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s we enter the 24th year of our publishing business, I am reminded how grateful we are to the hundreds of advertisers who pay 100 percent of the cost to bring our readers the most interesting local news each month. Cumulatively, ad revenues over the years have probably totaled more than $20 million! But in 24 years, the media landscape has not only changed— it has been radically disrupted. To think we are still in basically the same business we were in 1995 is astounding. Our model is simple. We contract with local small businesses to pay for advertising to reach their local audiences. We use the proceeds to pay local writers and photographers for content. We design an attractive and easy-to-read format. Finally, we print the magazine and mail it to more than 80,000 homes each month—at no cost to our readers. We organize these elements and manage the business relationships with our advertisers by providing marketing and advertising expertise gained over the decades. And we’ve been able to do it by never having a greater ad-to-editorial ratio of more than 50/50. On average our content is about 35 percent ads to 65 percent editorial content.

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Those are the details of our business. But they don’t answer the more important question—why we publish Inside. Twenty-four years ago, my husband and I didn’t start our business as a way to make a living. There are far easier ways to earn money than in publishing. Instead, we were—and still are—motivated to create stronger bonds within our neighborhoods and communities. We had been active in our East Sacramento neighborhood and were surprised as newcomers how little connection people had to each other and to civic and neighborhood issues. My mother was a lifelong connector of people. I grew up seeing the importance of meaningful

connections in people’s lives. That was our inspiration. This past year, I read two books that opened my mind to the disruption that has swept the media world. “World Without Mind” by Franklin Foer is a fascinating biography of the biggest players in big tech—a handful of humans that, through their decisions, govern the lives of 7 billion tech consumers. Foer details how big tech monopolized the means of distribution, and then proceeded to systematically demonetize and degrade the written word. I found it very interesting but also quite sad. Tim Wu’s “The Attention Merchants: The Epic Scramble To Get Inside Our Heads” describes the rise of electronic media and how

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The result is the dramatic collapse of paid subscriptions to traditional print media. As a result, ad clutter—which allows platforms to provide “free” services—has taken over our lives. Newspapers that once considered their front page sacrosanct now routinely feature ads there. YouTube features full-length ads, skip-able ads, lower-screen ad banners and display ads on the page alongside every video. Advertising on traditional news websites includes display ads, sponsored or paid content along with real news stories, and pop-up ads. Any ad you digitally touch (on purpose or accidentally) follows you in your web browsing. Major league sports come with tremendous ad clutter, from multiple location stadium banners to ad images on TV screen scoreboards. When there is a delay in the game, ads pop up. The NBA sells “sponsorships” on players’ uniforms. The NFL alone generates an estimated $4.35 billion in ad revenue during its regular 17-week season. As watching on digital video recorders surpassed live TV viewing, advertisers had to cope with the fact that folks fast-forward through commercials. Technological innovation found a solution. Soon we will see popup ads when we pause to fast-forward through a commercial on live TV. I enjoy listening to talk radio, where ads are u usually interspersed t throughout the hour o bunched up at the or b beginning of each o hour. Podcasts of a often free or are a available for a nominal p price. Once podcasts w were promoted as co commercial-free. Many po popular podcasts now fe feature commercials. The end result is that wh while we may have been sav saved the cost of quality con content we once paid for, we must now live with ap permanently cluttered me media landscape. II’m not sure the trad tradeoff has been worth it it. T The more ad clutter we are subjected to each day, the more we learn to tune it out. And the more we tune it out, the more the attention merchants ramp up their efforts to get inside our heads. We experience more anxiety as a result. We also must

EACH YEAR THIS MONTH WE PUBLISH WHAT WE CALL OUR HALL OF FAME TO RECOGNIZE OUR LOYAL LONG-TERM ADVERTISERS. consider the devastating impacts that the intentional blurring of real news versus what has been bought and paid for has had on our society. At Inside Publications, we will remain true to the model that has served readers and small businesses in our communities for the last two decades. We are developing a new website, but will always be extremely sensitive to the reader experience. A few months ago, I had a nice lunch with Robert Nelsen, Sacramento State University’s dynamic president. He told me that every month he sits down with a cup of coffee at home and reads our publication cover to cover. He noted that he and his wife enjoy our local advertising. “When I am finished, all is well with me and I feel good about our community. Where else can I get that kind of satisfaction?” he said.

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ustin Schlocker is all about communication, which is a good thing for someone with a bachelor’s degree in communication studies. “I think communication is the root of business—it’s the root of everything,” says the president of the Greater Arden Chamber of Commerce. Without communication, “you can’t build a relationship, you can’t do anything.” At 28 years old, Schlocker has the communication skills, energy and drive to lead an organization that is just getting started. “We’re in our infancy,” Schlocker says of GACOC, which is approximately 2

years old with more than 100 business and community-partner members. “Our first year was getting going. The second year was about growth. “This year we are going to focus on branding and marketing. My vision is to create a better website and update our social media,” which includes Facebook and Instagram. “We are going to drive a younger feel.” Vice President Danielle Gourley will lead the marketing efforts and “will be a great asset for that,” adds Schlocker. That “younger feel” is what Schlocker believes some chambers are missing. “You cannot compete in a digital world with non-digital tactics.

I don’t care what your message is or what generation you are from. There is idealism and there is reality. If you want to work toward your ideals, you still have to deal with reality.” Schlocker, a Carmichael native, began a career in finance in 2015 after graduating from Sacramento State and is now with MassMutual financial group, based in Roseville. However, the Arden-Arcade resident maintains a personal office at Watt Avenue and Butano Drive, “in the heart of ArdenArcade,” he notes. The multi-story building features a modern co-working space, which he refers to as a “mini Google campus,” with individual offices, an open area for socializing and a small café. “I want to have chamber events here this year,” Schlocker says. “I want to use the chamber as a vehicle to promote positive workspaces like this and other developments in Arden-Arcade. Within that, you can create a support system, create a network—a good place for the chamber to hold activities, a good place for business owners to come. “Let’s build. Drive around the area and look at all these places where we could build. That doesn’t necessarily mean taking out fields and putting in buildings. Let’s redevelop what we have. Drive up the value of the area.” Schlocker also sees Arden-Arcade as an alternative to the parkingchallenged, high-rent Downtown area. “I know people in Downtown who would rather drive out of Downtown. And who’s closest? Arden-Arcade. Just jump on 50, get off on Watt and they’re here. Or come down J street. Done. Everything is a win.” Schlocker would like to see a development such as Carmichael’s Milagro Centre created in ArdenArcade. “I love the concept. We need the right investors. We need the right property owners. The chamber would absolutely advocate for buildings like that. And go the extra mile to get them done.” In addition to special events, GACOC holds two meetups each month: a Power Breakfast, often with a guest speaker; and a networking mixer generally at a chamber member’s location. The chamber also participates in ribboncutting ceremonies, “but we don’t charge for them,” Schlocker notes. “It’s not what we want to do. We don’t want to tax our members to do things. It’s not just about the money—it’s about respect of the relationship.” Best of Arden awards are presented each year to recognize an outstanding business, nonprofit and employee.

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Sacramento’s Teal Wicks (left) poses with Cher following the December opening of the Broadway musical “The Cher Show.” Pictured with Wicks are fellow actresses Stephanie Block and Micaela Diamond. Image by Joan Marcus.

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roadway singer/actress Teal Wicks is a veteran of many opening nights. However, her debut in “The Cher Show” last December in New York was especially memorable. Among many celebrities, Kim Kardashian, Kanye West and Bernadette Peters were lured to the Neil Simon Theatre.

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During the final ovation, the real Cher stepped on stage. “We’d known she was there; we didn’t know she’d sing,” reports Sacramentan Wicks. “She took the mic—and wow. It was an amazing moment.” The show casts three women to document the star’s long career. Wicks portrays TV star Cher, bouncing oneliners off husband Sonny Bono. “Our writers gave me some real zingers,” approves Wicks. “I get all the laughs.” Thanks to Cher’s designer Bob Mackie, the hometown girl also gets spectacular costumes. “My favorite is covered with white bugle beads,” she says. “I’m a T-shirt-and-jeans girl, but Cher’s gowns are empowering.”

After opening night, the legend embraced her alter-egos. “Cher told me about her relationship with Sonny,” recalls Wicks. “She said they had a blast with what they created. But when business became a huge part of their private life, things got tough for them.” Carmichael mom Gail Sutton has seen the show at least as many times as the mega-star. “It still feels special to know mom’s in the audience,” says her daughter. “When close family come, I remind myself how lucky I am to be earning a living doing what I dreamed of. “It’s odd doing Cher in front of Cher. You’re aware of every little gesture, wondering if she thinks it is authentic. She had final say in our casting. My

Teal Wicks makes a recent visit to see mom Gail Sutton at her Carmichael home.

Ed Marszal (third from left) shows off his vintage collection of gas pumps with son and daughter Adam and Annie (right) and executives Tim Skovensky and Elizabeth Valentina. auditions were taped and I know she saw them. It feels good to know we have her blessing to tell her story.” Portraying Cher at eight shows a week nevertheless challenges stamina. How the real star continues the feat in her 70s is a mystery to many. “If I could ask Cher a single question, I’d ask how she gets her energy,” ponders Wicks. “How can she keep doing what she does for so long?”

Whatever the answer, Cher’s cast is grateful for a hit show. “Opening night felt wonderful,” says Wicks. “We were excited to have it received so well.” She and castmates will don Cher’s many wigs and costumes for their yearlong contracts. Beyond that, their fate rests with Broadway audiences. “There are no guarantees,” admits Wicks. “A show runs for as long as people keep coming. This time, we’re

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(From left) Tim Skovensky, Elizabeth Valentina and Ed Marszal fake a call on antique telephones from Marszal’s collection. telling a story people want to hear. We hope it has a long run.”

