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UPDATED GOLD RIVER This home shines with fresh paint, new carpet, remodeled kitchen, master and downstairs baths. The kitchen is a cook’s delight with 6-burner Dacor gas cook top, new cabinetry, quartz counters, wine refrigerator; warming oven. Remote den with adjoining bed and bath and 4-car garage! $595,000 PATTI PRIESS 801-0579
WELL MAINTAINED PUD Well maintained 2 bedroom 2½ bath with appealing common areas. Roof and building exterior painting completed in last 2 years. HVAC is about 2 years old and hot water heater installed in 2009. The master bedroom and bath area is spacious with large walk-on closet. $185,000 RICHARD KITOWSKI 261-0811
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COVER ARTIST Tom Sellas Tom Sellas presents surface level American River perspectives. The art teacher uses a kayak to survey backwaters near his Arcade home. “I study light and reflections from a duck’s eye view,” he says. This painting is his contribution to the Effie Yeaw "Art: Where The Wild Things Are" gala on May 30.
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No to Faux—But Why? IN DROUGHT, ARTIFICIAL TURF COULD SAVE TONS OF WATER
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acramento homeowners should have the option of installing artificial turf in their front yards. Given that we are headed into the fourth consecutive summer of devastating drought, I cannot imagine why the city and county of Sacramento still outlaw artificial turf in front yards. Lawns are major water hogs compared to other types of landscape materials. Eliminating them could produce significant water savings. Sacramento residents cut back water use by just under 20 percent in 2014 compared to 2013. And this year we must do even better, as Gov. Brown has mandated cuts of 25 percent for urban water users. My husband and I first came across artificial turf about 12 years ago when we purchased a 10-by-5-foot piece and installed it in a planting area alongside our driveway. It was attractive, and it worked beautifully as a potty area for our two dogs. After we installed it, I forgot
to tell the gardener. When he showed up to mow and blow, I looked out the window and saw him trying to edge it. That’s how natural looking it was. I recently received a letter on this subject from real estate developer Michael Moser, who is finishing a major remodel of his Land Park home. The plans he submitted to the city’s design review committee for this project, calling for artificial turf on his front lawn, were turned down. He was dumbfounded by the city’s decision. According to his research, it takes approximately .5 acre-feet of water per year to keep the average Sacramento lawn green and healthy—a whopping 447.5 gallons of water per watering cycle, by his calculations. And this is in addition to all the other water uses in a household, including showers, cooking, cleaning, etc.
A current city ordinance requires residents to have livable landscape in their front yards. Artificial turf is not allowed. The element of the ordinance requiring homeowners to water and maintain livable turf has been suspended because of the drought. In practice, this means you can let your grass die, though you do need to cut it. Dave Gonsalves, district director to councilmember Jeff Harris, told me that the city staff is not currently working to write a new ordinance governing artificial turf. Still, Harris says he plans to work to advance this subject with his colleagues. But it could easily take six months to a year or more to pass. (I hope the county will take similar action.) At the house my husband and I own, our side and back yards feature artificial turf used decoratively
Artificial turf in an Arden backyard
between concrete stepping stones. It looks terrific and is easy to take care of. Most tree debris can be blown or raked away. We have an older version of artificial turf, which sometimes gets embedded with tree droppings. We use a shop vac once a year in spring to get them all out. Since artificial turf was first introduced as AstroTurf for use on sports fields, the product has come a long way in design and functionality for residential uses. Home Depot’s selection includes turf in seven shades of green styled after various grass types. The look of natural thatch is designed into the product, design feature that seems likely a prevent debris from building up. It is certainly not inexpensive to install at about $2.50 per square foot. Combined with other watersaving landscape materials including decomposed granite and stone. But the benefits of artificial turf go beyond water savings and include the cost savings from not having to mow, fertilize, reseed, aerate and weed. Even water-efficient landscapes require some maintenance, especially weeding. Those I know who have artificial turf in their backyards love it. I have a friend in Arden who did her entire backyard in artificial turf. It goes right up to the edge of her pool, and it looks terrific five years after installation. Most of her yard is under huge redwood trees, where real grass would have PUBLISHER page 10
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PUBLISHER FROM page 9 been troublesome to grow. The faux turf also provides a cool and clean play area for her grandkids. If the drought continues much longer, the days of lush lawns may be gone—at least in California. City and county leaders should have to explain why it is better to have brown lawns all over our neighborhoods when we could easily have lush, green faux lawns that use zero water.
BIG DAY OF GIVING THIS MONTH The Sacramento Region Community Foundation and its partners spent months gearing up for the first BIG Day of Giving in May 2014, which I covered in my column last year as part of a nationwide community effort at charitable fundraising. They had hoped to raise $1 million in donations and $250,000 in matching funds. Their efforts paid off and the results far exceeded that goal: $3,020,000 was raised from 18,915 donors for 394 local nonprofit organizations. Sacramento ranked second in the entire country in terms of total donations. This year’s BIG Day of Giving is May 5. Starting at midnight, you can make a donation to one or more charitable organizations of your choice at givelocalnow.org. Each gift is tax-deductible (a minimum of $25 and maximum of $10,000) via credit card. You’ll receive an emailed acknowledgement within an hour.
Mobile giving via smartphone makes it even easier. Another big benefit of donating on the BIG Day of Giving is the matching funds that accompany your gifts. Since the event is part of a national day of giving called Give Local America, foundations all over the country will participate. Donations will be eligible not only for local matching funds but national funds, too. Deciding which organizations to give to is the fun part. You may know local nonprofits you want to support. But if not, givelocalnow.org allows you to search thousands of GivingEdge local profiles and provides you with comprehensive portraits of participating organizations. If you have given to nonprofits before, expect them to market to you for this special big day. The foundation is hosting a halftime celebration downtown at Cesar Chavez Plaza that day. Stop by from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. for live entertainment, food trucks, giving stations and special speakers. You can also stop by the BIG DOG Happy Hour from 4 to 6 p.m. at Hot Italian at 1627 16th St. to toast the success of the day with entertainment and special announcements. This is your big chance to amplify your giving to help benefit our local nonprofit communities.
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Calling All Pilates Purists AUDREY LANGSTROTH EMBRACES THE FITNESS MODEL’S ORIGINAL FOCUS
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aster instructor Audrey Langstroth of Nephesh Pilates is a teacher’s teacher of Pilates. She is now enrolling students who want to learn how to teach the most pure form of the movement. Arden’s Audrey Langstroth is more than a typical Pilates teacher. She’s a Joseph Hubertus Pilates devotee who worried so much about things she calls “couch potatolates” and “hula-hoop-pilates” that she decided to become one of the country’s few certified master instructors, someone who fully understands and passes along the most pure form of Pilates as created by Joe Pilates himself. “I worry a lot about all the watered-down versions of Pilates that are being taught today,” Langstroth says. “So many are full of gimmicks and gizmos. I want to offer people a solid foundation where their movement comes from a strong connection to their body, mind and spirit, where they can experience the freedom of movement that comes from a strong and stable center and where they experience what Joseph Pilates called ‘Contrology,’ something that develops the body uniformly,
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Master instructor Audrey Langstroth teaches Pilates at Nephesh Pilates
corrects postures, restores physical vitality, invigorates the mind, and elevates the spirit.” As one of California’s two certified master instructors, Langstroth has completed a comprehensive course of study under Lolita San Miguel, who studied directly under Joseph H. Pilates, the inventor of the movement. San Miguel and now Langstroth are now both certified to teach other instructors that method. “Lolita San Miguel was personally certified by Joseph Pilates, making her a first-generation instructor and me a second-generation instructor,” Langstroth says. “Those I teach to become Pilates instructors will be third generation. The closer you can get to the source, the more
understanding you will have of the intention behind Pilates. … “What a godsend for those who otherwise might be forced to blindly select a video off the store shelves and hope they’re actually learning Pilates and not some crazy version of it like hula-hoopilates or couch potatolates.” Langstroth began teaching Pilates in 2008, quickly expanding her studio by hiring additional instructors and offering more classes on a daily basis. But the more she grew, the more she knew she wanted to become a master instructor. “I was saddened to see the quality of teacher training disintegrating,” she says. “My time with Lolita showed me how far Pilates had wandered from Joe’s original intention. Where was the heart? Where was
the attention to detail, anatomy, movement, sequencing? “It’s a huge honor to be a master instructor and I hope current and aspiring teachers will join us as we accept applications for the course. “My goal is to carry on the work of Joseph Pilates and Lolita San Miguel in the method of Pilates, to teach the way they taught and instill in each person, no matter their age or condition, that Pilates is a life-giving method. Teaching is a gift you share, not to keep to yourself. And I think, I know, this will keep me busy for a long while!” For information on Pilates instruction or teacher training, contact Langstroth at Nephesh Pilates and Rehab by calling 220-7534
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TO CATCH A FISH The Fulton El Camino Recreation and Park District is providing three free fishing clinics this spring and summer at Howe Park Pond, 2201 Cottage Way. The program offers
loaner fishing rods, bait and tackle at no cost to the first 50 people to attend. No fishing license is required. In addition, staff members will be on hand to instruct fishing novices. The program will be held from 8:30 a.m. to noon on May 8, July 4 and Sept. 5. For more information, call 3582872.
GET YOUR SWIM ON Area public pools will be opening this month with a wide variety of programs available for swimmers of all ages. From lap swimming to recreational swim teams to lessons to twilight public swimming events, there’s something for everyone wanting to cool off. For early summer swimming, Cottage Pool, for instance, offers public swimming through June 7 on weekends only. Beginning June 8 and continuing through Aug. 14, it will be open every day. The pool also will be open from 1 to 4 p.m. on Memorial OUT AND ABOUT page 16
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OUT AND ABOUT FROM page 15 Day, Independence Day and Labor Day. Friday evenings, from 7 to 9, are set aside for Twilight Swimming from July 3 through Aug. 7. Drop-in swimming is $2.50 per day. Summer passes are available for the season for $40. An ADA access lift is also available at this location. Cottage Pool is at 2201 Cottage Way. For more information, call 3582872.
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Organizers are planning all kinds of family fun, including dinner and breakfast. Cost is $35 per family of four, with $10 for each additional person in your group. Pre-registration is required. For more information, call 4836069.
MOVIES UNDER THE STARS If camping out is too much for you, consider taking in a movie or concert under the stars at Arden Park’s summer series of events. Realtor Melissa Shrout is sponsoring “The Lego Movie” on May 1. Duke’s Plates and Pints in Arden Town is sponsoring the June 5 showing of “Planes: Fire & Rescue.” Doug Milan Electric is sponsoring the Sept. 4 showing of “Into The Woods.” All movies begin at 8 p.m. and are held at La Sierra Park, 1000 La Sierra Drive. The event is free and open to all. Just bring your lawn chair or picnic blanket. Concerts also are on tap at the site from May through September. The Arden Park Homeowner’s Association is sponsoring On Air on May 16 and the 302s on June 20, both from 7 to 10 p.m. Field House American Sports Pub is sponsoring Roni & the Flight Band from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on July 4. Realtor Bernadette Augustine is sponsoring Brad Wilson from 7 to 10 p.m. on Aug. 14, and 2 Lit 2 Quit from 7 to 10 p.m. on Sept. 19.
SUMMER CAMPS It’s not too late to sign up for all kinds of summer camps being offered in Arden and Carmichael areas. From tennis to golf to science camps and everything in between, the region’s four main recreation and park districts have oodles of fun programs to choose from. Mission Oaks and Carmichael each offers a host of tennis, golf, arts and science camps for youths as well as special summer offerings for adults and seniors.
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CONTEST FOR BEST DROUGHT-TOLERANT LANDSCAPE Kit Carson International Baccalaureate Candidate School’s Design and Technology Class is holding a design contest to find the best drought-tolerant front yards in Sacramento. The contest, called Beauty Without Water, will honor pioneering Sacramento residents
who have responded to the drought with landscaping creativity and ingenuity. “By replacing grass yards with landscapes that showcase drought-resistant plants, scenic bark/ rocks, and other inspired features, these residents have found a way to beat the drought without sacrificing beauty,” said Jed Larsen, who teaches the class. To enter the competition, send up to four photos of your front yard, plus a short written description, to JedLarsen@scusd.edu. The deadline for submission is Sept. 1. The winners will be featured in an upcoming issue of Inside Publications. The contest is open to Sacramento residents in Inside Publication’s readership areas, which include East Sacramento, Land Park, Curtis Park, Midtown, the Pocket, Greenhaven, Arden and Carmichael. Kit Carson is in East Sacramento. For more information, go to kitcarson.scusd.edu Duffy Kelly can be reached at dk@ insidepublications.com n
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The Need for Speed Controls COUNTY REDUCES A BACKLOG OF NEIGHBORHOOD STREET-SAFETY PETITIONS
BY SUSAN PETERS COUNTY SUPERVISOR Several residential streets in Arden Arcade and Carmichael were recently approved for speed control devices
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lowing down speeders on Sacramento County roadways is a top priority of the Board of Supervisors, and several residential streets in Arden Arcade and Carmichael were recently approved to have speed-control devices installed as part of the Department of Transportation’s Neighborhood Traffic Management Program. In addition, the board took action to clear a large backlog of NTMP petitions submitted by residents, including 18 more local streets. For the coming construction season, Arden Arcade’s Edison Avenue between Morse and Watt avenues will be having three speed tables installed. Two speed bumps will be added and another replaced for Lerwick Road from Morse to Edison. Greenwood Avenue from North to Marconi avenues will be receiving two speed bumps. One speed bump apiece will be added to Daphne Avenue, Adonis Way and Olympus Drive, all between Arden Way and Thor Way in the Garden of the Gods neighborhood. Sierra Boulevard from Munroe Street to Howe Avenue will receive four speed tables. And Morse Avenue from
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Fair Oaks Boulevard to Northrop Avenue will have two speed tables. Carmichael’s Locust Avenue from Walnut to Manzanita avenues will have four speed bumps installed. Hackberry Lane from Winding Way to Locust will be getting two speed tables. Lincoln Avenue from Manzanita to Glenridge Drive will be receiving six speed tables. Crestview Drive between Meadowvista Drive to Jan Drive is slated for two speed bumps. River Oak Way from Sarah Court to Classic Place also was approved for a speed bump. And Mission Avenue that divides Arden Arcade and Carmichael was approved for the installation of five speed tables between El Camino Avenue and Thor Way. In addition to the above installations, petitions for 18 other streets in Arden Arcade and Carmichael submitted by residents as far back as 2009 received the green light for consideration. SACDOT will come up with a traffic management plan for each street that residents will have to agree upon for installation to go forward.
For more information about the Neighborhood Traffic Management Program, go to sacdot.com
CALL 311 FOR HELP! It’s easy to be confused about who to call for the many services provided by Sacramento County, or even where to start with at least 33 departments, boards or affiliated organizations. Where do I report an abandoned vehicle? Who fixes broken streetlights? How do I get a pothole filled? These are just a few of the hundreds of questions coming in every day to county operators, and sometimes even to my office. (If my office doesn’t know, we try to find an answer.) Now there is a simple solution, one number to connect with virtually any Sacramento County service—on the Web, by mobile app or by phone. That number is 311. Residents of the unincorporated area can report all concerns directly to 311 and call center representatives are ready to do the rest. And with a smartphone app (available in the app
store for Apple and Android users), you can take a picture of the issue and attach it to your report from your phone. To report an issue within the unincorporated area, simply call 311 or 875-4311, go to 311.saccounty.net or download Sac County 311 Connect in the app store on your smartphone.
OFFICE HOURS RETURN Last month I held my second “Office Hours” of the year at Carmichael Park during the annual egg hunt sponsored by the Carmichael Recreation and Park District. In March, I was in Arden Arcade visiting with residents during the annual fishing derby held at Howe Park by the Fulton-El Camino Recreation and Park District I started holding “Office Hours” in 2005 and now it is an ongoing program that provides residents the opportunity to visit and talk about issues without the need of having to make an appointment downtown at the County Administration Center.
Future “Office Hours” will be held over the summer and during the fall. Dates, times and locations will be posted on my webpage available at bos.saccounty.net
ARDEN ARCADE COMMUNITY MEETING My next community meeting for the Arden Arcade area will be held at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, June 9, at the Conzelmann Community Center in Howe Park. The guest speaker for that evening will be Sheriff Captain Mike Gonzalez, who is the commander for the North Division, which patrols the entire unincorporated area north of the American River. Please note the meeting has changed to Tuesday, June 9, and will not be held the next day, as previously was posted. In February I held the first of three evening community meetings planned for the Arden Arcade area. We met at the Arden-Dimick Library with District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert as the guest speaker. She discussed the role of her office in prosecuting criminals and the important role of community prosecutors. The third meeting is set for the fall on Wednesday, Oct. 14, at the Sacramento Suburban Water District, 3701 Marconi Ave.
