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TUCKED AWAY CARMICHAEL Charming home on a quiet street with great neighbors! 3 bedroom 2½ baths with outdoor ¿replace and waterfall, as well as a beautiful pebble tech salt water pool with custom lighting. Spend winters inside with 2 ¿replaces in the large living room and den. Short walk to Arden Hills CC. $559,900 DAVID KIRRENE 531-7495
CUSTOM BUILT CARMICHAEL Sunny kitchen opens to family room and bank of windows to back garden and pool. 3 bedrooms and bath in one wing and master bedroom suite in separate wing. Dramatic entry with high ceilings throughout. Gourmet kitchen, 2 gas cooktops, abundant cabinet space. Gated pool and spa. $999,909 PATTY BAETA 806-7761
WONDERFUL UNIVERSITY PARK Wow! Single story 3 bedroom 2 bath with attached 2-car garage in a wonderful neighborhood convenient to restaurants, stores, schools and the American River Parkway. Newer roof and brand new carpeting too! This home shows well and is ready for a new owner. $459,000 CARMAH HATCH 765-6210
FARM HOUSE CHIC Located on .61 acres, 3 bedrooms 3 baths, completely remodeled in 2014. Private courtyard entry slate walkways, porch and fountain. Great style offering vaulted beamed ceiling, large wood ¿replace, wall of windows viewing grounds, formal dining room, built in hutch, white bright kitchen. $599,000 ANGELA HEINZER 212-1881
RIVERWOOD CARMICHAEL Lovely 2 bedroom 2½ bathroom home nestled on a very private woodsy setting. Downstairs master suite and upstairs master suite with of¿ce alcove. Perfect for entertaining or just enjoying your beautiful home. Floor to ceiling windows, remodeled kitchen and stone ¿replace. $499,900 CARMAH HATCH 765-6210
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HEART OF SIERRA OAKS Wonderful single story 3 bedroom 2½ bath that has been lovingly cared for by its owners. Large living room and formal dining room, kitchen/family room combo and very private backyard. Hardwood Àoors, newer windows and roof, 2 ¿replaces and large brick patio complete this beauty! $695,000 CARMAH HATCH 765-6210
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WILHAGGIN CUL-DE-SAC Beautifully maintained custom construction, newly re¿nished hardwood Àoors, bright kitchen updated with marble countertops and new appliances, 2 ¿replaces, attached drive through workshop. Large lot has many options for further expansion. Close to Jesuit and Rio Americano. $699,000 CHERYL NIGHTINGALE 849-1220
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BEAUTIFUL GOLD RIVER HOME Spacious rooms, lots of windows and natural light. 3 bedrooms downstairs, each with own bath, and private master suite with loft (ideal for at-home of¿ce). Large, open family room and kitchen provide a great space for family gatherings perfect for entertaining. 4-car garage with bath. $659,000 PATTI PRIESS 801-0579
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GARDEN OF THE GODS Garden of the Gods! Great opportunity to live in this 3 bedroom 1½ bath light and bright home with dual pane windows, whole house and ceiling fans, freshly painted. Swimming pool in back yard not ¿lled. Seller has a bid for future buyer. This home is located on a great street with wonderful neighbors. $325,000 ANGELA HEINZER 212-1881
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Trusting the Media SINKING AMERICAN CONFIDENCE IN NEWSPAPERS
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he surprising election results last November proved that our country’s media seriously misjudged the political mood of the country. While this is hardly the first time that Americans were subject to inaccurate or misleading reporting and polling, it certainly seemed to be the most stunning example. Almost all the major newspapers, regardless of their political slant endorsed the losing presidential candidate and confidentially predicted, her win. The media is a huge basket that holds television, radio, print and social media, but my business interests tend to focus specifically on print and newspapers. Actor Denzel Washington recently slammed the media and repeated this quote from Mark Twain: “If you don’t read the newspaper, you’re uninformed. If you read the newspaper, you’re mis-informed.” A June 2016 study showed that only 20 percent of Americans are confident in newspapers as a U.S. institution. This is an all-time low, marking the 10th consecutive year that more Americans express little or no, rather than high, confidence in the institution. The percentage of Americans expressing “a great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in newspapers has
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been dwindling since 2000, and the percentage expressing “very little” or “none” finally eclipsed it in 2007. One in five adults now says they have a great deal or quite a lot of confidence in newspapers—the all-time low for newspapers in Gallup’s polling dating back to 1973.
An additional 42 percent of adults say they have “some” confidence, meaning that the institution still sparks at least a measure of confidence in a majority of Americans. Confidence in newspapers among both left- and right-leaning groups has also fallen over the past 16
years. Historically, Gallup found that Democrats are more likely than Republicans to have a significantly better view of newspapers. I would conclude that this is most likely because the majority of major newspapers slant left editorially. This is the first year, however, that Democrats’ confidence is no longer net positive: 27 percent have little or no confidence in newspapers, slightly exceeding the 25 percent saying they have a great deal or quite a lot of confidence. By contrast, Republicans’ views toward the institution have been tilting negative since 2004. Surprisingly, young adults aged 18 to 34 have consistently been the most positive of all age groups about newspapers as an institution. My guess is that the younger folks who have grown up with the internet as a news source may see the benefit from a serious, even if traditional, news filter to the exploding amount of information available on the internet. But to be fair, the decline in public confidence in newspapers since 2000 is also part of a larger pattern of decline in Americans’ confidence in all U.S. institutions. The public tends to place the most confidence in the military, small business, the police and organized religion, which rank in the top 4. Of the 15 institutions Gallup tracks, television news ranks 13th, while newspapers are 14th. The only ones that rank worse are big business and Congress. However, since 2000, confidence in newspapers has fallen more steeply than the average of 15 institutions Gallup has tracked annually since PUBLISHER page 13
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Dynamo Champions Arden Park RALLYING THOSE AROUND HER TO MAKE THE NEIGHBORHOOD ALL IT CAN BE
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rden resident Karen Bruce has more than a dream. She has the energy of about a thousand people all packed into one petite ageless frame, the drive of another thousand and a one-in-a-million heart of gold all aimed at one thing: improving and uniting the various neighborhoods of Arden Arcade. Karen and her husband of 46 years, Jim Bruce, live off El Camino Avenue in a Randy Parks heritage home in the Cottage Park Creekside Neighborhood. It’s the same family home where Karen was born. The winding streets are filled with neatly trimmed houses known for their charming mix of shake roof tops and relief. It’s here where humble (and by some standards) small front entrances belie the beauty inside the homes, features such as random plank hardwood floors, step-down living rooms, beamed angled ceilings, and full-length windows that flow to halfacre-plus backyards. This neighborhood is home to Cottage Park and all its amenities, a 3-acre riparian area, and thousands of old-world Sacramentans such as the Bruces who love their neighbors and community. So what’s the problem? “Arden Arcade is forgotten,” Karen Bruce says. “We are just throwing this part of the community away. Why have we thrown away Arden Arcade?”
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Arden Arcade resident Karen Bruce is actively working to improve Arden Arcade’s Cottage Park and Creekside neighborhoods by soliciting membership in the neighborhood association and engaging the community in clean-up efforts
With every question of hers, Karen has an answer. “We don’t have to allow this to happen to us,” she says. “We can make our own story.” With fire in her belly, Bruce is taking matters into her own hands. Literally. She knocks door to door, talking directly with hundreds of neighbors about her dream for Arden Arcade
and drumming up enthusiasm as well as membership for the freshly revitalized Cottage Park Creekside Neighborhood Association. The association is now expanded to include neighborhoods on both sides of El Camino Avenue, streets such as Lacy Lane and Pope Avenue as well as the areas east of Fulton Avenue.
Bruce carries a “Dream List,” a detailed to-do spreadsheet several pages long of projects that she’s doing to help wipe out negative perceptions of Arden Arcade while putting the area on the “respectable” map where she knows it belongs. Her projects are as simple as graffiti clean-up to the more difficult, which include
getting rid of drug dealers and finding housing for the homeless. She hosted an an ice-cream social to discuss improvements and 60 people showed up. She calls real estate agents out of the blue and asks if she can take them on a personal tour of the area to pitch the value of Arden Arcade so they don’t “forget.” “I tell them about our wonderful community of people here, how we have the energy of the Country Club Alliance of Neighborhoods, threequarter-acre backyards, how we’re only seven minutes from downtown and our homes are built of redwood, known for their charming rooftops, shakes and brick. You’d be surprised that Realtors don’t know about us.” Her philosophy? “I’m not waiting for anybody else,” Bruce says. “I have power. Don’t we all have power? Don’t we as a community have power?” You bet she has power. Bruce is using her power to help change the notion that Arden Arcade is a throwaway, forgotten no-man’s land that’s declining into blight. Take a drive with her and watch what happens when she sees graffiti. She jumps out of her car, opens her trunk and grabs some spray paint of her own that she conveniently carries everywhere she goes. She begins her on-the-spot graffiti cover-up mission. When Bruce noticed several rusty streetlights and old telephone poles, she went to the top and talked to the powers that be. Within weeks the poles and posts were replaced with the newest. “Why wait for somebody else?” she asks. “I have time. I have a voice. I can make the calls. If I focus on negative things, I give them legs. It’s better if we focus on good things, decide what we want to be. “We can make our own futures. It’s not anyone else’s job, but our own. What I want is for all of us to have a unified vision of the area and to work to make that vision a reality.” For several months, Bruce and two of her compatriots, Annette Hale and Kim Angelo Seat, noticed homeless people sleeping behind the shops at Yorktown. The trio would talk with them and offer them information about services for the homeless. The
trio also noticed drug dealers and took pictures of them, which they gave to law enforcement. Within a few months, the area was cleaned up. Bruce has a vision for the Yorktown center: making it a community center where outdoor eateries, coffee shops and boutiques attract neighbors. She dreams of renovating homes, then holding home tours as a way to help clean up certain streets. She dreams of integrating the Creekside neighborhood with the Arden Parks and Sierra Oaks neighborhoods of Arden. She dreams of a day when all the area’s neighborhoods in Arden band together to help stop the influx of blight that is bleeding into Arden. “We can’t go into our houses and pretend it doesn’t exist,” she says. “We can’t shut our doors and say, ‘I live in Arden Park, the other area is not my problem.’ ” Bruce invites interested residents from throughout the area to call her directly at 599-0624, to join the neighborhood association and join the new Greater Arden Chamber of Commerce. Contact the chamber at info@greaterarden.com
SCHOOL SCHOLARS PROGRAM Lee Thomsen, head of Sacramento Country Day School, announced that beginning with the 2017-2018 school year, the school will award two need-based and merit-based fouryear scholarships to students from diverse backgrounds in the Greater Sacramento region. The scholarships are intended for students who may lack the full financial resources to access the highest-quality education. Known as the Country Day Scholars Program, the goal is to bring to Sacramento Country Day High School exceptional students with notable potential in one or more of the following areas: academics, leadership, innovation, the arts, and service. “The Country Day Scholars Program continues our tradition of
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PUBLISHER FROM page 11 1993. While average confidence across all 15 institutions fell from 40 percent in 2000 to 32 percent the past two years, confidence in newspapers fell from 37 percent to 20 percent over the same period. The public’s mood over the past 16 years has been something of a whirlpool, pulling newspapers down across the country at alarming rates. The rise of digital media could be a factor in the declining trust we place in a traditional print medium such as newspapers. But perhaps more importantly, newspapers are suffering from the broader decline Gallup sees in Americans’ trust in the mass media in general. With the ever increasingly rapid news cycle, there seems to be the need to be first over the need for accuracy or truth. When a terrible situation occurs, I make myself say a prayer for those involved, then wait some time before reading what is usually more accurate reporting about it. I gave up a long time ago on television as a serious news source. Given my love of the printed word, I get most of my news from reading newspapers, either online with The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times, or in print with The Sacramento Bee. (My husband’s daily crossword ensures we never stop our print subscription.) I am constantly reminded, reading about the same issue in these three different newspapers, how differently the reporting of stories is slanted politically. So with trust in the media
at an all-time low, is it any wonder we retreat to news sources that reflect our values? With our own focus on community news, featuring the most interesting people, places and events in our neighborhood, we strive to offer a local news source that is positive and fair. Only a few of our columnists are tasked to analyze controversial topics each month. And we are always open to alternative views voicing other opinions. I do hear occasional grumbling, mostly from elected officials, and we always ask them to respond in writing. But they rarely follow through. Will the media in our country ever recover its status? I’m sad to say I don’t hold out a great deal of hope. All we can do is something my mother used to tell me about gossip: Consider the source.