PETROLEUM EMPIRE A business that began on a Carmichael street corner is now one of Sacramento’s most geographically farflung enterprises. Owned by Ed Marszal—with father, daughter and son as executives— California Retail Management pumps petroleum at 42 stations in four U.S. states. All outlets have convenience stores, and the combined operation has more than 350 employees. It’s an understatement that Marszal has come a long way from being the Ohio college graduate who left the Army and sold auto accessories. “I felt I could run a gas station at least as well as some guys I was selling tires to,” he recalls. “In 1981, an old Chevron station on the Marconi and Walnut corner became available. I didn’t plan an empire. I just wanted to make one station work.” The boss pumped gas, mopped floors and employed mechanics for repairs. When daughter Annie (now Marszal’s development executive) was born, he covered his macho premises with pink ribbons. “That got us in the newspaper and brought new customers,” he says. “People like family businesses. I still have full-service available at all our stations. We’ll never charge for air or water. Cashiers are the most important people in our company. Their friendliness determines whether a customer comes back. “One day a lady asked me where she could get her car washed. I washed it myself. From then, we put carwashes in our stations.”

While alert to innovation, Marszal treasures the continuity of longtime employees and family. Chief financial officer Elizabeth Valentina has been his right hand for 34 years. Executive Tim Skovensky has provided what Marszal calls “glue” for operations for 12 years. Daughter Annie and son Adam are also executives. “My kids began as cashiers,” he says. “They’ve done their share of cleaning restrooms, too.” Outside Sacramento, the family now has stations in Maui, Oahu, Nevada and Ohio. 2019 plans include a new El Dorado Hills outlet. Marszal and his wife, Susan, of 37 years live quietly in Carmichael. Marszal also houses an arsenal of vintage petrol pumps, telephones and slot machines at his HQ. “In the 1950s, every oil company had distinctive pumps,” he explains. “They were works of art. I love seeing them restored and gleaming. They’re relics of an industry dear to my heart.” In his 40 high-octane years, Marszal has seen oil companies and retailers come and go. “Many of our competitors lost their focus on service,” considers the survivor. “Service has constantly opened doors for us. The gasoline engine will be around for many more decades. As for gas stations, I believe the strong and the friendly will survive.”

BUTTON BAZAAR Some eye-popping antiques slip easily through a buttonhole. At the Sacramento Button Club’s March expo, you might snag a Civil War tunic fastener for $50. If you lust for hand-painted 18th century pieces, be prepared to unbutton your billfold.

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Snipped from long-ago rotted garments, many are thumb-nail masterpieces. “We often look at old buttons and imagine the stories they could tell,” says Button Club treasurer Susan Rhoades. “They were traded, stolen and inherited. Lives were lost in making them; pearl dust and mercury (for gold plating) killed many. You learn so much about history, art and manufacturing from buttons.” In the Middle Ages, no material was too grand for the button-makers’ art. Georgian aristocrats later created Gainsborough-style portraits— sometimes of their pets—to fasten vests. When Queen Victoria took to wearing jet specimens, society followed. Though zippers have revolutionized modern fastening, nifty little buttons have never been completely undone. “People visit our shows seeking that one perfect item,” says Sacramento collector Faye Wolfe. “One lady brought a vest

she’d sewn; she wanted buttons for it. In the end, she chose four, each different. Who says they have to match? Our button world is full of eccentricity.” The Button Bazaar will be held Saturday, March 9, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at La Sierra Center, 5325 Engle Road, Carmichael. The show will offer free buttons appraisals. Admission is a $2 donation. For more information, contact fwolfe@surewest.net.

DANCING WITH OSCAR Fancy a mambo with Marilyn Monroe? A jive with Jack Sparrow? An Oscar dance party promises to bring out the glam in hoofers on Friday, Feb. 22, at Mission Oaks Community Center. Heralding the Feb. 24 Academy Awards, the center will host dancing and refreshments. The John Skinner Band will provide music—from movie

A French button from the late 1700s will be among the thousands exhibited at the Sacramento Button Club’s March 9 show.

themes to swing favorites to rock tunes. Dancing begins at 1:15 pm. Sponsors include Winding Commons and the estate of Mary Fran Nichols. Everyone is welcome to attend this free event. Movie-inspired attire is encouraged.

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any restaurants experience a high turnover rate, but The Oak Café at American River College takes the concept to another level. Open for lunch Wednesday through Friday, The Oak Café is staffed entirely with students of the ARC Culinary Program, with a menu that changes every week. Almost every time instructor Kathi Riley Smith looks up, she sees a different face. “I literally have a different student in a different position every day of the week,” Riley Smith says. “They have to rotate through all of

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it has such passion, it has such pressure to make you think and create and brainstorm and overcome challenges every day.” Within a couple months, Riley Smith dropped out of school to work full time at the café. After two years there, she moved to San Francisco with her thenboyfriend/now-husband. After a stint at Oakville Grocery in the Bay Area, an eavesdropping waiter overheard that Riley Smith was looking for a new job, and he mentioned there was a woman opening a new restaurant in Benicia who needed help. “He wrote down her number, and the positions, from dishwasher to chef, that was Judy Rodgers, who became so it’s pretty challenging.” my good friend,” Riley Smith says. As the back-of-the-house coordinator, “Meeting her and having that waiter Riley Smith’s job is to inject a dose of give me that slip of paper, that changed real-world experience into a generation my life.” of students weaned on camera-hogging After working as Rodgers’ sous chef rock star chefs. “I try to bring a sense of at the highly influential Union Hotel reality into the teaching,” Riley Smith in Benicia, Riley Smith could write her says. “I want to encourage them, but own ticket in the restaurant world. She I also need to give them a reality check.” spent a year at Chez Panisse, served as In many ways, Riley Smith is the resident chef for several Napa Valley perfect person for this role. She has wineries and worked as executive chef experienced the restaurant industry at Zuni Café in the mid-1980s, all while from several unique perspectives. And rubbing elbows with luminaries like due to her work in the kitchen at places Alice Waters and Jeremiah Tower. like Chez Panisse in Berkeley and Zuni Now that farm-to-fork cuisine is Café in San Francisco, Riley Smith was more of an expectation than a luxury, a rock star chef before the term existed. it’s hard to imagine a time when But before there were rock star access to fresh and organic ingredients chefs, there were rocks. Riley Smith was extremely limited. Riley Smith was studying geology at Sacramento remembers the days when restaurants State when a friend who had just had full-time foragers to pressure opened a Downtown café asked for some companies for fresh ingredients. assistance. “I just fell in love with the “What they would do is make and whole industry on that very first day,” create relationships with growers, with Riley Smith says. “It has such energy, ranchers,” says Riley Smith. “Now we

have so much direct farm-to-restaurant relationships, there isn’t really the need for the forager anymore, because farmers are becoming their own marketing people.” Riley Smith had a baby in the late 1980s, at which point she decided to leave the restaurant game. “It meant compromise on both sides, and I wasn’t happy with that,” Riley Smith says. “When I left Zuni, Judy (Rodgers) came in and took over, and took it to incredible places, and my husband and I moved back to Sacramento.” After many years as a stay-at-home mother, Riley Smith re-entered the industry as a restaurant and menu consultant for businesses like Clark’s Corner and Enotria, before returning to Zuni Café for a few months in 2014 following Rodgers’ death. “All I did was get up in the morning, go to work, write menus, stay through the first seating, go back to the hotel and crash. It was that challenging and draining,” she says of her return to Zuni Café. “I think that actually prepared me in a weird way for my job at The Oak Café.” Riley Smith also served as one of the lead chefs for the 2018 Tower Bridge Dinner. Last year, instead of each chef producing his or her own course, they collaborated on a simple, harmonious, product-driven menu. “That’s different than the years past,” Riley Smith notes. For reservations at The Oak Café, call (916) 484-8526. Daniel Barnes can be reached at danielebarnes@hotmail.com. n

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n this age of Home Depot and other impersonal big-box behemoths, it is refreshing—one might even say illuminating—that there are still small business venues that offer one-onone customer service, nearly 60 years’ worth of expertise, and a family-owned enterprise that enhances both customer needs and community profile. Lofings Lighting has been a J Street fixture since 1961. Its owner Roy Lofing is one of those tough, crusty, salt-of-theearth Sacramentans you might run into at a Rotary Club meeting—if Lofing had time for such endeavors. “We hit the ground running 57 years ago, and it’s been a non-stop marathon from the start,” he says. “To survive, to handle the competition, needs constant vigilance. It’s been hectic and invigorating, and the fact that we’ve kept it in the immediate family all these years fills me with pride.” Lofing, his three siblings and their parents came to Sacramento from Colorado in 1924 when Roy was 2 years old. Five more siblings were born after the family’s arrival. Lofing spent two years at Stanford Junior High, then transferred to McClatchy High School. A McClatchy shop teacher became Lofing’s mentor, recognizing his agility working with metal, wood, electrical and photographic materials. One of Lofing's proudest moments was winning a medal at the California State Fair in 1939 for crafting a metal desk he still displays at home. He graduated from McClatchy in 1940, with ceremonies at Sacramento Memorial Auditorium. The young student never forgot something his shop teacher said to him: “Roy, my boy, only fools comment on unfinished work.” The aphorism stayed with Lofing his entire life, and he attributes his perfectionism as a craftsman to the quote. To help his parents feed their large family, Lofing got his first job working for 35 cents an hour at a Downtown store specializing in lighting fixtures. There he gained an appreciation for mixing electrical knowledge with stylish lamp furnishings and home decor. In 1942, Roy married his sweetheart Barbara and they were soon dispatched to Mare Island Naval Base in Vallejo for military duty. Lofing worked in the sheet metal shop on the island and, as a side job, repaired TVs and radios. After returning to Sacramento and raising two children, the couple opened Lofings Lighting in 1961 at 2121 J St. where the store still thrives today. Lighting styles and designs have evolved tremendously and frantically since 1961, and Lofings has done its best

