The grid july 2016 by Inside Publications

JULY 16

S A C R A M E N T O ' S P R E M I E R F R E E C I T Y M O N T H LY

THE GRID

By Wayne Thiebaud

THE MOST INTERESTING PEOPLE, PLACES & CULTURE IN AMERICA'S FARM-TO-FORK CAPITAL

916.849.0302 | 915 20th Street

THE GRID JUL n 16

RICH CAZNEAUX BEAUTIFUL NEW BUILD IN EAST SAC!

You won’t want to miss this East Sac new build! A full renovation has brought this house back to life and ready for your buyers. You’ll stop in your tracks when you see what they’ve done to the place. Marble countertops and stainless steel appliances in the kitchen accompany two separate living spaces and a dining room downstairs. Three upstairs bedrooms and a downstairs ofÀce/bedroom will make this a cozy home for any family. No detail was missed such as lights in all closets, bedrooms equipped with double switches for fans, tankless water heater and all utilities underground and located to make the backyard pool ready! The large backyard is perfect for entertaining and makes this a hidden gem. $1,065,000

SOLD

ONE OF RIVER PARK’S FINEST STREETS! CHARMING COTTAGE! Charming cottage nestled GREAT DUPLEX IN RIVER PARK! Residential income

Welcome to one of the Ànest streets in all of River Park. This corner lot boasts 7,000+ sq ft with plenty of space to relax or entertain. Three bedrooms and two full bathrooms span this 1,668 sq ft home that includes completely reÀnished wood Áoors and classically original Ànishes. Pride of ownership has kept this property in fantastic shape.This is the Àrst time on the market. Come take a look today! $519,950

on tree-lined San Miguel in the heart of East Sacramento. This 2 bedroom 1 bath home offers a living room with Àreplace, a bright kitchen with a sun porch off the back, hardwood Áoors throughout, CH&A, and spacious backyard. $429,950

opportunity! This duplex in River Park has been immaculately maintained and is perfect for any investor. Proximity to Sac State makes these two 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom turnkey units a great investment Light, bright Ànishes really bring this property to life. Come see it before its gone! $559,950

SOLD

BEAUTIFUL CRAFTSMAN / NEW PRICE!

GORGEOUS 3 BED/ 1 BATH BRICK TUDOR!

You won’t believe the curb appeal of this beautiful East Sac home. With lots of original character, this 3 Bed/2 Bath, home boasts a full second story master suite and a spacious backyard for your family. Original Ànishes in the dining room (wainscoting and builtin hutch) lead you into a completely updated kitchen with SS appliances and a beautiful glass tile backsplash. $659,950

Gorgeous 3 Bed/1 Bath, 1356 sq/ft brick Tudor in East Sacramento! Living room is bright and open with unique textured, plaster walls and Àreplace. Features include hardwood Áoors, crown moulding, and a spacious backyard with a slate patio. Within walking distance to park, coffee house, restaurants and shopping! $529,950

BRE#01447558

Rich@EastSac.com

www.EastSac.com

454-0323 INSIDESACRAMENTO.COM

INSIDE THE GRID JULY 16

VOL. 1 • ISSUE 2

PUBLISHER Cecily Hastings publisher@insidepublications.com 3104 O St. #120, Sac. CA 95816 (Mail Only) EDITOR PRODUCTION DESIGN PHOTOGRAPHY AD COORDINATOR DISTRIBUTION ACCOUNTING

Marybeth Bizjak mbbizjak@aol.com M.J. McFarland Daniel Nardinelli, Cindy Fuller Linda Smolek, Aniko Kiezel Michele Mazzera, Julie Foster Lauren Hastings Jim Hastings, Daniel Nardinelli, Adrienne Kerins 916-443-5087

EDITORIAL POLICY Commentary reﬂects the views of the writers and does not necessarily reﬂect those of In-

side Publications. Inside Publications is delivered for free to more than 70,000 households in Sacramento. Printing and distribution costs are paid entirely by advertising revenue. We spotlight selected advertisers, but all other stories are determined solely by our editorial staff and are not inﬂuenced by advertising. No portion may be reproduced mechanically or electronically without written permission of the publisher. All ad designs & editorial—©

SUBMISSIONS Submit cover art to publisher@insidepublications.com

Submit editorial contributions to mbbizjak@aol.com SUBSCRIPTIONS Subscriptions at $12 per year guarantees 3rd class mailing. Pay online at insidepublications.com or mail check with name & address of recipient and specify publication edition.

GRID COVER ARTIST Wayne Thiebaud

ADVERTISING

Wayne Thiebaud is an Sacramento-based painter internationally known for his colorful works depicting commonplace objects—pies, lipsticks, paint cans, ice cream cones, pastries, and hot dogs—as well as for his landscapes and ﬁgure paintings. Thiebaud’s works are in the permanent collections of major museums world-wide. This painting was shown as part of the Crocker Art Museum's retrospective show of his work in 2010.

VISIT INSIDEPUBLICATIONS.COM Ad deadline is the 10th of the month. CONTACT OUR ADVERTISING REPS: A.J. Holm 916.340.4793 direct

AJ@insidepublications.com Ann Tracy 916.798-2136 direct AT@insidepublications.com Duffy Kelly 916.224.1604 direct DK@insidepublications.com

INSIDE

EAST SACRAMENTO McKINLEY PARK RIVER PARK ELMHURST TAHOE PARK CAMPUS COMMONS

JULY 2016

INSIDE

LAND PARK CURTIS PARK SOUTH LAND PARK HOLLYWOOD PARK

JULY 2016

INSIDE

JULY

POCKET GREENHAVEN SOUTH POCKET LITTLE POCKET

JULY 16

2016

S A C R A M E N T O ' S P R E M I E R F R E E C I T Y M O N T H LY

THE TH HE GRID GR

By Wayne Thiebaud I N S I D E

G E T

THE GRID JUL n 16

P U B L I C A T I O N S . C O M

I N T O

3 1 0 4

T H E

S T R E E T

S A C R A M E N T O

C A

9 5 8 1 6

N E I G H B O R H O O D

I N S I D E

G E T

P U B L I C A T I O N S . C O M

I N T O

3 1 0 4

T H E

S T R E E T

S A C R A M E N T O

C A

9 5 8 1 6

N E I G H B O R H O O D

I N S I D E

G E T

P U B L I C A T I O N S . C O M

I N T O

3 1 0 4

T H E

S T R E E T

S A C R A M E N T O

C A

9 5 8 1 6

N E I G H B O R H O O D

THE MOST INTERESTING PEOPLE, PLACES & CULTURE IN AMERICA'S FARM-TO-FORK CAPITAL

"7+©K©1©675((7©È©3$5$*$5<60,'72:1 &20 INSIDESACRAMENTO.COM

JON STEVENSON GALLERY

GUEST CURATOR: JOSEPH RODOTA

DAVID KING

JAMIL HELLU

July 2- July 30, 2016 2020 i Street Sacramento, CA 95811 GALLERY HOURS: M-F 10AM-3:30

SECOND SATURDAY RECEPTION JULY 9TH

THE GRID JUL n 16

CONTENTS

BULLISH ON THE GRID

EVERY DAY IS YOUR CHANCE TO MAKE THIS CITY A LITTLE BETTER

TO DO LIST

BEER FOR HERE

SNEAK PEAK

LOFTY AMBITION

DOWNTOWN DREAMS

IT JUST TAKES ONE

RESTORATION MAN

ROOM FOR EVERYONE

HOT WAX

DRAWN TO THE CAPITOL

Photo by Steve Harriman

TURN BACK TIME

MEET THE MAESTRO INSIDESACRAMENTO.COM

Bullish on the Grid AS THE CITY GROWS, SO DOES INSIDE PUBLICATIONS For the first time since my husband and I moved here in 1989, it seems that a full-throated civic renaissance is underway in Sacramento. Things have certainly improved in the 27 years we’ve lived here—but gradually and slowly, following the region’s economic peaks and valleys. The result is that our city is a much more vibrant and exciting place than when we arrived. Our main community focus has been being a part of the improvements of our older city

CH By Cecily Hastings Publisher

THE GRID JUL n 16

residential neighborhoods, where we established and grew our publishing business starting in 1996. Twenty years ago, our neighborhoods were very different places than they are now. We have dramatically different options in terms of places to live, shop, get services and—most notably— dine. They’ve grown and redeveloped quite beautifully. It’s no surprise that these established neighborhoods now command the highest property values in the city and are the most desirable ones in which to live.

The central part of the city, bounded roughly by the freeways and the river, wasn’t always as desirable. Renters typically made up 80 percent of this area, with homeowners at 20 percent. In the established neighborhoods surrounding this part of the city, the percentages are reversed. Crime levels in the central city tend to be higher, along with greater levels of density and traffic congestion. And the sense of community has not always robust. Residential areas

located close to dense commercial areas don’t always thrive. The total number of residents in the central city had been declining for many decades. Even the area’s only elementary school was closed a few years ago. But things are quickly changing. Thousands of new housing units have been added as a result of market changes and a civic push to increase the number of residents in this central city. Real estate developments of all types are at an all-time high, in large part to the much-anticipated

We want to be the beautiful, useful and interesting face of our city to those who work, visit and live in the Grid. Watch as we grow along with our city as it undergoes an exciting metamorphosis in the coming years.