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New Term, New Board SUPERVISOR PETERS’ FOURTH TERM IN OFFICE BEGINS THIS MONTH
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will have the honor on Jan. 10 to take the oath of office to begin a fourth term on the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors. Thank you for the confidence and support you bestowed on me in the June primary, which resulted in polling almost 75 percent of the vote in favor of my re-election. I am honored to have received that level of support from you and look forward to resuming my work on your behalf when the board convenes this month. Taking the oath for the first time will be Sue Frost, representing District 4 on the board. Previously she was a member of the Citrus Heights City Council and was elected to the Board of Supervisors in November. She succeeds Roberta MacGlashan, who did not seek re-election. Continuing on the board are Supervisors Phil Serna, Patrick Kennedy and Don Nottoli, all of whom were not up for election in 2016.
BE PREPARED FOR WINTER Winter is here, so be prepared. Here are few tips to stay safe: Check on elderly family members, friends, or neighbors. Elderly people and those with serious medical conditions are at risk. Please be sure to check in on community members
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Be prepared for wind by securing yard items that may blow around. For downed power lines, stay away and call 911 immediately. Have flashlights handy in the event of the possibility of the loss of power. And sign up for the county’s emergency alerts via sacramentoalert.org. This system alerts residents about emergency events and other important public safety information quickly in a variety of situations, such as severe weather, unexpected road closures, missing persons and evacuations of buildings or neighborhoods. Winter is here with all types of weather risks including flooding, so be prepared and signup to receive Emergency Alerts from Sacramento County via sacramento-alert.org
who might be vulnerable during a cold spell. Except for exercise and walks, all dogs and cats are safer indoors during the winter when temperatures start to dip near freezing. Make sure they have a warm, draft-free place indoors with a dry mat or blanket that they can lie on Carbon monoxide is a “silent killer,” so do not heat the inside of your home with any kind of BBQ, propane heater, or any other fuel-fired equipment. Only use heaters installed with your home and those designed to be used indoors – and make sure that your natural gas furnaces and other appliances are in good, clean working order. Insulate outdoor pipes that lead into your home to prevent freezing. Seal with caulk around the pipes that lead into and out of your home. Inside your home, leave bathroom and under-sink cabinets open to help warm the water. You can defrost your
pipes by using a hair dryer on a low setting, working your way slowly from the faucet to where your pipe enters the wall. Or you can call a plumber. County residents who need to have their water turned off in order to make repairs to their lines may call 311 or 916-875-7246 for more information. Watch for tree limbs. As temperatures dip, trees become vulnerable to limbs snapping. In instances of trees fallen in roads or right–of-ways, County residents can call 311 or 916-875-4311 for more information. Note trees or branches that fall on private roads or property are the responsibility of the property owner. Raking leaves can prevent flooding by keeping storm drains clear. You can report flooding by calling 8757246. And if a street is flooded, turn around; don’t assume you can make it.
PARKING NEAR GOLDEN 1 CENTER Going downtown to attend a game, event or concert at the new the Golden 1 Center and want a parking tip? One of the most convenient locations is Sacramento County’s parking garage, between Seventh and Eighth on G and H streets. It offers competitive pricing, starting at $10 (credit/debit cards only), and is open to the public for evening and weekend parking. Located at 725 Seventh St., the site is close to the arena (three blocks away) and out of the fray of traffic and pedestrians with quick in and out to Seventh Street and Richards Boulevard. Plus, it has 650 well-lit parking spaces. For more information, go online to www.dgs.saccounty.net and click on parking, or call 311 or 875-4311.
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HEROES OF HUMAN SERVICES In November the Board of Supervisors recognized 14 Heroes of Human Services as part of an annual awards ceremony arranged by the county’s Human Services Coordinating Council that honors residents who have touched the lives of others through their advocacy, dedication, service and support. Among the honorees were two residents of the Third Supervisorial District: Chris Ford and Dorothy Marshall. Ford has been volunteering with WEAVE (Women Escaping A Violent Environment) since 2011 after she retired from more than 20 years in the mortgage banking industry. Her understanding of financial abuse led to her developing a financial literacy curriculum for WEAVE’s Financial Empowerment Program for victims of domestic violence. Marshall, a school psychologist, started the Literacy Little League Program 21 years ago. The program brings together adult volunteers with children not reading at grade level for the purpose of helping youngster to focus on basic reading skills and comprehension. The program is based at the Thomas Edison Language Institute, where half of the students are English language learners who struggle with reading and writing, along with understanding American culture. Now retired, Marshall at age 84 continues to train volunteers and coordinate the program. Both individuals deserve our praise and thanks for the volunteer work they do in our community.
Recently the Board of Supervisors recognized Chris Ford as one of the County’s Heroes of Human Services for her volunteer effort in developing curriculum for a Financial Empowerment Program for victims of domestic violence provided by WEAVE (Women Escaping A Violent Environment).
The Arden Arcade meeting will be held starting at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 3, at Country Club Lanes in the second-floor Skyroom, 2600 Watt Ave. (near El Camino Avenue). The Carmichael meeting will be held at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 17, at the Del Campo High School Library, 4925 Dewey Drive.
TIMING TRAFFIC SIGNALS One of the best ways to enhance safety, reduce congestion and improve
the commute for unincorporated area motorists is to optimize traffic signal timing for signalized intersections on major transportation corridors. To achieve this, the county’s Department of Transportation has invested in the use of Intelligent Transportation Systems technology as a high-tech solution to maintain and continuously improve traffic flow in congested corridors and on major roadways. The heart of Sacramento County’s traffic management system is the Traffic Operations Center. This state-of-the-art facility enables DOT
SHERIFF’S JANUARY COMMUNITY MEETINGS The Sheriff’s Department holds regular community meetings to share information about trends in crime and recent activities. In January several meetings will be held for residents living in the unincorporated area, including the communities of Arden Arcade and Carmichael.
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Sacramento County’s parking garage is conveniently near the Golden 1 Center and open to the public for evening and weekend parking
staffers to monitor traffic conditions and make adjustments as needed to keep traffic flowing safely and smoothly, especially during heavy commute hours. The operations center is able to monitor 16 major unincorporated area transportation corridors and 300 signalized intersections, 116 of which are equipped with cameras communicating on both fiber-optic and copper-interconnect cable. The control room is filled with screens showing live-camera feeds and telemetry from traffic signals throughout the unincorporated area. From the control room, staff members can monitor multiple signal locations and adjust signal timing as needed to improve the flow of traffic. In addition, they can respond to collisions, hazardous spills and other emergencies by changing signal timing and posting messages on any of four changeable message signs located on the corridors. For more information about the Traffic Operations Center, go to sacdot.com.
OH DEER! These days we hear a lot about Sacramento County’s park rangers spending a lot of time ensuring public safety along the American River Parkway, addressing illegal camping by transients or enforcing bans on alcohol at “rafting gone wild “events.” But protecting nature remains part of their mission. In November, rangers responded to a deer in distress caught in a section of fence along the perimeter of Carmichael’s Riverwood Community located in the parkway. The majestic buck appeared to have attempted to jump the fence but got stuck. Upon detection, residents alerted park rangers and together they all worked to keep the beast calm and eventually freed him back into the wild, preventing serious injury.
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CONNECTING WITH THE COUNTY Did you know there’s a lot you can do online? Sacramento County’s website, Saccounty.net, and its online services let you avoid the hassle of driving downtown, parking or waiting in lines. Popular online services include fictitious business name search, marriage appointment scheduling, business license applications, recreation and leisure, pay property taxes, flight information, jail and inmate information, garbage pickup day calendar, sheriff’s online reporting system, neighborhood cleanup appointment, events calendar, pay your utility bill, search for lost pets, apply for a county job, birth and death certificates and report a problem or request service. Plus you can stay informed on what is going on in the unincorporated area by signing up to receive electronic updates. To date, more than 60,000 subscribers have signed up.
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You can choose items of interest and the frequency of notifications. Among the selection available are press releases and county news blasts, construction and transportation alerts, land use updates (including notices about your Community Planning Advisory Council), various public meetings including the Board of Supervisors, and information about our regional parks.
HELP EXPAND ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE Help improve the odds of catching perpetrators by assisting the Sheriff’s Department in fighting crime by participating in the Sheriff's Electronic Eye (SEE) Camera Registry Program. SEE allows citizens and business owners to register the locations of their video surveillance systems with the Sheriff’s Department. When a crime occurs, the department will be able to identify the locations of video surveillance systems and enlist the
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VISITING WITH NEIGHBORS The last two months of 2016 provided me with several opportunities to attend a number
of community events and visit with residents. During November I gave remarks at the annual Wall of Honor Ceremony at Patriots Park, sponsored by the Carmichael Recreation and Park District. This monument is a special place to reflect upon and never forget the special meaning of sacrifice made by those who served us wearing different uniforms—the U.S. Armed Services, law enforcement and fire protection. Each of the 13 honorees had a connection to the area, and the memorial provides a source of pride and remembrance for their families, loved ones and friends. Later that month I attended the monthly meetings of the Country Club Alliance of Neighborhoods and the Carmichael Creek Neighborhood Association, where I presented reports to each organization. And I spoke at the first annual gathering of the Watt Avenue Partnership in celebration of that group’s success in forming a Property Business Improvement District for the North Highlands area. PETERS page 22
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IN TUNE FROM page 20 During December I participated in the Holiday Parade that went through Old Fair Oaks Village sponsored by the Fair Oaks Chamber of Commerce. I also had the honor of swearing in that chamber’s officers at its monthly luncheon. Lastly, I joined in the fun at the tree-lighting celebration sponsored by the Fulton Avenue Association at Tognotti’s Auto World at the corner of Fulton and El Camino avenues in Arden Arcade During 2017 I will be holding a series of community meetings in Arden Arcade and Carmichael with guest speakers throughout the year, as well as my Community Coffee Meetings in Fair Oaks. Everyone is welcome to attend. The dates and times of those gatherings are posted on my webpage at www.bos. saccounty.net.
CELEBRATION OF MLK On Monday, Jan. 16, our nation will officially honor Dr. Martin Luther King. On Saturday, Feb. 4, the
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annual Sacramento Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Dinner will be held at California State University, Sacramento’s University Ballroom. This month’s holiday also serves as a national day of service in which you can volunteer to give back to your community. You can go online to find out about available opportunities by visiting serve.gov. Next month’s dinner brings together civic and community leaders, elected officials, judicial and legal community members, college and high school students, nonprofit supporters, business people and educators to celebrate the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King. For more information about the dinner, go to mlkcelebrationsacramento.com.
Rancho Cordova and Sacramento in accordance with air quality regulations. The restrictions are applicable to fireplaces, wood stoves, fire pits or chimneys. Implementation of these restrictions has helped reduce pollution and allowed our area to stay in compliance with federal air quality standards.