to keep up with the changes. But the store also has reverence for the past. Lofings has been called on to service lighting needs at the State Capitol, Hearst Castle, Winchester Mystery House, Memorial Auditorium and governor’s home when the Reagans lived in the Fab 40s. Restoration work at the State Capitol is painstaking—each lampshade, chandelier and wall fixture is marked with a specific number and code that demand exact replacements. And it’s not just the ever-evolving light fixtures displayed on the sprawling floor of the store. Lofing says his best retail memories have to do with requests for customized work. He laughs heartily when he describes how a woman brought a naked female mannequin into the store and asked him to convert it into a floor lamp. “She was a jewelry nut, and wanted something well lit to display all her accessories to make her fashion choices for the day much easier. I have also crafted countless abalone shell lamps for Sacramentans returning from the coast. Nowadays, abalones themselves cost more than the lighting apparatus! “I lost count of how many table lamps I have designed with sheepskin shades, as well as coffee grinders turned into antique lamps. One time, a hunter dragged in a gunnysack filled with deer horns, and asked me to connect the antlers with various forms of creative lighting.” Shortly after opening in 1961, the business became almost immediately a 24/7 venture for the couple. “Without Barbara’s partnership and nonstop dedication, it would’ve been impossible,” he says of his late wife who passed in 2003 after 61 years of marriage. “So, right at the outset, we brought in son Don who still runs the business today, along with his children Max Lofing and Wendy Lofing-Rossotti, my grandkids. I could not be more proud, as all three are consummate professionals with growing reputations for dependability and what a monster store like Amazon might call ‘customer fulfillment.’ “See, the thing that’s so important about small businesses remaining as the mainstay of community commerce is that one-on-one customer service is a lost art, which is a shame because it has always ranked as the highest priority in business.” So, then, you are not afraid of a big box like Home Depot running you out of town? Without hesitation, Lofing replies with grim determination, sounding every bit like a stolid Sacramentan: “Not gonna happen.” n

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rolific host and producer Johnny Flores had already started and ended one podcast by the time he took an Improv 101 class at the Sacramento Comedy Spot. Flores had been an ardent fan of improv comedy since he was a child, but his broadcasting skills at the time were unpolished, and he found that he

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tended to wait for his turn to speak in lieu of listening. “I had an inkling of what I wanted to do, but that helped me with developing listening skills that I did not have,” Flores says of the comedy class. Armed with these newfound skills, Flores launched the podcast “Serious Talk. Seriously.” in 2014, focusing on people who are “contributing to Sacramento to make it different.” The show instantly connected with the community, especially with a guest list that included artist Maren Conrad, musician Autumn Sky Hall and Mayor Darrell Steinberg. Flores never returned to the Comedy Spot for follow-up classes, but his entire podcasting career has been an extended

act of improvisation, a trial-anderror process driven by a passion for this “freeform artform.” Ultimately, though, Flores wants to help the next generation of podcasters avoid his mistakes.

“A lot of people are interested in doing this, but they don’t know how,” he says. “I built up all this knowledge. I learned the hard way. So I want to share with you how to do it the easy way.” Born in Southern California, Flores attended Del Campo High in Fair Oaks before joining the Navy in 1994, serving for four years, mostly in the San Diego area. Flores bounced around some more after getting out of the military, briefly living in Spokane and Portland before returning to Sacramento about 10 years ago. In late 2011, Flores’ Tahoe Park neighbor brought up the idea of podcasting. “He had purchased some recording equipment, and he asked if I thought about doing a podcast,” Flores says. “I was vaguely aware of podcasts, but I hadn’t checked any of them out.” Research led Flores to popular podcasts like “WTF with Marc Maron” and “How Did This Get Made?” and resurrected a long-burning desire to host a radio show. After spending a few months brainstorming ideas, a friend suggested that Flores parlay his affinity for nerd culture into a podcast. In 2012, Flores launched “No Nipples on the Suit,” the title a reference to the Joel Schumacher “Batman” films, which Flores calls “the two low points in nerd cinema.” Without any training, Flores stumbled through a season of episodes before pulling the plug on the show in mid-2013. “‘No Nipples on the Suit’ taught me about being consistent, communicating with your audience on a regular basis,” he says. “It was my trial by fire.”

FLORES LAUNCHED THE PODCAST “SERIOUS TALK. SERIOUSLY.” IN 2014, FOCUSING ON PEOPLE WHO ARE “CONTRIBUTING TO SACRAMENTO TO MAKE IT DIFFERENT.”

While waiting on his next podcast idea, Flores did some freelance illustrating around town, working on posters for art shows and concerts. “The people of Sacramento, for a long time, had a lot of self-hatred,” he says. “I had just met all these really cool, interesting people that were proud of Sacramento and what was going on here, and I thought it was a shame more people don’t know about them.” That desire to celebrate the people who were making Sacramento special inspired Flores to launch “Serious Talk. Seriously.” Sourcing guests for the show proved easier than expected. “I built some equity with people in town who at the time were scrambling to make a name for themselves,” he says. Once he had established a roster of reputable interviewees, their name value made it simple to sell the show to potential guests. Flores has released more than 150 episodes of the show in the last fourplus years, many of them recorded in the garage of his home in Colonial Heights. Some of his favorite guests include Canon East Sacramento owner Clay Nutting, city Councilmember Angelique Ashby and any of the many comedians he has interviewed.

“Comedians are super easy to talk to, because engaging and storytelling are their bread and butter,” he says. In the last year, Flores has expanded his podcasting empire by producing other people’s shows, including the Comstock’s podcast “Action Items.” Flores also co-hosts “Graphic Novel Explorers Club,” which is “an audio book club for graphic novel readers,” and produces “Dare Daniel,” which is “a film review podcast with an absurdist sense of humor.” After informally assisting people with their podcasts for several years, Flores went professional last August, realizing one of his long-term goals by launching Flores Podcast Consulting. The business offers recording and editing services, as well as advice about starting and growing a podcast. "Podcasting is a great way to connect with an audience or engage with a customer base," Flores says. "Helping others to build appealing and entertaining podcasts is a passion of mine that I love to share with my clients." Daniel Barnes can be reached at danielebarnes@hotmail.com. n

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lice Levine’s favorite projects are those that “get built and have a long public purpose.” A city planner by training, the Poverty Ridge resident has put her schooling to good use during her 32 years in Sacramento by helping to save the Ella K. McClatchy Library when it was on the brink of closing— including refurbishing the upstairs to host art shows and other community gatherings—and to reopen the Southside Park public pool. “I feel like Sacramento is the city that doesn’t know how,” Levine says, referring to the city’s penchant for trying—yet often failing—to make improvements to infrastructure. “That gives people like me an opportunity to get involved.” Levine had just moved into the neighborhood in 1995 when she received notice that the Sacramento Public Library’s McClatchy branch, around the corner from her house, was going to close. The library was former home to the owner and editor of The Sacramento Bee, Charles McClatchy, and his wife Ella. Built in the early 1900s at 22nd and U streets, the home was converted into a library in 1940. Determined to save the historic site, Levine and other concerned citizens met and formed the nonprofit Ella K. McClatchy Friends to raise funds to keep the library open. Levine was voted the group’s first president—a position she held for 19 years. The Friends sponsored and oversaw a significant renovation in 2013, as well as the opening of the library’s second floor for the first time since 1969. “The original idea was to use it as a cultural center,” says Levine, who has also volunteered extensively for her daughter’s schools and youth theater productions (her daughter studied opera and now works in marketing in the Bay Area). “We thought the community could use the room to host salons, art shows, discussions, cultural events, political events, meetings for the neighborhood association— anything you can imagine.”

Levine and two other women, Nancy Gotthart and Lynn Eder—both of whom served on the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission’s nowdefunct public art committee—formed a committee to organize quarterly art shows and talks upstairs. The library’s umbrella organization offered a matching grant for the first year of shows (exhibiting artists receive an honorarium and an opening reception) and the group just celebrated its fifth year of exhibitions. “It’s wonderful seeing how busy the library is now,” Levine says. “I almost wept with joy on Election Day seeing so many people dropping off their ballots and standing in line to vote. Volunteers brought candy and cookies, and waved a flag if it was someone’s first time voting. The entire neighborhood turned out—2,000 votes came out of our library.” All of that activity largely can be attributed to the work of volunteers like Levine who use their extensive expertise to get things done. In Levine’s case, she used her ability to navigate bureaucracy to arrange the library’s renovation with the city manager and her power of persuasion to convince the YMCA to take over operation of the Southside pool instead of shutting it down. “It’s been a surprisingly wild ride,” Levine admits. “I’ve had to use everything I learned in city planning school—it’s all about figuring out who you need to convince and how.” Though Levine is planning a move to Santa Cruz within the next year (her husband just retired and they’re craving beach time), she’s committed to making sure the library is set for the future. “To be a democracy, we must have an educated citizenry,” Levine says. “The key to that education is public schools and libraries. We have to keep that idea in the front of our minds—a reminder to make space for knowledge and awareness, as well as community activities.” Jessica Laskey can be reached at jessrlaskey@gmail.com. n

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hen I catch up with Elizabeth-Rose Mandalou by phone, she apologizes if I hear weird noises. The restaurateur is busy delivering wine to the local eateries—Woodlake Tavern and Uptown Pizza on Del Paso Boulevard, and Allora on Folsom Boulevard—which she owns with husband Deneb Williams. “I like to multitask,” she says as boxes scrape in the background. Mandalou’s ability to do many things at once has been a hallmark of her meteoric rise through the local food scene. The Citrus Heights native was introduced to cooking by her father, a chef whose father was also a chef. She was taught to bake by her mother. At age 18, Mandalou got her first serving job at Olive Garden. Not long after, she took an additional job at The Firehouse Restaurant in Old Sacramento to learn more about wine. After finding herself in a romantic relationship with Williams (then The Firehouse’s executive chef), Mandalou decided to forge her own path. She went to work for Cafeteria 15L, a project of prolific restaurateur brothers Alan, Mason and Curtis Wong, that was just opening. But while Mandalou was working in the industry that had captivated her since childhood, she felt like something was missing. “I started getting emotions,” Mandalou says. “I thought I wasn’t doing anything with my life. I wasn’t going to college and I wasn’t sure what I wanted to be.” Mandalou briefly toyed with the idea of going into criminal justice and working for the California Highway Patrol. She passed the written and physical exams, and was scheduled for an interview when she realized she couldn’t imagine doing the job longterm. She briefly left hospitality to work in radio sales, but missed family time with her husband and two stepdaughters. So back to hospitality she went. Alan Wong welcomed her back at Cafeteria 15L, but