Keep in mind that until the freeways were built, the original Sacramento grid of streets and avenues extended into East Sac, Land Park and Oak Park.

opening of Golden 1 Center this fall. (Please make sure to read our city development overview article this month.) Mayor-elect Darrell Steinberg— who will bring a wealth of political experience to office later this year— seems to have the solid support of a large majority of our residents as he leads our city for the next four years. And Midtown’s Washington Elementary School on 18th Street will reopen in the fall with a STEM focus. While our readership has been mostly outside the central city, it was pretty obvious that change was in the air, and we found an exciting opportunity to serve our city. In June, we launched our fifth monthly community publication, Inside The Grid. While we have had limited distribution of our Land Park edition at central city newsstands for

almost two decades, we will bring new design and content into a publication specifically for readers on the Grid. Look for design and content changes in all our publications starting this month, with more to come in the next few months. We plan to bring the most interesting things on the Grid to our neighborhood editions, too. Our target readers are neighborhood residents of the central city and people who work in the Midtown and downtown neighborhoods, plus those who visit. What exactly is the Grid? It’s the area of the city made up of numbered and lettered streets. Since these streets extend into Land Park and East Sac, we are also distributing Inside The Grid to the adjoining Broadway and Alhambra Boulevard corridors, along with the Triangle District of Oak Park. Keep in mind

that until the freeways were built, the original Sacramento grid of streets and avenues extended into East Sac, Land Park and Oak Park. During the planning for our upcoming book, “Inside Sacramento: The Most Interesting Neighborhood Places in America’s Farm-to-Fork Capital,” we found the extent of the treasures in the Grid neighborhoods of downtown, Old Sac, The Handle, R Street and Midtown. Added to the terrific places in Oak Park, East Sac and Land Park, our book profiles 101 places with beautiful photography and stories. Inside The Grid has a subheadline printed on every cover: The Most Interesting People, Places and Culture in America’s Farm-to-Fork Capital. This reflects our intention to be the city’s premier free monthly publication. While we have

some attractive paid-subscription magazines in our city, the market for a high-quality free publication has been completely untapped. We want to be the beautiful, useful and interesting face of our city to those who work, visit and live in the Grid. Watch as we grow along with our city as it undergoes an exciting metamorphosis in the coming years. You can read Inside The Grid online at insidepublications.com or find a list of city newsstand locations to pick up a print copy. Or you can subscribe to receive it by mail for a small cost. We welcome your feedback. Cecily Hastings can be reached at publisher@insidepublications.com n

INSIDESACRAMENTO.COM

TO DO

THIS MONTH'S CULTURE & ENTERTAINMENT HIGHLIGHTS

Photographs & Works on Paper Opens Thursday, July 3 (artist reception on Saturday, July 9, 6-9:30 p.m.) Jon Stevenson Gallery, 2020 I St. facebook.com/JonStevensonGallery

The show of photographs by Jamil Hellu and works on paper by David King brings together two talented artists working in very different styles. David King’s work in recent years has focused on collage, but more recently on experimental drawing and painting techniques that he ﬁnds more immediate. Jamil Hellu is a San Francisco-based photographer whose recent series has documented the everyday moments of his long-term partnership. Exhibition runs through July 30.

"The Universe 2" by David King is a 36" square collage at the Jon Stephenson Gallery

Block Party

Art in the Community Saturday, July 9, noon-7 p.m.

jL By Jessica Laskey River City Previews

THE GRID JUL n 16

Colonial Heights Library, 4799 Stockton Blvd. 808-1059, crockerartmuseum.org

Say howdy to your neighbors at this month’s installment of the Crocker Art Museum’s new Block by Block program. In partnership with Sol Collective and Sojourner Truth Museum, each block party will celebrate the neighborhood in which it’s held by showcasing local artists, entertainers and vendors. “We really want to highlight the creativity that exists in Sacramento’s unique neighborhoods that often gets overlooked,” says Daphne Burgess, project manager of Block by Block. “There will be interactive art experiences, live music, visual arts, performing arts—and it might be your neighbor who’s performing.” July’s event will feature the artwork of Art + Impact grant recipient Gioia Fonda, whose “Give a Fork” sculpture raises awareness about food scarcity and is composed of household forks donated by local residents.

“The Totalitarians”

A play by Peter Sinn Nachtrieb Through July 24 Capital Stage, 2215 J St. 995-5464, capstage.org

Channeling the subversive spirit of “The Colbert Report,” “The Totalitarians” is a viciously funny vivisection of the farcical frenzy that is American politics. When dopey Nebraska candidate (and former roller derby star) Penelope Easter surges in popularity following a go-for-broke speech, her adviser Francine embarks on a wild ride of professional and personal upheaval as she ﬁghts to push her client onto the national stage.

America the Beautiful

Classical concert featuring Brennen Milton and Michael Dale Sunday, July 10, 3 p.m. Crocker Art Museum, 216 O St. 808-1182, crockerartmuseum.org

Listen in as clarinetist Milton and pianist Dale of the Sacramento Baroque Soloists celebrate the gusto of 20th-century American composers in a concert that will pay tribute to the musical geniuses of our fair nation. The program will include compositions from Aaron Copland and Leonard Bernstein, as well as Willson Osborne’s lyrically abstract “Rhapsody” and Cody Bennett’s compelling “Subconscious Re-animation.” Don’t miss the Prelude Tour preceding the concert at 1 and 2 p.m.

Brennen Milton performs at the Crocker

Three’s Company

“Interconnected,” featuring artwork by Laurelin Gilmore, Susan Silvester and Jill Allyn Stafford Saturday, July 9, 6-9 p.m. (opening reception) ARTHOUSE on R, 1021 R St. arthouseonr.com

Feel the connection among a trio of talented women when artists Gilmore, Silvester and Stafford blend their different styles to form a cohesive whole. Gilmore’s focus is on ﬁgurative fantasy, with a preference for creatures that cross species boundaries, while Silvester’s work features prints in oil, digital, oil on canvas and wood panel, and some mixed media. Stafford is a collage artist and her work for this show was created substantially from old prints, notes, paintings and sketches provided by her fellow comrades-in-smocks.

“Let Them Know” collage by Jill Allyn Stafford at ARTHOUSE on R

INSIDESACRAMENTO.COM

Unbreakable

Glass for the New Millennium: Masterworks from the KaplanOstergaard Collection July 10 through Oct. 2 Crocker Art Museum, 216 O St. 808-1182, crockerartmuseum.org

What do you get when you put the work of more than 70 dynamic global artists pushing at the “glass” ceiling in one exhibition? A gleaming collection of modern glasswork from the likes of visionary artists Richard Marquis, Marvin Lipofsky, Dale Chihuly, Klaus Moje and others. This show is part of the Crocker’s Summer of Glass, inspired by the installation of Chihuly’s iconic “Golden Teal Chandelier” in the Teel Family Pavilion lobby earlier this year.

Life Is a Cabaret “Seussical” July 12-17 “Cabaret” July 26-31

Wells Fargo Pavilion, 1419 H St. 557-1999, californiamusicaltheatre.org

You know summer has come to Sacramento when Music Circus is in full swing under the air-conditioned big top. This month, explore the witty, wild and whimsical world of Dr. Seuss like you’ve never seen it before in “Seussical,” a delightfully zany musical for the whole family. Then hold onto your bowler hat for a chance of pace with the dark underbelly of Kander and Ebb’s “Cabaret.” Join the Emcee, Sally Bowles and a raucous ensemble inside Berlin’s infamous Kit Kat Klub as life outside in pre-WWII Germany grows more and more troubled.

Artmix “Reggae”

Thursday, July 14, 5-9 p.m. Crocker Art Museum, 216 O St. 808-1182, crockerartmuseum.org

Get hyped about the sights and sounds of reggae culture with Sacramento’s own Dee Jay Hype, a battle of bass guitars, awesome art and a bizarre bazaar. Enjoy food and drink discounts during happy hour from 5-6 p.m. and $5 drink specials all night (the event is for guests 21 and over). And don’t forget to take advantage of the free bike valet service for all ArtMix events through September!

King Hopeton will perform at Artmix "Reggae"

We Salute You Through Sept. 5 Blue Star Museums sacmuseums.org

"Exploration 168" by Steve Klein is part of Glass for the New Millennium at the Crocker

THE GRID JUL n 16

Seven Sacramento area museums will honor active duty military personnel and their families by offering free admission through Labor Day as part of Blue Star Museums, a collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense and museums across the country. The seven local museums participating in Blue Star Museums are the Aerospace Museum of California, California Agriculture Museum, California Automobile Museum, California Museum, Crocker Art Museum, Fairytale Town and the Sacramento History Museum. The free admission program is available to any bearer of a Geneva Convention common access card (CAC), a DD Form 1173 ID card, or a DD Form 1173-1 ID card, which includes active duty military (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard), National Guard and Reserve members and up to ﬁve immediate family members. Before planning a visit, be sure to contact the individual museums for hours of operation.

Reflections of History

The Luster of Ages: Ancient Glass from the Marcy Friedman Collection July 17 through Oct. 16 Crocker Art Museum, 216 O St. 808-1182, crockerartmuseum.org

Can’t get enough of the shiny objects from the Crocker’s “Glass for the New Millennium” exhibition? Take a gander at glasswork from throughout history plucked from Friedman’s impressive personal collection. The ageless beauty of glass can be seen in examples from the sixth century B.C. to the period of Roman rule in the eastern Mediterranean. The collection’s 50 pieces, which include brightly colored miniature amphorae and lustrous perfume bottles, reﬂect the forms and inﬂuences of Greek, Roman and Phoenician cultures in the Holy Land.

Twisted Sacramento Salon game night at the Crocker

Twisted, Sister!

The Twisted Sacratomato Salon Thursday, July 28, 6-9 p.m. Crocker Art Museum, 216 O St. 808-1182, crockerartmuseum.org

Game night at the Crocker is back! In honor of Sacratomato Week, the Twisted Sacratomato Salon celebrates the art of play with pub trivia, strategy games, coloring books and plenty of gallery fun. Enjoy a no-host cash bar and docentled tours throughout the evening and enter to win raffle prizes.

Mais Oui!