SHERIFF COMMUNITY MEETINGS The Sheriff’s Department holds regular community meetings to share information about trends in crime and recent activities. These sessions are open to the public and residents are encouraged to attend. The Arden Arcade meeting will be held at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, May 5, at the Sacramento Suburban Water District, 3701 Marconi Ave. The Carmichael meeting will be held at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, May 19, at the Del Campo High School Library, 4925 Dewey Drive. Becoming involved by participating in Neighborhood Watch, attending these meetings, and learning about
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recent criminal activities makes us all more cognizant about how to better secure our properties and make our communities safer.
GOLF GREATS COMING TO TOWN The 2015 U.S. Senior Open Championship will be held June 22-28 at Sacramento’s storied Del Paso Country Club. The tournament will feature 156 of golf’s elite professionals and amateurs. More than 140,000 spectators are expected to attend the seven-day event, which is estimated to pump $17 million into Sacramento’s regional economy. All general public parking will be free at Cal Expo, with bus service to the country club. The following roads will be closed during the championship’s hours of operation (5 a.m. to 9 p.m.): Marconi Avenue from Lacy Lane to Watt Avenue; Morse Avenue from Marconi to Pope avenues; and Pope Avenue from Morse to Watt avenues. For information about the tournament, go to 2015ussenioropen. com
BIG DAY OF GIVING On Tuesday, May 5, we will have another opportunity to increase philanthropy in the Sacramento area and help local charities in our community. Presented by GiveLocalNow along with local community foundations, including the Sacramento Region Community Foundation, the “BIG Day of Giving” will take place during the entire day. Starting at 12:01 a.m., donations will be accepted online through givelocalnow.org, with the goal to inspire and unite our community in supporting almost 400 local nonprofits. It is an amazing opportunity to raise unrestricted dollars and shine the spotlight on our vibrant nonprofit sector that does so much for the underprivileged, the arts and the environment, to name just a few worthy causes. Last year our region participated in the nationwide “Give Local America” campaign, which involved 129 communities. As a result of our area’s generosity, our 2014 BIG Day placed second nationwide in funds donated. Nearly 19,000 donors in our area went online that day and donated more than $3 million to 394 local nonprofit groups (Florida’s Sarasota
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ENJOY THE PARKWAY AND OUR PARKS The American River Parkway is an asset worth protecting, and you can demonstrate your support by purchasing a year-long unlimited Parks Pass. The pass is great for bicyclists and nature enthusiasts who frequent the parkway. The proceeds go toward our regional parks and the pass costs only $50 per year, paying for itself after 10 trips. You can purchase a pass at The American River Parkway Foundation Office in the William B. Pond Recreation Area or visit arpf.org And if you need quick access online to find specific recreational facilities such as dog parks, swimming pools (and lessons), community centers, trails, arts and culture, golf, horseback riding, tennis courts and more, remember all sorts of information is available at yoursacparks.com This website is a one-stop gateway to fun and recreation where you can reserve a facility for your next family or business function, make a tee time, sign up to volunteer, or improve your health and fitness. The website is the result of a partnership of 19 local recreation and park agencies, including Sacramento County’s Department of Regional Parks. The goal is to help connect you with the beautiful parks and
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FAMILY FUN AT THE COUNTY FAIR The 2015 Sacramento County Fair will be held May 21-25 at Cal Expo. Activities include a carnival, food, barn animals, music and shopping. General admission is $5. Children ages 12 and younger are admitted free. Separate special entertainment includes a demolition derby on Friday night, May 22, and the Stars and Stripes Invitational Bull Riding Event on Saturday night, May 23. For more information about hours, general admission entertainment schedules, tickets to the demolition derby and bull riding competition, etc., go to sacfair.com
At my next Community Coffee Meeting on Wednesday morning, May 20, FBI Special Agent In Charge Monica Miller will be the guest speaker. She will present an overview of the FBI, its domestic and international presence, the local structure, what violations it pursues, and then open the floor for questions. I hope you can join me for what should be a most informative session. These informal morning gatherings are held four times throughout the year and include guest speakers on topical issues. The May meeting will begin at 7:30 a.m. at the Fair Oaks Water District’s conference room, 10326 Fair Oaks Blvd. near Winding Way. Coffee, of course, will be provided. For a list of dates for the remaining Community Coffee Meetings for
2015, please list my webpage at bos. saccounty.net
ARDEN-DIMICK LIBRARY BOOK SALE Book lovers and literary aficionados please note there will be a book sale May 1-2 at the Arden-Dimick Library. The Friends of Arden-Dimick Library are holding a weekend book sale from 1 to 6 p.m. on Friday, May 1, and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 2. The library is at 891 Watt Ave. (at Northrop Avenue). The Friends is a volunteer community-based organization that raises funds to support programs at this local branch.
FREE SPRING CONCERT IN CARMICHAEL Enjoy a free concert at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, May 18, performed by the 50-piece Sacramento Concert Band
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HONORING THOSE WHO SERVED Memorial Day is a special occasion when we as a nation remember those who served in the military and made the ultimate sacrifice for our country, and the Fair Oaks Cemetery District will be holding its annual Memorial Day and Avenue of Flags Ceremony at the cemetery on Saturday, May 23. Located at 7780 Olive Street in Fair Oaks, the cemetery will be decorated with hundreds of flags lining its roadways and the program will include military honors as well as the laying of the wreath at the memorial in honor of the more than 1,700 veterans at the cemetery. The 2015 Sacramento County Fair will be held May 21-25 at Cal Expo
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Brush Away the Hassles EAST SAC HARDWARE PITCHES ‘ONE-STEP PAINT’ THAT SAVES TIME, EFFORT
publisher of this very paper) brought in a piece that was an absolute wreck that had been in her basement for 20 years and it came out beautifully.” But lest you think this paint can only refresh furniture, Johnston makes you think again. “Not everyone’s into painting furniture, so I painted a bag,” Johnston says. “I went to thrift store and got an old, ugly clutch and I redid it in aubergine and dark grey with a lime green accent. I was down in Las Vegas at a hardware show and Amy was there so I brought it to show her and she went insane. She couldn’t believe how good it looked. She even borrowed the clutch and kept it in her booth during the show. I couldn’t believe I’d inspired her with my little $2 find.”
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ou know you’ve done something right when, 45 minutes after a class ends, people are still hanging around to chat. You know you’ve done something really right when that class was on furniture painting and people are this excited. “A lot of people don’t want to commit to a three-hour class, but then they come for our two-hour class and are having such a good time they stay late,” says Sheree Johnston, owner of East Sacramento Hardware and the teacher of said fascinating furniture class. “Everyone just has so much fun.” It probably doesn’t hurt that Johnston has a master’s degree in education and ran the East Sac Hardware paint department in the late 1980s and early ’90s. “I love teaching and I love paint, which helps,” Johnston admits. But the subject matter that has people hooked is just as important as their stellar instructor. Johnston is giving classes on the new Amy Howard At Home One-Step Paint line that she added to the East Sac Hardware lineup in February. If “one-step paint” sounds too good to be true, the paint pro assures you it’s not. “The coolest part is that you don’t have to do any sanding, stripping or priming before you can paint,” Johnston says. “That means you can accomplish a project in a short amount of time because you don’t have to go through the grueling prep process.”
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East Sac Hardware owner Sheree Johnston, center, with Jan Martineau and Lisa Perry Uro by the Amy Howard display. Amy Howard paints make it easier to refinish furniture since the amount of prep work needed is less. Right, a dresser got new life with Amy Howard paint.
Amy Howard is a darling of the interior design world who has more than 20 years of experience in the high-end furniture business, restoring and building luxury home furnishings with her husband, Gene. One-Step Paint follows Howard’s “Rescue, Restore, Redecorate” motto that pervades all her products. Essentially, the paint represents an effort to keep older pieces from ending up in the garbage by giving them new life with a fresh finish.
“A lot of great pieces are trashed, but they’re well-made,” Johnston says. “With OneStep Paint, you can refinish that piece and it doesn’t go into the landfill. Cecily (Hastings, the
That’s the beauty of this line, as Johnston so deftly illustrates. With its array of chalk paints, milk paints, gilding supplies, spray lacquers, antique waxes and antique mirror and zinc processes, all made in the United States and free of harmful chemicals, there’s practically no limit to what you can achieve with the swipe of a brush. “It’s an addiction,” Johnston admits. “You start walking around with a paintbrush going, ‘What can I paint next?’ ” For those who might need a little more guidance—or, as Johnston puts it, “those who may not be as DIY as some”—Johnston offers classes at East Sac Hardware as well as one-onone tips and tricks to those who pop into the store. “When people come in to buy the paint, sometimes I’ll give them a mini class right there,” she says. “I had one customer who was thinking about redoing her kitchen cabinets, so I told her to bring in a door and I’d show her. The important thing is to give people the confidence to know they can do it. And if you run into a problem, you can always come in and ask.” Ready to refresh some of your old furnishings? Stop in and see Johnston at East Sacramento Hardware at 4800 Folsom Blvd. or give her a call at 4577558. n
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EFFIE YEAW NATURE CENTER GALA On Saturday, May 30, the Effie Yeaw Nature Center and The Sacramento Fine Arts Center will present the sixth annual “Art Where Wild Things Are,” an art show, auction and gala celebrating interpretations of local nature subjects. This event brings together art patrons, philanthropists, artists and nature-lovers for what has become the most important fundraiser of the year for the facility, a unique education and visitor center operated as a community service through a public/ nonprofit partnership. The evening gala will feature elegant food, beverages, music and silent and live auctions with the charismatic David Sobon as auctioneer and CBS Channel 13’s Dave Bender as master of ceremonies. The funds raised by this event will allow the center to continue providing science, history and environmental programs for adults and children year round. To learn more about “Art Where Wild Things Are” and to purchase tickets, go to the nature center’s website at sacnaturecenter.net or call 481-3848.
ALCOHOL BAN ON THE PARKWAY If you are planning to enjoy the American River Parkway over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, there will be a complete ban on alcohol consumption and possession both on land and in the water between Hazel and Watt avenues (an exception exists for Ancil Hoffman Golf Course). In past years, summer holiday weekends were major problems along the American River due to excessive alcohol consumption, making the parkway less of a family-friendly outing because of fights, public nudity, profanity and littering. The problem was very apparent Fourth of July in 2006, when
The Effie Yeaw Nature Center Annual Gala will be held on Saturday, May 30. Judging from the smiles of 2014 attendees Supervisor Susan Peters, auctioneer David Sobon, Congressman Ami Bera and Dr Janine Bera, Marcy Friedman and Moni Kondos, this year’s event should be equally enjoyable. Photo courtesy of Susan Maxwell Skinner.
hundreds of rafters and partygoers consuming excessive amounts of alcohol created what one observer called a “chaotic scene” along a portion of the parkway.
There will be a complete ban on alcohol consumption and possession both on land and in the water. Besides Memorial Day weekend, the restriction is also applicable for the holiday weekends of Independence Day as well as Labor Day. In addition,
the Board of Supervisors delegated authority to the Director of Regional Parks in consultation with the county executive the ability to prohibit alcohol in the parkway on any additional days between Memorial Day and Labor Day when such a ban is needed to maintain order to address excessive alcohol consumption encouraged by social media. After the board restored decorum through the ban, families I have talked with have expressed appreciation for making holiday weekends a time again for everyone to enjoy the parkway. Susan Peters represents the Third District on the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors. She can be reached at susanpeters@saccounty.net n
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Winter Volvo in Sacramento, one of the city’s three Volvo-specific service centers in business at the time. But it was Marcello’s stint as a mechanic and team foreman at the recently defunct Turner Volvo dealership that helped build the business he owns today. “I met Ken and John while I was working at the dealership,” Marcello says, referring to his vice president and general manager, Ken Cochrane, and parts manager, John Dettman. “When I expressed interest in opening my own Volvo service business, I was fired from my job. My wife was
pregnant, I had no insurance and I had to figure out what to do. So I started SVS and hired Ken as my VP in 1981. Now all three of us who worked at the dealership are back together again.” It appears to be a winning combination, considering SVS has consistently been the top-rated independent Volvo repair and maintenance facility in Sacramento for decades. “There are three things I have over other service centers,” Marcello explains. “I have myself, I have Ken and I have a 35-year head start.”
And an abiding affection for the machines he keeps running and on the road. “We love the product we maintain,” Marcello says. “Volvos last a long time, and Volvo believes that life is precious. Volvos protect you with safety, so it’s my job to protect the consumer.” To that end, Marcello has grown his business over the past 35 years into a powerhouse 14-person team that serves nearly 3,500 customers per year, including the third generation of some of his longstanding clients.
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Helping Kids Grieve ART THERAPY GROUP HAS BEEN AIDING KIDS FOR 30 YEARS
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hirty years ago, Peggy Gulshen started an art therapy program for children mourning the death of a loved one. Since then, her program—Sutter Health’s Children’s Bereavement Art Group—has helped more than 11,500 children deal with grief and loss. In 1985, Gulshen was working for Sutter’s hospice program, where she observed how hard it was for the children and grandchildren of her patients to talk about what they were going through. She realized that they needed a safe place to explore their feelings and work through their pain, anger and helplessness. So she started a small art therapy group. Some of the participants came from the hospice program. Others were referred by colleagues at Sutter. Before long, Gulshen had a staff, as well as sizable grants from the likes of Union Pacific Railroad and Sierra Health Foundation. Offered at several sites throughout the region, the program received a Point of Light Award from the George H.W. Bush administration in 1991. Today, it serves about 250 children a year
The Children's Bereavement Art Group uses the creative arts as a second language to help children and their families express the grief experienced when a loved one has died
in Sacramento and Roseville. The program is open to children between the ages of 4 and 17 who have experienced the death of a significant person within the past year. A lot has changed since 1985, but the landscape of grief has not changed at all. “We live a life of opposites,” says Gulshen. “There is life and death, the known and the unknown, change and no change. We have to learn to reconcile these polarities, but our Western culture gives us an
omnipotent sense of ourselves. When teens are trying to rationalize their loss, they need a safe container for the intellectual part of their journey.” Gulshen notes that in past centuries, grief was a tribal ritual with funeral masks, dances and communal wailing. “In our modern society, we’re mechanized and technologized,” she says. “We’ve lost the ability to share stories.” Art provides the path to tap into those stories. “Art is transformative,”
says Gulshen. “It is mindful, calming.” Art allows children and teens dealing with death to confront their demons and move forward. “People are uncomfortable around grieving people, because it takes us to a dark, shadowy place,” says Gulshen. “It’s scary to go to a sorrowful place, but it allows us to be vulnerable.” Dillon and Sierra Garrett lost their father Chris to a brain tumor in 2011. While their father was still alive, they HEROES page 29
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The Real CSI A LOOK INSIDE THE DA’S CRIME LAB
BY ANNE MARIE SCHUBERT COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY
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phone call in the middle of the night: Police have discovered a body covered with a sheet in an alley. A criminalist from the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office Laboratory of Forensic Services— the crime lab—responds to the scene to document and collect evidence. There, the criminalist finds a blood trail from the body leading across the street to a second-floor apartment. Inside, furniture has been turned over and contents from kitchen cabinets are strewn across the floor. In the bathroom, the criminalist finds walls lined with blood spatter. It will be a long evening. With the use of a state-of-the-art 3D laser scan, the crime scene is documented and frozen in time so it can be reconstructed later for court. Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, our crime lab is available to assist any law enforcement agency in Sacramento County.
OVERVIEW OF THE CRIME LAB The Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office is one of only four
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DA offices in the state with its own crime lab. With a total staff of 39, including 37 criminalists, our crime lab not only responds to crime scenes but processes nearly 13,000 pieces of evidence a year. Every day, criminalists at the laboratory are determining the blood alcohol content of blood samples, performing DNA analysis on rape kits or analyzing bullets from a crime scene to determine if the bullet came from the gun used in a drive-by shooting. Our talented and hardworking staff and state-of-the-art equipment make our lab one of the finest in the nation, if not the world. It has been said that forensic evidence is the silent witness to the truth: It can identify the guilty and exonerate the innocent. The real cases of the crime lab demonstrate the value they bring to finding the truth.
TOXICOLOGY ANALYSIS In September 2012, Sarah Stephens found her 7-month-old baby dead in his crib. A nearly full baby bottle was next to him. Testing showed the baby’s heart blood to have a high concentration of methadone, along with several prescription drugs. The investigation revealed that Stephens had a history of drug use, and the baby had previously been hospitalized for opiate toxicity. The hospital believed it may have been due to exposure through breast milk and warned Stephens to not breastfeed while taking drugs. The crime lab was called upon to answer this question: How did the drugs get into the baby’s system?