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Mandalou still believed she needed to challenge herself. “My personality is not satisfied with doing the bare minimum,” she says. “I’m driven and competitive with myself. I want to be really good at whatever I’m doing.” After taking a job at the fine-dining establishment Ella, Mandalou noticed that almost every one of her fellow servers wore a pin on their lapel. Ella’s sommelier and general manager Joseph Vaccaro informed Mandalou the pin indicated the wearer was a sommelier—a trained wine steward who specializes in all aspects of wine service, as well as wine and food pairing. Never one to lag behind, Mandalou was determined to become a sommelier. She took classes from mentors at The Firehouse and Ella, and studied flash cards every spare moment. In 2012, she passed her first exam at the Court of Master Sommeliers. In July 2017, she passed the advanced exam, becoming the region’s only female advanced sommelier. She was named one of Wine & Spirits magazine’s “Best New Sommeliers of 2018” in October. Being a driven person, Mandalou couldn’t simply study for the exam. She studied while preparing to open Woodlake Tavern in January 2017 and Uptown Pizza in March 2017 in the former home of Cask & Barrel (owned by her business partner David Hardie). And she recovered from a herniated disc. At the same time, she was drawing plans for Allora, the wine-driven, modern-Italian seafood restaurant inspired by Williams’ upbringing on San Juan Island in Washington and Mandalou’s expertise in new world wines. Allora opened last February. “If I could spend the rest of my life studying Greek and Italian wines, I’d be so happy,” Mandalou says. “My goal is to sit for my master (sommelier) exam in 2020. I’m so excited to invest in this knowledge for my restaurant and to share that knowledge with guests and staff. Sommeliers are humble servants, guiding guests to new experiences.” With a palate this perfected and a spirit this driven, Mandalou is the best guide a Sacramento diner could hope for. Allora is located at 5215 Folsom Blvd. For more information, visit allorasacramento.com. Jessica Laskey can be reached at jessrlaskey@gmail.com. n

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Smarter, Not Deeper TAKE CARE TO DIG THE RIGHT HOLE FOR THE JOB

acramento gardeners will be digging a lot of holes in the next few months. You may think there is nothing simpler than grabbing a shovel and digging a hole. However, even an old gardener can benefit from learning a few new tricks and paying attention before plunging a shovel into the ground. Winter and spring are great times to plant trees and woody ornamentals, but what if the ground is soggy? You run the risk of compacting the soil and ruining its structure. Quentin Young, manager of the Fair Oaks Boulevard Nursery, says it’s a “Catch-22.” You want to get plants into the ground, but you also “don’t want to mess around with the soil when it’s wet.”

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Soils vary throughout Sacramento. In my East Sacramento garden, heavy clay soil holds moisture for a long time. Sandier soil in the south area drains quickly. When in doubt, take a handful of soil and squeeze. If the soil forms a solid ball, or water drips or runs out of it, wait. If the soil is crumbly, go ahead and dig. Bare-root trees and roses have arrived at area nurseries and are ready to plant. Some nurseries put them in fiber pulp pots with potting soil so you don’t have to rush to plant them. These pots are designed to rot so you can put them directly in the ground. To give plants a better start, cut off the top rim of the pot until it is even with the root ball, score an “x” through the bottom of the pot and cut a vertical slice on each side. Other nurseries sell bare-root plants without any surrounding soil, wrapping their roots in a bag for you to take home. Untangle the roots, cut off any that are damaged and soak them in a bucket of water for several hours before planting. If you can’t plant immediately, put the plant in a pot temporarily to keep the roots moist. If you are not buying a bare-root tree, it has likely been in its container for some time. Remove the soil before

planting so you can straighten out or cut off any circling roots. The ideal planting hole is no deeper than the root ball. Your goal is to have the root ball rest on firm ground with a plant’s crown (where the trunk meets the roots) at or slightly above grade. This ensures the plant doesn’t sink down and develop root rot. In my experience, it’s hard to stop digging soon enough. In the Historic Rose Garden, where I volunteer, we now mark a stick to the desired depth and use it as a reference. Holes should be at least two times wider than the root ball. Resist mixing in compost or other organic materials because studies have shown that roots won’t venture out further than the amended soil. Excess soil can be used to create a watering basin around the edge of the planting hole. If you have a layer of mulch where you are planting, scrape it aside and put the soil that you excavate onto a tarp or into a container. When you finish planting and filling the hole, spread at least three inches of mulch over the surface, ensuring that it is about 6 inches from the trunk. I’ve been putting a shovel to the soil since I was a little girl when my mother would send me and my brother out to

“dig a hole to China” just to burn off excess energy. I recently learned some new techniques from my landscaping contractor, Jessy Parker. He first makes sure that he has located any in-ground irrigation so that he doesn’t damage it. He uses a narrow spade shovel, twisting it to loosen the soil two times wider than the root ball. He then creates an opening just big enough for the plant. He packs the soil in tightly next to the roots to ensure that water will spread to the roots rather than being stopped by air pockets. This step is critical to keep a plant from drying out. As he says, “Easy peasy!” There’s an old garden saying, “Dig a $50 hole for a $5 plant.” Taking care while planting ensures that the money, time and love you invest in your plants will pay off in the long term. Dig smarter, not deeper. Anita Clevenger is a Lifetime Sacramento County Master Gardener. For answers to gardening questions, contact the UC Master Gardeners at (916) 876-5338 or mgsacramento@ ucanr.edu, or visit sacmg.ucanr.edu. The next Open Garden will be held Feb. 9 from 9 a.m.–noon at the Fair Oaks Horticulture Center, 11549 Fair Oaks Blvd. in Fair Oaks. n

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hey lived in hotels, rentals and even a private club. They refused to move into sumptuous homes built to their delight. For Sacramento, putting a roof over a governor’s head has never been easy. The latest governor to stir uncertainty about his sleeping quarters is the new boss, Gavin Newsom. The former San Francisco mayor bought a cozy home in the Marin County enclave of Kentfield in 2011. During eight years as lieutenant governor, Newsom made it clear he would rather conduct business almost anywhere but Sacramento. From the time California joined the union in 1850, through multiple mansions and prideful abodes, the one consistent theme about the state’s chief executive lodgings has been inconsistency. Sacramento is littered with addresses that once housed governors. Gov. J. Neely Johnson (1856-58) resided on N Street, between Sixth and Seventh streets. Gov. John B. Weller (1858-60) took residence at 11th and F. Gov. John G. Downey (1860-62) stayed in the Latham Building on J Street. Some early governors didn’t need housing. They already owned impressive spreads in Sacramento. Leland Stanford became governor in 1862 and had a mansion at Eighth and N, now a California State Historic Park. The next governor, Frederick Low (1863-67), liked Stanford’s place so much he moved in. The residence was large enough for parties with more than 700 guests. A purpose-built governor’s mansion was constructed on the Capitol grounds at 15th and L in 1872 for about $70,000. Like Stanford, Gov. Newton Booth (1871-75) already owned an elaborate residence on the second floor of his business on Front Street in what is now Old Sacramento. Booth refused to move into the Capitol Park mansion. The empty house served as the state printing plant until 1922 when it was demolished—a 50-year press run. In 1875, Gov. Romualdo Pacheco was ensconced in the Golden Eagle Hotel at

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Seventh and K. Soon after, a house owned by W.B.C. Brown at the corner of 11th and H was rented by Gov. William Irwin (1875-80), and later used by Govs. George C. Perkins (1880-83), Robert Waterman (1887-91) and Henry Markham (1891-95). Before moving into the Brown mansion, Markham lived at the Sutter Club. The Brown residence was bigger than Stanford’s home—it could hold 800 party guests. Gov. George Stoneman (1883-87), a Civil War cavalry general, preferred the Golden Eagle Hotel at Seventh and K, but later rented a home at Ninth and F. Gov. James Budd (1895-99) resided at 1220 N, across from the Capitol. Gov. Henry Gage (1899-1903) came along and moved into 1016 N. And there the merry-go-round stopped. In 1903, under Gov. George Pardee (1903-07), the state purchased a large house at 15th and H owned by businessman Joseph Steffens, father of muckraking journalist Lincoln Steffens. The house became the Governor’s Mansion we know today. The price was $70,000. In those days, Downtown and Midtown boasted more than 100 mansions, of which maybe a half-dozen

are left. The neighborhood surrounding the Governor’s Mansion had several stunning homes, most with elaborate gardens. Gov. William D. Stephens (191723) was asleep when the mansion was bombed in 1917. The explosion was blamed on radical leftists who perpetrated other bombings around California. No injuries resulted from the Sacramento attack. By 1967, Gov. Ronald Reagan decided the mansion and neighborhood were too run down. The first family moved into a rented home on 45th Street. Reagan supporters raised money for a new mansion in Carmichael, but no governor moved in. The Reagans headed to Washington and Gov. Jerry Brown refused to live in the suburbs, preferring an apartment at 14th and N. Brown’s successors, Govs. George Deukmejian, Pete Wilson and Gray Davis, didn’t mind the suburbs. They resided in a rented house in Wilhaggin. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger didn’t need a house—he flew most days between Sacramento and Los Angeles on his personally owned jet. He maintained a hotel suite at the Hyatt Regency, just in case.