“The French Connection” concert featuring vocalists Zachary Gordin and Carrie Hennessey Sunday, July 24, 2 p.m. St. John’s Lutheran Church, 1701 L St. 444-0874, stjohnslc.org

Hear the beautiful music the human voice can create when acclaimed vocalists Gordin and Hennessey perform the music of Reynaldo Hahn, Gabriel Faurè, Francis Poulenc, Jules Massenet and other French composers in collaboration with pianist Bryan Nies. Baritone and San Francisco native Gordin started his career as a boy soprano soloist in the Golden Gate Boys Choir and has since matured into lead roles at opera companies across the country and recitals around the world. Sacramento resident and shimmering soprano Hennessey has sung leading roles in world and regional premieres of theatrical opera pieces (she debuted as Blanche DuBois in André Previn’s “A Streetcar Named Desire” during the 2014-15 season) all over the United States and in classical repertoires here and in Europe.

"Angel in Adoration" by Jean Goodwin Ames is on display at the Crocker

Jessica Laskey can be reached at jessrlaskey@gmail.com. Please email items for consideration by the ﬁrst of the month, at least one month in advance of the event. n

INSIDESACRAMENTO.COM

Beer for Here RUHSTALLER IS BREWING UP A LOCAL SUCCESS STORY he ghost of Sacramento’s legacy beer brewing of the 1800s has re-emerged, making the region ground zero for a new craft beer phenomenon. And there’s no better poster child for this resurrection than Ruhstaller. Ruhstaller may not be the biggest craft brewer in Sacramento. But since it started five years ago, it has played on a 100-year-old tradition of growing beer, not just making it. General manager J-E Paino wanted to bring back some of the original beer-making techniques, including the use of locally grown hops. It all started when Paino was working on the construction of The Citizen Hotel at the southwest corner of 9th and J streets. He’d walk by the ornate four-story building, which still bears the name of the brewery that was located there a long time ago: Ruhstaller. Doing some research, he learned that Ruhstaller was one of Sacramento’s original breweries at a time when the Sacramento grid was home to 16 breweries. Ruhstaller laid claim to being the largest brewery west of the Mississippi. The beer was special. Fresh, snowmelt water was plentiful, and the area’s rich soil and good climate were perfect for the growing of premium hops and barley. In fact, the Sacramento region was one of the largest hopgrowing regions in the country. The original brewer was Capt. Frank Ruhstaller, a Swiss marksman who immigrated to Sacramento as a young man. He got into the beer brewing

business and, in 1881, opened his third Sacramento brewery, The Ruhstaller Brewery. Paino was intrigued by the building with the Ruhstaller name. An entrepreneur at heart, he put together some investors and resurrected the Ruhstaller brand with a focus on growing his own hops. “This was an opportunity not possible in San Diego, San Francisco, St. Louis or Austin,” Paino says. “We could grow our own hops right here for our beer. We knew it would make a difference.” After Paino got the idea to resurrect Ruhstaller, he learned about beer making at UC Davis. It was Darrell Corti at Corti Brothers Market who challenged Paino to use local hops to produce the one and only “Sacramento beer.” Paino first made arrangements to lease land and grow hops in Winters, and later in Dixon. “We want to be more than just another brewery,” says Paino. “It’s not hard to set up a brewery in a warehouse and use commercial hops and product. We wanted more than just quantity; we wanted quality.” Eventually, he used set up a tasting room at the farm in Dixon, so that people could visit the farm and see hop production up close. However, that operation was closed down in a

Ruhstaller general manager J-E Paino in the taproom downtown (above)

THE GRID JUL n 16

SC By Scot Crocker

Ruhstaller was a branded beer in Sacramento since the 1880s. Capt. Ruhstaller, and later his son, ran the brewery until Prohibition killed off the beer industry.

dispute with Solano County earlier this year. While farming can continue, Ruhstaller can’t use the farm buildings for a taproom and other uses because the structures were neither permitted nor up to code. (Ruhstaller still has a taproom in downtown Sacramento at 630 K St.) As Paino describes his vision, he says it’s not unlike the wine industry. “It matters where the wine grapes are grown, not where they are crushed. Or for cheese, where the milk comes from is more important than where it’s manufactured.” He envisions a time when beer may have vintage dating just like wines because where and when the hops were grown will change the flavor. Marvin Maldonado, owner of Federalist Public House in Midtown, agrees. “We opened with Ruhstaller beer,” explains Maldonado. “J-E has never shied away from putting in the effort. They’ve put in a lot of creativity, and when it comes to beer, they have raised the bar.” For Paino, the Ruhstaller story included gaining rights to the name. Ruhstaller was a branded beer in Sacramento since the 1880s. Capt. Ruhstaller, and later his son, ran the brewery until Prohibition killed off the beer industry. Since the brand died, TO page 17

INSIDESACRAMENTO.COM

PRINT: Reconsider the Value Tangible and Engaging The look, touch, feel, and even the aroma of PRINT offer a sensory experience that digital media cannot replicate. 70% of Americans prefer to read PRINT communications rather than digital screens.* A PRINT page encourages one to be more focused, unlike web pages which are often skimmed in as little as a 15 second visit. A study actually shows that people read substantially slower and absorb less content on digital screens than in PRINT.*

A More Effective Reach That’s Longer Lasting As email marketing campaigns gain popularity and grow in volume people increasingly overlook, delete or mark as spam most promotional emails without even opening them. PRINT stands alone and can be saved and referred to again and again when there is more time to act. Plus, ad blocking software is now available to help readers block digital ads from news websites they visit.

Ability to Deliver to Filtered Markets PRINT also offers increased credibility a.k.a. “the company you keep,” upscale branding, and it is the ONLY way to deliver to “ﬁltered” markets like a neighborhood or demographic.

Versatile The strongest marketing strategy integrates PRINT and digital. Using PRINT to drive your customers or prospects online produces greater results than print or digital alone.*

We direct-mail more than 70,000 hyper-local newsmagazines each month via direct mail to SACRAMENTO’S BEST NEIGHBORHOODS

insidepublications.com

THE GRID JUL n 16

FROM page 15 Paino had a legal right to use the name again for beer brewing. “Later, I learned that some of the Ruhstaller family are still around,” Paino says. “Frank Ruhstaller III became a successful pediatrician in Stockton, and his sons are actively involved in Stockton. One is a former county supervisor.” Interestingly, Paino and the Ruhstaller family made contact with each other after the brewery opened. In the end, the family had no objections to seeing Ruhstaller beer back on the market. “I appreciate their support and recognize we are using their family name, so that’s an incentive not to screw it up,” Paino says. According to Paino, his brewery is profitable and continues to experiment. It produces a new beer almost every month. Beer lovers have an insatiable appetite for new things, says Paino, and “Ruhstaller scratches that itch pretty well.” Currently, Ruhstaller is “growing” about 1,500 barrels a month.

Ruhstaller products can be found at 20 to 30 restaurants in Sacramento and the Bay Area and at BevMo!, Whole Foods, Raley’s, Nugget Markets and stores throughout California.

“We’ve dabbled in other states, but we actually have a foothold in the United Kingdom because our beer is affordable considering the exchange rate between the dollar and sterling,” says Paino. “We’re in a good

spot. We love it here. Ruhstaller is Sacramento.” Scot Crocker can be reached at scot@crockercrocker.com n

INSIDESACRAMENTO.COM

Inside Sacramento Sneak Peek Have you ever wished you could hold something in your hands that would tell you exactly what and where to eat? To shop? To explore? Consider your wish granted! This September, “Inside Sacramento: The Most Interesting Neighborhood Places in America’s Farm-to-Fork Capital,” will hit bookstores and boutiques near you. This visually stunning 8" by 10" book will act as your own personal guide to Sacramento’s restaurants, boutiques and activity hubs, efficiently presented by neighborhood—so no matter where you are in town, you know where to go. We thought you might want a sneak peek, so check back here each month to read about a few of the 101 businesses featured in the book.

Visit insidesacbook.com

INSIDE

The most interesting neighborhood places in America’s farm-to-fork capital

ISBN 978-1-945174-49-0

781945

$34.95 53495

CE CI LY HAS T I NGS

174490

jL By Jessica Laskey

THE GRID JUL n 16

I N S ID E

Oak Park

LA VENADITA With décor inspired by the artistry of Frida Kahlo’s masterpiece “The Wounded Deer,” this hotspot for creative Mexican food is a

MAKE/DO SACRAMENTO

homecoming for restaurateur Thomas Schnetz and his brother and

Make/Do Sacramento may be the most unique store in Sacramento.

business partner, David. The Schnetzes grew up in Sacramento and

Not merely an antiques shop, not simply a craft supply store, not just

opened their ﬁrst restaurant locally before establishing a string of

a place for vintage fabrics and handmade objects from local artists,

successful eateries in the Bay Area. La Venadita is the Oak Park

Make/Do Sacramento is all of that and more. Opened in 2015 by Lori

culmination of their experience, featuring the authentic cuisine

Easterwood, the shop is the realization of Easterwood’s Tennessee

Thomas learned to prepare during his frequent trips to Mexico. The

provenance and exquisite taste. “Being from the South, we have a

menu includes simple, tasty dishes such as crispy carnitas tacos,

‘mend and make-do’ mindset,” she says. “You don’t just go out and buy

albondigas (meatball) tacos, enchiladas with mushrooms, asparagus

something new, you make it work.” The dreamy Oak Park boutique

and poblano cream, vegetarian chile relleno and combo plate

is beautifully curated with vintage fabric, handmade items from local

classics. La Venadita means “little deer” and the restaurant’s logo

artists, craft supplies and quirky antiques. Easterwood’s entrepreneurial

derived from Kahlo’s self-portrait as a deer struggling to overcome

turn was predestined. She comes from a family with a “big history

fate. A full bar highlighted by tequila and mescal libations, including

of small business ownership,” she says. A lifelong antique collector,

specialty margaritas, piña coladas and daiquiris, keeps customers

she scours estate sales and tracks artists at regional craft fairs for her

refreshed and relaxed.

remarkable inventory.