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CHECK BEFORE YOU BURN In effect now through Feb. 28, wood burning is restricted in the unincorporated area as well as in the cities of Citrus Heights, Elk Grove, Folsom, Galt, Isleton,
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Ed Goldman and William Ishmael BRINGING THE ARTS COMMUNITY TOGETHER
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ou’ve heard that it takes a just stepped down after two back-tovillage—to raise a child, to back terms as its board president. make a community great—and (You may know him as a columnist that’s never more true than at Blue for Sacramento Business he nonprofit arts Line Arts, the group that was founded more than 50 years ago in Roseville and has grown over the past few years into one of the most respected ns organizations n in Northern or California for showcasing the work of regional al and national artists. ed “I accepted ncy the presidency d of the board of Blue Linee in 2015 on hat provision that Ed Goldman the group start to Journal. market itself as the He’s also—full disclosure— regional gallery it really is,” explains this writer’s dad.) “The Ed Goldman, who served on the gallery is not just Rosevilleboard of Blue Line for four years and centric—we exhibit artists ill from all over the world.” This will be the third year in a row that Blue Line has hosted the Crocker-Kingsley Art Competition, a biennial national juried art show started in 1940. By Jessica Laskey The organization further cemented Giving Back its role in the arts community when
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it acquired Arts & Business Council of the Sacramento Region in 2015, a move that allowed certain programs to continue as a division of Blue Line. One such program is Prelude t the Season, which bestows awards to recognizing local leadership in categories like arts journalism, arts philanthropy, arts management and arts/business partnerships. Though t event took a two-year hiatus the after Blue Line acquired the council, it will return this year on Jan. 25 as Interlude ART. “Because the event won’t take
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members of the business community, arts organizations and artists from the counties of El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, Sutter, Yolo and Yuba in an intimate cocktail setting. “The nice thing about Interlude this year is that we’ve actively invited nominations from the sixcounty region,” says Goldman, who has served as the president of the board of Arts & Business Council and Sacramento Theatre Company and as a member of the board of Capital Stage, Discovery Museum, the Sacramento Philharmonic and WEAVE, among others. “T “That’s a always been the goal of the event, but it’s never been a as clear as i is this it y year—and th that’s thanks to the work of William Ish Ishmael. Wi William has bee the most been inst instrumental e in expanding b the base of nom nominees and addin new, adding more relevant catego categories for award and awards organi organizing and meeting with the selection panel. He’s been pretty tireless.” Ishmael, a longtime member of the Blue Line board, is an artist best VOLUNTEER page 27
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End of an Era MEGAMI’S CLOSURE A SIGN OF A CHANGING DOWNTOWN
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ith exciting restaurants popping up all over Sacramento’s grid, it’s easy to miss when a small restaurant closes its doors. So you may not have heard the news that Megami Bento-Ya on 10th Street is set to close sometime soon. By some estimates, more than 30 new restaurants will open in the downtown area over the next year. That’s on top of recently opened restaurants in Midtown, East Sac, along R Street and throughout the city. These restaurants have unique concepts, cuisines and styles. They often bank on Sacramento’s farm-tofork movement but definitely strive for the sort of sophistication seen in major cities. They want to serve a growing residential crowd and lure suburbanites back to the city core. Until the last decade or so, Sacramento was pretty much a government town. Some downtown restaurants served the political elite who dined and drank while making deals in smoky backrooms. Other restaurants, like Megami, served mostly government workers who had only an hour for lunch and wanted good food, good prices and fast service. Alan Honda opened Megami BentoMa in 1983. (His parents opened the original Megami on Florin Road in
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Alan Honda opened Megami Bento-Ma in 1983
1976.) Honda’s mom and his wife, Judy, are integral to the restaurant’s operations and success. Megami is a family affair. Its customers have always been treated as family, too. The small restaurant serves Japanese food buffet style. Honda learned his craft from his parents and from working at House of Genji in San Jose and later at a hofbrau.
Judy comes in to help, although she has a full-time job with the post office. Honda’s 87-year-old mother also helps out. “Mom is a tough woman and comes in to whip us into shape,” Honda says. “And Judy is a hard worker, often working a full shift at the restaurant and another eight hours at the post office.”
“We’ve had a lot of good customers who became good friends over the years,” says the 61-year-old Honda. “But I think it’s time for something new. I work almost 70 hours a week.” Honday is a modest man who jokingly says he is a lousy businessperson. But he’s been on the cutting edge, whether he knows it or not. He developed his own sauces for comfort foods like sesame chicken and teriyaki. He offers ramen bowls at extremely affordable prices. Tucked on the corner of a serving area are bottles of booze for those who want a cocktail. His loyal customers come in droves for lunch and dinner. Honda works behind the counter every day, serving sushi and other Japanese food. While most restaurants thrive on the weekends, Megami is closed, an acknowledgement that its customer base is made up of government workers from City Hall and the State Capitol. Honda has endured some difficult times. He kept the restaurant going in a construction zone when The Citizen Hotel was being built next door. Then came the Great Recession, which resulted in furloughed employees and a significant drop in business. “It’s been tough at times,” he says. “We manage to make it, but times are changing. I’d need to make a big investment to remodel the place and keep it going. I’d need to hire more people and be open seven days a week, too.” Honda says customers keep coming in to ask when he’ll close. No date has been set as he works through some issues with his landlord, but he expects to be closed before the end of
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VOLUNTEER FROM page 24 known for his watercolor landscapes and large abstracts using natural elements. “We (at Blue Line) are becoming a truly regional organization, but we’re very sensitive to and aware of our deep and wide support in Placer County,” says Ishmael. “It truly does take a village. Ed Goldman and Tony Natsoulas have been huge in making all the new initiatives happen. Ed initiated and facilitated the acquisition of the Arts & Business Council and served as president for the last two transitional and newly formative years. Tony used his wide network to bring in artists from not only the region but throughout the nation to exhibit. And Dani Whitmore, our new executive director, is the person for our time. Blue Line’s time is now!” Interlude ART takes place on Wednesday, Jan. 25, at Sacramento State University. For tickets and more information, visit bluelinearts.org n
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ou’ve certainly heard the adage that “exercise is the best medicine,” but Dr. Thomas Revesz and his wife, Eva, have taken that notion one step further in their new business, Carmichael Med+Fit, located on Fair Oaks Boulevard just before Marconi Avenue. “The whole idea is about approaching the whole person: mind, body and medical wellness,” explains Eva Revesz, who retired from a busy career as a social worker and full-time lecturer at California State University, Sacramento, to help her husband manage his primary care practice. “We offer a holistic approach to fitness and well-being. “People really need to move, so we’re not just a gym and we’re not just a studio. We’re good for the soul.” Carmichael Med+Fit, which has offered classes since September as part of its soft opening phase, will officially open to the public on Jan. 28. To introduce its unique blend of services, instructors and advanced students will perform demonstrations of Carmichael Med+Fit’s primary components, aerial yoga and aerial silks. “Aerial is a beautiful tool,” says Ivy Grace, the business’s director of healing arts, operations coordinator and aerial yoga instructor. “There’s something for everybody, whether you’re completely new to yoga or really experienced. You can do very easy poses or very challenging ones. By Jessica Laskey
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from injury—whether physical or emotional. “I guide people to connect with themselves and experience the world around them through mindfulness,” Grace says. “I work with people to build strength you can use in day-today life. For example, if I work with an older woman who can’t get out of her chair, we’re going to work on strengthening the muscles that will help her do that more easily. “I want people to be as safe as possible, which is why combining the ‘aerial’ part (a hammock that supports your weight as you complete yoga poses) is so helpful when people come in with joint issues. The hammock takes the pressure off your wrists and being off the ground helps decompress the joints.”
“I work with people to build strength you can use in day-to-day life.”
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“I specialize in making yoga accessible and it’s very individualized. Whatever you need in that moment on that day is what I help you achieve.” Grace’s background is a fascinating mixture of politics (the Florida native studied international politics and
neurolinguistics in preparation to become a foreign service officer and she worked in Washington, D.C., when Hilary Clinton was secratary of state) as well as all kinds of yoga, including rehabilitative and traumainformed yoga for patients recovering
Grace’s whole-body approach to yoga fit in perfectly with the Reveszes’ mission to provide both traditional medicine (Thomas Revesz operates a satellite practice out of the building and it was his daughter, a certified Pilates and aerial yoga instructor who convinced him to start the business) and a more holistic practice to encourage movement and well-being. “We wanted to start slowly and find the right people to work with us,” says Eva Revesz, who moved from Montreal to Sacramento in 1994
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of aerial yoga,” Grace explains. “You have to use sheer strength and your own body weight to manipulate the silks, so if you’re not strong enough yet, you can use yoga to train to the point where you’re strong enough for silks. “But it goes both ways: Someone who’s already into fitness but isn’t particularly flexible can get so much out of yoga. That’s why community is huge in our classes. The students are very supportive of each other and their goals, which is what we all wanted to begin with: to cultivate a place of healing.” Sounds like Carmichael Med+Fit is just what the doctor ordered. Don’t miss the opening celebration on Jan. 28. For more information and class schedules, visit carmichaelmedfit.com. Carmichael Med+Fit is at 6240 Fair Oaks Blvd. Jessica Laskey can be reached at jessrlaskey@gmail.com n
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The Wheelman HE CYCLES LIKE HIS LIFE DEPENDS ON IT
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f you plan to live a long, vibrant life and survive to 91, it’s important to find the right sport. Fortunately, a group called the Sacramento Wheelmen makes the sports part easy. The Wheelmen are a bicycle club, among the biggest and most enthusiastic in California. There are around 400 members. They cover a wide spectrum of age and two-wheel core competency. Some Wheelmen ride hundreds of miles each week around the Sacramento region. Some travel to places like France, Italy and Spain, where they ride more miles. Other Wheelmen meet at Discovery Park, ride to a nice place for breakfast, pedal home and call it a day. Tom Goodwin represents the infinite possibilities of membership with the Wheelmen. He has cycled across Europe. And he’s cycled across town for breakfast. He happens to be 91, making him the club’s senior member, which he doesn’t consider a praiseworthy accomplishment. “I’m only 91,” he says. He emphasizes the word “only.” While cycling at 91 is impressive despite Goodwin’s modesty, our elder Wheelman is more interested in other numbers. For example, there’s the number 100, which represents the mileage he tries to cover each Tom Goodwin rode more than 6,000 miles during last year
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week on his bike. And there’s 6,000, the annual mileage goal he sets for himself. “I try to ride three or four days a week, 45 or 50 miles,” he says. “I went 66 miles yesterday, and that put me over 6,000 miles for 2016.”
Apart from his longevity, Goodwin is a fairly average representative of the Wheelmen. About half the roster is filled with retired women and men, a status that affords such Wheelmen the flexibility to enjoy rides during the week. Other
members, still toiling away at day jobs, must wait for the weekend before clipping their bike shoes into their pedals and heading off on adventurous group rides. Wheelmen journeys tend to fall into two categories: breakfast rides and exercise rides. Goodwin enjoys both types. As amateur athletes, some cyclists summon a competitive spirit that rivals the world’s top pros. The Wheelmen have riders who push themselves to earthly limits and thrive in an exhilarating environment of speed and utter exhaustion. Other Wheelmen prefer a more modest pace. They prioritize conviviality and social experience over the thrill of arriving first. That would be Goodwin, taking his time. “Oh, we enjoy the competitive riders,” he says. “They just ride a little faster.” Fast or slow, every cyclist knows the hazards associated with the sport. Cars can present serious problems. So can potholes and gravel and even other riders. Given enough time on a bicycle, every rider eventually tumbles. Goodwin, who takes a philosophical approach to cycling’s dangers, believes the rewards outweigh the risks. “People have been killed while cycling,” he says. “That’s an unfortunate fact. But it hasn’t happened to me yet. I fall off every once in a while, but I’m still alive.” There aren’t many sports in which a 91-year-old can participate at a
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level comparable to people decades younger. For all of his good health and spiritual bounty, Goodwin does make concessions to age. “My balance,” he says when asked if any skills have diminished. “Balance is the one thing I’ve lost. It’s not like it used to be when I was 86. That year, I rode 8,222 miles. But other than that, I have just as much enthusiasm today as I did 20 years ago.” Goodwin, who shared ownership and management responsibilities at the iconic Sacramento canvas awning, shading and tent company GoodwinCole before retirement, joined the Wheelmen about 15 years ago. His enthusiasm for the bike group led him into leadership roles. He served as president before stepping down at the end of 2016. “It wasn’t a hard job,” he says. “Basically, I chaired the meetings and made sure they stayed organized. That’s about all I had to do.”