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planned for a museum and will include a shop and rental space for events to help support the mansion. Gov. Newsom and his family are living in the mansion temporarily until their new $3.7 million Fair Oaks home is renovated to suit their family. Rick Stevenson is a fifth generation Sacramentan and former president of the Sacramento County Historical Society. He can be reached at stevensonrichard@sbcglobal.net. n

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here are only two wineries currently operating in Winters, the small farming town 45 minutes west of Sacramento, but Nicole Salengo still fervently believes in the area’s potential to become a winegrowing region. “I believe every hill in Winters should be planted with wine grapes,” says Salengo, a former geology student and head winemaker at Winters-based Berryessa Gap Vineyards. “I’m very confident that we have these key

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components to create really high-quality wine grapes.” Salengo gets her wine grapes from Coble Ranch, a former Winters ram ranch purchased and converted to vineyards in 1998 by Berryessa Gap co-founders Dan Martinez Jr. and Santiago Moreno. This allows Salengo to monitor the grapes all the way from soil to bottle. To fully capture the unique terroir of the region she never blends varietals or sources fruit from other vineyards. “It’s important for me to stay true to the variety,” she says. “A lot of people haven’t had wines from our region.” According to Salengo, the unique Winters terroir is best reflected in the Berryessa Gap Zinfandel. “I personally feel that zinfandel is one of those special varieties that really shows the ground that it’s grown on,” she says. “I try to make what the vineyard is giving us, instead of manipulating it into something it’s not. What our vineyard

gives us is this very beautiful, elegant, not too heavy, very fruit forward, savory wine with a nice mineral finish.” Over the last couple of decades, walnuts have become the favored crop for Winters farmers, but the area has a rich agricultural legacy. “It’s historically known to have a lot of microclimates,” Salengo says. “Winters is special because it’s always been an early ripening area.” She also cites soil diversity, good drainage and favorable weather conditions as the main reasons that wine grapes grow well in the Winters soil. “We have Lake Berryessa, which is a manmade lake about 10 miles outside of town,” Salengo notes. “The strong winds that come through the gap pick up cooling capabilities from the lake, and they continue on to our little area. There is so much soil diversity, it’s wonderful.” Although Salengo did not set out to become a winemaker, initially moving

to California from the East Coast to attend grad school at UC Davis, she recalls having an early obsession with beverages. “I remember being a kid and having three drinks at the table,” she says. “I’ve always been into blending and combining flavors.” After moving out West, Salengo got a job at a Davis wine shop and was promoted to wine buyer within six months, sparking a passion that eventually led her to study winemaking. “I was lucky enough to be exposed to really beautiful and varied wines early on, and I think that helped develop my palate,” she says. “I’ve also had people tell me that I couldn’t be a winemaker. I’m a very hardheaded person, so if someone is going to tell me that, it’s going to push me harder to prove them wrong.” Salengo was hired as head winemaker at Berryessa Gap in 2013, and she believes the wines have improved every year as she has honed her craft,

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culminating with a “perfect growing season” in 2018. “The 2018 wines are the best wines I’ve ever made,” she says. “It was a very long and very hard harvest. Our harvest starts with sauvignon blanc in July and finishes with red varieties in late October.” During harvest season, Salengo monitors 50 different lots of red and white wine grapes at Coble Ranch. “It’s a lot of details to stay on top of at any given time,” she explains. “You’re getting pulled in a lot of different directions, you’re making a lot of

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decisions. It’s really a test of your ability to make wine.” Another challenge for Salengo comes from sharing the same building with Berryessa Brewing Co. The aromas from the brewery interfere with her ability to smell and taste the wine through the various stages of fermentation, but her main concern is sanitation. “There’s a lot of bacterial issues,” she says, referencing the wine-spoiling powers of certain brewing yeasts. "I love having the brewery over there, but from a winemaking perspective it certainly adds stress.” More than anything, Salengo is eager to see more grapes planted in Winters and excited to help grow the local wine scene. “I have seen enough to truly know that we can grow high-quality fruit here,” she says. “We need some good winemakers to come into the area. We need some wineries to open and just move forward with it.” Daniel Barnes can be reached at danielebarnes@hotmail.com. n

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t sounds like common sense: Small buses that provide on-demand service to neighborhoods should be cheap to operate and responsive to residents. These mini-shuttles, in the past called “dial-a-ride,” now use updated technology, such as smartphone apps and routing by computer algorithm. The technology has given rise to a new term: microtransit. What could be more appealing than door-to-door service, when you want it, at an affordable price? Microtransit might not have the privacy of an Uber or Lyft ride, but ideally it would be nearly as convenient at considerably less cost. Public transit consultant Jarrett Walker asserts microtransit is a hollow promise, at least for the nonautomated present. In a pointed critique of microtransit in The Atlantic, the Portland, Ore.-based expert says it simply cannot be efficient. The key issues are labor costs and boardings per hour (the rate of passenger pickups). Labor accounts for 70 percent of the cost of operating passenger transports.

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That’s why transit agencies own and run the biggest bus they need during a shift. Little buses save little money. Walker cites an Eno Center for Transportation report about microtransit in several cities. In no city did boardings exceed four an hour. The reason: Buses have to navigate less dense neighborhoods and drivers have to wait while customers gather their possessions. Kansas City ended its yearlong pilot microtransit program with costs reaching roughly an astonishing $1,000 per ride. While microtransit may be a mix of Uber and transit, we have to remember that Uber is able to provide its taxi-like service at a lower cost by not owning the vehicles nor having drivers who are employees. Usually door-to-door service comes at a much higher cost. A local example is Sacramento Paratransit. In 2008, trips in assistance to disabled people cost $43.52 each. With fixed-route systems, customers gather at stops mostly by walking. Buses can travel straighter direct routes while picking up many more passengers than possible with more customized and circuitous microtransit. Walker says, “The best way to get the most people around a city efficiently and cheaply isn’t nearly as sexy or hightech (as microtransit): It’s fixed-route buses.” He adds, “walking is the key to it.” He continues, “The microtransit promise of ‘service to your door’ is a promise to abolish walking, and yet

walking is the essence of how people share precious space.” For that reason, some microtransit systems don’t provide all pickups at the door and ask riders to walk a bit to designated points. West Sacramento has started a pilot microtransit program in partnership with the Via rideshare company. You can use a smartphone app (or call if you don’t have a smartphone) to schedule a ride anywhere in the city. A Mercedes van will pick you up “in just minutes.” The cost is $3.50 for a one-way trip and half that for seniors and those with disabilities.

Sacramento Regional Transit offers its pilot SmaRT Ride services around Citrus Heights (including to Kaiser Roseville and the Historic Folsom light rail station) and in the Franklin/South Sacramento area. Small “neighborhood friendly buses” seating 12–14 passengers are used. When you make your service request via app, by calling or going online, you’ll receive an estimated pickup time. Pickup and drop-off locations must be in the defined service area. Costs are $2.50 per trip or $1.25 for seniors and the disabled, and $1.35 for students in high school or younger. Groups of five

Chariot Loses Race The end of the road for Chariot proves it’s not easy to make money providing microtransit services. Chariot announced it would cease operations Feb. 1, keeping some employer-based services alive for another month. San Francisco-based Chariot operated in the Bay Area and in relatively densely populated cities, including Chicago, Denver, Detroit and London. Two other microtransit providers, Leap Transit and Bridj, previously stopped shuttle services. Leap folded after three months in 2015. Bridj ended American operations in 2017, but still runs in Sydney, Australia. Chariot started in 2014. It was purchased by Ford Motor Company in 2016 for $65 million as part of Ford’s efforts to transform itself from an auto manufacturer into a mobility company. In an increasingly crowded marketplace, Chariot’s 14-seat vans could not successfully compete with cars, public transit, ride-hailing companies such as Uber and Lyft, bike-share and electric scooters. San Francisco Mayor London Breed is offering Muni bus driver jobs to all of the nearly 300 Bay Area Chariot shuttle drivers. n

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Joanne was an incredibly personable woman who exuded confidence in everything she did. Nevertheless, with Dan, she seemed almost subservient. She waited on him hand-and-foot, bringing him what he needed before he’d ask. As Joanne served dessert, Becky dared a nervous laugh at how Joanne fawned over Dan. The deacon’s wife responded to Becky’s ribbing with the submission verse, telling us it was her Christian duty to serve Dan. With lips pursed, we nodded in feigned agreement, even though our first impressions told us that the arrangement seemed more like servile compliance than a Christian marriage. On our drive home to the parsonage, my young bride made a few declarations. “I hope you’re not expecting our marriage to be like that. I’ll be your wife, but I won’t be your maid or your waitress.” Of course, this was no major development. I knew I’d married a product of the women’s movement. On

our wedding day, Becky veered away from traditional roles by refusing to be “given away” by her father. Instead, both our parents began the ceremony by announcing their affirmation of the marriage. After our wedding, Becky spent the next four years supporting us through my seminary education. Now that she was ready to start her teaching career and plan our family, she wanted to be sure I knew that I would be doing an equal share of home upkeep, diaper duty and cooking. Of course I wanted to keep this girl, so I always nodded in perfect agreement. I remained with the church for four and a half years, just long enough to realize that Joanne wasn’t the mousy subservient wife we first mistook her for. Her marriage wasn’t so easily dismissed. Actually, I was privileged to witness how she and Dan built a marriage of great love and mutual respect. I saw many moments in which Dan also submitted to Joanne’s wishes and lavished her with every bit of love he could muster.