3501 3rd Avenue 916.400.4676 lavenaditasac.com

2907 35th Street makedosac.com

INSIDESACRAMENTO.COM

LOFTY AMBITION

EAT, DRINK AND SHOP AT R STREET'S WAREHOUSE ARTIST LOFTS few months ago, I wrote a piece on Fox & Goose Public House, that longtime anchor of R Street. For more than four decades, that convivial watering hole has held down the corner of 10th and R streets. Over the past few years, however, the rest of R Street has blossomed into a vibrant arts and entertainment district. Smack dab in the center of that new and vibrant district is a multiuse, transit-friendly, mixed-income residential and retail building called Warehouse Artist Lofts, known as WAL. Combining more than 100 residential units with retail and restaurant space, this thoughtful project was made possible by an impressive combination of public and private funds. The residential units cater almost exclusively to visual artists, musicians and dancers. Part of the rental application is actually a statement of one’s artistic vision. At one corner of WAL, you’ll find the novel Bottle & Barlow, part bar, part barbershop. The brainchild of high-profile barber Anthony Giannotti and bar star Jayson Wilde, the unique joint pours excellent drinks in

GS By Greg Sabin

THE GRID JUL n 16

a decidedly art deco space, and clips hair in an equally vintage-styled tonsorial parlor. The unique setup flummoxed city health inspectors for weeks as they tried to figure out how to evaluate the place. Their main concern was how to keep the hair out of the hair of the dog, if you know what I mean. But once it was all figured out, and a small hallway separated the barbers from the bartenders, it was full speed ahead at this standout spot. Down the street, a few steps from Bottle & Barlow, is WAL Public Market, a collection of eateries and retail shops tucked into the first floor of the historic warehouse. There you’ll find storefronts specializing in vintage records, vintage clothing, handmade rugs and custom handmade shoes. In the front of the Public Market are two small eateries: Fish Face Poke Bar and Metro Kitchen + Drinkery. The two kitchens offer distinctly different dining experiences and provide a fresh, vibrant take on the kind of dishes perfect for a Sacramento summer. Fish Face specializes in Hawaiian poke. Poke was a dish favored by fishermen as a way to snack on the bits and ends of freshly caught fish after the filleting was done. Traditional poke consists of raw, cubed ahi tuna mixed with soy sauce, sesame seeds, onions and whatever other treats you have on hand. At Fish Face, they’ve got a lot on hand. Seriously, a lot. At the Fish Face counter, you can create your own poke bowl from more than 25 ingredients, including ahi,

salmon, mussels, sturgeon and shrimp. Sauces range from traditional sesame soy to the decidedly more adventurous creamy cilantro pesto. Other add-ins like cilantro, jalapenos, rice crisps and chili flakes can also be used to spice up your bowl. If you, like me, have a hard time choosing which socks to wear in the morning, all these choices might be overwhelming. But have no fear. The knowledgeable staff will walk you through the process or make you something they’re pretty sure you’ll like. Most days, you can order the special, an inventive mix of ingredients sure to titillate. On my last visit, the special poke was a beautiful mix of tuna, mussels, cilantro, mango, macadamia nuts and a few other flavors I couldn’t quite place. The textures were delightful and the flavors were spot on. Matched with a Japanese beer or sake, it’s a perfect summer’s eve meal. Facing Fish Face, Metro Kitchen + Drinkery serves an American menu of sandwiches and salads. The food is colorful, fresh and local. Lunch-bucket favorites like pastrami and egg salad sandwiches sit on the menu comfortably next to more modern options like a portobello and chimichurri sandwich and a roasted cauliflower, coconut-almond quinoa and avocado bowl. Much of the menu is either vegan or gluten-free or can be prepared that way if requested. The beet salad, simple and

straightforward, is a perfect bowl. The beets, blood red and still with a hint of chew, mix beautifully with a smattering of goat cheese and pumpkin seeds. Whether it’s a bowl of poke or quinoa, a Japanese hand roll or a tuna salad sandwich, the two eateries at WAL Public Market have you covered. If the beer or sake doesn’t suit your fancy, just take your tray of food down to Bottle & Barlow and grab a well-crafted cocktail. There’s a fine combination of taste and flavors at Warehouse Artist Lofts. WAL Public Market is at 1104 R St.; walpublicmarket. com. Greg Sabin can be reached at gregsabin@hotmail.com n

Poke was a dish favored by fishermen as a way to snack on the bits and ends of freshly caught fish after the filleting was done. INSIDESACRAMENTO.COM

Downtown Dreams DEVELOPERS SET SIGHTS ON TRANSFORMING THE CITY

ome October, the wait will finally be over. Golden 1 Center will be open for business, and the cranes can finally pack up and head home. Except not really. While the arena has been the highest-profile development in Sacramento’s recent history, there are plenty more projects that will wrap up in years to come, and more that have yet to break ground. Sacramento’s general hope is that projects like Golden 1 Center will stimulate the economy by attracting people—and their dollars—to the city center. But this isn’t the first time Sacramentans have had their hopes raised that development would put Sacramento on the map.

JV By Jordan Venema

THE GRID JUL n 16

In 1959, Sacramento bulldozed about 200 blocks east of the waterfront, a neighborhood known as West End, all in the name of progress. Little more than a decade later, the city constructed Downtown Plaza, an outdoor mall expected to attract the very people it had formerly pushed out. Hopes were so high, in fact, that Interstate 5 was moved from west to east of the Sacramento River to accommodate eager spenders with direct access to the downtown mall. But as Sacramentans know, Downtown Plaza failed to revitalize the city center, which over the years became characterized by urban blight. That was, however, another era, and this is a different level of development. Whether the new arena will attract newcomers, outof-towners or tourists is anybody’s guess. But one thing is certain: It already has attracted new development. In the immediate vicinity of the arena, nestled between 5th, 7th, K

and L streets, multiple projects are currently underway. JMA Ventures, in conjunction with Sacramento Kings, has already begun construction on Downtown Commons. Known as DoCo, it will replace Downtown Plaza with 28,000 square feet of retail, including the existing Macy’s. The project is currently more than halfway completed. Kimpton Plaza Tower, another joint Sacramento Kings-JMA Ventures project, is a 16-story mixeduse structure including office space, retail stores and condominiums, as well as a Kimpton hotel. Located across the arena on J Street, it should be completed next spring. Just east of the arena, CFY Development and D&S Development are rehabilitating the 700 block of K Street. The old buildings have been demolished, and the only thing that remains are their facades. In their place will be 137 mixed-income apartments and at least a dozen stores and restaurants from the

owners of Shady Lady Saloon, Kru, Insight Coffee Roasters and The Red Rabbit. Construction should be completed in mid-2017. Near the arena are two historic buildings whose fates are up in the air: Jade Apartments and Hotel Marshall. Plans to demolish the Jade and transform the Marshall into a 129-room Hyatt hotel have been approved by the city, though construction hasn’t yet begun. Developer Presidio Hotel Group plans to keep the Marshall’s façade intact while gutting the interior to make way for the new hotel. Even Kaiser Permanente has joined the mix, purchasing a six-story office building at 501 J St. It’s being remodeled to serve as an outpatient clinic. Some projects, like Vanir Tower at 601 J St., are still in the planning stages. If approved by the city, Vanir Tower could be the tallest tower in Sacramento. It would stand at least

26 stories and include six levels of parking as well as ground-level retail. Farther from the arena’s epicenter, dozens of projects pepper Midtown and the grid. Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op is making the small hop, skip, and jump onto the grid at 2820 R St., a few blocks from its Alhambra location. And retail grocer Whole Foods should begin construction this spring at 2001/20125 L Street in the Lavender Heights neighborhood. Though construction has only just begun, B Street Theatre hopes by summer 2017 to make the move from its B Street warehouses to a larger, more sophisticated complex at the corner of 27th Street and Capitol, just a block west of the site of Randy Paragary’s approved 107-room hotel at 28th and Capitol. The development splash is also spilling over the waterfront of West Sacramento, where developer Fulcrum is completing construction of what looks like a modern capsized

ark. The 8,000-square-foot event venue, called The Barn, should be completed this summer. Local landscape architect Kimberly Garza won a small grant for her project The Dune and hopes to install a semipermanent platform and beachfront along the bank of the Sacramento River. While retail, restaurants, offices and entertainment offer a potential business boon, they’re as likely to go bust without complementing residential development. Structures like 16 Powerhouse (at 16th and P streets) and Warehouse Artist Lofts (1108 R St.) brought units to Midtown last year, and new residential development is adding to the pool: 118 units at EVIVA Midtown (16th and N streets), 150 units at 1717 S St., a joint CADA-CFY project with affordable units making up about a third of the development, and another 180 affordable units at Cannery Place Apartments (601 Cannery Ave.), to

Between these projects and many more that haven’t been listed here, billions of dollars are being invested into central Sacramento’s redevelopment and renovation.

Summer Porch Finds for Your Home & Garden Vintage & New Unique Finds

Old Town Chalk Style Paints

Local Handmade

3254 J Street

444-2900

10% OFF Purchase thru July

| shopsummerporch.com |

SummerPorch

Expect MORE from your Realtor Character. Competence. Commitment. Community.

“Steffan did an outstanding job selling my Curtis Park home! He is professional, knows the area and market very well. Steffan has a passion and appreciation for older homes. I highly recommend Steffan when buying or selling your home.”

—Maureen Cleary Steffan Brown ł 717-7217 ł SteffanBrown.com

CaBRE #01882787

INSIDESACRAMENTO.COM

INSIDE

Poet Laureate Park

OUT

The sculptures at the South Natomas Park honors past and present Sacramento Poets Laureate: Bob Stanley, Julia Connor, Jeff Knorr, Viola Weinberg, Dennis Schmitz and Jose Montoya. The artwork consists of six unique corten steel sculptures.