If the drugs were spiked into the formula, rather than through breast milk, it would likely qualify as a homicide. The crime lab first had to determine if there was breast milk or formula in the bottle. From there, the crime lab examined if there were drugs in the bottle that the baby could have ingested. Looking at the baby’s stomach contents could also assist with this examination. Determining breast milk vs. formula required extensive testing of known breast milk and formula references, in order to look for chemical components that were characteristic for each sample type. This testing showed the liquid in the bottle was much more consistent with formula, not breast milk. The crime lab’s examination to identify and quantify any drugs present turned out to be the more interesting and important part of the case. The liquid in the bottle was found to have only a very low concentration of methadone. The stomach contents, meanwhile, had an extremely high concentration of methadone along with lower concentrations of prescription drugs and delta-9-THC, a component of marijuana. Through scientific analysis, the evidence suggested the methadone was intentionally given to the baby. As a result of this testing and other evidence, Stephens was convicted of voluntary manslaughter and child endangerment. She was sentenced to 12 years, 4 months in prison.
TRACE EVIDENCE AND GLASS ANALYSIS The crime lab’s state-of-the art glass examination equipment performs highly advanced testing of glass and other trace materials by comparing chemical properties. This instrument is one of a kind in California. In fact, is the only instrument of its type west of Mississippi. The power of the technology was evidenced in a double homicide that occurred in Galt. Darrin Gunder used a wooden bat to break a sliding glass door at his ex-wife’s home. Gunder gained access to the home and executed his ex-wife and her mother. He then left the scene in his truck and was later arrested in the Stockton area. The crime lab processed Gunder’s truck and located a wooden bat on the floorboard. Further examination revealed several glass fragments imbedded in the bat. With the advanced technology, the fragments were compared to the glass from the sliding glass door of the victim’s home. The glass recovered from the bat and glass from the sliding door of the victim’s home was found to be indistinguishable. Gunder was tried and convicted of two counts of murder. He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
DNA SOLVES ‘ROAMING RAPIST’ CASE Between 1998 and 2003, Sacramento had a series of 10 violent stranger rapes. While DNA testing proved they were all committed by the
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same man, they remained unsolved for many years. There was no match to anyone in the FBI’s DNA Database of convicted offenders, arrestees or unsolved crimes. The assailant became known to law enforcement as the Roaming Rapist. In 2012, the Sacramento County DA’s Office and Sheriff’s Department requested the California Department of Justice perform a familial search on the Roaming Rapist cases. Familial searches compare crime-scene DNA to known offenders in the DNA Databank by looking for a high number of shared genetic markers between profiles to identify family members. In December 2011, the brother of the Roaming Rapist was found guilty and sentenced to prison for rape. As a result of the brother’s conviction, his DNA was collected and put into the DNA Databank. The familial search led Sacramento County Sheriff’s detectives to the brother of the Roaming Rapist, due to genetic markers shared between the two brothers. After being informed of the brother’s name, detectives followed the possible perpetrator and collected a discarded cup and straw. The crime lab performed DNA analysis on these items and made a direct match to the DNA profile of the Roaming Rapist. Dereck Sanders was arrested, charged and convicted by a jury of all charges. He was sentenced to 396 years to life in prison.
INSIDE PUBLICATIONS THE REAL CSI OF SACRAMENTO COUNTY These are just a few of the cases that highlight the critical work our criminalists perform. The crime lab staffers are the real CSI. No fiction here. The work they do helps solve crimes to hold the guilty accountable and exonerate the innocent. They are dedicated to their profession and providing conclusions in an unbiased manner. I am very proud of the work they do and the contributions they make to public safety. Anne Marie Schubert is the Sacramento County district attorney. She can be reached at daoffice@sacda. org n
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Butterflies created in memory of a loved one fluttered in the trees during the celebration
‘This is going to be your new normal.’ She gave them unconditional love and helped them create memories.” Today, the Garrett house holds a shelf of memories of Chris, as well as sculptures created by his children. “Every kid should have access to a program like this,” says their mom.
“This work never feels stagnant for me. It always feels fresh. I always feel enlightened.” Gulshen aims to provide a place where children dealing with loss feel heard, seen and validated. “They need to be accepted just as they are,” she says. “I always follow the child’s lead. I ask them what is hardest for them, and I’ll ask again in a week.” The validation is critical. “The greatest predictor of the ability to reconcile grief is community support,” she says. Last month, Sutter Memorial Hospital celebrated the program’s
30th anniversary with an event on the East Sac hospital’s lawn. Donors included local restaurants, grocery stores and the Jesuit High School drama department, which donated art supplies. “I love that the whole community is part of this,” says Gulshen. “This work never feels stagnant for me. It always feels fresh. I always feel enlightened.” For more information about Sutter Health’s Children’s Bereavement Art Group, call Peggy Gulshen at 454-6555. n
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Monument for ‘Fancy Nancy’ CARMICHAEL DEVELOPER NANCY EMERSON DAVIS LOVED STYLE AND COMMUNITY
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or Nancy Emerson Davis, Carmichael’s much anticipated Milagro Centre is both monument and legacy. The designer, developer and visionary was on the home stretch toward opening the ambitious culinary center when she died. Milagro construction continues under the guidance of her husband and fellow developer, Allan Davis. Before her funeral, Allan added a cameo of Nancy’s face to the arch spanning the center’s entrance. Like a guardian angel, her image will watch over the site. “When it’s finished,” predicts her husband, “visitors will appreciate that Nancy’s commitment to art, community and great food was lifelong.” His wife was the second of four children born to builder Joe Benvenuti and his wife, Nancy Capizzano. The Italian American family came west from New Jersey in the 1950s. In Sacramento, Joe began a development company that would shape Sacramento until his 2012 death. Though Benvenuti’s wealth and philanthropy grew to folkloric heights, the early years were fueled by much hard work and Italian cooking. Family and faith were everything: After Sunday church, his clan returned to a crowded Arcade duplex fragrant with Mama Nancy’s spaghetti and meatballs. The siblings studied at Creekside Elementary, Arden Middle School and Encina High. Walking home, they recall smelling their
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More than 20 mature palm trees were an early beautification statement at the Milagro project. They were decked with thousands of lights long before Christmas.
Nancy (center) and Allan Davis broke ground for the Milagro development in 2012
mother’s meat sauces a block from their house. Like Frank Sinatra’s “Nancy with the laughing face,” Nancy junior (“Fancy Nancy” to some friends) was already a schoolgirl in lace. Twice
voted best dressed in high school, she enrolled at Salvatore’s Beauty School then worked on hair and makeup at an Arcade salon. Her teenageinitiated marriage to Jack Emerson lasted 18 years and produced a
son and daughter. At the time of her death, Nancy rejoiced in five grandchildren. Her inherited flair for business, particularly real estate, and love for art nurtured a romance between Nancy and businessman Allan Davis. Though at Encina High together, the couple were unacquainted until they were in their 40s. A first date to watch the Sacramento Kings was auspicious. Davis adored the team. Nancy’s dad part-owned them. “She loved the Kings,” Allan recalls. “For 20 years, she barely missed a game. She was their most avid fan, even if she was too ladylike to yell from the sidelines.” The couple ran an antiques and home accessory emporium in downtown Sacramento for 10 years. In 1989, they fell in love with a Carmichael adobe ranch house. A vestige of town founder Daniel Carmichael’s first colony, the 100-year-old dwelling became a workin-progress for the rest of Nancy’s life. In a painstaking quest for perfection, Casa Nancy’s courtyards and colonnades were still being re-paved when its mistress died. “The house was central to her happiness,” observes Allan. “She loved its solitude and gardens, but the kitchen was its heart. When she cooked, the house smelled wonderful. She loved to eat and to find fun places to eat out.” At Christmas, Nancy assumed a matriarchal role with all relatives under one roof. Ornaments and illuminations were legendary. “Our lights went up in October,” recalls Allan. “It took till December for
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Garden of Arden VISION TRANSFORMS SPORTS CLUB TO FLORAL SHOWPLACE
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25-year vision to transform one of Sacramento’s most famous sport clubs into a floral showplace has brought elements of British Columbia’s Butchart Gardens to Carmichael. Under the instruction of Olympian trainer Sherm Chavoor, a young Brett Favero swam for almost 20 years at Arden Hills Swim and Tennis Club. During backstroke practice, the athlete focused on a row of cypresses whose skyward-pointing branches defined the club boundary. “I loved those trees,” recalls Favero, 56 and now the club’s owner. “I loved them so much that I planted 100 more along our western boundary.” His family purchased the club— now called Arden Hills Resort & Spa—from Chavoor in 1985. Favero eventually took over its management; among his dreams was the creation of a showplace. “The club was always beautiful,” he says. “But it was more like a community park; we wanted something more inspiring. We had pools and tennis courts for fitness. What struck my mind was that beautiful gardens add to your sense of well-being.” A search for ideas lead Favero to Canada. Victoria’s Butchart Gardens—a botanical wonderland in a disused limestone quarry—is a top tourist attraction. Favero had nurtured veggie and flower beds during his Country Day high school years. He left Canada with his green thumbs twitching. “What the Butcharts created uplifted me,”
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Petunias and palms frame pools where Olympians have trained
Brett Favero (left) and Elio Chavez enjoy the floral idyll they created
he explains. “I wanted to bring that feeling home.” These days, 13 acres of cultivated garden sell Arden Hills as one of Sacramento’s top event locations. Sharing the utopia with club members and gala goers, hundreds of brides tiptoe through the petunias here each year. But transplanting the Butchart effect from maritime Canada to arid Sacramento was a long process of trial and occasional disaster for Favero and co-visionary Elio Chavez. Head gardener at Arden Hills, Chavez has worked for the Favero family since he was 20 and has shared each botanical challenge. From parking lots to nuptial courtyards, trademark petunias pour in a rainbow cascade. Their baskets were custom built in England to meet Carmichael needs. “To hold enough moisture so plants can withstand 105-degree days,” explains Favero, “containers must be bell shaped and especially deep.” What looks like plain dirt inside them is a growing medium whose formula took soilmeister Chavez years to create. His recipe is now locked in a safe. “It’s not just classified,” admits Favero. “We’re afraid even we might forget the mix.” Garden maintenance is a yearround vocation for Chavez’s six-man team. In spring, nearly 7,000 petunias come from a Placerville nursery. The club’s top-secret soil recipe is blended. Watered, watched and guarded from pests, seedlings begin to form their vivid kaleidoscopes. Elsewhere on the resort grounds, a thousand rosebushes are fertilized. Zinnia carpets are laid and scores of juniper topiaries groomed. Ground
Longtime gardener Elio Chavez tends a pond waterfall
covers include jasmine and begonia. In beds and baskets, drip systems prevent water wastage. Adding more mobile color, Favero and his wife Dara keep a pond full of fat koi carp. Some are 25 years old and grew up with the couple’s eight children. At the resort entrance (it recently became a county road called Arden Hills Lane), massive Canary Island palms and bird-of-paradise clumps introduce tropical accents to the haven. Above all this, centuriesold oaks remind visitors that Arden Hills’ triumph exists despite the ungenerous soil of an arid valley. “Our club members bring guests here just to enjoy the gardens,” observes Favero. “That’s especially
fulfilling for Elio and me. We’ve had our successes and failures. These gardens could not have been created if Elio hadn’t shared my enthusiasm.” Favero recalls a recent stroll through his domain. With sculptures, fountains and zillions of upturned petunia faces, the wedding courtyard hosts spring-through-fall nuptials. “I suddenly thought: My goodness, it’s beautiful here,” says the garden’s architect. “So I just sat down and enjoyed the feeling of peace and beauty. “I had the same feeling in Butchart Gardens all those years ago.”
Custom made in England, dozens of hanging baskets allow petunias a 10-foot cascade
Some koi have been Arden Hills residents for more than 20 years
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Nancy to have the decorations perfect.” Other than family, her great love was fashion and design. “Nancy’s taste was always strongly stated,” her husband says. “She never just threw clothes on; she dressed to perfection for every occasion. The twist Nancy put on what she wore was remarkable; she chose the biggest, most dramatic earrings. I could fill a museum with them.” Glittering crucifixes that accented anything from necklaces to T-shirts were not just Gothic bling. “Nancy maintained a strong spirituality,” Allan says. “She knew her Bible. There were lively religious discussions at family gatherings. She didn’t limit friendships to people of the same faith; she was simply drawn to spiritual people. If she wasn’t at church on Sunday, she’d watch a TV service.” An affluent team, the Davises gave back: Their support for Capital Christian Center recently helped build a sports complex for its school.
Little League, local schools and the Jewish Federation enjoyed the couple’s largesse, too. The Carmichael Chamber of Commerce recently recognized the benefactors of community by naming their company, Milagro Properties, 2015 Carmichael Business of the Year. Neighborhood kids knew Allan and Nancy as a soft touch. “I’d come home with Girl Scout cookies and find Nancy had already bought a ton of them,” Allan reports. “We always had more cookies than we could possibly eat.” Over their 30-year partnership, the couple’s business interests included apartment complexes, commercial buildings and refurbishments of the many run-down Carmichael properties they acquired. “Nancy didn’t do anything halfway,” says her husband. “She hated anything to be a blot on the landscape.” The Milagro Centre, once a dowdy strip mall near the Fair Oaks Boulevard and Marconi Avenue junction, is a final testament. The Davises purchased the foreclosed premises in 2011 and began planning
Landmark tribute. Nancy Emerson Davis’s portrait is now part of the Milagro Centre entrance arch
a Napa-style hub to revitalize “main street” Carmichael. Filled with up-scale culinary vendors and fabulous design, the center will offer a daylong eating, drinking and gathering space, with the Nancy Davis signature in every corner. “Our dream was to set the bar high,” she recently explained. “We’re establishing a standard for how we hope Carmichael will look 50 years from now.”
With its wide arch and 22 mature palm trees, the Milagro (Spanish for miracle) Centre is already an area landmark. “Typically of Nancy, she had the trees lit up the minute they were planted,” approves her husband. “She loved lights and she loved Carmichael. She wanted it to look amazing. At the Milagro Center, her love for community, and lights, will shine forever.” n
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Walking While Distracted IT CAN BE JUST AS DANGEROUS AS DISTRACTED DRIVING
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istracted drivers have cousins. Their relatives are distracted walkers who talk, text and check their email on their cell phones. Or they may listen to music on their phones or portable music devices. As with distracted drivers, their focus is not on their surroundings or on the task of getting somewhere. Their minds are elsewhere. They may not bother to look where they’re going, and they expect others to get out of their way. The results can be amusing. A tourist in Melbourne, Australia, walked off a pier while checking Facebook on her cell phone. A nonswimmer, she was able to float in the cold bay waters. When police hauled her out, 65 feet away from the pier, she was still clutching her phone. A Pennsylvania woman using her phone walked into a fountain at a shopping mall. Her misadventure was captured on a security camera and viewed millions of times on the Internet. Preoccupied walkers bump into their fellow pedestrians, collide with poles, stumble off curbs, fall over debris and injure themselves in countless ways.
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In London, bumpers (like the padding on goal posts) were installed on Brick Lane light poles. The idea was to get texting walkers to carom off the poles instead of walking into them and hurting themselves. It turned out the bumpers were a publicity stunt and not a serious city program. The consequences of distracted walking can be dangerous and tragic. In 2010, a man talking on a cell phone was hit and seriously injured by a light rail train at the Iron Point Road station in Folsom. He never looked up or noticed the train. In Rancho Cordova last year, 15-yearold Mariah Burgess was struck and killed by a light rail train. She was wearing headphones and apparently didn’t hear the approaching train or
its warning horn. Less than a month later and fewer than two miles away, 32-year-old Jason Mudrock was fatally hit by a light rail train. Headphones were found near his body. While it’s clear that the consequences of distracted walking can be serious, it’s difficult to put the size of the problem in context. So far, the studies are few and the data scant. It does appear that injuries to walkers are on the rise. You don’t need a study to observe distracted walking. Everyone, it seems, has a cell phone. Once phones were carried in pockets or purses; now they’re constantly in hand. Once people who seemed to be talking to themselves on the street were rare and usually best avoided because they
likely were mentally unbalanced. Now they are commonplace. The younger they are, the more likely phone users are texting instead of talking. Texting probably represents the highest form of distraction since it engages the vision, requires manipulation and occupies the mind. What’s to be done about the problem? Some localities have tried laws. While forms of distracted driving are illegal, distracted walking is legal just about everywhere. Legislators in Nevada and New York have considered laws against texting or use of cell phones in crosswalks. A Utah law imposes a $50 fine for
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Moving Day OPENING SUTTER’S NEW ‘BABY HOSPITAL’ IS A LOGISTICAL FEAT
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f you wake up one bright morning and decide it would be a nice idea to build a new hospital for women and children, here are some things to consider. There’s the time involved. For good measure, figure about 13 years. There are architects and construction companies to think about. It’s possible they will change halfway through the project. And there’s money. You should budget upward of $500 million. These cautionary notes are not meant to frighten the prospective hospital builder but to demonstrate the bewildering realities faced by Cindy Banta, a former journalism student who wandered into the nursing profession and became the common thread that formed the fabric that will be Sutter Medical Center’s new Anderson Lucchetti Women’s and Children’s Center on L Street. Banta didn’t physically build the new hospital. But she’s the lone Sutter staff member who’s been assigned to the center since its conception. She has watched architects and construction teams and colleagues and hospital executives come and go. She saw the economy crash and rebound. She saw delays and setbacks and culture shifts, and she endured. Such is the mountain of disruption that has accompanied the closure one hospital—Sutter Memorial, the venerable East Sacramento “baby hospital”—and the development of its successor in Midtown. The new baby hospital is Banta’s baby.