Bottom line was that their marriage worked for them and I had no call to judge. I met up with Dan and Joanne a few years back and I can tell you that Dan achieved a wonderful life—not by misusing the verse to domineer Joanne, but by cherishing her. Joanne achieved a wonderful marriage, not by losing who she was in Dan’s shadow, but by honoring the man God made Dan to be. Together, they found the secret that precedes the noisy one about the wives submitting. Ephesians 5:21 makes it clear that both the husband and wife must “submit to one another.” That simply means that couples must work it out. No one can be the head all the time. Mostly we lead together. As for our marriage, I don’t think Becky will tell you that our marriage has always been equal because I know it hasn’t. But I also know that submitting to one another continues to work for us. Norris Burkes can be reached at comment@thechaplain.net. n

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“The HSUS team was amazing to watch,” Cutler says. “They are some of the most dedicated, caring human beings I’ve worked with.” The past year, filled with fires, earthquakes, hurricanes and floods, “was incredibly busy for us,” Moreland says. “We had a number of cruelty cases, including puppy mills. We were on the ground for Hurricane Michael and Florence, and in Butte County.” Moreland emphasizes the importance of creating a disaster plan for animals. “Everyone should be doing that no matter where you live. There is always a good chance a natural disaster could strike.” For a pet-disaster preparedness kit, visit humanesociety.org and search “disaster preparedness.” Dismantling the temporary animal shelter was backbreaking work on cold concrete floors in an unheated warehouse in December. But the challenges were irrelevant. “I really love volunteering and feeling that I’m doing some good in the world,” Cutler says. “To be able to work with such fun and dedicated people makes it all worth it, not to mention the families who are so grateful for the love and care that their animals received.” To volunteer for the HSUS Animal Rescue Team, go to humanesociety. org/resources/volunteer-animal-rescueteam. Cathryn Rakich can be reached at crakich@surewest.net. n

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ilhaggin residents Rex Frazier and April Manatt moved from Sacramento to Los Angeles in 2000 to be close to Manatt’s parents. Frazier took a job at a law firm in downtown LA, but eventually found driving one hour each

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way, five days a week, was not good for the body or soul. “I was questioning why I would want to live that way,” Frazier says. So the couple and their two sons, Owen and Garrett, moved back to Sacramento in 2005, “where everything is easier,” adds Frazier, who is president of the Personal Insurance Federation of California. The Wilhaggin neighborhood, with two notable high schools—Jesuit and Rio Americano—seemed like a good fit for the family of four. But there was one critical requirement: the house had to be move-in ready. After renovating every room of a previous home and remodeling half of another, the couple’s “goal was to buy a home that was already done,” Frazier says.

The family found what they were looking for in a fully remodeled, four-bedroom, three-bath home on a quiet, established street off American River Drive. Neighbors told them that “before the flip, you could not see the house from the street” due to all the overgrowth, Frazier recalls. Prior to renovation, the 2,380-squarefoot home, built in 1964, “was a typical broken-up floor plan,” Frazier says. The complete gut removed a wall and added archways, among other notable upgrades. “They did a good job. But there were just a couple of areas we wanted to put our stamp on.” Because the interior was already updated—engineered hardwood floors, granite kitchen countertops, high-end appliances, recessed lighting and a

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n their 74 years as a professional basketball franchise, the Kings have made countless stupid decisions. Many dumb choices were based on money, or lack of it. Until 2013, the team often lived on the margins of insolvency. Other mistakes demonstrated an absence of courage. And bad luck played a role. But there was one season when the Kings were the most honorable franchise in all of sports. Their humanity transcended basketball—they showed the world how decent people behave. Today, nobody celebrates the team’s greatest act. Even the NBA ignores what the Kings franchise did on Oct. 14, 1946, and how they exemplified

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courage over the next six months. That day, the team signed William “Dolly” King, a 6-foot-4-inch and 217-pound forward from Brooklyn, N.Y., to a contract. King was remarkable for many reasons. One fact stood out: he was African-American. In those days, the Kings played as the Rochester Royals in upstate New York. The NBA had not been invented. The Royals were the best team in the country, playing in the National Basketball League. And the NBL had no black players. The Royals were owned and coached by Lester Harrison, who needed a powerful rebounder to defend his 1946 championship. Harrison decided King, 30, could do the job. Race didn’t matter to Harrison. He cared about character, winning and ticket sales. He paid King the equivalent of about $85,000 today, which matched the salaries of the league’s top white players. And Harrison convinced the Buffalo Bisons to sign William “Pop” Gates, giving the league two black professionals.

Les Harrison (left) and brother Jack Harrison (center) sign Dolly King in 1946. Barry Martin, a retired Sacramento attorney, is an expert on the Royals’ early days. His book about guard Bob Davies, “Bob Davies: A Basketball Legend,” includes a definitive examination of King’s season with Rochester. King joined the Royals six months before Jackie Robinson broke baseball’s color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Not only were the Royals first, they were serious about integration—far more compassionate than the Dodgers. While the Dodgers brought Robinson onto the field, they did not eat dinner or lodge with him on the road. Robinson ate alone. By contrast, the Royals embraced King as a teammate. The team’s behavior was the hallmark of sportsmanship, still impressive 73 years later. King lived at Rochester’s Hotel Seneca with two colleagues, Red Holzman and Fuzzy Levane. He roomed with Davies on the road. Away from Rochester, King was taunted by racist fans and opposing

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Leigh Guest hen I first get singer-songwriter Leigh Guest on the phone, she reports that she arrived in Sandpoint, Idaho, 30 minutes ago and is now seated in a park to conduct this phone

interview. This sums up a lot about Guest in a matter of moments. As a traveling musician, Guest has lived out of her car for the past eight years, playing gigs at every small town she can find along the way. She also loves the outdoors and open road, which is probably why this lifestyle suits her so well. “The country gets smaller the more you travel,” says the 32-year-old. She was born in Berkeley, raised in Sacramento and now calls Wolf Creek, Mont.— population 400—home when she’s not on the road. “I love California, but I grew up in a very liberal bubble. It was nice to get out and see the way other people live. You grow up thinking the rest of the country is ignorant and racist, but actually seeing it, you realize that there are good people everywhere.” Guest first burst out of that bubble in her early 20s when a chance meeting with a friend of a friend from

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MADinteriordesign.com Montana (while skydiving, no less) led her to pack up or sell all of her belongings and take a road trip across the country to live with her new best friend. “There’s something about the mountains in Montana,” Guest says. “There are very few people there—and very good people. They assume you’re a good person first. I’ve discovered I have an internal compass that points to Montana, which is so serendipitous and accidental.” After a cowboy broke her heart (yes, really) at age 25, Guest bought a one-way ticket to Hawaii and found herself entranced by the ukulele. She’s always been gifted musically— her mother reports that she could sing before she could talk—starting on piano as a little kid and taking drum lessons in high school. But what frustrated Guest was that she always just wanted to play, not practice. “I hated playing scales, I just wanted to sing and write songs—I hear the melodies in my head,” says Guest, who has five albums to her name (all available on Soundcloud), as well as a YouTube show in which she interviews people she meets on the road. “Playing is really just an outlet for songwriting, I’ve always loved to write. I’m not trying to shred it up on guitar like a member of AC/DC.” Playing the ukulele in Hawaii led to taking up the guitar, which is now the basis for most of Guest’s songs. Her music chronicles life experiences in a sweet, swingy style inspired by old country music greats like Merle Haggard and Patsy Cline. “Old-time storytellers, where you can get lost in the story,” Guest says.

Some of Guest’s recent songs have touched on tragedy (“Ghost Ship” was inspired by the Oakland warehouse/artist collective fire that killed 36 people in 2016), heartbreak (she wrote the album “Highways and Heartaches” after the breakup of her longest relationship and the death of her best friend) and activism (the title song on her album “Misbehave” is a response to comments Trump made during campaign debates). “My big message lately is girl power,” says Guest, who recently returned to Sacramento for the first time in two years for an appearance at Device Brewing Company at the Ice Blocks, which her father helped design. “I’m all about being an independent woman and doing what you want with your life. When I play songs, I remind myself to be the woman I want to be—to ask for what I’m worth, put my foot down and stand my ground.” After touring the Western, Northern and Southern United States, as well as Alaska, Hawaii and Australia, and even playing the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Guest is no stranger to being a strong, independent woman living out her dream from her trusty Subaru. And she wouldn’t have it any other way. “This lifestyle isn’t easy,” Guest admits. “Sometimes you’re out of gas, out of money. But if you’re doing what you’re supposed to be doing, the world conspires to help you.” Give Guest a listen at soundcloud. com/leigh-guest or visit leighguest. com. Jessica Laskey can be reached at jessrlaskey@gmail.com. n

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5540 HESPER WAY $344,000 2813 ROOT AVE $385,000 5429 NORTH AVE $385,000 3542 TARRO WAY $430,000 5724 FRONTIER WAY $600,000 2334 VIA CAMINO AVE $244,950 5215 GIBBONS DR $260,000 4801 TONO WAY $525,000 3121 OZZIE CT $549,000 4841 HAZELWOOD AVE $380,000 5716 NORTH AVE $632,000 6629 LINCOLN AVE $942,000 5255 MISSION VIEW CT $625,000 6432 MILES LN $252,000 4508 MARBLE WAY $425,000 4919 MARLBOROUGH WAY $715,000 5341 GRANT AVE $369,500 4731 RUSTIC OAK WAY $415,000 4316 MAPEL LN $465,000 2607 GUNN RD $559,000 1108 SAND BAR CIR $725,000 4838 CAMDEN CT $326,000 6011 TELESCO WAY $336,000 5251 HERITAGE DR $395,000 6306 WOODWORTH AVE $405,000 5709 RAVENSWOOD LN $453,000 5324 SANDSTONE ST $315,000 EL TONAS WAY $349,000 3000 PARKWOOD CT $1,050,000 6117 ORSI CIR $303,000 6451 DORINDA WAY $419,990 3155 GARFIELD AVE $478,000 4816 DONOVAN DR $300,000 2512 EL VITA WAY $380,000 5313 WHITNEY (FLAG LOT) AVE $445,000 2011 SHELFIELD DR $615,000 5548 SAPUNOR WAY $285,000 4725 HIXON CIR $399,000

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1915 17TH ST 1818 L ST #402

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500 N ST #601 500 N ST #1008 500 N ST #805 500 N ST #608 500 J ST #1404 500 J ST #1510 500 J ST #1806

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$605,000 $435,000 $320,000 $435,000 $435,000 $435,000 $1,066,000 $1,551,000 $1,783,000

3313 DULLANTY WAY $818,026 2619 R ST $412,500 3230-MCKINLEY DEFOREST WAY $610,000 2210 D ST $510,000

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3262 DULLANTY WAY 3205 FORNEY WAY 3254 DULLANTY WAY 1302 38TH ST 3151 FORNEY WAY 3143 FORNEY WAY 2117 S ST #205