CONTRIBUTED BY ANIKO KIEZEL

THE GRID JUL n 16

FROM page 23 name just a fraction of new housing development. Construction has also begun at The Ice Blocks (R Street between 16th and 18th streets), which will bring another 145 apartments to the budding R Street Corridor. While much of the new development is taking place on the grid, central Sacramento will extend its northern boundary beyond the B Street levee and into the longdefunct railyard. The renovation of Sacramento Valley Station, built in 1926, is nearing completion. Interior scaffolding has mostly come down, revealing the mural and terra-cotta trim of the historic depot. Expect vertical growth to begin by 2018. The city recently approved plans for a new soccer stadium whose construction potentially could begin in the next few years, once MLS grants Sacramento MLS expansion rights, and Kaiser Permanente has committed to an 18-acre, 1.2-million-

square-foot facility in the northwest corner of the railyard, expected to be completed before 2030. Also, Powerhouse Science Center, an interactive educational museum, is raising money to construct a new campus at 400 Jibboom St., near the railyard’s waterfront. Between these projects and many more that haven’t been listed here, billions of dollars are being invested into central Sacramento’s redevelopment and renovation. The question now is whether those dollars will pay dividends by establishing urban vitality or if, like in 1959, we’ve just paved the way for another few decades of disappointment. That will probably be determined by how much people choose to interact with these new developments, which in turn will be determined by how accessible they are to the average Sacramentan. Jordan Venema can be reached at jordan.venema@gmail.com n

While much of the new development is taking place on the grid, central Sacramento will extend its northern boundary beyond the B Street levee and into the long-defunct railyard.

INSIDESACRAMENTO.COM

It Just Takes

One A MIDTOWNER HELPS REVIVE HER NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION

RG By R.E. Graswich

Angela Tillotson is working to improve her neighborhood

he has a methadone clinic next door and a bar across the street, but Angela Tillotson is fine with those neighbors. The real problem was a new breed of vagrant, menacing and aggressive, harassing Midtown residents around 21st Street. When several of these bad actors surrounded a neighbor on the sidewalk one night, Tillotson rushed in and drew the line. “I thought, hell no, this isn’t happening here right in front of my house,” she says.

S 26

THE GRID JUL n 16

Tillotson managed to chase the men away, but the confrontation suggested a larger problem. When a neighborhood begins to suffer, how can one resident make a difference? In Midtown, Angela Tillotson found a solution. She became a case study in proactive, positive community action. “I literally had no idea how to handle the problem,” she says. “I didn’t know anything about city government or how the police work. I loved living in Midtown, but I seriously thought about moving out.” By coincidence, she noticed a poster promoting an upcoming “Cops & Coffee” session, where Sacramento

police officers meet informally with citizens at coffee shops and discuss strategies for neighborhood safety. She met police officers and neighbors, homeless advocates and city staff. “Nobody pointed fingers,” she says. “Everybody’s attitude was, what’s going on? How can I help?” The cops told her to phone in every incident she witnessed. Many times, the police warned, the calls might be relegated to low priority, but collectively they would represent important data. Ultimately, the calls would improve the way the police handled aggressive and confrontational vagrants in Midtown.

Looking Cool and Seeing Well Optometry Clinic specializing in family eye care including infants and children

Fabulous COUTURE for you

& vintage for your home

3315 Folsom Blvd “It was August last year, and I probably logged one call per day,” Tillotson says. “By September, it was half as many. In October, I made no calls.” That was her start in community activism, but there was much more to come. A police officer suggested Tillotson should attend a meeting of Newton Booth Neighborhoods Association. She doesn’t live in the Newton Booth neighborhood (she’s about five blocks away), but the cop said it didn’t matter. At the meeting, she met more people, all helpful and working to solve problems. She decided to check out Midtown Neighborhood Association, which represents her part of town. She discovered an organization in the doldrums: inactive website, a couple of long-term, weary board members, minimal outreach. “The association is 25 years old, but it was in hibernation,” Tillotson says. “I thought a few of us might be interested in getting it going again.” Starting with a group of just three other people, Tillotson and

246-8111 EyesOfEastSac.com

friends went to work. They gained appointments as board members, updated the bylaws, recruited new neighbors. In less than six months, Midtown Neighborhood Association had a 15-member board and 114 members. A board volunteer with tech skills rebuilt the website, midtownsac. org. “We saw the power of it,” says Tillotson, who became the chairperson. “Everyone understood that we were all about solving problems, not creating them. Our age range is 24 to 65, our membership is half female, and renters and owners are almost equally represented. We have an architect, a couple of lawyers, a librarian, teachers. I’m a research writer for the state. We welcome everybody.” Despite its reinvigorated status, Midtown Neighborhood Association hasn’t embarked on any crusades yet. The organization is still finding its path internally, building a structure, recruiting more members, getting to know each other. The bylaws, which hadn’t been dusted off in years, are

“It was August last year, and I probably logged one call per day. By September, it was half as many. In October, I made no calls.”

Voted Best Vintage Couture by Sacramento Magazine

5379 H Street #B • 813-5758 • instagram/panache_on_hst being modernized. A strategic plan is being formulated. “We all understand that this is about a community,” Tillotson says. “It’s about where you live and how you can create a better environment. And we also know we have to have some fun. It’s not just about dealing with bad stuff.” So far, the born-again Midtown Neighborhood Association has avoided the personality and political squabbles that have wrecked similar groups. Differences of opinion are

respected and tolerated. Singular issues don’t dominate. The Midtown board hopes to become a best-practice example of diversity and common goals. “I’m hopeful that we can change the stereotype of the neighborhood association,” Tillotson says. “We’re not about being exclusive. We’re not NIMBYs.” In a neighborhood filled with an array of professionals and laborers and homeless people and houses and businesses and taverns and even the methadone clinic near Tillotson’s residence, an open mind and patience are essential to solving community problems. “It doesn’t have to be about all these little factions, homeowners versus renters, residents versus businesses,” she says. “I was a person just doing my own thing. I thought my voice didn’t matter. Then things started happening in my neighborhood, and the universe just kind of pushed me in this direction.” R.E. Graswich can be reached at reg@graswich.com n

INSIDESACRAMENTO.COM

HAVE INSIDE, WILL TRAVEL

1. Leslie Barger and Trish Harrington getting ready to board at Anini Beach in Hawaii 2. Dennis Brodsky and Liz Hunter hiking and ferrying around Plitvice Lakes National Park in Croatia 3. Suzanne and Jaff Auchterlonie at Parque Nacional Cayambe-Coca, Ecuador 4. Marty and Sam Azevedo at southern most end of the Pan American Highway in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina 5. Nate Garrigan and Camryn Albertalli with their grandparents, Lynn & Wayne Stokes, at Melbourne Beach, Florida 6. Kristy and Mike Fitzgerald take their honeymoon at Fairmont Le ChĂ˘teau Frontenac, Quebec City, Quebec, Cananda

Take a picture with Inside Publications and e-mail a high-resolution copy to travel@insidepublications.com. Due to volume of submissions, we cannot guarantee all photos will be printed or posted. Canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get enough? Find more photos on Instagram: InsidePublications

THE GRID JUL n 16

INSIDE

OUT

Gather Oak Park

Visitors to the Gather event in Oak Park enjoyed an evening filled with food, drinks, shopping, art and music. Gather takes place every second Thursday from May to October at the corner of Broadway and 3rd Avenue in Oak Park. For more information, visit gathernights.com.

CONTRIBUTED BY ANIKO KIEZEL

INSIDESACRAMENTO.COM

Restoration Man ARTISAN RESTORES AND UPGRADES VINTAGE WINDOWS, AVOIDING REPLACEMENT

or someone who says he doesn’t like to sit around, Bob Henderson has the perfect job. The founder and owner of Artisan Window and Sash Restoration, Henderson is always in motion, restoring windows with his mobile workshop. “After I left my position as the director of real estate for Raley’s, I tried to semi-retire but quickly realized I needed something to do,” says Henderson, who moved to Sacramento from Laguna Beach nearly four decades ago to pursue a career in commercial real estate after working as an airline pilot. Six years ago, looking for a way to stay active and work with his hands, Henderson began to research the window restoration trade. He stumbled upon the Bi-Glass System, a window conversion method invented in Boston. The Bi-Glass system allows older homes to retain their authentic wooden windows without sacrificing energy efficiency. “The patented Bi-Glass System has been used on the East Coast for 25 years, but nobody was doing it on the West Coast except for one guy in Portland,” Henderson says. So Henderson headed to Portland to learn the process and introduce it to the Sacramento region.

jL By Jessica Laskey

THE GRID JUL n 16

custom-made matching muntin on the exterior to retain the authentic look of the original, single-glazed window. The result is an energy-efficient update on a classic, without losing any historic appeal. After installing new balances and weather-stripping and insulating the window opening to eliminate drafts and noise, the sashes are reinstalled. The openings are adjusted to fit snugly so there’s no discernable difference to the naked eye. Only the homeowner’s lower energy bill will be evidence of the upgrade. “The process is completely green,” Henderson says. “The historic, original wood windows are retained— which means nothing gets thrown in the landfill—and you can save up to 20 percent in annual energy costs when all your windows are upgraded with the Bi-Glass system.” In a city such as Sacramento, where Victorians and older vintage homes

The process works something like this: the original window sashess are removed from the window frame by a specialist (that would be Henderson) and taken outside to a mobile workshop, where the patented Bi-Glass tool is used to rout out the old window putty and glass. Next, the tool creates clearance for the new, double-pane, Low-E glass – a low-emissive product, treated with an invisible metal or metallic oxide coating to create a surface that reflects heat while allowing light to pass through. The process allows the interior grillwork or glazing bars, called muntins, to remain intact and unchanged while Henderson installs a

HENDERSON IS STILL AMAZED HOW FEW PEOPLE REALIZE THAT AN OPTION EXISTS TO UPGRADE THEIR OLDER HOMES WITHOUT THROWING AWAY OLD WINDOWS AND STARTING FROM SCRATCH.