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“It feels like I’ve been working on this project for a lifetime,” says Banta, Sutter Health’s director of patient care and planning. “I’ve seen a lot of changes from when we started
back around 2002 to now. It’s been an incredible journey.” Constructing a hospital is nothing like building a shopping mall, office or arena. Expectations are far more
exacting for a structure that delivers medical services from sutures to blood to oxygen. Even if the essential task of delivering healthy babies is timeless, the culture of medicine has changed since the women’s and children’s hospital was first planned. Levels of patient care, privacy and even service providers’ bedside manner have all been significantly upgraded. “The experience of the patient having her baby in the new hospital will be far different from what it was at Sutter Memorial,” Banta says. “One big example is that all rooms are private, so you won’t be next to another family whose issues may not necessarily be compatible with yours.” The velvety new world of customer service—not exactly a priority in the old days of obstetrics and pediatrics— will be evident from the moment the patient enters Anderson Lucchetti. While the new hospital is designed to blend into its familiar sister across the street, Sutter General, the wonders of modern medicine unfold with pastel murals and color-coded elevator portals. Anderson Lucchetti is intended to comfort and sooth, not terrify (though for some reluctant young patients, a calm environment may not ease the sharp end of a needle). The hospital is named for the Sacramento family that owns Pacific Coast Building Products, a clan devoted to Sacramento. The new hospital won’t be a theater for surgical miracles. Operations will still take place across the street at Sutter General, where renovations are creating 24 operating rooms and an expanded emergency center.
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GETTING FROM page 36 distracted walking near commuter rail. There have been education efforts. The SAFE KIDS Moment of Silence campaign urges the 20 percent of high school students who cross the street while distracted to put their phones down. South Florida has a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Stop the Talk. Just Walkâ&#x20AC;? campaign. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s probably too much to hope that people end distracted walking on their own. The desire for social contact and fear of missing out on something are powerful forces that lead to addictive use. Walking used to provide time for thinking, planning and daydreaming. Those were distracting activities, too, but not as intense and isolating as provided by todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s electronic devices. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s good for people to be connected with their friends and loved ones. And itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s good to be in the moment. But walkers and drivers also need to be in the â&#x20AC;&#x153;place,â&#x20AC;? connected to their surroundings and to others who are actually present. Walt Seifert is a bicyclist, driver and transportation writer. He can be reached at bikeguy@surewest.net n
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Next Time SAC REPUBLIC LOST THE BATTLE BUT WILL WIN THE WAR
BY R.E. GRASWICH SPORTS AUTHORITY
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ive to fight another day” may not make for an inspirational mission statement, but it’s the foundation of all great organizations. Absorb your setbacks, learn a lesson or two and move forward. Now we can count the Sacramento Republic as a group hardened and improved by adversity, an organization that will fight again— and win. The decision by Major League Soccer not to include the Republic in the 2015 expansion round was a deep disappointment to the community and team, but it wasn’t an insurmountable setback. There will be big-league soccer in Sacramento’s future. The only question is the timetable. If anything, the Republic may have done too good of a job presenting itself as major league material. The remarkable levels of public support and obvious appeal of the regional market amplified the shockwaves that rolled across Sacramento when news broke that the MLS would first introduce Minnesota, rather than
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The decision by Major League Soccer not to include the Republic in the 2015 expansion round was a deep disappointment to the community and team
Northern California, to the expansion calendar. But don’t worry. Once the community recovers from its disappointment, sports fans will realize that the Republic stands as a stronger MLS entry next time around, thanks to the experience of having finished behind the Minnesota United. While it hasn’t been reported in the media, the Republic’s game-day strategy for the 2015 expansion negotiations contained a gusty leverage move—the stuff that will define the Republic as an organization that plays smart and tough and isn’t afraid to take a calculated risk.
The leverage play was a contingency offer, made to show Sacramento meant business while demonstrating its business savvy. When the discussion turned, as it always does in pro sports, to the question of a new stadium, the Republic gave the MLS a proposition with one condition: Deliver us into the family of big-time U.S. pro soccer this year, and we’ll build you a $150 million downtown stadium in a soccer-ready, sports-crazed region of Northern California. Here’s the deal: The MLS invitation must come first, before the stadium, which will be built with private funds.
“We have one contingency,” Republic marketing chief Erika Bjork told me just before the Minnesota deal was consummated. “And that’s that they accept our application for expansion.” The contingency was smart because it acknowledged that the MLS doesn’t run like other top-level sports leagues. It doesn’t operate on the franchise principle. Its teams are owned by one group of investors, rather than by a cartel of rich guys who operate separate franchises around the country. This is called “single-entity” ownership. It means the MLS never SPORTS page 42
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has to mess around with renegades like Al Davis, moving under threat of antitrust litigation. And there’s another factor that makes the MLS different. It’s a new kid on the block, eager for acceptance into the big time and willing to take chances. The MLS has been playing for only 20 years and is just a dozen years removed from financial loss, nearly empty stadiums and contraction among investor teams. The MLS single-entity model may need adjustments to survive the long haul. So far, its conservative payroll practices have left the league unable to compete for prime international talent locked up by European teams. But for now, the MLS is pulling the right levers. And the fans are happy.
“Our goal has been to establish ourselves in the market, and we’ve clearly done that.” Which brings us back to Sacramento. The Republic’s quest for MLS membership, which began three years ago, was originally based on proving the market was ripe for soccer. This was accomplished with sold-out games at Hughes Stadium and a fun makeshift pitch at Cal Expo.
“Our goal has been to establish ourselves in the market, and we’ve clearly done that,” Bjork says. And here’s where things got interesting. While the sellouts were publicly celebrated, another level of romance was required with the MLS, a seduction hidden from the spotlight. The Republic had to show its ownership included serious, experienced investors, stadium site control and a real funding path to a big-league soccer grounds. And in Sacramento, those categories had to be satisfied without the promise of taxpayer dollars. The Kings’ new arena has eaten up the city’s capacity to borrow money by selling bonds. Those can be tricky issues, but the Republic had them handled. Bjork told me the Republic has site control contracts at the railyards, the only hold-up being the transfer of the acreage to new ownership. Just before the Minnesota announcement, she said the Republic sent its $150 million stadium-finance plan to the MLS, underscored by zero reliance on taxpayer support. Backed by lead investor Kevin Nagle, who made a bundle in the pharmacy benefits management world, the Republic clearly made a strong, positive impression on the MLS. Our community is primed for next time, and the MLS knows it. R.E. Graswich can be reached at reg@graswich.com n
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Magical Mulch DURING THE DROUGHT, KEEPING MOISTURE IN THE SOIL IS KEY
BY ANITA CLEVENGER GARDEN JABBER
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n late March, after two of the driest, warmest winter months on record, I did a simple test. I dug my finger into sandy soil that was covered with a layer of wood chips and compared it with nearby bare soil. The difference was stunning. An inch or two beneath the mulch, the soil was moist. Without mulch, I could detect no moisture six inches down. Mulch is magical. It not only reduces evaporation from the soil by half; it also discourages weeds and can keep the ground warmer in winter and cooler in summer. In this time of drought and mandatory water conservation, maintaining a layer of mulch around your plants is one of the most water-wise things that you can do. You can even use it on container plants. What is mulch, anyway? It’s a protective ground covering in a garden or landscape. Mulch is usually organic, but it can also be an inorganic material such as gravel. Mulch can be spread over plastic fabric or sheeting. Inorganic materials are relatively permanent, and many people like how they look. However,
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I’m not a fan. Plastic and rocks can be expensive and hard to remove if you decide to change your landscape. Inorganic materials can have a sauna effect, retaining and reflecting heat. Rocks and gravel can be hard to keep clean and weed-free. My biggest complaint, however, is that inorganic materials don’t do anything to improve the soil. As organic mulch decomposes, it slowly improves the soil’s structure and organic content. The soil couldn’t be more different in the two gardens where I spend much of my time. My East Sacramento yard was once a stream bottom, with heavy silt-clay soil that holds nutrients and water readily. When it’s wet, the soil forms a tight ball if you squeeze it in your hand. It’s nearly impenetrable when it dries out. The Sacramento Historic City Cemetery is on a sand hill cast up by the Sacramento River. It drains readily. It crumbles when you squeeze it, wet or dry. Years of spreading wood chips over the surface have changed both types of soil for the better. At home, my soil is looser. In the cemetery, it holds together. Organic mulch can be a variety of materials, and I’ve tried many of them. You can pick up free wood chips from SMUD at its Sacramento and Elk Grove yards. You can shred leaves or chip your own wood trimmings,
or purchase chips commercially. I’m fond of medium-sized bark chips and shredded “walk-on bark,” particularly in more visible areas. I also spread compost over my planting beds. What’s the difference between compost and mulch? Ideally, compost is fully decomposed and its nutrients are readily available. It can be mixed into the soil or spread on top. Wood chips and other undecomposed mulches may rob the soil of nitrogen if mixed beneath the surface, but they have little effect on the underlying nutrients if left on the surface. Mulch works its magic by blocking sunlight from the soil, so you need to spread it deeper if your material is coarse. A couple of inches of compost
or fine bark is enough, but if your mulch is coarse, pile it on deeper. You can spread cardboard or layers of newspaper underneath to reduce light penetration even further. Mulch will gradually break down, so replenish it every year. A few cautions, though. UC Berkeley native bee experts decry “mulch madness” and urge gardeners to keep areas of bare soil to encourage ground-nesting bees. Many droughttolerant plants demand perfect drainage and may rot if planted in heavy, well-mulched soil. Keep mulch at least four inches from the base of trees and other woody plants to allow air to circulate to their roots, and pull it back from your building
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Say Cheese THIS FAMILY-RUN DAIRY MAKES ITS PRODUCTS THE OLD-WORLD WAY
Co.’s farmstead cheese. “We make it at our dairy in Orland,” said Tom Pedrozo, 22. “My family makes it by hand. Try it with fresh or dried fruit and nuts. My dad likes it with sweet white wines.” Wow. I could never make cheese that tasted that creamy and rich, no matter how clean my kitchen. “So tell me about this dairy,” I said, fishing
BY GWEN SCHOEN
for an invitation to visit the family
FARM TO FORK
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and watch the cheesemaking process. After scoring an invite, I set out
few years back, a friend
on a 90-minute drive north, up I-5
gave me a kit for making
to Orland. It’s primarily a farming
homemade cheese. The first
community where neighbors are so
step in the process: “Begin with a
far apart they see each other only
spotlessly clean kitchen.” I figured
as clouds of dust behind tractors. I
that was impossible, so I gave up
pulled into the gravel driveway next
before I began. That doesn’t mean
to a house that was in serious need
I’m not a fan of great cheese. At
of some paint. As I stepped out of
one time, my goal was to sample my way around the entire cheese counter at Whole Foods. I never
Pedrozo Dairy and Cheese Co. in Orland is committed to sustainable agriculture and responsible stewardship. Their cows have year-round access to the outdoors and graze on natural grasses as long as the pastures are in bloom.
the car, Tim Pedrozo, Tom’s father, greeted me with a big smile and a hearty handshake. A third-generation
accomplished that goal either,
dairy farmer who moved his family
although I certainly gave it the
and his herd of dairy cows up to
college try.
Orland from Modesto in 1999, he’s the sort of man who loves a good laugh. The calluses on his hands tell
The calluses on his hands tell the story of someone accustomed to hard work and few days off.
the story of someone accustomed to hard work and few days off. “I’ll show you the first step in cheesemaking,” said Pedrozo as he led me across a field to the other side of a barn. There, 30 lazy-looking cows strolled through a grassy pasture. “Our cows are all grass fed,” he said. “We have Holstein and Jersey, so the cheese is a mixture of milks.
Not long ago, I was happily
“Before we moved up here, we
sampling my way through a farmers
were trying to sustain the dairy by
market when a young man offered
selling fluid milk. It was just too
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Cheese production takes place three days a week. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a six-hour
difficult,â&#x20AC;? said Pedrozo. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I really
process that involves heating,
wanted to try making cheese, so I
churning and draining in order to
started looking for a place where we
produce curds. The curds are pressed
could do that while raising our own
into wheels. Wheels are soaked in
cows. We bought this 20-acre property
a salty brine solution that pulls out
because it already had a small cheese
excess moisture before aging. Cheese
plant ready to go. Cheesemaking is
is aged 60 days in a cool, dry room
physically challenging, so the family
before itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ready for sale.
we bought from wanted to leave the business, but they were hoping to sell
Pedrozo produces four types of farmstead cheese: peppercorn, which
to someone who wanted to keep the dairy going. It was perfect for us. The sellers spent some time teaching us their method, and then I began taking classes and studying the art of making cheese.â&#x20AC;?
There are no days off and no vacations for a dairy farmer. If you arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t tending to the cows, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re making cheese. In between, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re trying to sell what the cows produce. Over the years the Pedrozos have developed their own style. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Basically, we use a Dutch method of making old-world-style cheese with raw milk. The milk is never heated warmer than a cow, which is 101 degrees,â&#x20AC;? Pedrozo explained.
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W E L O V E W H AT W E D O FARM FROM page 48 is studded throughout with crunchy
for his attention with soft moos. They
black peppercorns; Blondie’s Best, a
found great delight in nuzzling his
mildly sweet cheese named after the
arms and sucking his fingers. The
cow who made the family’s first batch
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“We also make Tipsy Cheese,”
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said Pedrozo. “It’s a wheel that is
aren’t tending to the cows, you’re
soaked in sediment at the bottom of
making cheese. In between, you’re
Speidel fermenting tanks used for
trying to sell what the cows produce.
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Not everyone is content with the
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Pedrozo family just fine.