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3427 7TH AVE 2545 34TH ST 2735 63RD ST 3125 2ND AVE 3962 12TH AVE 3262 10TH AVE 3817 7TH AVE 5301 U ST

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2217 25TH ST 1832 COMMERCIAL WAY 2001 SLOAT WAY 2824 RIVERSIDE BLVD 2575 FREEPORT BLVD 2221 17TH ST 2721 CASTRO WAY 1811 BIDWELL WAY 2724 17TH ST 2201 2ND AVE 2529 28TH ST 2040 BIDWELL WAY 2431 V ST 2682 14TH ST 2733 HARKNESS ST 2840 3RD AVE 820 7TH AVE 3573 CROCKER DR 2600 CLEAT LN 3620 CUTTER WAY 1530 10TH AVE

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916 47TH ST 5320 N ST 3800 MODDISON AVE 5317 T ST 1300 62ND ST 96 COLOMA WAY 4225 C ST 60 FALLON LN 929 SONOMA WAY 4701 M ST 1856 52ND ST 3739 ERLEWINE CIR 913 50TH ST 5631 SHEPARD AVE 3729 ERLEWINE CIR 5508 CAMELLIA AVE

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1841 DISCOVERY WAY 4930 H STREET 58 AIKEN WAY 1115 58TH ST

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3830 32ND ST 4037 43RD ST 5012 CABRILLO WAY 4213 SIERRA VISTA AVE 5413 ONTARIO ST 3701 58TH STREET 4890 79TH ST 4728 ROOSEVELT AVE 3960 FOTOS CT 5001 15TH AVE 5130 ALCOTT DR 4553 11TH AVE 4011 42ND ST 2500 24TH AVE 4500 48TH ST 3825 LISSETTA AVE 5241 ENRICO BL 7400 MARIN 3545 63RD ST 4011 TEMPLE AVE 2900 19TH AVE 5207 58TH ST 4941 11TH AVE 5120 BONNIEMAE WAY 3500 25TH AVE

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3206 GREEN CREST CT 4079 MELZENDA WAY 2731 MORSE AVE 2940 YELLOWSTONE LN 2216 BURNEY WAY 4061 HILLSWOOD DR 2057 EDISON AVE 2512 CASTLEWOOD DR 3433 LERWICK RD 3913 WINSLOW CT 2516 CAMBON WAY 3220 BEN LOMOND DR 2911 WRIGHT ST 3200 BROOKWOOD RD 2541 FULTON SQ LN #36 2741 ECHO WAY 3111 BECERRA WAY 3716 GRATIA AVE 3442 CHENU AVE 4238 MASON LN

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3071 66TH AVE 2217 FRUITRIDGE RD 20 LOMA VERDE CT

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5018 23RD ST 2241 MANGRUM AVE 5674 EL ARADO WAY 5655 EL ARADO WAY 4912 HELEN WAY 1590 BELINDA WAY 5636 HELEN WAY 2113 16TH AVE 2981 TRENTWOOD WAY 5811 14TH 2165 STACIA WAY 2506 47TH AVE 5512 PARKFIELD CT 2201 23RD AVE 7464 STELLA WAY 2261 68TH AVE 1428 COOLBRITH ST 2818 53RD AVE 1165 35TH AVE 7489 24TH ST 7404 BALFOUR WAY 5600 NOLDER WAY 2355 25TH AVE 7511 EDDYLEE WAY 1687 WAKEFIELD WAY 2150 SARAZEN AVE 1548 38TH AVE 2143 62ND AVE 2060 MONIFIETH WAY 4711 CRESTWOOD WAY 7475 TISDALE WAY 6228 HERMOSA ST 4645 MARION CT 6460 ROMACK CIR 2520 47TH AVE 2109 16TH AVE 2158 55TH AVE 6743 GOLF VIEW DR 7525 SCHREINER ST 7039 DEMARET DR 1108 ROSA DEL RIO WAY

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$319,000 $265,000 $265,000 $294,000 $480,000 $255,000 $305,000 $279,000 $247,000 $365,000 $338,250 $419,900 $445,000 $464,000 $185,000 $240,000 $195,000 $305,000 $432,500 $221,500 $280,000 $291,000 $390,000 $289,900 $312,000 $208,000 $245,000 $242,500 $254,000 $635,000 $295,000 $345,000 $565,000 $245,000 $277,900 $282,000 $316,000 $235,000 $256,000 $294,000 $377,000

1019 DORNAJO WAY #121 $131,500 2113 VIOLET ST $150,000 2225 WOODSIDE LN #3 $200,000 284 HARTNELL PL $393,500 2004 DELMA WAY $265,000 535 WOODSIDE OAKS #8 $172,500 3029 EL PRADO WAY $324,000 2282 WOODSIDE LN #4 $257,000 790 WOODSIDE LN #6 $200,000 2319 AMERICAN RIVER DR $530,000 2280 HURLEY WAY #44 $199,900 2005 BOWLING GREEN DR $280,000 1019 DORNAJO WAY #229 $169,000 2308 BRUNTON WAY $320,000

1904 RICHMOND ST 2910 ANDERSON WAY 1109 DUNBARTON CIR 2280 HURLEY WAY #69 2280 HURLEY WAY #56 3157 VIA GRANDE 2416 GWEN DR 1019 DORNAJO WAY #119 2437 SALIX WAY

$347,500 $392,000 $569,000 $205,000 $188,750 $235,000 $346,000 $134,000 $295,000

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501 ROUNDTREE CT $200,000 819 PORTUGAL WAY $295,000 7326 CAMINO DEL REY ST $420,000 7416 DURFEE WAY $279,000 96 MOONLIT CIR $385,000 745 RIVERCREST DR $429,000 7627 RUSH RIVER DR $430,000 400 SAILWIND WAY $370,000 1335 TUGGLE WAY $595,000 1272 GRAND RIVER DR $539,000 6204 FENNWOOD CT $375,000 6823 COACHLITE WAY $439,900 7759 EL RITO WAY $535,000 1296 BRANWOOD WAY $350,000 1168 ROSE TREE WAY $370,000 480 SAILWIND WAY $470,000 PARK RIVER OAK CIR $329,000 7448 SPICEWOOD DR $395,000 6588 GLORIA DR $465,000 6360 SURFSIDE WAY $420,000 18 CHICORY BEND CT $658,000 7725 EL DOURO DR $510,000 320 BAY RIVER $435,000 7960 COLLINS ISLE LANE $455,000 SUNWIND WAY $482,000

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2679 AMERICAN RIVER DR $755,000 3031 AMERICAN RIVER DR $593,500 2059 MARYAL DR $332,500 2713 SHIELDS CT $858,000 3501 WINDING CREEK RD$1,225,000 2037 VENUS DR $406,100 130 BRECKENWOOD WAY $780,000 2011 MAPLE GLEN RD $1,200,000 2804 BERKSHIRE WAY $253,000 2729 VIA VILLAGGIO $349,000 2930 HURLEY WAY $180,000 3631 SAN YSIDRO WAY $421,000 2847 SEVILLA LN $815,000 3433 WINDSOR DR $245,000 3337 WEMBERLEY DR $250,000 3500 KERSEY LN $426,000 3821 LYNWOOD WAY $445,000 2675 LATHAM DR $635,000

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CORAZON Archival Gallery and Royal Chicano Air Force Feb. 1–28 Second Saturday Reception: Feb. 9, 6 p.m.

Rudy Cuellar's "Poema Azteca," mixed media, at Archival Gallery.

3223 Folsom Blvd. • archivalgallery.com This exhibition will feature work from local art collective Royal Chicano Air Force, founded in 1970 by José Montoya and Esteban Villa.

Hamlet

Artist Spotlight Featuring Kristi Taylor

Sacramento Ballet Feb. 15–17

Artists’ Collaborative Gallery Saturday, Feb. 9, 3–6 p.m.

Community Center Theater, 1301 L St. • sacballet.org Choreography by Stephen Mills and music by Phillip Glass bring Shakespeare’s most dramatic play to life in this world-renowned ballet. Tickets are $30–$75.

129 K St. • artcollab.com Kristi Taylor—designer and owner of celebrity-favorite jewelry brand Got Sparkles—will offer special designs using gemstones, freshwater pearls and Swarovski crystals during the Second Saturday Art Walk in Old Sac.

Visual and Performing Arts Gala C.K. McClatchy High School Saturday, Feb. 2, 6 p.m. 3066 Freeport Blvd. • ckmvapa.eventbee.com Student performances in music, theater and dance will headline a 1940s-theme gala, also featuring a silent auction and dessert bar. Tickets are $20–$35. Admission is free for veterans and active-service members.