abound, Henderson has no problem staying busy. About 90 percent of his business is done on homes built before the 1940s in Sacramento as well in San Francisco, Auburn, Placerville and the rest of the region. But the expertise also comes in handy for larger commercial projects, like the one Henderson recently completed for the Sacramento Children’s Home on Sutterville Road and the restoration he’s about to complete at the historic Ransohoff Building, a former department store that also served as a meatpacking plant, built in 1911 at 11th and K Streets. Despite completing 1,000 window restorations in the six years since he founded his business, Henderson is still amazed how few people realize

that an option exists to upgrade their older homes without throwing away old windows and starting from scratch. “I don’t think enough people who have older homes realize that this process is available,” Henderson says. “It’s very niche, very specialized and very precise, but it’s actually more affordable than vinyl, aluminum or new wood reproduction windows and preserves the architectural aesthetics of your unique home while making it much more energy efficient.” Ready to upgrade your windows without changing the look of your house? Call Henderson at Artisan Window and Sash Restoration at 9676900 or visit artisansash.com n

INSIDESACRAMENTO.COM

Room for Everyone THREE GENERATIONS FIND THE PERFECT HOME

livia Darzell and her mother were intent upon finding just the right house: one that would accommodate Darzell, her husband, Richard Karp, their

jF By Julie Foster

THE GRID JUL n 16

daughter and Darzell’s parents. “We had been looking at every house we could from Carmichael to Sacramento, thinking it would be great to find a family compound with a nice guesthouse,” Darzell explains. They found the perfect abode in Mariemont Estates tucked away in the Arden Arcade neighborhood. Built in the 1920s, the 2,600-square-foot adobe home included a guesthouse and a swimming pool. Originally a two-bedroom, one-bath house, the structure had undergone previous

renovations resulting in a new master bedroom, two bedrooms and a bath. Darzell, her husband and her parents purchased the house in 2011 and moved in two months after her mother was diagnosed with cancer. “We spent every weekend of that year with family barbecues and had friends over all the time,” she says. “And my daughter got to spend time with my parents.” Both her parents are now gone, and her daughter is 8 years old. Darzell felt it was a good time to remodel. With the help of designer Roxanne

Stellmacher, the home’s kitchen, dining room and family room now reflect the young family’s lifestyle while acknowledging Darzell’s parents. The interior was a collage of beige tones. Lighting was sparse, creating a cavelike atmosphere. The floors were dark parquet and faux Spanish tiles. A gas fireplace off the kitchen was never used. Storage in the kitchen was in short supply. The appliances were outdated. The biggest hurdle to creating a comfortable and convenient

kitchen /family room was a wall between the rooms that cut the space in half. “Lighter, brighter and upgrading the appliances were key components for me,” Darzell says. “And being able to marry the two rooms, which didn’t work as an openfloor-plan concept.” Renovations began in January. The family moved into the 961-square-foot guesthouse for three months during construction. Removing the obstructing wall and ripping up the old flooring made a huge difference. Darzell notes that once the floors were gone, the concrete slab and the beige adobe walls made the space look like an unfinished warehouse. “It looked pretty horrific at that point,” she says. Sleek engineered hardwood flooring replaced the original floor. The adobe walls were given a coat of warm gray, which unified the space. The unused fireplace became a commodious pantry. Removing the wall created enough space for a 5-by-9-foot island.

“

IT WOULD BE GREAT TO FIND A FAMILY COMPOUND WITH A NICE GUESTHOUSE.

INSIDESACRAMENTO.COM

ACCESSORIES AND KEEPSAKES FROM DARZELL’S MOTHER ARE WOVEN INTO THE DECORATING SCHEME.

Like the new counters, it is topped with creamy white marble. The couple introduced several small-scale innovations into the kitchen that allow their daughter to participate in preparing family meals. With the microwave tucked into a low cubby in the island, she can easily heat up food. Drawers have built-in pegs indicating the exact spot where dishes belong. Soft-close mechanisms on all cabinets and drawers alleviate any slamming sounds. “The only thing she can’t put away are glasses,” Darzell says. “She was really excited about the chores when I first told her about the idea of her helping out more. Now she’s not so thrilled.” The backsplash of white arabesque-shaped tiles highlights the new farmhouse sink. The faucet by Rohl is a small work of art. A dazzling modern brass chandelier, custom made in New Orleans, adds additional sparkle to the sumptuous space. Light pours in from a large skylight. Every one of Darzell’s friends comments on the new skylight. “Which is funny because the skylight has always been there,” Darzell explains. “Now it makes sense. Everything was so dim, and the skylight wasn’t highlighted like it is now.” Darzell kept the original yellow tiles surrounding the family room fireplace. “I am not a yellow person, but I wanted to keep them as a nod to the history of the house and the sort of bohemian look they have,” she says.

THE GRID JUL n 16

The new mantle, custom-stained to harmonize with the new flooring and wall color, stylishly camouflages the wiring for the room’s media. “Our contractor, Joedy Zapara of JAZ Developments, spent a few days mixing and layering stains for the effect,” Darzell explains. With a mother who was an antiques dealer and having worked in real estate for 12 years, Darzell knows what she likes. But when it came to putting her wishes into a plan of action, she faltered. Stellmacher helped translate ideas into reality. Rejecting out-of-the-box Pottery Barn looks, Stellmacher believes in blending vintage, traditional and modern pieces to reflect her clients’ lives and interests. Accessories and keepsakes from Darzell’s mother are woven into the decorating scheme. Off the dining room, a nook holds books her mother collected. A portrait of her grandfather, who founded Camellia Symphony, hangs nearby. A painting in the dining room reflects his interest in music. “I wanted to marry designer functionality with comfort and livability for a young family,” Stellmacher says. “And make sure we paid tribute to family members.” If you know of a home you think should be featured in Inside Publications, contact Julie Foster at foster.julie91@yahoo.com. n

INSIDESACRAMENTO.COM

Hot Wax THIS ARTIST CREATES SIZZLING ART USING AN ANCIENT TECHNIQUE

ou’ve never heard anyone talk so passionately about encaustic—an ancient artistic medium that involves painting with hot wax—until you’ve talked to Jaya King. “It’s the rock ’n’ roll of mediums,” says King, who has used the medium almost exclusively for the past seven years. “You’re painting with a torch instead of a brush—how rock ’n’ roll is that? There’s something just a little bit different with encaustic. It’s alluring and not a medium you see very often. It’s so distinctive that you can’t help but be curious about it and want to get your hands on it. Being an ancient medium, it warrants a lot of respect. You need to start with the history. Once you do, it’s addicting. It’s like, how much further down the rabbit hole can you go?” King first became enamored with encaustic when she picked up a book called “The Art of Encaustic Painting” by Joanne Mattera. (King calls it “the encaustic Bible.”) The Palo Alto area native was intrigued by the images she saw. Before long, she traded in her acrylics and gouache to experiment with this hot medium. “I’m entirely self-taught in encaustic,” says King, who travels from her home on horse property in

jL By Jessica Laskey

THE GRID JUL n 16

Thornton just outside Lodi to teach classes and show her art in the Bay Area and Sacramento. “I wanted to figure out how I could bring my own artistic expression to it, to stand out from the crowd.” King is no stranger to standing out—she was given a solo show at Stanford University when she was 24. She notes that the creative talents she displayed early (“I was born with a crayon in my hand,” she says) were able to bloom thanks to her family’s encouragement. “I’ve always been supported doing art. I have my parents to thank for that,” King says. “When I was little and would draw on the wall or generally make a mess, my parents would take a picture before painting over it. My mom told me that my art box would always be full with good-quality art supplies, and she and my dad have always been here for

“You’re painting with a torch instead of a brush—how rock ’n’ roll is that?”

me. Now my mom even takes my art classes!” King doesn’t take this support for granted. In fact, she tries to emulate it for her students, both adults and high-schoolers. “My classes have been primarily based in the South Bay, but now that I’m getting them started here, it’s very exciting to have a new range of students,” King says. “There’s a new mindset, a new energy, a new vibe here. I’m excited to see who’s going to be showing up for classes in the 916.” King has taught at Christian Brothers High School, where she gave several special presentations this spring. Students created pieces of their own that were shown at B Street Theatre. “The students could copy my work or use a similar process,” King explains. “I presented a variety of styles: I demonstrated a landscape with a limited color palette, talked about how to break down an abstract painting, and even set up a mini encaustic studio. So the show was very eclectic.” The students were so engaged and paying such close attention, it was like moths to a flame. These young adults are the next generation of artists, they’re going to carry the torch—no pun intended—so the sooner you can teach them about these unique mediums, the more accessible they’ll be.” King says encaustic has experienced a sharp rise in interest over the past few years, which both excites her for the future and

makes her role as an educator more important. “Encaustic is not melting crayons,” King says. “Don’t do that, by the way; you’re melting petroleum products! Part of my mission as an encaustic artist is to educate the world about that difference. Respect has to be paid to the medium. You need to know what you’re using. If you’re heating something up, you should know what it is.” King teaches her students an even more crucial lesson: how to see themselves as artists. “When you’re selling your art, there’s a shift in how you think creatively,” King says. “There’s a poignant mirror that comes up. You look at your work and wonder, ‘Is it worth it? Will this sell?’ Then you go beyond that and start thinking, ‘Am I worth it?’ It’s up to you to deal with the public scrutiny, to not be offended by it, to not be afraid of painting something ‘bad.’ It squelches the creative spirit. So instead, when I start a painting, I focus on the nostalgic smell of beeswax that comes from the encaustic when you turn on the electricity. That subtle aroma draws you in and carries you through the painting.”

King's work runs a full range of styles

For more information about Jaya King, go to jayasart.com. Jessica Laskey can be reached at jessrlaskey@gmail.com n

INSIDESACRAMENTO.COM

Pre-Listing P Preparation on

Financial Financial c l Negotiation

Marketingg

Transaction Managementt

Doing more for clients Steph Baker wears many hats to help her clients get the best terms for their property. Contact her for your customized listing plan and get moving!