Wheelmen membership has allowed Goodwin to make new friends and ride to breakfast locations around the world. He’s joined Wheelmen sojourns to Europe eight or nine times. And he’s made numerous overnight trips to locations around California, places such as San Francisco and Santa Cruz. He packs his bicycle into a vehicle and drives to the starting point. In Guerneville not long ago, his bike was stolen. He says, “It was inside my car in the parking lot, and they took it right out of the car. That’s the way the ball bounces sometimes.” Goodwin replaced the stolen bike with a high-end, carbon-fiber-frame Giant. But bicycle pedigree doesn’t matter to the Wheelmen. “We encourage anyone who can ride to come out and join us,” Goodwin says. “We like anyone who rides a bicycle.” R.E. Graswich can be reached at reg@graswich.com n
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Gold in a Glass MAKING CIDER WITH LOCAL PEARS AND APPLES IS THIS DUO’S PASSION
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pass slow-rolling tractors and lots of dusty grapevines on my way to Lockeford, a tiny town in San Joaquin County. Behind the old Tuscan Wine Village, business partners Sarah Hemly and Chris Thomson are pressing the freshly picked pears and apples that will go into their next batch of cider. The previous day, they were up doing the
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same until 1 a.m., probably listening to Journey or Toto—Thomson’s choice in music. Fifteen-hour days are the norm in late fall when the fruit is ripe. They’ll barrel through tons of the stuff before they’re finished with the harvest. Sarah Hemly’s hands and hair are sticky. Juice from the fruit dries as hard as hairspray. She’s wearing a pair of no-nonsense rubber boots. Thomson is sporting a shirt that says, “Pears well with everything.” They look exhausted but seem excited. “We make cider not for the craft of cider but for the enjoyment of it,” Thomson says. They assure me the long hours are worth it because they know they’re making cider the right way.
Hemly Cider is a partnership between Sarah Hemly, Thomson and Greene & Hemly, a sixth-generation organic pear and apple farm. The fruit in Hemly Cider comes from the farm’s trees, some more than a century old, located in Courtland. Matt Hemly, Sarah’s husband, manages the orchard operations. Before it becomes cider, the fruit has to be ground down, pressed and fermented in large stainless steel containers. Just about everything is done by hand. The Hemly Cider website contains a riff (“orchard to bottle”) on the familiar farm-to-fork theme, but there’s time and work packed into that phrase.
About 10 years ago, Sarah and Matt Hemly traveled to various places, tasting cider along the way. She wanted to find the best beverage to showcase the family’s pears. They settled on more of a traditional English-style cider, which is drier than ciders made in the United States and has a slightly higher alcohol content. When Hemly Cider first launched in late 2015, the partners thought they had enough cider to last until the next harvest, but the phone started ringing a few months ago. They’d run out of product and people wanted more, which is a good problem to have.
If you ask Sarah, Hemly emly out Cider really began about overed the time gold was discovered ne of in California, when one hased Matt’s ancestors purchased land in the Delta and he planted pear trees in the d rich soil. Fast-forward many years later. She and Thomson met through one of her dad’s friends. They connected via Skype and bonded over rugby and a shared appreciation for cider. Sarah grew up in Fair Oaks and went to school in Berkeley, where she played rugby before injuries sidelined her. While Thomson is still crazy about the sport, he’s had a few too
many in injuries as well and recently switched to playing Australian football. In the fall, Thomson makes tthe long journey from hi his home in Hobart, Tasma Tasmania (often referred to as “Tassie,” but he pron pronounces it “Tazzie”), wh which he shares with hi his wife and young son, to the United States. Ba Back home in Hobart, he is the head distiller at Lark Distillery and Fo Forty Spotted Gin. He Here, he spends many ho hours helping Sarah pr process tons of pears an and apples. As you might im imagine, Hemly Cider tas tastes like pears. Ap Apples are tossed in for balance. The result
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Cutting Back NOW IS THE TIME TO PRUNE
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hen the new year begins, Sacramento gardeners sharpen their shears, bundle up in layers and head out into the garden to prune. Some advocate getting this task done before Christmas. To me, that’s the talk of an overachiever. December is for parties and sitting by the fire with a lap cat and good book. January is time to get to work on many fruiting and flowering shrubs, trees and vines. Why prune? Most plants require little or no pruning, but others need to feel the steel to look and perform their best. You prune to control plant size and shape, to encourage new growth and to improve flowering and fruit set. Much of gardening is about trying to impose your will on your plants. Pruning is the ultimate expression of person over perennial. Actually, January is a little early to cut back most perennials. Even if they are frost damaged, it’s better to leave last year’s stems in place until the risk of freezing is past in March. Wait to prune ornamental grasses until February, and delay pruning spring-flowering plants such as camellias, azaleas and forsythia until after they bloom. Apricot trees are better pruned mid- to late summer to discourage the transmission of diseases into fresh wounds. Prune roses and other woody ornamentals, fruit and nut trees, berries and grapes now during winter
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dormancy, when they slow down growth and lose many or all of their leaves. When a plant goes dormant, it is resting until it is time to push new buds and leaves. Before you start, gather your tools and make sure that they are clean and sharp. A sharpening steel or stone will help restore a tool’s edge. Sharpen the beveled side of your tool, maintaining the correct angle (often 23 degrees). Lubricate the mechanism and blade with penetrating oil when you are done. There are good videos on YouTube that demonstrate the technique. What tools do you need? Hand shears and a pruning saw and lopper for bigger branches are in order. Don protective gear, including gloves, longsleeved shirts and safety glasses when pruning. Flowering and fruiting habits of plants vary. You need to adjust your pruning treatment accordingly. Some fruits and nuts bear only on spurs that grow off the main branch, while others bear on long shoots. Repeatblooming roses bloom on new growth produced on new and old canes alike. Once-blooming varieties bloom only on growth at least 1 year old. There are some basic pruning techniques. Thinning cuts remove
an entire branch to a main branch, the trunk or the ground, and are used to guide growth and open up a plant to air and sunlight. Heading cuts shorten branches and stimulate new growth. When heading back, it’s important to cut to just above a growing point, such as a promising bud or side branch. Try not to leave a stub longer than a quarter of an inch because it will just die back. Before you make any cuts, examine the plant. Determine the size and shape that you want. Start by taking out the obvious: dead, diseased, weak, damaged or crossing and crowded growth. Make sure that you retain strong, newer growth to establish the future framework of the plant. Wild whacking is not wise. When I first began to prune, I lugged books and diagrams to the garden and struggled to match what they said to the plants in front of me. Pruning workshops helped me understand what to do, as did years of experience. I’m still tentative with fruit trees, but roses and perennials are now less intimidating. Still, I proceed with caution and stop to evaluate as I work. The words of my gardening mentors echo in my head. “Clear out the clutter.” “Stubs don’t grow.” “If it’s not beautiful, cut it off.”
Sacramento rose growers aim to complete pruning before Valentine’s Day, but often that’s too late. Stop as soon as leaves start to emerge. Don’t despair if you run out of time. Enjoy your first flush of bloom and shape roses as you deadhead spent flowers. There are many places where you can learn about pruning this month. You can join master rosarians at the McKinley Park “prune-a-thon” from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Jan 7. Master Gardeners will demonstrate winter pruning of deciduous fruit trees, blueberries, cane berries, grave vines and landscape tree at Fair Oaks Horticulture Center from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Jan. 14. On this same date, world-renowned rose expert, author and raconteur Stephen Scanniello will return to the Sacramento Historic Rose Garden and teach pruning techniques for climbing roses at 9 a.m. and mature shrub roses at 1 p.m. Even if you’ve pruned perfectly, your plants may not grow as you’ve expected. You can attempt to impose your will on your plants, but Mother Nature still has the last say. Anita Clevenger is a Sacramento County Master Gardener. For answers to gardening questions, call the Master Gardeners at 876-5338 or go to sacmg.ucanr.edu n
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I could spend the rest of the afternoon al fresco, sipping cider, listening to Thomson’s Australian accent, a frog making a ruckus somewhere close by, and Sarah’s dry delivery. Then there’s the banter. She fondly refers to Thomson as the “crazy Tasmanian,” while Thomson teases her about the chocolate bunny cereal she offered him for breakfast. They are both looking forward to taking time off tomorrow night when
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Filling the Seats NEW WAY OF SELLING TICKETS COULD SOLVE THE EMPTY-THEATER PROBLEM
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he guardians of Sacramento’s cultural universe are ready to speak loudly with your tax dollars. City officials will soon begin to shovel $83.4 million toward a remodeled Community Center Theater. Another $16.4 million will go toward upgrades at Memorial Auditorium. To help pay for it all, the city hopes to clear $20 million in a naming rights deal that has yet to materialize. The plan will turn a public cultural center into a billboard. If history predicts outcome, Sacramento’s grand theatrical ambitions around 14th and J streets may fall short. The city will spend massive amounts of money on an expanded convention center and improved theater and auditorium but nothing much will change. The problem is the execution. For years, scarce bookings have been a way of life for Memorial Auditorium and the Community Center Theater. The buildings are dark far too many evenings. People in the local arts community have various opinions on why the city’s performance centers perform so poorly. Some note lousy acoustics in both the auditorium and theater— uneven sound qualities that make promoters and artists avoid booking the stages. Others cite the city’s
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strict labor mandates: Services such as staging and janitorial must be filled by unionized help, raising a promoter’s costs.