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400 Nestled in the heart of Arden Oaks, this estate marries old world charm w/relaxed elegance.This 4(5) bed/4 full & 3 half bath home has 7546 sq. ft & over 1 acre. $2,700,000 Tom & Nancy Harvey #01864883 916.599.3018

Sierra Oaks Vista over .55 acres, 4 bed/3.5 bath, 4681 sq. ft. Shingled cape cod family home-elegant foyer, formal living/dining room. Breakfast room adjoins white marble kitchen. $2,395,000 Hilary Devine #00872587 916.425.9384

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LYON SIERRA OAKS The home boasts 4 bed/3 bath and 2588 sq. ft. with a contemporary feel. Home nestled in the peaceful enclave of Sierra Oaks. $979,000 Peter Rice #01256396 916.599.7931

Quiet secluded contemporary country in the city! Home is truly one of a kind soaring ceilings, hardwood Áoors, indescribable exterior views & 3(4) bed/3 full & 2 half baths & 3675 sq. ft. $895,000 Barbara Frago #00580837 916.425.3637

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This beautifully updated Sierra Oaks home boasts the best of both worlds -private backyard w/pool & spa & personal gate to American River Pkwy. Light & bright Áoorplan. 4 bed/3 bath, 2653 sq. ft. $859,000 Maggie Frisch #01000718 916.996.8050

** Statistics based on Trendgraphix reporting in the 95608, 95819, 95821, 95825, and 95864 zip, aggregated brokers.

Mid-century classic contemporary inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright w/an Asian inÁuence is beautifully situated on .5 acres, 5 bed/2.5 bath, 3678 sq. ft.Wonderful architectural details. $799,000 Gloria Knopke #00465919 916.616.7858

Tucked away in this prime location of Sierra Oaks, you will Ànd this wonderful 3 bed/2 bath home with East Sac Charm.Tastefully updated. Outdoor entertaining w/nice patio. $750,000 Peter Rice #01256396 916.599.7931

Turnkey sought-after Streng home with the characteristic open-concept design features a spacious dining area, conversation area & family room. 3 bed/2 bath and 1806 Sq. ft. $739,000 Tom & Nancy Harvey #01864883 916.599.3018

Siena model – fully gated and fenced luxury townhome. Immaculate, newly painted, open Áoor place w/hardwood Áoors, granite kitchen. 3 bed/3 bath & 2537 sq. ft. $580,000 Hilary Devine # 00872587 916.425.9384

Beatuiful Del Dayo Estates property with 4 bed/2.5 bath & 2097 sq. ft. High vaulted ceilings, Áoor to ceiling windows. Large master suite & separate dining, living & family rooms. $649,000 Claudia Niedzielski #01762036 916.248.3004

Wonderful one of a kind Powell built custom home in Campus Commons. Kitchen was updated a few years ago & open to a large family room that is comfortable. 3 bed/2.5 bath/2149 sq. ft. $529,000 Gloria Knopke #00465919 916.616.7858

Gated private luxurious home built near the bluffs of American River Pkwy. 3 full beds w/private attached path & 1 bed/1 bath on main Áoor w/own private entrance. $519,950 Kathy Applegate #01471361 916.997.7795

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Jewelry designer Kristi Taylor.

Black History Month festival at Crocker Art Museum.

Nuts & Berries Raffle

Crocker-Kingsley Exhibition Blue Line Arts Through Feb. 23 405 Vernon St., Roseville • bluelinearts.org Blue Line Arts continues this juried show with this year’s exhibition featuring 80 works chosen by juror David Pagel of Los Angeles.

Wildlife Care Association Sunday, Feb. 17, noon–3 p.m. Fair Oaks Community Clubhouse, 7997 California Ave. • wildlifecareassociation.com Nuts & Berries features a chance to win $12,000 worth of prizes—including a 10-day cruise to Alaska—to raise money for the nonprofit that saves thousands of small animals and birds each year. Purchase at least one raffle ticket and get into the event for free.

Black History Month: A Free Family Festival Crocker Art Museum Sunday, Feb. 17, 11 a.m.–3 p.m. 216 O St. • crockerart.org Sacramento’s largest Black History Month event will feature live performances, art activities, film shorts, mini-talks and the return of The Black & Beautiful Artisans Marketplace followed by a special film screening presented by CineSoul Sacramento Black Film Festival.

The Savannah Sipping Society Theatre in the Heights Through Feb. 10 8215 Auburn Blvd. • theatreintheheights.com In this delightful comedy, four unique Southern women are drawn together by fate— and an impromptu happy hour—and decide it’s high time to reclaim their enthusiasm for life. Tickets are $15.

Milk & Cookies Reading with author J. Scott Coatsworth.

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(From left) Liza Seipel, Janine La Forge, Lindy Mallonee and Cheri Fortin in "The Savannah Sipping Society."

Milk & Cookies Reading Queer Sacramento Authors Collective Friday, Feb. 22, 7–9 p.m. Lavender Library, 1414 21st St. • qsac.rocks Join QSAC for this quarterly event of sweet treats, milk and lots of great stories by local authors.

Mendelssohn Mania!

Maxine Solomon's "Holding the Void," oil on canvas, at Tim Collom Gallery.

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Sunday, Feb. 10, 2 p.m. 1430 J St. • stpaulssacramento.org Celebrate the 210th birthday of composer Felix Mendelssohn with works for organ, piano and voices performed by Marian Metson, Nancy Metzger, Aerial Wernecke, Valerie Loera and Paige Kelly. A $10 donation is suggested.

Rhapsody in Blue

A Passionate Muse and The Roaming Eye

Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera Saturday, Feb. 23, 8 p.m.

Crocker Art Museum Feb. 17–May 12

Community Center Theater, 1301 L St. • sacphilopera.org Enjoy the iconic music of George Gershwin (“An American in Paris,” “Rhapsody in Blue”), Loren Loiacono and Steven Stucky conducted by David Alan Miller with Kevin Cole on piano. Tickets are $18–$52.

216 O St. • crockerart.org The first exhibition features works by sculptor, printmaker and illustrator Leonard Baskin. The second features more than 70 photographs by street photographers from the collection of Lois and Dr. Barry Ramer.

Early American Settlement Patterns

Beyond Silence: Maxine Solomon

Genealogical Association of Sacramento Wednesday, Feb. 20, noon–2 p.m.

Tim Collom Gallery Feb. 5–28 Opening Reception: Saturday, Feb. 9, 5:30–8:30 p.m.

Belle Cooledge Library, 5600 South Land Park Drive • gensac.org Speaker Kathryn Marshall will enlighten attendees about how our ancestors migrated. The meeting is free and open to the public.

915 20th St. • timcollomgallery.com Bay Area artist Maxine Solomon uses active brush strokes and quiet glazes to depict landscapes surrounded by abstract imagery.

House on Haunted Hill—The Comedy

Trinity Cathedral Music Series: Bernadette Mondok Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Saturday, Feb. 23, 7:30 p.m. 2620 Capitol Ave. • trinitycathedral.org Award-winning soprano and Trinity Cathedral Choral Scholar Bernadette Mondok will present “Celestial Beings,” a program of multiple genres of art song, opera arias and musical theater accompanied by pianists Jennifer Reason and Canon David Link.

B Street Theatre Through Feb. 17 SOFIA Mainstage, 2700 Capitol Ave. • bstreettheatre.org B Street regular David Pierini adapted the classic 1959 horror film starring Vincent Price into a hilarious romp featuring all your favorite company members. Tickets are $28–$47; $9 for Student Rush. Jessica Laskey can be reached at jessrlaskey@gmail.com. Submissions are due six weeks prior to the publication month. n

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here are these things called restaurants. We are pretty familiar with them. They typically have four walls, maybe an order counter, a smattering of tables and booths, and a kitchen. When we walk into one, we recognize it immediately for what it is and have no problem identifying the major components.

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There also are bars where the primary focus is on drink. Food is secondary, if present at all. Again, we know it when we see it, from barstools to well racks, from highballs to hightops. What, then, is Drake’s BARN? Is there food? Yes. Quite good food, actually. Both a full pizza-focused restaurant and a food truck dishing out tri-tip. So is it a restaurant? Not quite. Is there drink? Yes, both inside and out, featuring dozens of taps, wine and cocktails. But while there is a bar at which to sit, no one would sit there and call the Barn a bar. Let’s dig deeper. If you are not familiar with Drake’s Brewing Co., you should be. Started in 1989 in San Leandro, Drake’s has been a major player in Northern California brewing for a few decades. The beers are hugely popular and bar-setting for West Coast styles. Drake’s expanded beyond just its own barrel room in 2015 when it opened the Dealership in downtown Oakland. The converted auto dealership was creatively turned into a restaurant and beer garden, and quickly gave the Drake’s team a reputation as operators of creative spaces. Speaking of creative spaces ... the Barn, on the banks of the Sacramento River in West Sacramento, was a private/public endeavor completed in 2017. It’s an architecturally stunning

structure (you would not call it a “building” exactly). Covered in cedar shingles and rising effortlessly from the woods and meadows surrounding it, the Barn looks nothing like a restaurant and nothing like a brewery. In fact, it looks nothing like anything you have seen. The grounds of the Barn are substantial, featuring a seating area with fire pits, an outdoor bar, outdoor game area and large meadow with a performance stage at one end. It’s an impressive spread. Also interesting to note is that the partnership between the city of West Sacramento and Drake’s did not come around until after the structure was finished. The Barn was built as a gathering place from the beginning, not as a specific structure for a specific resident. With Drake’s history of using creative spaces, taking over the Barn seemed like a positive

partnership. And, from firsthand experience, that partnership is both wonderful to observe and only has room to grow. The northern end of the Barn is now taken up with PizzaSmith, a pizza and small-bites restaurant led by local chef Bryan Widener. You might recognize Widener from his dearly departed doughnut shop called Doughbot. And his knowledge of the dough definitely comes in handy when turning out highquality pies. Widener told me that the pizza he is aiming for is “New Haven style,”

further influenced by his California roots. For Californians who are not aware that the Connecticut town has a style of pizza all its own, you are not alone. The cracker-crust, pecorinocheese-heavy pies of New Haven are fantastic—some consider them the best in the U.S. It’s obvious that Widener puts a lot of thought into his menu and his pies. Ranging from delicate to face-meltingly spicy, his pizzas are beautifully turned and fantastically paired with Drake’s brews. The small plates, from a complex house-made hummus to a gorgeous grain salad, show clever use of seasonal ingredients along with a curious eye for eclectic styles. There is a good handful of indoor seating, with an equal number of shaded tables under the swooping cover of the shingled structure. A dozen yards or so away, a large exterior bar serves more than 20 handles of beer and allows the drinker to order treats from the YO?LO! food truck, which is permanently on site but only firing up tri-tip and sides on the weekends for now. So what is Drake’s BARN you ask? It’s an experience. It’s a gathering place. It’s a grand idea. It’s lovely space in which to while away a spring evening or summer’s day. It’s a place to catch a concert. In short, it’s a place to eat, drink and be merry. And what more, after all, can you ask for? Drake’s BARN is at 985 Riverfront St., West Sacramento; (510) 568-2739 ext. 60; drinkdrakes.com/barn. Greg Sabin can be reached at gregsabin@hotmail.com. n

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