See Us Here: Home

Instagram

Shop

Sponsors

About Us

Contact

www.insidesacramento.com

THE GRID JUL n 16

@insisdesacbook

@insidepublications

Art Preview GALLERY ART SHOWS IN JULY

Tim Collom Gallery will exhibit a group show called “Summer” through July 30. Shown right: “Beach House” by by Tim Collom. 915 20th St.; timcollomgallery.com

Artspace1616 will exhibit “Back in the Ring: New work by Joy Bertinuson” through July 31. Shown above:. “Back in the Ring,” china marker on panel. 1616 Del Paso Boulevard; facebook/artspace1616

The Jon Stevenson Gallery presents a show of photographs by Jamil Hellu and works on paper by David King. Shown above: “Mexico” by Hellu. The exhibition runs through July 30. 2020 I St.; facebook.com/JonStevensonGallery ARTHOUSE on R presents “Interconnected” featuring works by Jill Allyn Stafford, Susan Silvester & Laurelin Gilmore through Aug. 9. Shown above: “Beauty and Her Beast” by Susan Silvester. 1021 R Street; arthouseonr.com Archival Gallery presents the sculpture of 2 dynamic, yet different artists during the month of July. Sean Royal (shown left) bends traditional art by using non-traditional materials and James Powers presents his whimsical welded animals made using old tools and found objects. 3223 Folsom Blvd.; archivalframe.com

INSIDESACRAMENTO.COM

Drawn to the Capitol CREATING INTRICATE WORKS DEPICTING DOWNTOWN USING PENCIL AND PEN

ometimes it hurts to view the work of Sacramento artist/architect/activist Dennis Bylo. Staring at his

sketches, intricately etched in black ink and pencil only, is much like contemplating a Brillo pad through gauze glasses. Perhaps this is what makes him such a unique fixture in the local Sacramento art scene—that, along with his unmistakable physical presence. A lanky, strapping man on the cusp of 70 and close to six and a half feet tall, he sports floppy hats and wildly unkempt hair as he sits precariously on a tiny tripod of a stool while meticulously penciling downtown buildings on his sketch pad. Once an integral part of the bureaucratic edifices he draws (he worked for the State Architect’s office during Jerry Brown’s first go-round as governor in the 1970s), he is devoted to portraying governmental

City sketches by Dennis Bylo

structures around the Capitol in starkly somber shades of cobweb black. His melodramatic panoply of Capitol Mall properties—far from a postcard-perfect pictorial of green grass, flapping flags, shiny domes and bustling people—is a Kremlinesque, almost Gothamlike blast of miniscule,

thin black strokes that are either art nouveau or funereal, depending on how long you can bear to look. A highly heralded and promising young architect from UC Berkeley’s much regarded school of architecture, he broke from the academic ranks to set up personal shop in Sacramento

PA By Peter Anderson

THE GRID JUL n 16

in 1976. Maybe it’s the subsequent head-banging battles with tortoisepaced bureaucracy that inspired Bylo to sketch his vision in such somber, dour shades of grim and stark. And yet there is a definite fascination about his work. The amount of detail is ridiculous, and the

An early program designer and ongoing advocate of CADA (Capitol Area Development Authority), Bylo is a strong proponent of inner-city affordable housing, and he ﬁghts to help state workers, as an example, ﬁnd comfortably priced residences near their work.

His melodramatic panoply of Capitol Mall properties is a Kremlinesque, almost Gothamlike blast of miniscule, thin black strokes that are either art nouveau or funereal, depending on how long you can bear to look. spiderlike attention to interweaving

dream: the California House, which

portfolio of civic contribution. He

and hearts of unlikely dreamers like

constructs is spellbinding, hypnotic,

would be a permanent residence for

has been a longtime supporter of

me.”

mesmerizing. He calls these works

California’s sitting governors in an

Loaves & Fishes, a way to pay back

his “architectural art maps” to the

architecturally restored and glorified

an outfit that once helped him in dark

important roles in his ever-changing

Sacramento grid, and he wagers that

mansion near Leland Stanford

times. An early program designer and

vision of urban renewal – developing

government workers who want to own

Mansion at Ninth and N streets.

ongoing advocate of CADA (Capitol

the O Street Art Walk, continuing the

California history and art play

He has disdain for Jerry Brown’s

Area Development Authority), Bylo

dressing up of the River Promenade,

“sneaky” refusal to set up permanent

is a strong proponent of inner-city

and a new capitol streetcar circulator

That’s one way Bylo supports

residence throughout the nearly 16

affordable housing, and he fights to

system encompassing eight blocks

himself. But, as if it weren’t tough

years of his twin governorships, and

help state workers, as an example,

of new tracks for a Capitol Park

enough for a starving artist to support

he heaps scorn upon Brown for having

find comfortably priced residences

loop that would open up lunchtime

himself through his craft, he further

choosen to live above P.F. Chang’s

near their work.

Sacramento to time-conscious Capitol

hinders his prosperity by being tech-

restaurant at 15th and J streets with

Neanderthal. No computer, no cell

his wife, Anne Gust Brown, and their

in suits and urban designers with

phone, no email, no texting—it kind

two dogs, Sutter and Colusa.

backing that make a difference,” says

personal depictions of their workplace will shell out the $10 cost per map.

of makes it tough to market yourself

“What other state in the union

workers in wholly new ways.

“It’s not always the consultants

All this—and much more—with

Bylo. “Ideas that come to fruition

in this age of instant branding. The

would be proud of having its chief

have many times been brewing and

phone he uses at home looks like a

executive living above a Chinese

hatching for many years in the minds

Princess model from a “Mary Tyler

restaurant?” he barks while

Moore Show” episode from 1973,

displaying a sketch of the very Elliott

which also happens to be the last time

Building that the Browns call home.

he owned a TV. “Why be a slave to technology?” he

a matter of the governor’s choice, Bylo grumbles aloud. When further

dwelling in the heart of downtown’s

reminded that Brown recently said

art scene, “when there is so much

he’d be moving back into the newly

beauty surrounding us?”

restored Governor’s Mansion at 15th

In Bylo’s mind, beauty means

and H streets to fittingly close his

buildings. He has been particularly

final year in office by returning to

obsessed with why the capital city of

his adolescent roots, Bylo sneers and

the country’s largest, most vibrant

snaps, “Even more manipulation and

state didn’t have a governor’s

evasion by our dodging governor.”

mansion. He has spent nearly a decade trying to create his ultimate

To see Dennis Bylo’s art, go to dennisbylo.net n

Flowers

When reminded that it is simply

asks from the muddy backyard of his

only a black pen and pencil.

Brighten your

Summer Parties

Relles Florist & Gifts Full-Service Florist since 1946

Beyond the political sniping, Bylo boasts a credible and admirable

rellesﬂorist.com

2400 J Street

441-1478

INSIDESACRAMENTO.COM

Turn Back Time THE RIVER CATS KNOW HOW TO DRAW CROWDS OF ALL AGES o learn what young people are doing, do not go to a baseball stadium. When the numbers are crunched for baseball demographics, the data skew heavily toward gray hair, yellowed teeth, cardigan sweaters and belts worn high across the stomach. The Nielsen research organization says men comprise 70 percent of baseball’s audience. Among baseball’s entire fan base, half of those devotees have celebrated their 55th birthday. The baseball fan’s median age n is 53. That’s 16 years older than the median age for people who cheer at NBA games. But as fascinating as demographics are, they to sometimes can be jettisoned into o the cheap seats by exceptions to the rule. One such exception is tle the River Cats, whose lovely little

RG By R.E. Graswich

THE GRID JUL n 16

ballpark along the muddy western bank of the Sacramento River seems to have connected its pipes to the aquifer that feeds the fountain of youth. To attend a game at Raley Field is to step into a time warp and enter a place where the innocence of young people is validated in fashions and behaviors captivated by trends, immune to cynicism and untouched by wrinkles. Teens cavort among the concession stands as if on prom night. Young couples canoodle. Men in baseball caps, their faces adorned

with goatees that went out of style a few years ago, struggle to explain the infield fly rule to their youngsters born a few years ago. Some of this is probably coincidental, driven by Sacramento’s long-standing love affair with baseball, propelled by the accessibility and pleasurable surroundings of Raley Field. But from a strategic marketing standpoint, none of this is accidental. In the sports promotion business, little is left to chance. The River Cats are deeply aware of baseball’s rocking-chair demographics, and the team has been

determined to slow the age clock if not make it spin clock, back backward. “W are very much “We inter interested in appealing to youn younger fans,” says River Cats spokesman Robert Bar Barsanti. “Instead of leav leaving the game on the el we treat each game field, like a special destination. It’s more than just going to the ballpark. It’s an ev event.” Teen fans tend to be m most obvious among th the youth brigades at R Raley Field, though ttheir presence may s seem enlarged because tteens have attention s spans unsuited for the plodding grand old game. Sitting near a group of teens while trying to watch the River Cats quickly becomes an exercise in sta standing and sitting, exits entrances food runs, bathroom and entrances, breaks and phone chatter. I’ve been attending games at Raley Field since the team arrived in 2000, and the next teenager I see keeping score, the old-fashioned way with pencil and paper, ground out 6-3 or struck out with a backwards “k,” will be the first. The River Cats say they love teens, but more reasonably they tolerate them, knowing how quickly they grow up. Once yesterday’s teenagers become old enough to drink (responsibly), they enter the Raley Field sweet spot and become the

1900 ALHAMBRA BLVD. & S OPEN DAILY TO EVERYONE 7AM -10PM • SACFOOD.COOP 100% ORGANIC PRODUCE • SEAFOOD • POULTRY • MEAT • GROCERY • WINE CHEESE • BEER • BULK FOODS • HERBS • BODY CARE • SUPPLEMENTS • DELI

ballpark’s most cherished fans. The team exists to sell beer and hot dogs and nachos and peanuts to people in their mid-20s and 30s. A season of promotional activities is constructed around that demographic. “Our biggest promotion this year is the Thirsty Thursday Trolley, which goes downtown and into Midtown and stops at three bars,” Barsanti says. “They’ve been very popular.” The bars—Joe Marty’s, de Vere’s Irish Pub and Barwest—have become

extensions of Raley Field, pulling fans who might not otherwise have populated their barstools on Thursday nights. Other popular promotions include free music nights and T-shirt giveaways, two inducements that would never motivate me to attend a baseball game—because isn’t baseball enough? No, unless you’re ancient. “Orange Friday, live music, Sac Town jerseys with a logo that focus on a