But there’s another explanation for the city’s inability to book heavy calendars at downtown stages. It involves the city’s passive approach
to chasing after theatrical attractions and coaxing them to Sacramento. Basically, Sacramento doesn’t chase anyone. We make our presence known and wait for promoters to call and inquire about stage availability. When promoters call, the city offers them a price sheet for rent, security, janitorial, stagehands and other services. And when promoters don’t call, oh well. The stages stay dark. The alternative to the city’s passive strategy is something called the “presenter” model. This is where a promoter obtains booking rights for the city’s theatrical inventory. The presenter becomes a booking agent, signing acts, marketing shows and selling tickets. If audiences respond and fill seats, the presenter makes money. If not, the presenter has only the mirror to blame. Given that an empty theater means zero income for a presenter, people in the industry tend to devote significant energies toward making sure theaters get filled. There are many examples of the presenter model at work around Sacramento. At Golden 1 Center, the Kings serve as presenters with Live Nation, a global promoter with connections to hundreds of performers, including many of the biggest names in show business. They keep the arena busy. A smaller example is Ace of Spades entertainment hall on R Street. Live Nation fills the place with acts not mainstream enough for an arena. Sacramento authorities are finally ready to explore the presenter model, but only at Memorial Auditorium. After years of watching promoters take shows to regional halls such as
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Center Theater. But it’s not obvious to everyone. Richard Lewis, CEO of California Musical Theatre, which presents the Music Circus and Broadway Sacramento series, is OK with testing the presenter model at the auditorium, but he doesn’t believe it’s good for the theater. Lewis spends about $800,000 each year renting the theater for his six-show Broadway series. He likes things as they are. “It introduces a profit motive into the process, and that’s something the city has to be very careful about getting involved with in a publicly owned building,” Lewis says. “City staff is great to work with, and they’ve done an excellent job operating the theater.” To pay for a new arts and convention center, the city will enter a new world—a racket filled with showbiz promoters. It won’t fly without a naming rights deal and a strategy to fill those seats. R.E. Graswich can be reached at reg@graswich.com n
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Rendering of the new Market 5-ONE-5
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private-label artificially flavored sodas from its shelves. This new grocery concept has been in the planning stage for several years. At last year’s State of Food and Agriculture conference hosted by Sacramento Metro Chamber, Teel called the local food system “broken.” He spoke of a grocery business reliant on “slotting fees,” the practice of brand-name products paying a fee for placement on grocery store shelves. These fees are significant in overall grocery revenues yet don’t always align with Raley’s values of prioritizing customers’ health and well-being. Little by little, Raley’s intends to make healthier changes to its stores. But changing such a large, established business will take time. With the launch of Market 5-ONE-5, Teel can jump straight ahead to the store model he idealizes. “The idea was to create a company that would not be held back by its current brand image, current customer base or internal paradigm of how we do business,” Teel says. The
new model “sets the company free to move fully forward as fast as it can toward finding solutions to balance health and wellness for those who are really interested in the food that they eat and the impact on their bodies.” According to company spokesperson Chelsea Minor, Market 5-ONE-5 will embrace the notion that food affects health. The 11,000-square-foot store will carry products that embrace the store’s core values: organic, nutrition and education. Minor is enthusiastic about a model that combines these core values under one roof. “These concepts individually exist in other formats,” she says. “It’s the holistic view that is the differentiator.” The new store will develop standards for its products as a way to keep customers informed. For example, the market may decide that all its meat will be humanely and organically raised without hormones. This standard will be published, allowing the customer peace of mind that this minimum standard will
be applied to all Market 5-ONE-5 products. A “wellness evangelist” with a nutrition background will be on staff at the new market to help the store manager set wellness standards for the products available. Teel also hopes the store will positively affect local food production. By purchasing locally curated products, the market can help create a larger platform for small businesses to become more sustainable. Creating big rifts with a small idea is core to Teel’s approach. “We often don’t tackle big projects because we feel like we can’t really change the world with it. I don’t believe that’s correct,” says Teel. “I believe that even smaller companies can have a broad impact in changing the world around them, because when we make one change in our stores— an example I like to use is candy or soda at the registers—our competitors have to react to that. They can choose to do the same because we’re taking business away if they don’t follow suit.”
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Honor and Regrets AN OLD SOLDIER FACES LIFE’S END
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first met Ernie Head in hospice care last summer. The 96-year-old was a proud World War II veteran who lived life by a personal motto: No matter how you feel, get up, dress up, show up, never give up. We began each of my home visits with a salute that often prompted war stories about his service in the 43rd Infantry Division. Unfortunately, the war had left Ernie nearly deaf, so I often needed to yell into his right ear. Eventually, we worked out a system using a dry-erase board for short questions or comments. One day, he took me back when he said, “Teach me to pray.” “Just talk to God like you’re talking to me,” I wrote. He then recounted the prayers he made to God during the war in the Pacific Theater of Operations. The stubbornness of the Japanese Imperial Force during the liberation of the Philippines required Allied soldiers to be ruthless in ways no one thought possible. “I made some promises to God back then,” he said. “I told God that if he’d get me out of this situation, I’d do anything. He got me out, but I’m not sure I lived up to my end of the bargain.” At this point, I could’ve reminded him that bargaining with God is a
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normal reaction to a mortal situation. But suffice it to say, I don’t think God keeps contractual lawyers on his staff. God doesn’t run a gotcha game, suing the “prayee” for breach of contract. My personal experience with God is that he stays with me, even when I stray. “Maybe you didn’t come home to serve on the deacon board,” I said, “but you served in other ways.” The plaques on his wall told me that.
He’d served in the VFW, Rotary and Chamber of Commerce and was named Veteran of the Year for Yolo County. He’d been blessed with a loving wife who gave him four children and then blessed, again, with a second loving wife after his first one died. He’d done a lot of good, and I have no doubt that he’d done some bad. Maybe it was the bad that filled his eyes with moisture.
“I want you to baptize me,” he said. “Do you believe in God?” I wrote. He nodded. “Do you want to follow God with all the breath you have left?” He did. “The Bible promises us that if we call on God, he will save us.” “Save me from what?” is the question folks often ask. I tell them that it largely depends on what’s troubling them. In this case, Ernie sought salvation from his haunting memories. “Can you do it now?” he asked. “You don’t want to wait for friends and family?” I replied. “Now. I need it now.” With his confirmation, I dipped my fingers into a small water bowl and moved them, dripping, over his forehead. In the language that rang from the centuries, I said, “Upon your profession of faith, I baptize you in the name of the Father, Son and the Holy Ghost.” “Thank you,” he said, his words cascading into multiple thank-yous. Ernie died a few weeks ago much like a lot of old soldiers die these days. They die with honor, they die with pride and, like most people, they die with a few regrets. It was my honor to help Ernie lessen those regrets. To him and to all our WWII vets approaching their final battle, I offer you my most heartfelt salute and my profound thank-you. Norris Burkes is a chaplain, syndicated columnist, national speaker and author. He can be reached at norris@thechaplain.net n
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Real-Life Lessons NATURE BOWL GETS SACRAMENTO KIDS OUTSIDE
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how a picture of an African animal like a zebra or giraffe to a child in Sacramento and likely they’ll be able to tell you what it’s called. But show them a photo of a local sandhill crane or coyote and few will know its name. Time that kids used to spend exploring nature outdoors is now more likely to be spent inside or on a sports field. Ironically, care for the environment as a value has been rising at the same time that actual understanding of local ecosystems has been falling. Children may feel a responsibility to protect endangered species of the rain forest even though they can’t identify animals, birds or plants that live right here. For more than 30 years, Bruce Forman of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife has been working to change that. In 1986, he launched Nature Bowl, a program exclusively for third- to sixth-grade students in the Sacramento River valley that, according to Forman, “serves to increase science and conservation literacy with a focus on local environments.” Most Nature Bowl teams are coached by school science teachers who integrate the Nature Bowl curriculum into their regular classes. Parents, scout leaders and others can organize teams, too. Ninety to
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95 percent of teams are from public schools. Some Sacramento schools have participated for decades. In Nature Bowl, students learn about local habitats—riparian, grassland/ prairie, vernal pools, oak woodland, wetland, etc.—and the species that live within them. Field trips to local wilderness areas such as Effie Yeaw Nature Center and Cosumnes River Preserve can greatly enhance student interest and learning. Classroom study includes an impressive list of vocabulary words (do you know what “endemic” means?) and study of the
principles of ecology such as food webs and energy pyramids. Nature Bowl isn’t just about learning information. It’s also about engaging with real life. In one Nature Bowl event, students create a oneminute “enviro-mercial,” which is a persuasive speech describing an environmental problem or issue specific to the Sacramento area. Forman strongly encourages students to not only make their presentation but to take some action on the topic— for example, to write a letter to the newspaper or a county supervisor, to
go out and clean up trash, or to set up a compost bin at home. Preparation culminates in team semifinal events held in March and April at a variety of outdoor settings in the region from Auburn to Davis. Kids love the outdoor Nature Investigations event, when they act as detectives searching for unnatural items, signs of wildlife and living specimens. During the Bell Ringers event, students amaze the parents with their answers to questions that sometimes stump the audience. Forman emphasizes that although
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that many Nature Bowl kids develop a passion for making sustainable choices in their personal lives. He’s met some who have extended that passion into volunteerism and even careers in environmental activism. If Nature Bowl is not available to your child, you can start and coach a team. Too intimidating? Maybe your child’s science teacher has not heard about the program or is too busy to manage it alone. If you offer to co-coach, perhaps you can bring this life-changing experience to your child and others. Forman summarizes the value of the program: “Especially with the advance of technology, Nature Bowl provides a window to the outdoors that students need more than ever. It energizes the kids not just academically but more holistically to get engaged with the natural environment and really like it.” Now is the time to start a Nature Bowl team. To learn more, go to wildlife.ca.gov or call Laura Drath at 358-2884. n
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Beyond Air Bags THINKING ABOUT BUYING A NEW CAR? CONSIDER SAFETY
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ew car sales have recovered since the Great Recession. Dealers are selling at a brisk pace, nearly 18 million vehicles a year. Yet the average age of the U.S. automotive fleet, according to analytics company IHS Markit, reached a record high of 11.6 years last year. That means many people are going to be considering replacing their old wheels with something brighter, shinier and, if they are careful, considerably safer. Cars are safer than they were years ago. The focus in car safety in the past generally was on protecting car occupants when crashes occurred. Seat belts, air bags, collapsible steering columns and other innovations made crashes more survivable. Now, new technology enables cars and drivers to prevent crashes from happening in the first place. That’s the best possible protection. Car buyers are faced with a choice of safety features that vary quite a bit by manufacturer and from model to model by the same maker. Some features are standard on high-end models only. Individual features may be optional or come in a technology package at additional cost. Here’s a rundown on some safety features to consider if you’re thinking about buying a new or used car. The features you select may depend on when and where you drive, driver
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skills and age, and whether your insurer offers a discount for them. Forward collision warning and braking. Collision systems can come with a driver warning only or with added automated emergency braking. The braking may operate only at city speeds or at city and highway speeds. Twenty car manufacturers have agreed to make front collision safety systems standard by September 2022. In the meantime, this is an option that can save your life and the lives of your loved ones. Experts highly recommend it. Backup cameras. Backup cameras will be required on all light-duty vehicles starting in 2018. A camera can prevent property damage from backing collisions. Related systems alert drivers of rear cross traffic when
backing. More importantly, some years ago the federal government estimated there were 292 fatalities and 18,000 injuries annually from “backovers.” Many victims were small children or the elderly. Adaptive cruise control. This maintains consistent spacing from the car in front of you when you are using cruise control on freeways or highways. Blind-spot monitoring. Warns a driver with a visual or audible (or both) signal when another vehicle enters a car’s blind spot. This might be especially useful for new or older drivers. Lane monitoring. As with forward collision systems, this feature can either simply provide a warning when
the car drifts to the edge of a lane or can actively keep the car in the lane. Adaptive headlights. They can help illuminate dark curves, turns and hills by adjusting headlight direction and intensity. If you do a lot of night driving, especially on rural roads, this might be your ticket. If you are in the market for a used car instead of a new one, you should look for some other important safety options that aren’t on all older cars. Electronic stability control became standard on 2012 models and was available on some cars before then. It prevents loss of steering control. AAA and other safety experts rate the benefits of ESC very highly and recommend choosing a car with it. While all cars after 1998 came with front driver and passenger air bags, side and side curtain air bags came later. They are an optional way of providing side impact protection. Some cars have side bags for both front and back seats. The side air bags cushion the torso, and the side curtain bags cushion the head. According to Cars. com editor Joe Wiesenfelder, side air bags are “undeniably one of the most important passive-safety technologies of all time, second only to the seat belt.” On its website, Consumer Reports lists all auto manufacturers’ models along with what advanced safety features are standard and optional. You’ll probably need to do your own research on whether a used car has ESC or side air bags. Your insurer can advise on discounts for safety features. Choose wisely. Walt Seifert is a bicyclist, driver and transportation writer. He can be reached at bikeguy@surewest.net n
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‘When Boys Became Men’ SAMUEL E. CLOWER RECALLS THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR 75 YEARS AGO
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omb smoke over Pearl harbor
what to expect next.” In distant Pearl
cleared three-quarters of a
Harbor, dozens of U.S. Navy vessels
century ago. But for World
were sunk or damaged. At Hickam
War II veteran Samuel E. Clower,
Field, 188 planes were wiped out. U.S.
memories are focused sharp by last
casualties included 2,400 dead and
month’s commemorations.
1,000 wounded.