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Fore the Love of Golf ARDEN AREA PREPARES FOR 125,000 AT US SENIOR OPEN
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Shuttle bus drivers are being hired to move spectators from a giant free parking lot at Cal Expo to a newly built entrance to the club at Morse and Marconi avenues. Stage builders are pounding together bleachers, shade terraces, a new entrance area, covered wellness and climate controlled merchandise pavilions, media zones, and hospitality tents. Film crews from Fox Sports are staging camera angles and sound boards. Volunteers are assembling more volunteers (there will be 2,600 in all!) to help do things like direct foot traffic and hand out waters. Savvy area business owners are purchasing hospitality ticket options for an upscale way to entertain clients over the weeklong spectacle. And, of course, anyone in business anywhere near Del Paso is dreaming
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4904 BOYD DR 4730 PEDERSEN WAY 6423 DORINDA WAY 4933 ROBERTSON AVE 6972 WISE CT 4028 KNOLL TOP CT 3142 KAISER WAY 5233 WINDING WAY 3120 MISSION AVE 5012 ALAN CT 3008 PARKWOOD CT 4233 ABRAHAM 6000 VAN ALSTINE AVE 6353 MEADOWVISTA DR 4710 CHANCERY WAY 3227 PANAMA AVE 5225 COLUMBINE WAY 4537 BELA WAY 5525 KENNETH AVE 6831 GRANT AVE 6150 LONGMONT WAY 5114 SCHUYLER DR 4335 WALNUT AVE 1041 HARRINGTON WAY 6056 VIA CASITAS 2345 FALLWATER LN 2157 GUNN RD 2522 LOS FELIZ WAY 6605 WINDING WAY 4424 MARBLE WAY 5906 MARLIN CIR 5601 ENGLE RD 4506 RUSTIC RD 5316 ADELAIDE WAY 4644 HIXON CIR 2012 CLEARFIELD WAY 6344 PERRIN WAY 4900 ANDREW CIR 5106 INFINITY CT 5425 HESPER WAY 6506 SAINT JAMES DR 4123 PUEBLO ST 3220 MURCHISON WAY 4800 PAISLEY WAY 6111 VIA CASITAS 5605 SAPUNOR WAY 3451 MARSHALL AVE 6440 MILES LN 3501 ALTAMONT DR 6224 SAMOA WAY 4012 KNOLL TOP CT 5301 SANDSTONE ST 6000 HELVA LN 2642 ARBORETA CT 2301 MARIE WAY 4777 COURTLAND LN 3049 STANTON CIR 1901 SHELFIELD DR 4707 MELVIN DR 4799 OAK TWIG WAY 6020 LANDIS AVE
$238,000 $270,000 $282,500 $345,000 $810,000 $125,000 $363,600 $499,995 $295,000 $324,500 $672,000 $142,000 $281,000 $285,000 $675,000 $266,000 $279,900 $320,000 $390,000 $271,000 $290,000 $355,900 $500,000 $538,000 $115,000 $273,000 $300,000 $366,488 $555,750 $375,000 $199,000 $250,000 $360,000 $439,600 $303,000 $331,000 $348,000 $425,000 $555,000 $205,000 $295,000 $360,000 $370,000 $755,000 $160,000 $180,700 $305,000 $320,000 $395,000 $435,000 $141,500 $291,000 $324,000 $755,000 $184,900 $185,000 $284,000 $735,000 $228,001 $396,500 $212,500
5521 WHITFIELD WAY 7131 STELLA LN #33 5607 MILLBURN ST 6716 LINCOLN AVE 1925 WINGFIELD WAY 5637 VALL CT 6065 WINDING WAY 4524 LADERA WAY 3231 MAX CT
95815 WOODLAKE 671 SOUTHGATE RD 2198 FAIRFIELD ST
$324,000 $112,000 $200,000 $290,000 $500,000 $160,000 $273,500 $430,000 $475,000 $206,000 $285,000
95816 EAST SACRAMENTO, MCKINLEY PARK 2804 F ST 1309 35TH ST 1428 39TH ST 1101 34TH ST 3131 C ST 2619 R ST 521 38TH ST 821 22ND ST 520 24TH ST 715 30TH ST 3319 T ST 3331 M ST 2215 O ST 3228 SERRA WAY 3415 N ST 841 26TH ST
95817 TAHOE PARK, ELMHURST
3859 7TH AVE 3401 44TH ST 3417 43RD ST 3304 SAN CARLOS WAY 2623 35TH ST 4009 2ND AVE 4125 12TH AVE 3127 32ND ST 3067 6TH AVE 3608 1ST AVE 3801 7TH AVE 2635 57TH ST 3421 TRIO LN 4301 2ND AVE 5907 4TH AVE 3017 44TH ST 3609 1ST AVE 3517 38TH ST 3973 4TH AVE 5433 V ST 4901 V ST 3333 37TH ST 5917 2ND AVE
95818 LAND PARK, CURTIS PARK 2217 24TH ST
$298,000 $685,000 $1,525,000 $458,000 $467,000 $332,000 $385,000 $525,000 $451,000 $384,000 $428,500 $465,000 $735,000 $445,000 $469,950 $475,000
$182,000 $152,500 $220,000 $173,900 $194,000 $237,500 $91,500 $187,500 $273,500 $185,200 $249,000 $295,000 $295,900 $239,000 $335,000 $109,000 $139,900 $189,000 $250,000 $300,000 $381,000 $85,000 $350,000
$315,000
2204 DAVINI LN $350,000 1117 10TH AVE $787,000 2559 FREEPORT BLVD $337,500 1909 VALLEJO WAY $450,000 2231 23RD ST $310,000 3057 FRANKLIN BLVD $299,000 2612 HARKNESS ST $465,000 2648 3RD AVE $525,000 876 3RD AVE $366,000 665 4TH AVE $405,000 2709 DONNER WAY $417,331 2601 5TH AVE $429,000 2788 13TH ST $580,000 2114 MARSHALL WAY $351,000 2449 DONNER WAY $505,000 2300 4TH AVE $615,000 1425 ROBERTSON WAY $799,900 2715 SAN FERNANDO WY$210,000 2664 21ST ST $373,000 2617 28TH ST $310,000 2749 25TH $689,000 1157 2ND AVE $510,000
95819 EAST SACRAMENTO, RIVER PARK
920 47TH ST $577,500 4301 BREUNER AVE $365,000 5100 SANDBURG DR $400,000 51 AIKEN WAY $439,000 1112 JANEY WAY $488,000 1524 42ND ST $420,000 5915 SHEPARD AVE $499,500 5800 SPILMAN AVE $382,500 641 51ST ST $410,000 5217 MODDISON AVE $485,000 538 LA PURISSIMA WAY $405,000 710 48TH ST $440,000 5532 CAMELLIA AVE $691,000 800 51ST ST $320,000 461 LOVELLA WAY $398,500 665 54TH ST $488,000 1335 57TH ST $570,000 446 42ND ST $484,000 5620 ELVAS AVE $462,500 5007 B ST $570,000 1316 47TH ST $1,179,000
95821 ARDEN-ARCADE
2701 LERWICK RD $180,000 2248 SHAW ST $264,200 4620 EMDEE CT $299,900 3705 HILLCREST $329,000 3604 LARCHMONT SQ LN $95,000 2544 CATALINA DR $317,000 4332 MULFORD AVE $320,000 3849 ABERDEEN WAY $300,166 2520 ETHAN WAY $153,900 4316 RIO TINTO AVE $375,000 3548 LARCHMONT SQ LN $110,000 2524 ETHAN WAY $147,000 3621 POPE AVE $300,000 3620 SEAN DR $209,000
4333 RIO VISTA AVE $346,000 3320 ARBOR WAY $208,900 3229 NORTHWOOD RD $257,000 3809 LASUEN DR $245,000 2500 ETHAN WAY $131,200 3808 FRENCH AVE $200,000 2307 TYROLEAN WAY $227,000 3441 EDISON AVE $215,000 4100 ZEPHYR WAY $315,000 3729 FRENCH AVE $215,000 3112 LEATHA WAY $245,000 3524 LARCHMONT SQR $120,000 2359 RAINBOW AVE $235,000 2531 FULTON SQUARE LN $85,000 2730 TIOGA $210,000 3940 MILMAR WAY $375,500 4413 WYMAN DR $345,000 3921 EL CAMINO AVE $194,900
95822 SOUTH LAND PARK
2385 HALDIS WAY $215,000 5516 HELEN WAY $314,900 5660 24TH ST $159,000 7425 FLORES ST $166,000 2328 HOOKE WAY $270,000 7360 22ND ST $195,100 5950 LAKE CREST WAY $320,500 5101 HELEN WAY $299,000 2837 WAH $60,000 1557 WAKEFIELD WAY $180,000 4920 FLORA VISTA LN $400,000 6464 ROMACK CIR $127,050 5311 CARMEN WAY $275,000 6025 BELLEAU WOOD LN $113,000 5605 LONSDALE DR $299,950 2509 48TH AVE $65,000 1821 OREGON DR $178,000 3968 BARTLEY DR $695,000 6632 WOODBINE AVE $80,000 2041 65TH AVE $195,000 91 PETRILLI CIR $275,000 1071 GLENN HOLLY WAY $335,000 7567 SKELTON WAY $150,000 2241 HOOKE WAY $235,000 2616 HING AVE $200,000 1810 60TH AVE $235,000 5418 ROE CT $340,000
95825 ARDEN
1248 VANDERBILT WAY $294,900 2259 SWARTHMORE DR $368,000 2424 LARKSPUR LN #217 $75,000 14 ADELPHI CT $249,000 963 FULTON AVENUE #556 $46,000 882 E WOODSIDE LN #2 $160,000 2830 MERRYWOOD DR $275,000 701 EAST RANCH RD $425,000 2200 LLOYD LN $160,000 2305 COTTAGE WAY $200,000 225 HARTNELL PL $360,000 2201 BYRON $195,000 2317 BARCELONA WAY $192,000
905 FULTON AVE #412 $60,500 1904 RICHMOND ST $255,000 2202 WOODSIDE LN #8 $83,333 2312 AMERICAN RIVER DR $280,000 911 VANDERBILT WAY $312,000 3165 VIA GRANDE $127,000 1209 VANDERBILT WAY $366,000 923 FULTON #426 $41,500 909 FULTON AVE #416 $63,000
95831 GREENHAVEN, S LAND PARK
7433 DURFEE WAY $195,000 1207 ALDER TREE WAY $251,000 1043 JOHNFER WAY $155,000 6909 ARABELLA WAY $260,000 723 SKYLAKE WAY $189,000 7560 DELTAWIND $235,000 778 SKYLAKE WAY $285,000 765 HARVEY WAY $249,500 407 WINDWARD WAY $310,000 8015 LINDA ISLE LN $386,000 749 LAKE FRONT $390,000 1284 GRAND RIVER DR $400,888 8050 LINDA ISLE LN $379,950 6235 OAKRIDGE WAY $585,000 7350 FLOWERWOOD WY $202,500 1319 SAN CLEMENTE WY $445,000 7489 GRIGGS WAY $246,000 788 KLEIN WAY $312,000 6850 HARMON DR $375,000
95864 ARDEN
2005 MERCURY WAY $337,000 2413 CATALINA DR $290,000 4531 AMERICAN RIVER DR $520,000 1008 AMBERWOOD $219,900 1511 ROWENA WAY $150,000 4306 VALMONTE DR $455,000 655 REGENCY CIRCLE $687,000 1010 CASTEC DR $533,000 3105 WEMBERLEY DR $189,900 4213 AMERICAN RIVER DR $600,000 371 WYNDGATE RD $555,000 1441 SEBASTIAN $180,000 3136 CHELSEA RD $274,500 2440 BRIDLE PATH LANE $232,000 901 BAYTREE PL $517,500 1508 RUSHDEN DR $197,400 2001 MAPLE GLEN RD $820,000 4030 WYCOMBE DR $944,000 730 EL ENCINO WAY $355,000 4610 CHANCERY WAY $640,000 3530 EL RICON WAY $600,000 660 LILAC LN $525,000 821 MORRIS $635,000 1105 HAMPTON RD $170,000 1661 EL NIDO WAY $489,000 240 BALDWIN WAY $1,700,000
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From Toddler to Teen MOTHER’S DAY PROMPTS REFLECTION ON WHAT WOULD’VE HELPED THE JOURNEY
And every time I talk to my
infections, making meals that hit all
no guitar lessons, no PTA meeting,
88-year-old grandmother about
the major food groups, and constant
no doctor’s appointment, no pickup,
the worries I have for my kids, she
calls of “Mommmmmy!”
no drop-off, no getting in a car to go
assures me these sleepless nights will pass, but she cautions me about putting the Ambien too far out of reach.
MOMSERVATIONS
B
oy, does Mother’s Day look different depending on which side of the diaper bag you’re
standing. I’m now in my 16th year of being a mother. Seems like a long
one needing me for anything. Age 5: Tag team. When you have
bunny ears. No whining about why
glittery, gluey, construction paper
we have to do this. No fake smiles. No
mess of helping your kids make you
are-we-done-yet? pouts. No fights over
honey.”
Mother’s Day cards, all you want is
touching. Look adorable and like you
someone to say, “I got this.”
love each other.
So this Mother’s Day, I thought I’d reflect on what I wanted for
Age 6: For school to start. Getting
my special day at each stage of my
an uninterrupted seven-hour day of
children’s development.
productivity and peace and quiet for
Pregnant: To be included in Mother’s Day because I was finally going to be a mom!
five days in a row. There is no better gift. Age 7: A little independence. Kids
Age 1: Sleep.
who will tie their own shoes, wipe
Age 2: A break. With two kids
their own noses, buckle themselves in
under 2, a long, quiet break from
and out of a car, wash their own hair,
as I sympathetically chuckle at
wiping rears, chopping food,
grab their own snacks and pick up
the toddler moms thinking their
supervising, feeding, entertaining,
their own toys.
biggest struggle in life is making it
washing and buckling in and out of
Age 8: No fighting.
through Target without a meltdown
seatbelts.
Age 9: No fighting.
Age 3: An escape. An escape from
sympathetically pats me on the
fights over toys, Caillou and Elmo,
shoulder with that you-ain’t-seen-
exhaustion, crying, whining, being on
nothin’-yet smirk when I vent about
constant alert, changing diapers, ear
raising teens.
Age 12: A decent family photo. No fighting about having to dress up. No
to initiate, supervise and clean up the
time. I feel very seasoned. But just
or diaper blowout, my own mother
anywhere.
never stop worrying about your kids,
“No matter how old you get, you
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One-Man Band AFTER PLAYING BACKGROUND, THIS SOLO GUITARIST MOVES INTO THE SPOTLIGHT
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hen guitarist Jon Merriman says that he became a soloist “out of necessity,” he’s not exaggerating. When he was a kid growing up in rural Wayne, Neb., in the 1960s, Merriman’s only connection to the wide world of music he loved so dearly was his radio—a love he explores in his solo concert at Folsom’s Harris Center on May 15. “The only culture I had was the radio at night,” Merriman says. “Music was everything for me because I really had nothing else. I begged my parents to get me a guitar at an early age, and I’ve been in love with it all my life. Being out in the middle of nowhere, I became a soloist out of necessity. I developed my own style where I play everything at the same time. I’m the whole band.” This claim might sound lofty at first, but just listen to Merriman play and you’ll be astounded at the tones he coaxes out of his instrument. On his YouTube channel, a simply dressed Merriman sits on a stool and strums the melodies of familiar 1960s classics and contemporary Disney tunes with equal aplomb and an ease that belies the difficulty of what he’s achieving musically. “People are kind of confused when they first hear me play,” Merriman admits. “They think I’m playing to a background track.” But there’s no other music source in sight. Everything you hear is Merriman’s doing, from the background chords to the melody and every guitar lick in between. You might expect someone this talented
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to have blown up on the international music scene by now, but Merriman has taken a decidedly quieter route. “I started out playing in wine bars and restaurants, then moved from
that into more corporate work,” says Merriman, who came to California in 1980, first landing in Santa Cruz (“too wild and crazy”) before making his way to Sacramento, which he says
reminds him of his hometown. “As a ‘commercial’ or ‘corporate’ musician, I play events at corporate offices, music for mixers and do sound work for PA systems. When you’re doing background music, you’re not really the main feature.” After years of playing “in corners,” as he puts it, Merriman decided that his time in the spotlight was long overdue. “Nobody dreams as a young boy about being a background musician,” Merriman says. “I’m grateful for the work, but it’s not a goal. I always wanted to move to a concert stage, where people are quiet and listen to me. I’ve recorded three CDs over the years, so I was going to do one of my CDs as a concert, but something just wasn’t working with it. I realized that if I really wanted to express my joy of music, I should play ’60s music—the stuff that’s so deep in my heart.” Hence, Merriman’s solo show was born. When it came time to pick a venue, the musician figured he’d settle for a small space, but his wife Stephanie had another idea. “Stephanie said, ‘Let’s pitch it to the Harris Center,’” Merriman recalls. “She’s had a lot to do with pushing me to do it and she’s put up with a lot. She’s a saint. So we pitched it to the Harris Center, they said yes, we picked a date and away we go.” In addition to performing his sensationally complex guitar solo versions of favorite childhood tunes, the avid videographer has produced video content to accompany each song that will be projected on a 10-foot screen built into the set.
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WatermanSacramento.com ARTIST FROM page 60 “All of my music is instrumental, so there are no lyrics,” Merriman says. “The videos take the place of the lyrics.” This multimedia platform will give Merriman an idea of how he wants to pursue performing in venues outside of Sacramento. “I would love to give this show legs, if possible,” Merriman says. “It’s very road-worthy at the moment, so this is kind of a speculation show to feel out the area, see if people are excited about it, maybe build some buzz. I’ve had day jobs for many years: I was a home dad for 10 years for my son and daughter, I was a day care provider, I taught Jazzercise for seven years. I’m thankful for every day with my music, but I’m hoping this is the very beginning of me moving from one phase of my career to another.” For tickets and more information about Jon Merriman’s May 15 show, go to harriscenter.net n
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6. 1. At a Carmichael Chamber of Commerce gala, the American River Natural History Association was named Nonprofit of the Year. Effie Yeaw received part of event proceeds. ARNHA president Liz Williamson (right) accepted the honors. 2. U.S. Rep. Doris Matsui (above right) serves as honorary chair for the Nature Center’s May 30 art gala. Tickets are $60. For information, call 489-4910.