The River Cats are deeply aware of baseball’s rocking-chair demographics, and the team has been determined to slow the age clock, if not make it spin backward.

younger demo: Those are all things that are working well this year,” Barsanti says. The color orange has been of special interest to the River Cats since last year, when the team finalized its divorce from its longterm major league spouse, the Oakland Athletics, and ran away with the San Francisco Giants. Among U.S. big-league sports marketers, the Giants are the gold standard. They paint San Francisco orange, and the River Cats are determined to make that paint flow upriver. “To be honest, A’s fans tended to be a little older,” Barsanti says. Given the River Cats’ embrace of all things youthful, they are the Giants’ perfect Triple-A farm club. The River Cats are celebrating their 17th birthday this year, which means forever to some young fans. The Giants were born in 1883, closer to my age. We still have a few tricks to show the kids. R.E. Graswich can be reached at reg@graswich.com n

ARTICLE

Insta

706 56th St. (Near H & 56th) 56 h)

316.5772 •articleconsignment.com Mon 12 - 6; Tues/Wed 9 - 6; Thurs/Fri 9 - 7; Sat 10 - 6

INSIDESACRAMENTO.COM

Meet the Maestro HE’S CONDUCTED GENERATIONS OF YOUNG MUSICIANS

“Ever since the age of 14, I’d been interested in conducting,” the Curtis Park resident explains. “It seemed like the next step after playing an instrument.”

hen you’re a Sacramento Youth Symphony musician playing under the baton of conductor and artistic director Michael Neumann, you’re not just learning to perfect your technique or traveling the world to perform in places like China, England, Scotland, Wales, Russia, Estonia, Finland, Brazil and Costa Rica. You’re also learning life lessons like

THE GRID JUL n 16

accountability, responsibility and punctuality that will serve you as a human as well as an artist. “I like to incorporate ‘Neumannisms’ into rehearsals,” says Neumann, who took over the symphony of young musicians in 1979. “For example, I talk to them about their definition of intimacy. I get a few giggles, and then I explain to them: My definition of intimacy is

‘into me you see,’ which means you have to look deeper than the façade of a smile. You have to try to know how someone feels inside. I like to give the kids philosophical food for thought. Many conductors just stick to the music, but part of what I do is give them tidbits to think about.” He has plenty to share with his students, if his own life story is any indication. After emigrating from South Africa to San Francisco with his family at age 13, Neumann entered Lowell High School and almost immediately got involved in the music program, becoming concertmaster of the junior high and high school orchestras and of the San Francisco All City Honor Orchestra. He had been studying violin—the instrument of all concertmasters, he explains—since he was about 7. After high school, he received a full scholarship to University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in music with a focus on violin performance and a master’s in orchestral conducting. “Ever since the age of 14, I’d been interested in conducting,” the Curtis Park resident explains. “It seemed like the next step after playing an instrument.”

After graduation, Neumann worked for five years as assistant conductor with Alabama’s Birmingham Symphony. While there, he took over the Birmingham Youth Symphony as part of his daily duties and discovered another natural talent: working with children. “Young people resonate very well with me,” Neumann says. “They really keep me going. I feel like I’m making a positive impact.” When a position as assistant conductor of the now-defunct Sacramento Symphony opened up in 1978, Neumann jumped at the chance to return to California. He took over the attached youth music group, Sacramento Youth Symphony, the next year. He has now overseen it for the better part of four decades. “I instigated the independence of the SYS when I saw the writing on the wall” about the impending demise of the Sacramento Symphony, says Neumann, who also served as the

By Jessica Laskey

founding music director of Folsom Lake Symphony from 2004 to 2014. “I saw that we could be a very viable, stand-alone organization with our own board of directors, which would allow us to chart our own course and be masters of our own destiny.” Under Neumann’s leadership, the youth symphony has grown from a single orchestra of 60 young musicians to five ensembles and chamber music workshops with 400 participants. The symphony began traveling internationally in 1984 with a trip to Vienna, Austria, where it took second place in an international competition. (In 1995, it took first place.) “My intention has been to establish high standards and maintain them while we slowly but surely grow in numbers,” says Neumann, who now conducts only the Premier Orchestra so he can oversee the artistic and administrative sides of the organization. “Everyone has to re-audition to get in every year, which keeps them on their toes instead of resting on their laurels. I feel very honored and grateful to work with

such high-quality young people who are talented and intelligent in so many ways in addition to music. They’re an inspiration to me.” As the youth symphony celebrates its 60th season this year, Neumann is working on bigger and better things to stretch the organization, like the Symphony of 1000 he orchestrated in 2014. More than 1,000 musicians of all ages performed at Memorial Auditorium in the largest concert of its kind to date. (The Guinness Book of World Records took notice.) Neumann plans to top that this year with the Symphony of 2000, adding 1,000 singers to the mix. “I like to attempt things outside of the traditional box,” he explains. “Classical music speaks the same language no matter where or who you are.” For more information about the Sacramento Youth Symphony’s 60th anniversary season, visit sacramentoyouthsymphony.org. -Jessica Laskey can be reached at jessrlaskey@gmail.com n

I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU!

“ I ’ m Yo u r

f a v o r i t e Realtor”

Like my FaceBook Page: ReardonRealEstate

Julie Reardon Executive Associate

(916) 799-0246 JReardon@GoLyon.com

As the youth symphony celebrates its 60th season this year, Neumann is working on bigger and better things to stretch the organization, like the Symphony of 1000 he orchestrated in 2014.

Sacramento’s Premier Antique & Design Center Over 120 Dealers 45,000 sq ft

IN BUSINESS SINCE 1977

4 Star Dining

Free Customer Parking

& Design Center

Amorini Antiques 455-1509 Aquila Fitness 207-7500 Fifty-Seventh Street Antique Mall 451-3110 The Ruralist 761-6442

The Lighting Palace - Sales and Repair 817-9625 Evan’s Kitchen 452-3896 Mike & Greg The Pottery Guys 731-4556 Picket Fence Antiques 455-6524

Sassi Salon 739-0878 Sekula’s 712-8303 Design Alchemy 999-1409 Dance “10” 769-4857

JReardon.golyon.com CalBRE# 01925466

855 57th Street (Between J & H Streets) INSIDESACRAMENTO.COM

This Month @ the Market

A LOOK AT WHAT’S IN SEASON AT LOCAL FARMERS MARKETS IN JULY

ZUCCHINI

PEARS

NECTARINES

These fast-growing squash are low in calories, contain no saturated fats or cholesterol, and are a good source of protein, vitamin A and other vitamins. To eat: Slice horizontally, brush with olive oil, sprinkle with salt and pepper and grill over a hot fire.

Pears are packed with dietary fiber, antioxidants, minerals and vitamins. They are low in calories, too! To eat: Slice, top with a dollop of blue cheese and wrap with prosciutto for an elegant hors d’oeuvre.

Related to peaches, these delicious stone fruits are full of antioxidants and provide some B-complex vitamins and minerals. To eat: Combine with raspberries to make a summery crumble or cobbler.

CUCUMBERS

TOMATOES

WATERMELON

This low-calorie vegetable has a surprisingly high amount of vitamin K. The peel is a great source of dietary fiber. To eat: Peel and seed, then chop coarsely and combine with yogurt, garlic and lemon juice to make the zingy Greek dip known as tzatziki.

This summer treat—practically synonymous with Sacramento!—contains massive amounts of lycopene. According to a study from The University of Montreal, a diet rich in tomatoes may help reduce the risk of pancreatic cancer. To eat: Slice, drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with sea salt and pepper for the perfect summer salad.

Low in calories, watermelon contains dietary fiber, potassium, and vitamins C and A. Drink watermelon juice after a grueling workout. To eat: For a refreshing salad, serve with arugula and feta.

THE GRID JUL n 16

Things are S’well at

A large S’well bottle keeps .75L of liquid (or a bottle of wine) cold for 24 hours

1462 33rd Street • 737-PINK

Read at home... Inside The Grid is distributed at dozens of central city newstands. But for $12 a year (reg. $25 a year) you can have it mailed to your home or office each month. Offer expires August 1.

VISIT insidepublications.com INSIDESACRAMENTO.COM

™

LOVE WHERE YOU LIVE

Every city has its own unique story. Sacramento’s story begins with Sutter’s Fort and the Gold Rush and has evolved over the years to include a mélange of attractions including easy access to shopping, ﬁne dining, theater and museums, lively Sacramento Kings basketball games, scenic biking and jogging trails along the American River Parkway and more. Today, Coldwell Banker is proud to be a part of Sacramento’s continuing story by providing homebuyers with the necessary resources, connections and expertise to make their home buying dreams a reality.

photographer Thaddeus Thompson @goodthompson

Shouldn’t you love where you live? Find your happily ever after by contacting Coldwell Banker today. Coldwell Banker Sacramento Metro | 730 Alhambra Street, Sacramento | 916.447.5900 ColdwellBankerHomes.com |

californiahome.me |

/cbcalifornia |

/cb_california |

/cbcalifornia |

/coldwellbanker

©2016 Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. All Rights Reserved. Coldwell Banker® is a registered trademark licensed to Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. An Equal Opportunity Company. Equal Housing Opportunity. Each Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Ofﬁce is Owned by a Subsidiary of NRT LLC. Real estate agents afﬁliated with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage are independent contractor sales associates and are not employees of Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage or NRT LLC. CalBRE License #01908304.