“When I read names of the dead,
At Wheeler, Clower helped bring
I still see their faces,” he says. “I
local families to safety.
remember them as kids who never
“We waited for news from Schofield
had a chance to grow old.”
Barracks,” he recalls. “All radio
The Sacramento nonagenarian is
communication was gone. I’d have
among dwindling witnesses to the
given a million bucks and 10 years
surprise attack that precipitated the
for a cellphone. After two hours, our
United States’ entry into the world
relief arrived in taxi cabs; all other
war. He was 21. Now 97, he considers
transportation was knocked out.
Dec. 7, 1941, the day “when boys became men.”
“When I read names of the dead, I still see their faces.”
Rosemont resident Col. Sam Clower, 97, is among the few remaining witnesses of the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. The Army/Air Force veteran holds plaques from the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association. Photo courtesy of Susan Maxwell Skinner.
Raised on a Texas cattle ranch,
By December 1941 he was due for
Clower had a creamery job when he
mainland leave. Intelligence indicated
decided to enlist.
a Japanese attack, somewhere in the
“I’d read what was happening in
Pacific, was imminent. Sgt. Clower
Europe,” he explains. “I wanted to
volunteered to lead a Dec. 6 detail
be prepared for what might come. I
guarding a dam near Wheeler Air
he took part in the New Guinea
figured after a few years in the Army,
Field.
invasion and earned a Purple heart
I could return to my creamery job and
medal for injuries. He later endured
get promoted.”
As war in the Pacific continued,
hungry months as a prisoner of the
After training at Fort Bliss,
“When I read names of the dead, I still see their faces,” he says. “I remember them as kids who never had a chance to grow old.”
At sunrise on Dec. 7, he surveyed the sky. “I saw aircraft coming from
“We learned what happened at
the north,” he recalls. “They were
Pearl Harbor and tried to figure
Japanese. He would serve in Korean
Texas, the 19-year-old spent months
miles away; I thought they were our
what to do. For seven days, we lived
and Vietnam conflicts before retiring
patrolling the Mexican border on
guys coming in to play golf.”
on our nerves, guarding the coast
as an Air Force colonel in 1974.
horseback.
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Soon Japanese emblems were
in fear of another attack. Our ships,
“In our barracks, I saw an Army
visible. One wing of the massive
our airfields and heavy guns were
poster promoting Hawaii as a place
attack headed toward Honolulu.
gone—the Japanese could have landed
to serve,” he says. “I thought: ‘That’s
The other wing bombed Wheeler
in rowboats and taken over. We were
for me.’ Six weeks later, I was at
Field, 600 yards from where Clower
desperate for the U.S. Navy to get
Schofield Barracks (Oahu) learning
watched.
aircraft carriers over to protect us.
weapons and administration with
The sergeant witnessed the air
the infantry. The weather was
strip’s destruction as 233 U.S. aircraft
great; duties were easy; people were
went up in flames. “How helpless
friendly. On $21 a month, Hawaii was
can you feel?” he asks. “We couldn’t
paradise.”
know the magnitude of the attack or
“Of course, all leave was cancelled. No question, we were at war.” Within months, Clower was dispatched to Perth, Australia,
Sam Clower, center, joins a veterans salute. Photo courtesy of Susan Maxwell Skinner.
Days before Pearl Harbor, First Sgt. Sam Clower was due for mainland leave. After the attack, he served in Australia, New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. Five months as a POW preceded his return to United States. (Family photo)
to train for an allied invasion of
to meet and marry Pauline Wiopious
Japanese-occupied New Guinea. After
from Capay. His bride is now 96 and
that action, duty took him to the
has supported him through 73 years
Solomon Islands.
of Army, then Air Force, service.
“Three hundred of us made camp on a supposedly uninhabited atoll,”
Based all over the world, the Clowers raised three children.
says Clower. “We woke up surrounded by Japanese. They’d been stranded by our blockades and were starving. Their commanding officer was Harvard-educated and I guess we were as well-treated as any POWs could be. But I went from 150 to 128 pounds. We ate rodents; seaweed;
“Hawaii really was paradise for a young man. Until Dec. 7, 1941.
bark off trees. We had faith—it helped that our captors were almost worse off than us.” After five months, the ailing
After retirement from Yokota Air Base in Japan, Col. Clower began a
After service in the Pacific, Sam Clower met Pauline Wiopious. The daughter of Greek immigrants wed her war hero within three months. They will mark their 74th anniversary this year. (Family photo)
Americans were rescued and shipped
civilian career in the hotel industry.
to San Francisco. “We sailed under
Leisure was much spent with the
the Golden Gate,” says the survivor.
Pearl Harbor Survivors Association
much celebrated and feted, especially
Until Dec. 7, 1941. Then, overnight,
“We were all in tears.”
until, in 2014, only a few hoary
on sponsored trips to Oahu.
we all quit being youngsters.”
Health problems dogged the remainder of his war years. But mainland duties enabled the sergeant
survivors were left. As a rare Greatest Generation pillar, Clower is now
“I enjoy telling others how things used to be at Schofield,” says the former barracks resident. “Hawaii
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The Countdown Begins ALAS, TEENAGE SON IS A MERE 19 MONTHS FROM HEADING OFF TO COLLEGE
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t just got real. My son is taking the SAT this month for college admittance. The countdown has begun: I have 19 more months until my first-born baby is no longer living g under my roof. Nineteen months. A little more than a year and a half to soak up what it means to be Logan’s mommy on a daily basis. The feeling of peace and contentment knowing my baby is warm, cozy and safe in his bed one wall over. The comforting humming of his fan signaling he is home in bed, a Logan white noise necessity since he was 4, blowing on him to keep him cool because I won’t let him sleep with his window open for fear of someone stealing him. Hearing all the Loganisms throughout the day that never fail to make me smile: “Hello, Mommers!” His excited greeting for me every time he arrives back home or even when he just wakes up. “Scoober-Doober! How come you’re so soft and cute?” Every time he goes near our dog, Darby, inevitably unable to resist stopping what he’s doing to pet and hug her. “What’s up, Wheat?” When he greets Whitney with the latest whoknows-how-or-why nickname he’s given his little sister.
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“This guy!” His affectionate chuckle for his dad and hero, who never fails to make him laugh or feel cherished.
Nineteen months to savor all the things that used to drive me crazy but have recently become signs that my boy is still with me: Wet towels on the floor. Backpack and shoes dropped right in front of the door. Empty Gatorade bottles and Polar Pop Cups wherever he last sat. Car keys thrown on the counter and never hung up.
A stray football, baseball bat, Chubbies swim trunks, camel-pack backpack, In N Out gift card, baseball hat, or even stray firecracker left
scattered around the house so often that it’s created a family inside joke and game: Where Has Logan Been? Nineteen months to let go of the baby I will always see in this giant, fuzzy man when he flashes his embarrassed smile. His never-ceasing excitement to play. His ability to do everything well the very first time he tries it. His constant fidgeting and need to be around people. His
easygoing comfort in his own skin that he seemed to be born with that allows him to break in song whenever he’s happy (almost always) and leave the th house unashamed in slippers, short shorts and an oversized, sh outdated, thrift store Disneyland o ssweatshirt. I’ve already conceded bits of my boy’s heart to the new o lloves of his life: his friends, his girlfriend, his car, his sports, his g adventures. I’ve come to accept a tthe parceling off of the territory tthat used to be solely mine, because I can see how happy sharing his heart has made him. It makes me proud to witness the growth that can only come from having the courage to leave a safe harbor. But it doesn’t make it any easier preparing to watch my heart take up new residence somewhere with a roommate who will eat his last Hot Pocket and a mini-fridge stocked with Red Bull. SAT test today. Driving off with a car packed with all his favorite possessions tomorrow. The hourglass spilling these 19 months of moments with my son still under my roof has been flipped and I’m desperate to catch every last minute before they all race by me—leaving my home feeling unsettlingly empty and unbalanced. I hate SAT tests. Kelli Wheeler is an author, family columnist and freelance writer. For weekly Momservations or to contact her, go to Momservations.com n
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Nod to the Past AN EAST SAC HOME GETS A HISTORICALLY SENSITIVE MAKEOVER
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hris and Amy Cookson spent five years looking for a new house. With a growing family, they knew they would need more space than their home on 47th Street provided. While looking at a house on 44th Street, Chris noticed a For Sale sign on another home down the street, a stately blue Colonial Revival. Cookson knew right away it was the perfect home for his family. Chris
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and Amy both harbor an affection for older homes and loved their East Sacramento neighborhood. “I really wanted that house,” he says. The couple purchased the house in April 2014, the day Amy found out she was pregnant. “We loved the house right away,” Amy says. “We even kept the blue color. Everyone in the neighborhood knew it as the Blue House.” The 3,700-square-foot house originally had four bedrooms and one bath. The building permit, issued in 1922, estimated the house’s cost at $8,750. According to California Resources Agency records, it was built by William J. Rooney, office manager
for Wright & Kimbrough Company, a notable real estate firm. Because Chris had grown up doing construction, he understood what would be necessary to modernize the house. Though structurally sound, it had never had a complete makeover. Following 14 months of construction, the family moved in in July 2015. During the process, the entire house was taken down to the studs. Major changes included adding a first-floor bathroom and mudroom next to the kitchen. The couple retained the original wood flooring upstairs but replaced worn flooring downstairs. They reconfigured the bedrooms and added three full bathrooms and a laundry room. They replaced the broken panes in the fan-shaped
window over the front door and repainted the exterior shutters. They finished off the basement into a play room for their children and are now working on creating a wine cellar. By taking down the sunroom on the first floor and building up the foundation, they were able to add a bedroom on the second floor. Their backyard was given new life with a design by local landscape architect David Gibson. The kidfriendly yard now sports a saltwater pool with a wall fountain, blue-slate patio and lots of grass for the kids to run on barefoot. When the couple submitted their plans to the city during the permitting process, they got a surprise. The city suggested they submit their home for
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inclusion on the Sacramento Register of Historic and Cultural Resources. Working with the city was positive experience. The resources provided by the city staff ensured the couple was not overwhelmed during the process. “The city was really good,” Chris says. “They wanted to keep it as a historic structure, but they also realized that a family would be living here.” One reason the couple loved the house so much was the amount of light provided by floor-to-ceiling windows in most of the rooms. The couple kept all the old windows and had them refurbished so they functioned properly. When they approached craftsmen in town, all declined, saying the job required too much work and time. They ended up getting much-needed help from a family member: Chris’ father, Larry Riggs, who is retired from the construction business. “My dad, I can’t leave him out of this,” Chris explains. “He drove down every couple of weeks, took out the windows and redid all the weights and roping. He found old, wavy glass to replace broken panes. It was very time consuming. We couldn’t have done it without him.” The Cooksons expressed nothing but praise for their construction and design team: Martha Lewis of Lewis Custom Classics and designer Chris Merenda-Axtell. Amy stressed the importance of research and planning when considering the remodel of an older home. “We spent a lot of time planning out what we wanted and made sure it fit the historic style of the house,” she explains. “ It’s best to go into a project loving the house before the construction begins. By picking a style of home you like, there will be fewer changes required.” If you know of a home that you think should be featured in Inside Publications, contact Julie Foster at foster.julie91@yahoo.com n
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Art Preview GALLERY ART SHOWS IN JANUARY
Patris Studio and Art Gallery will feature a group show through end of January. Shown below: “Donuts.” an oil by Patris. 3460 2nd Ave. patris-studio.com
ARTHOUSE on R presents “Sacrifice Zones”, featuring the work of Leisel Whitlock.. Shown above is a painting by Whitlock. 1021 R Street; arthouseonr.com
Artistic Edge will feature works by Don Tackett, Phyllis Eymann and William Miller. Shown above: “Magic in the Air,” a watercolor by Phyllis Eymann. 1880 Fulton Ave. artisticedgeframing.com
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The KVIE Gallery features the work of Gary Dinnen with ”Wall Dogs and Rabbits” through Jan. 18. KVIE Gallery is at 2030 West El Camino Ave.