3. On cue to delight Bird and Breakfast visitors, a wren advertises his home’s availability for a mate. Scores of avian species can be observed in the facility’s 80-acre preserve. 4, 6. Effie Yeaw’s two-day Bird and Breakfast fundraiser included guided bird-watching tours (above). Carmichael Kiwanis members (left) offered supporters a pancake feast.
5. The Nature Center annually hosts 90,000 visitors. This owl, named Echo, is an animal ambassador. Echo’s handler is Liz Williamson. Enjoying the Bird and Breakfast event is Coloradan and nature lover Camille Bauer.
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Condo Life NEW YORK NATIVES EMBRACE EASY LIVING IN CAMPUS COMMONS BY JULIE FOSTER HOME INSIGHT
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hen New York transplants Larry and Barbara Rubin purchased their Campus Commons condo, it was a study in boring beige. Inside, the house was dark and drab. The bathrooms were in bad shape. The beige carpeting was old and dirty. “Our biggest challenge was wanting to create a home that was as good or better than our home on the East Coast,” says Barbara. Their previous residence, she says, was a scenic, wood-decked “tree house” overlooking a pool and a hillside covered with trees.
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“We have made wonderful friends and have a great social life. We love condo living.” The couple began with a bathroom remodel, updating the old fixtures, installing new tile and replacing the rusted shower stall with a glass shower. The second bath was in a similar bad shape and too small. They modernized the space with new
tiles and fixtures and enlarged it by removing a hall closet. Barbara is the main driver of the home interior’s contemporary style. “She has impeccable taste,” Larry says.
Favoring a minimalist style, she blended contemporary furnishings, antiques, art and family memorabilia into a comfortable and sophisticated mix. The house is filled with toys for visiting grandchildren and for the couple’s three rescue animals: one dog and two cats. The Rubins ripped up carpeting throughout the house and installed eco-friendly bamboo flooring to substantially brighten the interior. They chose three shades of gray paint for the walls to highlight their extensive collection of artwork. In the living room, the eye goes to a painting
by Stanley Sobossek over the gas fireplace. Outside, what was once a bare cement slab and an unfinished garden plot along the back of the house became a delightful outdoor deck overlooking the neighborhood greenbelt. A large outdoor dining table and a cozy lounge area make relaxing with friends or family a treat. “The new deck would almost duplicate the deck at the rear of our Westchester home,” says Barbara. “We contracted and built the deck so that it extends the entire length of the home.” Inside, the Rubins turned the third bedroom into a tidy family room with a well-organized desk and a television and reading area. “I am really neat, so this works just great for me,” says Barbara. Black-and-white photos of the couple’s children and grandchildren line one wall. To remodel the kitchen, Barbara supplied pictures of the look she
wanted—clean, sleek, with a European feel—to a designer from Lowe’s. The countertops are Caesarstone. The eye-grabbing cabinets are made from tigerwood laminate. There’s a new island with seating on one side, where Larry enjoys having his morning coffee. The ventilation fan is thoughtfully recessed into the island counter, rising up when needed. The microwave discreetly slides out of its own compartment rather than taking up valuable counter space. The kitchen boasts two pantries. The couple worked wonders with underutilized space off the kitchen. Originally, it was nothing but a concrete slab where the air conditioning unit and the garbage cans resided. “We had a raised deck built and furnished it,” Barbara explains. “We had an automatic electric awning HOME page 66
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Put Yourself First WHEN IT COMES TO PRAYER, THAT IS
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uring my cross-country speaking jaunts, I’ve practically memorized this part of the flight attendant’s safety speech: “If you are traveling with children, or are seated next to someone who needs assistance, place the mask on yourself first, then offer assistance.” Since I’m a chaplain, it seems counterintuitive to put myself before all others. But I know that it’s strategic advice to save myself first so I am able to help save others.
As ironic at that advice seems, it’s solid counsel—especially when it comes to prayer. In fact, it’s guidance I give every week during the spirituality group I conduct inside a locked psychiatric facility. The group is composed of fewer than a dozen inpatients from various religious and nonreligious backgrounds. Because of those varied backgrounds, the group isn’t the Bible study you might expect from a pastor. Nevertheless, we delve into some spiritual resources from a page of powerful faith quotes from the likes of Billy Graham, Helen Keller, Martin Luther King and others. I close the group by asking participants, “What are you praying for yourself?” (I allow the nonreligious to supply their own verb: hoping, seeking, desiring, etc.) “This can’t be a prayer for Aunt Mary or a new car,” I say. “In your heart of hearts, tell me what you personally seek from God.” Invariably, most respond with a single word: sobriety, peace, forgiveness, direction or contentment.
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I know it sounds outlandish for a chaplain to suggest that you pray for yourself before praying for others, but there’s rhyme to my reason.
So I encourage you to voice prayers for yourself. And while you do, my prayer will be that whatever miracle you seek from God’s hand will begin with the changes he makes in you. And it’s this. In the book “God for the 21st Century,” Dale Matthews contributed a chapter called “Faith and Medicine” in which he cites university studies investigating the efficacy of two kinds of prayer: intercessory prayer (praying for others) and petitionary prayer (praying for yourself). Matthews admits that the results that come from praying for others are hard to measure. He cites research done by Dr. Harold Koenig, an associate professor of medicine at Duke University and the country’s leading authority on faith-andmedicine studies. According to Matthews, Koenig found that when one person prays for the health of another, there is scant if any effect. Now please don’t think
I’m arguing that prayer doesn’t work; it just doesn’t lend itself to laboratory studies. But Koenig found that when someone prays for his or her own health or peace of mind, there are tangible and quantifiable results. The study has caused me to urge patients to pray for themselves before praying for that errant grandson. Before praying for a new job, perhaps pray for yourself. Before praying that your spouse will stop drinking, pray for yourself. Does that seem selfish? I don’t think so. I see a cogent parallel between the flight attendant asking you to tend to yourself and me asking you to pray for yourself. Maybe the time we spend praying to become the creation God intends us to be is God’s way of helping everyone around us: the helpless, the hapless, the homeless, the sick and wounded journeying beside us in our flight through this world. So I encourage you to voice prayers for yourself. And while you do, my prayer will be that whatever miracle you seek from God’s hand will begin with the changes he makes in you. At this time, you may return your seat to the upright position and remember that your baggage may have shifted during the reading of this column. Norris Burkes is a chaplain, syndicated columnist, national speaker and author of the upcoming book “Finding Forgiveness in a War Zone.” He can be reached at ask@ TheChaplain.net n
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Farm-to-fork culture is alive at the Sunday farmers market in Southside Park; nearby is the state house in Capitol Park, our city’s botanical garden.
From the Sutter District to The Handle to the vibrant new R Street corridor, Midtown offers an eclectic mix of boutiques, bars, galleries and restaurants.
Del Paso Design District features innovative creative-class entrepreneurs who focus on design, digital and more.
Entertainment and dining options abound at local performance venues and at dozens of historic and new restaurants.
Historic homes and tree-lined streets invite comfortable strolling to your destination.
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The mix and density of residential and commercial properties is unique to Sacramento, as is the eclectic year-round Saturday farmers market.
Historic homes on tree-lined Woodlake streets add character to this diverse and walkable neighborhood.
Marvel at the Crocker Art Museum’s galleries, filled with some of the finest historic and contemporary artwork in the West.
Its unique charm and independent spirit always leave you a place to discover.
GOOD is a modern-day open-air monthly marketplace that sells locally made and grown products, street food and vintage goods.
Cool boutiques, fabulous eateries and craft coffeehouses and pubs. Hike and bike the American River trail that rims family-friendly, midcentury River Park. Stroll the leafy canopied streets of the Fab Forties and Elmhurst Parkway, and visit McKinley Park’s 1,200-rosebush public garden. Tahoe Park features affordable housing, a budding retail scene and active young families.
Spacious lots, sprawling ranch houses and quiet streets away from busy Fair Oaks Boulevard give Wilhaggin-Del Dayo an air of sophistication. Arden Park’s Mayberry feel contrasts with spacious Arden and Sierra Oaks estate lots. Garden of the Gods offers affordable housing for young families. Just about every Arden neighborhood has beautiful parks, clubhouses, pools, tennis courts and soccer fields. Multipurpose trails along the American River offer biking, hiking and unparalleled nature viewing. Arden’s Fair Oaks Boulevard and Fulton Avenue are home to gourmet restaurants and shopping centers that mix locally owned boutiques and national favorites.
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The city’s first suburb is a history-rich and diverse community on the rebound. Oak Park’s historic residences are well established, mostly built before World War II. The Broadway Triangle is home to more than 30 new urban-style homes and apartments, restaurants and unique shops. From the beautifully renovated McClatchy Park to the historic properties to the bike-friendly neighborhoods, this is likely the most interesting place to live, work and play in the city.
Suburban living with well-appointed subdivisions, lakeside living and convenient access to the urban core. Sacramento River access and trails along much of the neighborhood’s western edge. Open spaces and dog-friendly parks beckon neighbors outdoors. Fourth of July parades and celebrations help create neighborhood spirit.
Original design and architecture from the 1920s, 30s and ’40s as well as the postwar modern era.
Historic homes, tree-lined streets and vibrant City College campus life, along with Sac’s largest urban park, home to a golf course, Fairytale Town and Sacramento’s boutique zoo. Shops and eateries are tucked in urban nooks and crannies near Curtis Park. South Land Park is known for its rolling hills and midcentury vibe. Hollywood Park features affordable homes and family-oriented living.
Color Carmichael green. Horse properties and farmlets remain; mature gardens merge with parkway meadows and Ancil Hoffman Park’s golf fairways. Heritage woodlands host wildlife that roam riverside streets. Meandering creeks beckon visitors to take wildflower walks along the American River or through Effie Yeaw Nature Center and Jensen Botanical Garden. In eclectic Carmichael, historical buildings stand next to ultramodern construction; mansions sprout beside modest cottages. Mom-and-pop stores dot main streets, while the exciting new Milagro Centre promises to be a Napa Valley-style culinary hangout.
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Classroom Upgrade ROTARY CLUBS DONATE A COMPUTER LAB
Proceeds from the restaurant
development disabilities are provided
go to Sacramento Children’s
with support and trained to care for
Home. Casa Garden Restaurant
themselves,” said UCP president
is at 2760 Sutterville Road.
Doug Bergman. “The funding
For more information, go to
provides each CLASP participant
casagardenrestaurant.org
with additional assistance so they can reach goals faster and live
NEW AT THE ZOO
independently. Each participant receives between 60 and 300 hours
BY GLORIA GLYER
Now on view at the Sacramento
DOING GOOD
Zoo in William Land Park is a pride
or move into independent living
of African lions: a sire, dam and trio
environments with a less restrictive
hree local Rotary Clubs—
of cubs born in October. To schedule
living setting.”
Arden Arcade, East
a time to take photos or to see the
Each month, UCP serves
Sacramento and Point
lions, call Tonja Candelaria at (209)
4,775 children and adults with
West—recently joined forces to
298-8303. For more information, go to
developmental disabilities. For more
donate more than $20,000 for
saczoo.org
information, go to ucpsacto.org
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of service to allow them to maintain
a new computer lab at Encina Preparatory High School in the San Juan Unified School District. The money was used to transform an
Wells Fargo recently gave a $15,000
Each year, the Polish American
aging classroom into a state-of-the-
grant to CLASP (Community, Living
Club of Greater Sacramento holds a
art lab with more than two dozen
Arrangements and Services Program),
concert to raise money for a worthy
Chromebooks, charging stations, a
an independent living program run
cause. This year’s cause: the children
60-inch flat-screen TV and movable
by United Cerebral Palsy. The money
and women of Eastern Ukraine.
furniture. The lab also got a new
will serve 20 people who receive
According to Barbara Wroblicky, the
name: The Rotary Room.
one-on-one assistance and care from
club raised $1,800. “Thanks to all for
knowledgeable instructors invested
their support,” she said. “The women
in empowering them to move toward
and children really need help.”
CASA GARDEN NEEDS HELP Los Ninos Service League always needs volunteers to help out at Casa Garden Restaurant. Volunteers can work in the dining room, kitchen or garden. A recruitment coffee for potential volunteers will be held on Tuesday, May 12, at 9:30 a.m. Casa Garden will serve brunch on Mother’s Day, May 10.
independence.
“Independence is a very real possibility if individuals with development disabilities.
To make reservations for weekday lunch, Mother’s Day brunch or the recruitment coffee, call 452-2809.
“Independence is a very real possibility if individuals with
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SUPPORT EQUALS SUCCESS Assistance League of Sacramento plans to move into a new, larger facility on Fulton Avenue this summer. In the meantime, the league continues to operate on Yorktown Avenue. The move will enable the league to serve more children, women and seniors in the Sacramento region. Local supporters of the league include Save Mart Cares, which recently presented a $3,000 check to
the organization, and Tuesday Club of Sacramento, whose donation will help the league fund its Operation School Bell program, which provides clothing for elementary-school children. The league also receives support Community Business Bank, Deseret Industries, Kelly Foundation, Loveall Foundation, Point West Rotary and Schwab Charitable Fund on behalf of George and Eva Chiu.
DATES Junior Achievement will hold a fundraiser called Cheers for Children on Friday, June 19, at the home of Jonna and Roger Ward. The party’s theme is Old Hollywood; attendees are encouraged to dress like movie stars. For more information, go to jasac.org or call 480-2770.
Cycle de Mayo will kick off National Bike Month on Saturday, May 2, with a bike ride. Cycle de Mayo will kick off National Bike Month on Saturday, May 2, with a bike ride. Riders will have a choice of starting points (Davis Senior High School or Woodland High School) and ride lengths (eight, 12 or 25 miles). The ride starts at 8 a.m. Tickets cost $25 for adults, $10 for students and kids. For more information, call Maria Contreras at (530) 753-1125. Gloria Glyer can be reached at gglyer@sbbmail.com or (530) 4775331. n
May: Farm-to-Fork WHAT’S FRESH THIS MONTH AT OUR LOCAL FARMERS MARKETS
FAVA BEANS
ARUGULA
ENGLISH PEAS
A member of the pea family, these beans have a nutty taste and buttery texture. Look for sturdy green pods with velvety fuzz. They need to be shelled and peeled before eating. Favas are high in protein and dietary fiber. Eat it: Steam them until tender and serve with olive oil, salt and lemon.
This edible annual plant, sometimes known as rocket, belongs to the same family as mustard greens and kale. Its peppery green leaves are green in salads. Arugula is a rich source of certain phytochemicals as well as vitamin A. Eat it: Tossed with extra-virgin olive oil and freshly squeezed lemon juice and topped with shaved Parmesan.
Also known as shell peas or garden peas, these sweet legumes enjoy a short season in late spring and early summer. Their pods aren’t edible, so shell them immediately before cooking. High in protein, they’re also low in fat. To eat: Boil them briefly until crisp-tender, then add to a pasta salad
GREEN GARLIC
ASPARAGUS
ENDIVE
This perennial is one of the first plants of spring. Its tender young shoots are delicious when steamed, roasted or grilled. Nutrient dense, it’s rich in B vitamins, vitamin C, calcium and iron. Eat it: Toss the spears in olive oil and balsamic vinegar, then roast outdoors on a hot grill until charred.
Sown in spring, chicory seeds produce a root that’s harvested and placed in a dark, humid “forcing room.” The result: endive, the second growth of a chicory root. Crisp, with a sweet, nutty flavor, it’s a good source of potassium. To eat: Separate the leaves and top each one with a spoonful of chicken salad or edamame with miso dressing.
Also known as spring garlic or baby garlic, this young plant is a highlight of the spring farmers market. It looks like an overgrown scallion and has a mild yet garlicky flavor. Plants in the garlic family are known to lower blood pressure and cholesterol. Eat it: Use it raw in a salad or cooked in a frittata.
