list
Localis is the sole Sacramento restaurant on a list that includes Bay Area culinary big shots.
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Silky satisfaction
Sun & Soil Juice Company’s organic smoothies make for delicious, afternoon pick-me-ups during sweltering temperatures.
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Swine and dine
Hop Gardens Taproom serves up craft pints and creative wood-fired pizzas like the Sweet Pig topped with button pepperonis, real bacon bits and a chili-infused honey.
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Winner, winner, Asian burger dinner
Pho Fresh won first place in the Great Sacramento Vegan Burger Battle, and is keeping the burger on the menu—only one week a month.
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Making the beat great again
As The English Beat return for a new album, is the U.S. political climate kind of like 1980s Britain?
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Falling to pieces
If “Puzzle” were an actual puzzle, it wouldn’t take very long to solve—because it’s so predictable.
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Crazy Rich Asians
A stellar cast lights up the screen in this resplendent vacation with Singapore’s wildly opulent social elite.
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Protecting the nether region
What about cannabis-infused lube?
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Righting the cannabis balance
The Sacramento City Council just approved a new social equity program for minority-owned pot businesses—will it be enough?
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