Sparrow Gallery presents the work of Mary Kercher and Sara Post through end of January. Shown above: “Small Gem 2,” a mixed media by Sara Post. 2418 K St., sparrowgallerysacramento.com
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Designing Women TWO FRIENDS WITH SIMILAR SENSIBILITIES MAKE JEWELRY TOGETHER
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riends and business co-owners Amber Collins and Pam Tuohy-Novinsky finish each other’s sentences, listen attentively to anecdotes they’ve probably heard more than a few times, and laugh a great deal. It’s easy to see why this former model and former jazz dancer became friends when they met seven years ago in San Francisco. They soon discovered that although they had individual styles, their tastes and philosophies about consumption and waste were similar. TuohyNovinsky and Collins use the word “interdependent” to describe their close friendship and Cabine, the mostly Internet-based company they founded two years ago. According to Cabine’s website, the company is based on “a shared passion for connection, living simply, love of creativity, a good story, objects of quality, crafts(wo)manship with meaning, choosing quality over quantity, celebration, a big belly laugh, [and] purpose and growth.” Products include affordable, craftsbased, recycled jewelry and art, along with soy candles and sage smudge sticks. Everything is made by hand; Tuohy-Novinsky and Collins are the only employees. “It isn’t our goal to be a global corporation. It was a goal to start a company based on a heartfelt belief system,” says Collins. “We’ve both laid our hands on every piece we sell.”
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Necklace is crafted with gray seed beads and handmade Ethiopian metal accents
Although they’ve seen a lot of places and done a lot of things, both women agree that Sacramento is one of the best communities to live and work. The company’s name was inspired by Collins’ modeling days. A cabine, loosely translated, is a holding place where models change their clothes and spend the most time. “My community was that cabine,” Collins says. Collins and Tuohy-Novinsky source their own materials and repurpose them into unique and affordable jewelry. “We don’t believe in waste,” TuohyNovinsky says. Tuohy-Novinsky is a model for low consumption. She and her husband grow a lot of their own food. She also gave up her car and relies on public transportation and her bike to get around. Despite their similarities, they come from different backgrounds. Collins, who is an East Sacramento resident, and the more vocal of the two, was raised on a reservation. It was an hour’s drive to the nearest Dairy Queen, so she didn’t grow up eating a lot of fast food. She used to sing the Helen Reddy classic “I Am Woman” at school during show and tell. “I had to be asked to stop. I was ‘leaning in’ a really long time,” she says and laughs. In seventh grade, she visited a mall for the first time and thought it was “beautiful.” She started modeling when she was 15, and three years later
she was modeling full time in Paris. “I loved being a model. I traveled. I earned a really good living. It was my job,” Collins says. Modeling was heady stuff for a teenager who grew up on a reservation, yet there were humbling moments as well. At a Chanel show, Collins wore a sexy swimsuit covered with jewelry. “I was strutting my stuff. The crowd was digging me,” she says. Later, she discovered that the heavy jewelry had flipped the top of her swimsuit; she had walked the runaway topless. Collins’ mother told her to remember that story because “‘you cannot forget who you are.’” While she no longer works as a model, Collins still looks and moves like one. She currently represents models and actors for Cast Images Talent Agency. “I spend a lot of time reminding them that it is a job,” she says. “You have to look on it as a business.”
Earrings are crafted with gray seed beads, freshwater pearls and handmade silver Ethiopian metal beads. Shown on a hand-tied sage smudgestick.
Cabine's cream-colored seed bead, freshwater pearl, Ethiopian metal and heishi necklace. Amber Collins and Pam Tuohy-Novinsky
Even though she doesn’t consider herself to be an artist, Collins works with Tuohy-Novinsky to craft the recycled jewelry offered by Cabine. They also use the word “interdependent” to describe how they create Cabine’s custom-made jewelry, with both women taking turns working on a piece until it is done. They transport the unfinished jewelry in the same Ziploc bags they started using two years ago. A Land Park resident, TuohyNovinsky has a curly mane and the body of a dancer. She was born and raised in San Francisco two blocks from Golden Gate Park, where she worked as a docent at Steinhart Aquarium, shepherding private donors around, until she moved to New York to study jazz on a scholarship. Tuohy-Novinsky has
had a variety of jobs. She worked for San Francisco supervisor Harvey Milk, and in jewelry studios. She also managed a music studio and, later, represented actors and musicians. In addition to Cabine, Tuohy-Novinsky shares a business, 2ETN, with her husband, making one-of-a-kind jewelry. She is currently pursuing an MFA in interdisciplinary art. Although they’ve seen a lot of places and done a lot of things, both women agree that Sacramento is one of the best communities to live and work. “This is an undiscovered jewel,” Tuohy-Novinsky says. “I can’t imagine doing business anywhere else.” For more information about Cabine, go to cabinemonde.com. Their products are usually available at Display in Oak Park. n
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An Artful Life A STUDENT OF THIEBAUD AND KONDOS FORGED HIS OWN PATH
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or artist Mickey Kane, it’s all about participation—both in art and in life. Whether he’s creating multipanel totems that hang from the ceiling, corralling complex circuitry for motherboards or designing swimming pools, Kane has made it his mission to live his life creatively participating in the world. And at 80 years old, he doesn’t show any signs of stopping. “I have enthusiasm for exploration,” says Kane. “I’m continually investigating who I am.” Kane is many things, but one thing he’s not is predictable. The Detroit
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ramento native moved to Sacramento as a toddler and doodled cartoons of characters like Donald Duck all through middle school until he entered McClatchy High School, where his natural artistic inclinations were “subordinated,” as he puts it, so he could play sports. After graduating in 1953, Kane spent a year and a half at a junior college, where he earned A’s in art g class, before entering the military in 1955. “That’s where I e,” learned self-discipline,” ed says Kane, who served
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showed me the clichĂŠs to avoid in my work and encouraged me to keep moving forward. That amplified my perspective.â&#x20AC;? Kane was already exploring his unique artistic perspective during this time with other like-minded artists. At Artistsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Cooperative Gallery, a collective co-founded by
Thiebaud and dedicated to exhibiting local work, Kaneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work was spotted by the director of San Franciscoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Palace of the Legion of Honor, who invited Kane to show three times at the museum. The art world took notice, but although Kane enjoyed the attention from art critics on both coasts, it was only a matter of time
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before he felt the urge to go his own way. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m a renegade,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I follow the rules for a while, but then Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m outta there. The tastemakers at the time were saying they wanted me to do a show in New York, but I put up resistance. I saw others artists being groomed. I could have been a second- or third-generation Abstract Expressionist, but I was still experimenting like crazy with my style.â&#x20AC;? Kane also turned down an offer of tenure at Sac State, where heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d been teaching for two years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t right for me,â&#x20AC;? he explains. Instead, he dedicated his time to bringing rock bands like the Grateful Dead and Quicksilver Messenger Service to Sacramento for the first time. The late â&#x20AC;&#x2122;60s and early â&#x20AC;&#x2122;70s were a heady time for Kane, and not just because of his involvement with rock â&#x20AC;&#x2122;nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; roll. He moved to Los Gatos and started doing work in Silicon Valley, developing prototypes for the circuit boards used in digital watches. Kane got fired from that job, but because he had kids to
take care of, he answered an ad for a pool salesman and designer. After landing the job, he was asked to join the owner in a business partnership. Kaneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ability to stay true to himself over the course of his multifaceted career is impressive. His self-possessed style is on stunning display through his totem series, a work in progress since 1985 thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been displayed in 11 cities around the world. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m revising sacred geometry for the 21st century,â&#x20AC;? Kane explains. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I call it â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;quantum artwork.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Each panel is an individual expression in itself, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also a member of a multiunit creation. The panels are working together to extend the range and dimension of the common denominator while the content remains the same. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the paradox of this quantum world.â&#x20AC;? Mickey Kaneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work can be viewed at users.cwnet.com/rabbitt9/ profilecontent.html and on YouTube. Jessica Laskey can be reached at jessrlaskey@gmail.com n
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TO DO THIS MONTH'S CULTURE & ENTERTAINMENT HIGHLIGHTS
40 Years of Singable Songs Raffi in Concert Saturday, Jan. 28, at 1 p.m. Crest Theatre, 1013 K St. 877-987-6487, ticketfly.com If you sang along to “Baby Beluga” (or sang it to your own little one), you probably have a special spot in your heart for beloved singer/songwriter Raffi. This exciting tour marks the 40th anniversary of the release of Raffi’s first (and still best-selling) album, “Singable Songs for the Very Young.” “It’s great fun singing for children and families,” Raffi says. “As well as singing many of my fans’ favorites, I look forward to sharing a song or two from my ‘Love Bug’ album and my new one, ‘Owl Singalong’—and to the sounds of all of us singing old favorites from my very first album!” In 2010, Raffi founded The Centre for Child Honouring on Salt Spring Island, British Columbia. With the motto “Respecting Earth & Child,” the center is at the heart of a global movement that views honoring children as the best way to create sustainable, peacemaking societies. Proceeds from the Jan. 28 concert will benefit the center. For more information, go to childhonouring.org.
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All Hail Horvitz “Into the Fold: Contemporary Japanese Ceramics from the Horvitz Collection” Jan. 22 through May 7 Crocker Art Museum, 216 O St. 808-1182, crockerart.org Early this year, the Crocker Art Museum will unveil three beautiful exhibitions focusing on Japanese and Japanese American art and culture. The first of these, “Into the Fold: Contemporary Japanese Ceramics from the Horvitz Collection,” highlights the diversity, creativity and technical virtuosity of 20th- and 21st-century ceramic artists working in Japan. Forty artists, including many of Japan’s greatest living ceramicists, will be represented by 75 works that range from tea vessels, biomorphic shapes, geometric design and sculptural forms that explore juxtaposed themes such as form and functionality, traditional and modern, national and international.
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This piece by Ogata Kamio is part of the exhibition of Japanese ceramics at Crocker. Photo courtesy of Randy Batista.
“Silk & Steel,” new works by Shirley Hazlett and William Ishmael Jan. 6 through Feb. 16 Opening reception on Friday, Jan. 6, from 6 to 9 p.m. Beatnik Studios, 723 S St. 400-4281, beatnik-studios.com Sacramento artists Shirley Hazlett and William Ishmael have cooked up something special for Beatnik Studios this month. Inspired by a recent collaboration this past fall for “William Ishmael and Friends” at Archival Gallery, Hazlett and Ishmael are building a new installation entitled “Silk & Steel,” which will feature Hazlett’s luxurious acrylic-on-silk paintings and Ishmael’s luminous steel panels.
If It Ain’t Baroque … Classical concert featuring Christina Mok and Miles Graber Sunday, Jan. 8 at 3 p.m. Crocker Art Museum, 216 O St. 808-1182, crockerart.org Listen as the history of the European Baroque period comes to life through virtuoso violinist Christina Mok and pianist Miles Graber. The dynamic duo will present a program of complex and beautiful works by French, Italian and German composers who worked from 1600-1750. Known for her elegant phrasing and careful study of historic periods, Mok joins sought-after accompanist Graber for an afternoon of musical delights with works by JeanMarie Leclair, Arcangelo Corelli, and Johann Sebastian Bach. Space is limited and advance registration is recommended.