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Achoo! ALLERGIES MAKE LIFE A MISERY FOR MANY
BY DR. AMY ROGERS SCIENCE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
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unny nose, red eyes, itchy skin and sneezing? Welcome to spring in Sacramento. Seasonal allergic rhinitis, also known as hay fever or seasonal allergies, affects tens of millions of Americans. If you’re one of them, it’s no comfort to know that Sacramento ranks only 88 in the top 100 most challenging places to live with spring allergies, according to Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. For Sacramentans with allergies, spring can be a difficult time. The flowers and trees coming to life are lovely to look at but are a visible sign of an invisible menace: pollen. Although it’s weird to think about, plants reproduce sexually. That means there are male and female plants, or parts on the same plant. Those parts produce the botanical equivalent of sperm and eggs that must come together to make a seed. Pollen is plant sperm, a tiny, tough package for the male DNA. In unlucky “atopic” humans, the immune system reacts to pollen by making a particular type of antibody called IgE. Nobody really knows what IgE is good for. It might be useful in fighting parasitic infections. But in
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hypersensitivity (allergic) reactions, IgE is like an alarm going off in your body. The antibodies trigger a set of responses that manifest in the nose, lungs, throat, sinuses, ears or skin as the symptoms of allergy. The major trouble sparked by IgE is the release of the chemical histamine from white blood cells called mast cells. Histamine causes itching, sneezing, redness and other nuisances when it binds to cells in affected tissues. Sacramento’s main allergy season is March through June. The major culprits are pollens from oak, willow and walnut trees and a variety of
grasses. (Pollen from weeds, such as ragweed, is more of a problem in the fall.) Although flowers produce pollen that you can sometimes see on the flower, flower pollen isn’t a big contributor to seasonal allergies because of the way it’s dispersed. Flower pollen is sticky. Flowers rely on bees and other insects to transport it on their bodies. Pollen carried by bugs has little chance of entering your nose. On the other hand, plants that we don’t think of as flowering— those trees and grasses—are wind pollinators. They throw vast numbers of pollen grains into the air. Some of
those grains land in the eyes, skin and lungs of people. Allergies and asthma are related. Both involve self-destructive activity from the immune system. But while allergies are temporary and have a specific trigger, asthma is a chronic, long-term inflammation. Asthma is associated with air pollution and air quality, though it can also be worsened by pollen. Allergies mostly affect the eyes, nose and skin. Asthma is a disease of the lungs. If you’re bothered by seasonal allergies, there are things you can do to minimize your discomfort. Pay
attention to pollen counts. In many locations, the number of pollen grains per cubic meter of air is measured regularly. You can find these counts, and get forecasts of whether they’re rising or falling, at many weather forecasting sites and at pollen.com. If you know what pollen types you’re allergic to, you can stay indoors on days when those counts are high. Don’t know which pollens activate your IgE? You might want skin testing. Like all antibody-mediated immune reactions, allergies are specific. Individuals are allergic to the pollen of certain plants, not all pollen in general. Skin testing can be used to diagnose which ones. A tiny amount of pollen is pricked into the skin. If you have IgE against that plant pollen, a red bump will form. Pollen counts vary with the time of day and the weather. They tend to be highest early in the morning and on warm, breezy days. On cool, wet days, there’s generally less pollen in the air. Plan your outdoor activities accordingly. If you’ve been outside, wash your hands and face and change
your clothes to prevent pollen getting in your eyes and nose. Your pharmacy can help you feel better. Eye drops and antihistamines are cheap, effective medicines to treat the symptoms of allergies. As the name suggests, antihistamines work by blocking the binding of histamine to its target cells. Diphenhydramine (brand name: Bendryl), a firstgeneration antihistamine, has been around since the 1940s. It’s good at relieving allergy symptoms but has a number of other effects, such as drowsiness. Second-generation antihistamines such as loratidine (brand name: Claritin) are less sedating because, unlike the firstgeneration drugs, they don’t cross into the brain. When Claritin came on the market in 1993, you needed a prescription to get it. Now it’s available over the counter, a real relief for allergy sufferers. Amy Rogers is a novelist, scientist and educator. She can be reached at Amy@AmyRogers.com. Learn more about her book “Reversion” at AmyRogers.com n
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Master and Muses BALLET’S ‘MODERN MASTERS’ PAYS TRIBUTE TO FOUNDER BARBARA CROCKETT
from the 1920s through the ’50s. Performers this year will include Johnny Baier, Linda Lehmann, Bill Dendle, Shelly Burns, Charles Tagawa, Bill Lowrey, Steve Peterson and many others, along with banjo vendors onsite, free workshops and plenty of jamming. For tickets and more information, contact event coordinator Bonnie Harris at 412-3020 or go to sacramentobanjoband.com The Lions Gate Hotel is at 3410 Westover St. at McClellan.
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his season, the Sacramento Ballet is celebrating its founding director Barbara Crockett through its innovative programming, and what better way to pay homage to such an influential force than to invite some of her former students back to their old stamping grounds to premiere their own original works? “Modern Masters” will perform on the Main Stage of Sacramento City College on May 8 and 9. Professional choreographers Jodi Gates, Parrish Maynard and Robert Kelley can all trace their artistic roots back to the early days of the Sacramento Ballet under the tutelage of Crockett. They will present their newest works alongside current CoArtistic Director Ron Cunningham’s first work with the ballet, the intensely dramatic “Incident at Blackfriar.” Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, May 8, and at 2 and 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 9. For tickets and more information, call the ballet box office at 552-5800, ext. 2, or go to sacballet.org
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FEATS OF CLAY
“Modern Masters” will perform on the Main Stage of Sacramento City College on May 8 and 9. Photo courtesy of Keith Sutter.
Sacramento City College is at 3835 Freeport Blvd.
50 YEARS AND COUNTING Get ready to strum those strings as the Sacramento Banjo Band hosts
Banjo-Rama, as it has for more than 50 years, at the Lions Gate Hotel from May 14-17. Banjo-Rama brings together the world’s best four-string banjo performers for an event that is sure to get your toes tapping to music
If you’re an art aficionado and you’re up for a bit of a jaunt, don’t miss the California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Art at the John Natsoulas Center for the Arts in Davis from May 1-3. The conference coincides with Natsoulas’s annual Ceramics Festival, now in its 27th year, and features leading national and international ceramic artists for a weekend of creative instruction and collaboration. This year’s CCACA will feature lectures and hands-on demonstrations by renowned ceramicists Patti Warashina, Irina Zayctevea, Richard White, Chris Antemann, Beverly Mayeri, Shalene Valenzuela, Esther Shimazu and many more. Special weekend showings will be open from Friday, May 1, through Sunday, May 3, and will include free exhibitions of ceramic work by art students from 40 colleges and universities, as well as by wellknown local artists at 10 other Davis PREVIEWS page 79
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HAVE “INSIDE,” WILL TRAVEL 1. Marc Porter, Kelly Ratliff and David Newman at Cat Ba Island in Ha Long Bay, Vietnam 2. Carlys Gilbert at the VanDusen Botanical Garden in Vancouver, BC, Canada 3. Craig Richardson and Lauren Richardson visiting Bali, Indonesia 4. Ted Cobb in Ocean City, Maryland after driving US Highway 50 all the way from West Sacramento 5. Deborah Hoffman and David Cline happy to be in downtown Todos Santos, Mexico 6. Nancy Bothwell and Bill Ainsworth at the "Blue Mosque" or Sultan Ahmet Camii in Istanbul, Turkey
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Nature Center Is Calling ART GALA RAISES FUNDS FOR EFFIE YEAW BY SUSAN SKINNER
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ow in its fifth year operating as a nonprofit, Effie Yeaw Nature Center is preparing for its annual art auction fundraiser with new patronage. Celebrity painters have donated canvases for auction at the May 30 “Art Where Wild Things Are” benefit. But the best news for Effie Yeaw supporters is the event’s endorsement by Rep. Doris Matsui and the VIP art team of Greg and Moni Kondos. As honorary event chairpersons, the team follows Supervisor Muriel Johnson and philanthropist/artist Marcy Friedman in this role. “Just by being there,” says Effie Yeaw Fund Developer Betty Cooper, “community figures like Doris Matsui, Congressman Ami Bera, Assemblyman Ken Cooley and Supervisor Susan Peters demonstrate that the nature center’s work is vital.” PREVIEWS FROM page 76 locations. Free shuttle service will be provided. For more information or to register for the conference, call (530) 756-3938 or go to natsoulas.com The John Natsoulas Center for the Arts is at 521 First St. in Davis.
REMEMBERING MICHAEL ANDERSON The Sacramento Choral Society and Orchestra recently lost beloved Concertmaster Emeritus Michael Anderson, and what better way to honor his memory than with a performance of the music he loved? The SCSO will present “Songs of Eternity” at 8 p.m. on Saturday, May 9, at the Community Center Theater.
Administered by the American River Natural History Association, the facility and its preserve welcome more than 90,000 visitors per year. Notes Betty Cooper: “The center has a special history in this community and the support of caring people keeps us open and available for future generations.” A portion of funds raised on May 30 will provide free Effie Yeaw science enrichment programs to schools that cannot otherwise afford them. The Sacramento Fine Arts Center is a vital gala partner. The art show that supports the fundraiser will offer work from throughout Sacramento, juried by David Lobenberg. Celebrity artists include David Peterson, David Lobenberg, Tim Collom, Gregory Kondos and Maria Winkler. CBS-TV weatherman Dave Bender adds to the celebrity lineup as event emcee. An annual highlight is a sale of specially selected artworks under the hammer of David Sobon. Silent auctions will offer other award-winning work.
In true SCSO fashion, the concert will include large-scale choral orchestral works with projected supertitle translations by three major American composers, Dan Forrest (the West Coast premiere of his “Requiem for the Living”), James Hopkins (“Songs of Eternity”) and Howard Hanson (“Sea Symphony”). A pre-concert talk given by Maestro Donald Kendrick will begin at 7 p.m., and the performance will be followed by a reception. For tickets, call the Community Center box office at 808-5181. For more information, call the SCSO office at 536-9065 or go to sacramentochoral.com The Community Center Theater is at 1301 L St.
Before the date, these can be viewed at the Sacramento Fine Arts Center (5330 Gibbons Drive) in Carmichael. A sunset supper and beverages are all part of the $60-per-person admission. “Art Where Wild Things Are” runs from 5 to 8 p.m. at the
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their bicycle-trip miles throughout the month for chances to win prizes and pledge miles. To get you in the biking spirit, the Sacramento Area Council of Government will host two events on Friday, May 1. The first is the May Is Bike Month Morning Kick-Off from 7 to 9 a.m. at the Capitol Rose Garden (15th Street and Capitol Avenue), which will include music, giveaways, shirts, bike-related information and activities, free coffee from Insight Roasters and pastries from Magpie and Yellowbill Cafés. Later in the day, head to the May Is Bike Month After-Work Party from 4 to 6 p.m. at Hot Italian (627 16th St.) and enjoy free pizza (you’ll burn it off, anyway), music, giveaways, shirts, raffle prizes, bike-themed activities, information and more.
Did you know that May Is Bike Month? You do now, so whip out those two-wheelers for some spring fun and two exciting events. May Is Bike Month is coordinated by a coalition of public agencies, notfor-profit transportation management organizations and the Sacramento Area Council of Governments and encourages residents of the Sacramento region to swap car drives for bike rides to commute to work and school, run errands, exercise and have fun. Last year, nearly 10,000 people accepted the bicycling challenge and pedaled 1,987,030 miles across the region. This year, the goal is to break 2 million miles! For a little extra incentive—other than cleaner air and a healthier environment, of course— participants are invited to register
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Ready to cycle your heart out for the month of May? Visit mayisbikemonth.com for daily updates and a calendar of events. Now get biking!
THE ARTY MONTH OF MAY
Register today! June 6 · William Land Park 2k/5k Walk & carnival sspca.org/dash
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The Crocker Art Museum is getting in on the May Is Bike Month fun with a special cycling-related event midMay, as well as plenty of concerts, a family festival and an art show for all those art aficionados looking to bolster their burgeoning collections. First up is the Classical Concert featuring Duo Tuo at 3 p.m. on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 10. The French chamber music duo, featuring Elizabeth Coronata on flute and Beverly Wesner-Hoehn on harp, will serenade moms and museum visitors alike with the soothing tunes they’ve performed all over the city with the Sacramento Philharmonic, Opera and Ballet. Space is limited, so reserve your tickets in advance by calling 808-1182. Tickets are $6 for museum and Capital Public Radio members, $10 for students/youths, and $12 for nonmembers. Get “up to speed” for May Is Bike Month from 5 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, May 14, at the Crocker’s “Art Mix: Bikes + Blues + Brews.” This mini-brewfest presented by the Crocker Cafe by Supper Club will feature music by High Profile Transients, tips and tricks from local fashionista Phoebe Verkouw (a.k.a. the Dress Fiend) as well as bicycle maintenance tips from the Sacramento Bicycle Kitchen. As you might imagine, there will be a free bike valet provided by the Sacramento Area Bicycle Advocates. The event is free for museum members, $10 for nonmembers, and college students receive a $2 discount. Happy hour is from 4 to 6 p.m. and drink specials will be under $5 all night. For something the whole family can enjoy, check out FamilyPalooza: A Free Family Festival from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, May 17 (the museum will be open and free from 10 a.m. to 5
p.m.). Bring the tykes for some good, old-fashioned family fun, including hands-on art-making, main stage performances and plenty of activities to keep the little ones entertained. If you’re looking to expand your art collection without breaking the bank, don’t miss the Crocker’s annual “Big Names, Small Art” auction from 5 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, May 21. As the name suggests, the event will feature small-scale artwork (12-by-12 inches or less) by big-name artists and the bidding starts at just $25 a pop. Drinks and appetizers will be available for purchase. The event is $10 for museum members and $20 for nonmembers. For tickets and more information on all Crocker events, call 808-1182 or go to crockerartmuseum.org The Crocker Art Museum is at 216 O St.
THE DOCTOR IS IN Spend an evening basking in the intellectual glow of author, professor and philosophizer Dr. Cornel West at “An Evening With Dr. Cornel West,” celebrating 25 years of the UC Davis Cross Cultural Center, at 8 p.m. on Saturday, May 30 in Jackson Hall at the Mondavi Center in Davis. West is well-known for his impressive educational background— he graduated Magna Cum Laude from Harvard in three years and obtained his M.A. and Ph.D. in philosophy at Princeton—as well as for his teaching at Union Theological Seminary, Yale, Harvard and the University of Paris. He also is known for his thoughtprovoking writing, all with the aim of preserving the “legacy of telling the truth and bearing witness to love and justice” like his inspiration, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. He has written 19 books, including “Race Matters,” “Democracy Matters” and his new memoir, “Brother West: Living and Loving Out Loud.” He frequently has appeared on “The Bill Maher Show,” “The Colbert Report,” CNN and C-Span and Tavis Smiley’s show on PBS. He also has appeared in more than 25 documentaries and films and has made three spoken word albums, including “Never Forget.”
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For tickets and more information, call the Robert and Margit Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts Center box office at (866) 754-2787 or go to mondaviarts.org
Ever wondered what wonderful whimsy could come out of such a mundane medium as cardboard? Get ready to be impressed when the E Street Gallery exhibits “Cardboard Art” May 10-23. Local artists Garr Ugalde, Ron Peetz, Roy Tatman, “Cactus Pete” Stegall, Julia Stagg, Jose Pacheo and others will show off their skills in the cardboard arts. Ask them how they think outside the “box” in person at the Second Saturday reception from 6 to 9 p.m. on May 9. E Street Gallery & Studios is at 1115 E St.
WELL, WELL, WELL Are you over 50 and looking for something fun to do this summer? The city of Sacramento’s Older Adult Services’ 50+ Wellness Program has just what you’re looking for: Senior Adventure Camp and Classic Senior Camp hosted at the beautiful Camp Sacramento this August. Lest you think you’ve outgrown the excitement of sleep-away camp, think again. The Senior Adventure Camp will get your blood pumping with hiking, kayaking, biking and more, while the Classic Senior Camp will get your mind running with memoir writing, basket making, craft classes, yoga and nature hikes. When the sun goes down, the fun continues with campfires, sing-alongs and more. Maybe roast a s’more or two! Registration is open and will continue until all cabins are full. For more information, call 8081593, email fiftypluswellness@ cityofsacramento.org or go to cityofsacramento.org/parksandrec Camp Sacramento is in the Eldorado National Forest along Highway 50, 18 miles west of Lake Tahoe.
Over 50 and looking for some fun summer adventure? Senior Adventure Camp and Classic Senior Camp will be hosted at the beautiful Camp Sacramento in August
from throughout the decades, as well as cameo appearances by representatives of various community organizations that have supported the chorus during their 30-year history. The event will also include special singing guests from the Sacramento Children’s Chorus, sensational instrumentalists, acrobatic aerialists, soloists and local celebrity emcees, all of whom share the core values of community spirit, musical excellence and unparalleled entertainment that has kept the Chorus going strong.
A portion of concert proceeds will support Sierra Forever Families, a Sacramento-based nonprofit adoption agency that specializes in finding and nurturing permanent families for children living in foster care. Tickets are $25 for general admission, $40 for VIP seating and can be purchased at the Community Center box office (1301 L St.), the Gifted Gardener (1730 J St.), from any chorus member, or at sacgaymenschorus.org The Memorial Auditorium is at 1515 J St.