Bowie and Vivaldi Pop and classical concerts presented by the Sacramento Philharmonic and Opera “The Music of David Bowie: A Rock Symphony” Saturday, Jan. 14, at 8 p.m. Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons” Saturday, Jan. 21, at 8 p.m. Community Center Theater, 1301 L St. 808-2000, sacphilopera.org Though David Bowie and Antonio Vivaldi might not exactly seem like two peas in a pod, the Sacramento Philharmonic and Opera is bringing these two music masters from different centuries to local audiences for two very fun, and very different, concerts. “The Music of David Bowie: A Rock Symphony” on Jan. 14 will be conducted by Brent Havens and will feature some of the late legend’s masterpieces. On Jan. 21, Andrés Cárdenes will both conduct and play violin for a program that includes Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons” as well as Gioachino Rossini’s “Italiana in Algeri Overture” and Franz Joseph Haydn’s Symphony No. 101, “The Clock.”
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Enjoy the sounds of Sacramento Youth Symphony in concert this month
Baby, It’s Cold Outside “Artist Time Machine,” a Winter Camp for kids ages 6-9 Jan. 3-6, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Crocker Art Museum, 216 O St. crockerart.org It might be wintertime, but that doesn’t mean the fun has to stop until the warm weather returns. The Crocker’s Winter Camp will have kids time traveling through the galleries on a mission to investigate how artists have used shapes, colors and styles throughout history. Campers will learn new skills, create experimental works and imagine new art for the future with tons of tactile experience and games galore. The camp is $200 for members and $240 for nonmembers. Space is limited, so register now!
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Young and Talented Winter concerto concert presented by the Premier Orchestra of the Sacramento Youth Symphony Saturday, Jan. 28 at 7:30 p.m. Sacramento City College Performing Arts Center, 3835 Freeport Blvd. sacramentoyouthsymphony.org Curious what the future of music sounds like? Lend an ear when the winners of the Sacramento Youth Symphony’s annual concerto competition perform with the SYS Premier Orchestra under the direction of Michael Neumann. Winning violinist Rena Wang and winning clarinetist Omar Wahby will present works including Carl Maria von Weber’s “Concertino for Clarinet” and “Jubilee Overture,” Pablo de Sarasate’s “Zigeunerweisen,” Franz von Suppe’s “Light Cavalry Overture” and the finale from Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s “Fourth Symphony.” The Sacramento Youth Symphony is proud to be celebrating 61 years of musical excellence by young musicians from the Sacramento region.
The Doctor Is In “Becoming Dr. Ruth,” a play by Mark St. Germain presented by the B Street Theatre Jan. 14 through Feb. 26 B Street Theatre, 2711 B St. 443-5300, bstreettheatre.org Everyone knows Dr. Ruth Westheimer from her career as a pioneering radio and television sex therapist. Few, however, know the incredible journey that preceded it. From fleeing the Nazis in the Kindertransport and joining the Haganah in Jerusalem as a sniper to her struggle to succeed as a single mother newly arrived in America, playwright St. Germain deftly illuminates this remarkable woman’s untold story. “Becoming Dr. Ruth” is filled with the humor, honesty and life-affirming spirit of Karola Ruth Siegel, the girl who became “Dr. Ruth,” America’s most famous sex therapist.
Shirley Hazlett is one of the artists featured at Beatnik Studios
An Affair to Remember “Betrayal,” a play by Harold Pinter presented by Capital Stage Jan. 25 through Feb. 26 Capital Stage Company, 2215 J St. 995-5464, capstage.org Emma and Jerry, former lovers, meet at a cafe in the present. Emma’s marriage to Jerry’s best friend, Robert, is falling apart and she seeks out Jerry’s consolation. From there, the play (which won playwright Pinter a Laurence Olivier Award) travels backward through time—from the end of Emma and Jerry’s affair to its beginning—and unearths the little lies and oblique remarks that reveal more than direct statements or overt actions ever could. Sacramento favorite Janis Stevens directs this fraught and intriguing drama. Jessica Laskey can be reached at jessrlaskey@gmail.com n Christina Mok will play at Crocker classical concert
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Chowder in All Its Glory I A WELL-MADE CUP OF SOUP SHINES AT RIO CITY AND ELSEWHERE
n my nearly 40 years of living in Sacramento, the term “riverside dining” has rarely been a signifier of great cuisine. Restaurants have come and gone on the banks of the Sacramento and the American, and few have left a mark on the sandy shores of our city’s aquatic arteries. Sure, there’s the riverside party patio that is Swabbies on the River. It’s known for good bands and decent fish tacos. There’s the seasonal, floating berth-of-fun, Crawdads. They’ve good bloody marys and tasty fried dishes. There were old riverside haunts like The Rusty Duck and Hungry Hunter, beloved more for their hulking presence than the quality of cuisine.
The revelation, however, was the clam chowder. I’d forgotten how much I liked clam chowder. A quiet player in the riverside dining arena, though, is Rio City Cafe. A bit dwarfed by its brash next-door neighbor, Joe’s Crab Shack, Rio City has been a fixture on the Old Sacramento riverbank for more than 20 years. A recent lunch there was cozy and memorable. Tucked away next to a flickering fireplace, with a view of the slowly running winter river, I was enchanted. The food was solid and enjoyable, a better-than-average offering being the brisket tacos, which had southwest flair and smoky punch. The revelation, however, was the clam chowder. I’d forgotten how much I liked clam chowder. It took Rio City’s near-perfect rendition of
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this commonplace consumable to make me into a bowl-scraping, breadswiping, spoon-licking fool. Truly it was something special.
It is a benchmark bowl of chowder. There are no hip ingredients, no exotic additions. My grandfather, who spent many good years of his life working in the restaurant industry in New England, would have recognized every flavor, every texture (save for the sourdough bread bowl, which is particularly San Franciscan). What makes this chowder so good, then? For me, it’s the balance: neither too thick nor too thin, neither too creamy nor too briny, neither laden with potatoes and other vegetables nor smooth and uniform. It is a benchmark bowl of chowder. This got me thinking: Who else in town serves a fine bowl of chowder that warms up the soul on a cold winter’s day? Here are a few spots you might want to check out. Rio City Cafe is at 1110 Front St.; 442-8226, riocitycafe.com
ON THE GRID Jamie’s Broadway Grille: Jamie’s chowder almost crosses the line of being too creamy—almost. It’s dairy forward and stuffed with more bacon than clams, which purists might object to, but not strenuously. Served with a half sandwich, it’s a great lunch or dinner. Bonus points for being served in a coffee mug. Jamie’s Broadway Grill is at 427 Broadway; 442-4044; jamiesbroadwaygrille.com Blackbird Kitchen + Beer Gallery: Blackbird’s “Captain’s Chowder” wanders a bit off the welltrodden chowder path, but it’s still a thing of beauty. Start with smoked cream, salmon and a host of shellfish and you’ve got an interesting,
addictively flavorful bowl. The $15 price tag is a bit high, but the $7 happy hour special is right on the money. Blackbird Kitchen + Beer Gallery is at 1015 9th St.; 498-9224; blackbirdkitchen.com
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Coconut’s Fish Cafe: This new Hawaiian export does things in a distinctly island fashion. The chowder starts with a New England base, then gets brought to the Pacific with the addition of ono, mahi-mahi, clams, garlic and mushrooms. It’s got an intense fish flavor delivered by a boatload of seafood. No skimping on the ocean’s bounty here. Coconut’s Fish Cafe is at 1420 16th St.; 440-0449; coconutsfishcafe.com $11 fro $ fro rom m eve ver ery Dine e in ne Do ne own wn ow wnt wntown own o wn me meal iss don donat ona ate te ted d back c to ck o th the comm om o mm m muni muni unity un y
EAST SACRAMENTO Evan’s Kitchen: Served only on Fridays, in the old-school Catholic fashion, Evan’s chowder is thick and satisfying. No chopped clams here, either. Plump whole clams ride along in the chowder with a well-cooked trio of onions, celery and carrots. The seasoning is spot-on, and the flavors are just on the creamy side of briny. All in all, a total and utter treat. Evan’s Kitchen is at 855 57th St.; 452-3896; chefevan.com
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ARDEN ARCADE Fins Market & Grill: Befitting a fish market, Fins’ chowder is straightforward and classic. Full of fresh, chewy clams and potatoes, this bowl of chowder is as standard as it gets. Fins is also one of the few restaurants in the area to offer Manhattan-style clam chowder, which is neither a chowder nor from Manhattan. But that’s an argument to be had another day. Fins Market & Grill is at 2610 Fair Oaks Blvd.; 488-5200; finsmarket.com (other locations in Roseville and Fair Oaks) Greg Sabin can be reached at gregsabin@hotmail.com n
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Cafeteria 15L L D $$ Classic American lunch counter with a millennial vibe • cafeteria15l.com
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Downtown & Vine 1200 K Street #8 228-4518 Educational tasting experience of wines by the taste, flight or glass • downtownandvine.com
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The Mandarin Restaurant 4321 Arden Way 488-47794 D $$-$$$ Full Bar Gourmet Chineses food for 32 years • Dine in and take out
L D $$ Full Bar Sports bar with a classical american menu• firestonepublichouse.com
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Ristorante Piatti 571 Pavilions Lane 649-8885 L D $$ Full Bar Contemporary Italian cuisine in a casually elegant setting • piatti.com
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L D $-$$ Beer/Wine Cuisine from Japan, Thailand, China ad Vietnam. • majongs.com
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South 2005 11th Street 382-9722 L D $-$$ Beer/Wine Timeless traditional Southern cuisine, counter service • weheartfriedchicken.com
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1110 Front Street 442-8226 L D Wine/Beer $$ Bistro favorites with a distinctively Sacramento feeling in a riverfront setting • riocitycafe.com
THE HANDLE The Rind
The Firehouse Restaurant 1112 Second St. 442-4772 L D $$$ Full Bar Global and California cuisine in an upscale historic Old Sac setting • Firehouseoldsac.com
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Paragary’s Bar & Oven 1401 28th St. 457-5737 L D $$ Full Bar Fabulous Outdoor Patio, California cuisine with a French touch • Paragarys.com
Revolution Wines 2831 S Street L D $-$$ Beer/Wine Urban winery and tasting room with a creative menu using local sources • rwwinery. com
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Suzie Burger 29th and P. Sts. 455-3300 L D $ Classic burgers, cheesesteaks, shakes, chili dogs, and other tasty treats • suzieburger.com
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Nopalitos 5530 H St. 452-8226 B L $ Wine/Beer Southwestern fare in a casual diner setting
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OBO Italian 3145 Folsom Blvd. L D Full Bar $$ The rustic, seasonal, and nourishing flavors of Italy. Counter service and patio • oboitalian. com
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855 57th St. 452-3896 B L D Wine/Beer $$ Eclectic California cuisine served in a family-friendly atmosphere, community table for single diners • Chefevan.com
B L D $ Deli sandwiches, salads & BBQ made fresh. Large selection of craft Beer • roxiedeli.com
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DINO KALE
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Also known as Tuscan kale and Lacinato kale, it has dark blue-green leaves and a bumpy, embossed texture. It’s called dinosaur kale because it’s said to resemble dinosaur skin. Eat it: It’s great in soups and pastas.
This plant has a single long, thick root, plus leaves and flowers that can be used in food. In the South, the root is roasted, cut up and steeped to make a coffee substitute. Eat it: The root can be boiled and eaten as a vegetable.
A Southern staple, these loose-leafed greens are related to cabbage, broccoli, kale and spring greens. Collards are a good source of vitamin C and soluble fiber. Eat it: Braise with bacon, onion and crushed red pepper.
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These citrus fruits come in numerous varieties, including clementines, satsumas, Fairchild tangerines and Murcotts. They all contain fiber, vitamin C and antioxidants. Eat it: Add to a salad or salsa.
Originally from Persia, this fruit is nutrient dense and rich in antioxidants. A glass of pomegranate juice has more antioxidants than red wine, green tea, blueberries or cranberries. Eat it: Add the jewel-like seeds to salads.
This cruciferous vegetable is super healthy, with antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and cholesterol-lowering properties. Eat it: Saute and serve with walnuts.
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