30 FABULOUS YEARS The Sacramento Gay Men’s Chorus will cap its 30th anniversary season with a one-night spectacular that is sure to blow the roof off of the Memorial Auditorium. “Milestones: Our Journey Continues” will take the stage at 8 p.m. on Friday, May 8. “This is unlike any concert in my three years as artistic director and conductor,” says musical director Steven Johnson. “Everyone performing in this concert has discovered his own place in the culmination and creation of our art. It’s engaging, it’s captivating and simply an amazing event to be a part of.” The concert will include the Big Gay Sing, which features gay anthems
GUITAR HERO Ready for a treat for your eyes and ears alike? Don’t miss guitarist Jon Merriman’s first solo concert, “Jon Merriman Spotlights the Music of the ’60s,” at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, May 15, at the Harris Center for the Arts in Folsom. Merriman has spent years playing background music for events all over the region, but the time has come for him to step out into the spotlight and earn the artistic accolades he deserves. Growing up as a kid in rural Nebraska in the 1960s, Merriman learned to imitate the music he heard on the radio with just two hands and a guitar—yet you might swear that you can hear more than one instrument strumming away in his beautifully complex renditions of some of his favorite popular tunes. The instrumental songs will be accompanied by videos Merriman has produced to take the place of the lyrics. “This is more than a solo guitar concert,” Merriman explains. “It’s a one-man show with music, video, lots of yakking and audience interaction.” Sign us up! For tickets and more information, call 608-6888 or go to harriscenter.net The Harris Center for the Arts is at 10 College Parkway in Folsom.
Get ready to be impressed when the E Street Gallery exhibits “Cardboard Art” May 10-23
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3, at the Carmichael Seventh Day Adventist Church. You heard that right: Five SCC choirs will perform music ranging from the Italian Renaissance (“Ave Maria” by Tomas Luis de Victoria) to music by Franz Schubert (“An Die Musik”), folk tunes, jazz accompanied by a live jazz combo and a revue of “The Sound of Music” in honor of the beloved movie’s 50th anniversary. Watch out for soprano Carrie Hennessey’s cameo performance as the witch from the opera “Hansel and Gretl.” For tickets and more information, call 646-1141 or go to sacramentochildrenschorus.org The Carmichael Seventh Day Adventist Church is at 4600 Winding Way.
YOUR OWN AMERICANA If you’ve ever wished you could own a piece of American history, now’s your chance. A preview of Witherell’s Western Americana Auction will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 2, at its auction house on C Street. Items up for bid include an incredibly rare watch fob fashioned from extra gold broken off of the final spike that railroad magnate Leland Stanford hammered in when joining the Union and Central Pacific Railroads, a slot machine from the Pope Valley Stage Coach Stop and a Frederick Remington bronze bust. “What makes this business so exciting are finds like these,” says Brian Witherell, “Antiques Roadshow” appraiser and Witherell’s chief operating officer. “I didn’t know this spike was even in existence.” Get your hands on them before they’re gone! The online auction will be open May 1-15. The auction preview will take place on May 2 at 200 C St. For more information, go to witherells.com
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DOUBLE TROUBLE What do you get when you combine not one but two artistic minds? You get the exciting exhibition “Dual Pursuits,” featuring the works of Sue Anne Foster and Anne Bradley, on display at the Shimo Center for the Arts from May 8 through June 10. Foster is a sculptor who holds a master’s degree in art and a doctorate in education. As the president of the Valley Sculpture Artists, Foster has curated numerous exhibitions, and her three-dimensional art made from recycled materials has won awards throughout the region. Bradley started as a professional watercolor and acrylic painter and went on to study welding and casting at Sierra College before creating her own award-winning medium: sculptural painting. Both artists share a love of the sculptural form and have worked together on numerous installations.
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A preview of Witherell’s Western Americana Auction will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 2
“Dual Pursuits” will feature work by both artists in the form of sculptures, paintings and a mix of the two using glass, clay, metal and other found objects. Meet the dynamic duo in person at the Second Saturday reception from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on May 9. For more information, call 706-1162 or go to shimogallery.com The Shimo Center for the Arts is at 2117 28th St.
LOOKING SHARPIE Still stuck on what to get Mom for Mother’s Day? Why not make her a stunning scarf at the Verge Center for the Arts’ Sharpie Shibori Scarf Workshop from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, May 6?
Let instructor Kate Farrell introduce you to the shibori shaperesist technique, a method using shapes to prevent Sharpie pens’ ink from penetrating fabric. Mom will wear the scarf for years! To register or for more information, call 448-2985 or go to vergeart.com The Verge Center for the Arts is at 625 S St.
SING A SONG Where else can you hear five choirs sing songs from around the world all in one concert? Look no further than the Sacramento Children’s Chorus' annual spring concert “The Art of Song,” at 4 p.m. on Sunday, May
Help Sacramento celebrate its hosting of the first stage of this year’s Amgen Tour, as well as May Is Bike Month, with an artistic collaboration that’s sure to make your wheels spin. The Arthouse on R, Sparrow and Art of Toys Galleries will come together to present “Spokes,” a bicycle-inspired exhibition on display at both Arthouse on R and Sparrow Gallery from May 7 through June 10. As you might imagine, the art will contain all manner of bike accoutrements (spokes, wheels, etc.) and the Art of Toys Gallery (1126 18th St.) will even feature bike bells that have been painted by local artists. In addition to regular gallery hours, Arthouse on R Gallery (1021 R St.) and Sparrow Gallery (2418 K St.) will be open for the Second Saturday Art Walk from 6 to 9 p.m. on May 9. For more information, go to arthouseonr. com , sparrowgallerysacramento.com or artoftoys.com
HAPPY SONG Talk about mastering your art: The Sacramento Master Singers will be celebrating 30 years of choral artistry this year with an appropriately amped-up concert, “A Jubilant Song,”
on May 16 and 17 at First United Methodist Church in midtown. Under the baton of Dr. Ralph Hughes, the choir will perform pieces from its thousand-song repertoire, including Moses Hogan’s “Elijah Rock,” René Clausen’s “A Jubilant Song,” Eric Whitacre’s “Water Night” and, in anticipation of the group’s June concert in Scotland, new compositions by Scottish composer James MacMillan and London-based composer, and winner of the 2014 British Composer Award for choral music, Cecilia McDowall. Speaking of awards, you’ll also be treated to the song stylings of the winners of the Master Singers’ annual Asya Pleskach Choral Competition for Young Choral Singers. Performances will be at 8 p.m. on Saturday, May 16, and at 3 p.m. on Sunday, May 17. For tickets and more information, call 788-7464 or go to mastersingers.org First United Methodist Church is at 2100 J St.
ART FROM THE HEART Get a glimpse of the power of creativity when the show “Artists From the Short Center South” is displayed at Gallery 2110 from May 7-9.
These talented artists, adults with developmental disabilities who attend the fine arts program at the Short Center South, have all been mentored by professional local artists to find their own unique style. These talented artists, adults with developmental disabilities who attend the fine arts program at the Short
Center South, have all been mentored by professional local artists to find their own unique style and have even become professional, exhibited artists in their own right. You can buy a piece of the action by bidding on the stunning pieces during the silent auction at the VIP reception from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, May 7 (the auction will remain open until May 9). A percentage of all sales will go back to the Short Center for the purchase of supplies for other aspiring artists. Gallery 2110 will be open for the Second Saturday Art Walk from noon to 9 p.m. on May 9. For more information, call 333-3493 or go to gallery2110.com Gallery 2110 is at 1023 Del Paso Blvd.
TERRIFIC TWOSOME If only history class had been this fun. Let the McAllister Keller Guitar Duo lead you through four centuries of classical guitar music at their concert “Songs: Old & New” at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 16, at Trinity Cathedral and at 4 p.m. on Sunday, May 17, at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church. The dynamic duo will explore the concept of song, both for guitar and voice, from the Renaissance to the present day. The program will include songs from Elizabethan England by John Dowland and Robert Johnson, an original arrangement of an Italian madrigal by Carlo Gesualdo, folk and art songs from South America and duets by Paulo Bellinati, Mario Lavista, Steve Reich and the Duo’s own Derek Keller, a local Sacramentan. Tickets are available at the door for a $10-$15 requested donation. Trinity Cathedral is at 2620 Capitol Ave. St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church is at 7850 Watt Ave. in Antelope.
The Arthouse on R, Sparrow and Art of Toys Galleries will come together to present “Spokes,” a bicycle-inspired exhibition
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Grits and Gravy SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY IS ALIVE AND WELL IN SOUTHSIDE PARK
BY GREG SABIN
grits plate breaks no new ground, nor should it. The shrimp are plump and substantial, the grits coarse and cheesy, and the spicy “bbq jus” is just hot enough to let you know you’ve been somewhere without declaring war on your GI tract.
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’m a sucker for Southern food. Greens, grits and biscuits all put me in a singular state of mind. Whether it’s Creole or Cajun, Lowcountry or just country, Southern food hits me in a spot that’s hard to reach with other cuisines. Maybe it’s the blatant disregard for the Surgeon General’s healthy-eating guidelines; maybe it’s the long hours of simmering love; or maybe it’s just the indulgent, unapologetic flavors that infuse every bite of truly well-made Southern grub. Whatever it is, the folks at South, Sacramento’s newest Southern eatery, have got the formula down pat. A quick peek at the interior makes one think of modern, hip, urban eating, but the plates coming out from the kitchen are pure Southern indulgence. Opened just last December on a quiet stretch of 11th Street in the Southside Park neighborhood, South combines two modern trends in neighborhood dining: unaffected casualness and back-to-basics cooking. Embracing a not-so-subtle rejection of recent fads (think molecular gastronomy and modernist cuisine), owners N’Gina and Ian Kavookjian root their dishes and their restaurant’s philosophy in an older and enduring American tradition. As their website puts it, “At South we are not trying to reinvent the wheel. We are just trying to express 200 years of our family’s story on a 12-inch plate.”
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Without pretension, without fanfare, without fancy marketing, they’ve opened a neighborhood spot with heart, soul and a line out the door. It’s heartening to see good things happen to good people.
Shrimp and grits at South
And express that story they do. Two Cajun staples—gumbo ($12) and barbecue shrimp and grits ($13)—are spot-on Gulf Coast recipes, lovingly recreated here in California. The gumbo is a simple mix of chicken,
andouille sausage and a rich, dark roux, with only a light smattering of veggies. It’s a fine version of the classic and a perfect example for Californians who haven’t yet acquired a taste for okra. The shrimp-and-
Southern favorites like fried green tomatoes and hush puppies ($8 each) are perfectly thought out in terms of presentation and perfectly executed in terms of flavor. The cornmeal crust on each thick tomato plank could not have been more expertly handled. The green tomato jam served with the hush puppies could not have complemented the brilliant little balls of dough any better. Speaking of dough, South’s biscuits are insanely good. My wife and I dined at South recently with our good friends, The Crushers, who consider themselves biscuit aficionados. They were RESTAURANT page 87
Red Dot Gallery presents recent pastel and oil paintings (20052014) by Marbo Barnard this month. Shown: “Crowned Crane” by Barnard. The show runs through May 30. 2231 J St.; reddotgallery.com
Art Preview GALLERY ART SHOWS IN MAY
“Instructor Medley” is the May show at Patris Studio and Gallery. The show includes the work of Patris, Victoria Brooks, Abigail Van Cannon, Randy Blasquez and other studio instructors. Shown left: Portrait by Victoria Brooks. 3460 2nd Ave. patrisstudiogallery.blogspot.com
Artistic Edge will feature works by Stephen Ward, Robin Tomlinson and Bill Lorenz. Shown: Dragon Koi by Bill Lorenz. 1880 Fulton Ave.; artisticedgeframing.com
Helen Jones Gallery presents the work of Spanish master Jose Royo, including original oil paintings and limited edition serigraphs. Shown: “Rosa Y Nacar” by Royo. 588 La Sierra Dr.; helenjonesgallery.com
“Art Where Wild Things Are” is the 6th open juried art show at the Sacramento Fine Arts Center benefiting the Effie Yeaw Nature Center. The show runs May 12-29 and features regional paintings, sculpture and textile art that are broad and creative interpretations of life in our natural world. Shown above: a watercolor by David Peterson. 5330B Gibbons Drive, Carmichael.
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A Day on the Farm Learn, Eat & Celebrate!
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Purchase fresh, local, organic vegetables & fruit Cooking Classes Farm Tours & Nature Walks Workshops Kidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Garden Activities Face Painting & Photo Booth Community Education Tables Local Art & Crafts Live Music & Dancing Morning Food, Snacks & Lunch Learn About: Gardening â&#x20AC;˘ Composting Native Plants â&#x20AC;˘ Herbs Beekeeping â&#x20AC;˘ Cooking Raising Chickens â&#x20AC;˘ More for more info: 916.363.9685
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Thru May 9th Celebration Arts Theatre 4469 D Street 455-2787 This powerful drama reveals a universal truth: that all people, no matter their differences, are capable of change. Amidst their incendiary words of prejudice and fear, Ann, a civil rights activist, and C.P., an Exalted Cyclops of the KKK, forge an unlikely friendship based in mutual respect and trust in North Carolina circa 1971. James Wheatley directs this Celebration Arts production of the potent play about school desegregation and unexpected solidarity
May 13 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; May 17 Sacramento Theatre Company 1419 H Street 446-7501 In the American West, a pioneer woman named Sarah and six women called her daughters to face frontier life. This play presents itself as a series of short tales and tableaux matched with musical numbers. Each piece presents an aspect of frontier life or womanhood, from girlhood, marriage, old age and, finally, death.
Cinderella May 12 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; May 17 Community Center Theater 1301 L Street 557-1999 Rodgers and Hammersteinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cinderella is the Tony Award-winning Broadway. This lush production features an incredible orchestra, jaw-dropping transformations, and all the moments you love -- the pumpkin, the glass slipper, the masked ball, and more -- plus some surprising new twists! Be transported back to your childhood as you rediscover some of Rodgers and Hammersteinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most beloved songs.
Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ear by Jenny Schwartz May 8 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; May 30 California Stage Theatre 2509 R Street 223-9568 In this play, a husband and wife have trouble coping with the loss of their son and they find themselves speaking in cliches. The husband travels to forget, while the wife stays with their daughter and the tooth fairy trying to figure out how to cope from home.
There Is a Happiness That Morning Is May 8 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; May 31 KOLT Run Creations at Wilkerson Theatre 1723 25th Street 454-1500 Written in rhymed verse, story is told via two lectures on the poetry of William Blake; one given in the morning by Bernard, a middleaged, barely published poet ; and the other in the afternoon by his lover, Ellen, a reputable Ph.D. Having engaged the evening before in a highly inappropriate display of public affection on the main lawn of their rural New England campus, the two undergraduate lecturers must now, in class, either apologize for their behavior or effectively justify it if they want to keep their jobs.
The Pirates of Penzance Thru May 17th Sacramento Theatre Company 1419 H Street 446-7501 The Pirates of Penzance, one of Gilbert and Sullivanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most popular works, makes its debut as part of STCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Season of Legends, Epics, and Icons.â&#x20AC;? The comic story concerns Frederic, who, having completed his 21st year, is released from his apprenticeship to a band of tender-hearted pirates.
Coriolanus May 1 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; May 30 Big Idea Theatre 1616 Del Paso Blvd. 960-3036 In a time of great public strife, the exalted war hero Coriolanus returns to his homeland and, at the behest of his manipulative, controlling mother, seeks political office. Though victorious in battle against his enemies, he is less successful at winning the hearts and minds of his aggrieved countrymen, whom he arrogantly regards with contempt. This version of Shakespeareâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s timeless yet timely story of ambition and vengeance speaks to a common disillusionment with leaders unwilling to compromise for the common good.
The Homecoming Thru May 31st Capital Stage Company 2215 J Street 476-3116 In an old and slightly seedy house in North London there lives a family of men. Into this sinister abode comes the eldest son, Teddy, who, having spent the past six years teaching philosophy in America, is now bringing his wife, Ruth, home to visit the family she has never met. As the play progresses, Teddyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s younger brothers make increasingly outrageous passes at their sister-in-law until they are practically making love to her in front of her stunned but strangely aloof husband.
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The Art of Song Preschool thru 12th grade
Visit us on Sunday, May 3 at 11:00am to visit the Lower School (1-8) Classrooms & Farm Parent tours available for all grades by appointment. Call 916-860-2518 or admissions@sacwaldorf.org SPRING CONCERT Featuring five choirs CONDUCTORS: Lynn Stevens, Julie Adams
May 3, 2015, at 4:00 p.m. Carmichael Seventh Day Adventist Church 4600 Winding Way, Sacramento
and Melanie Huber
TICKETS $30 Preferred, $17 General, $12 Students
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RESTAURANT FROM page 84 swooning with admiration for South’s top-notch drop biscuits. But nothing beats South’s fried chicken ($13). In the few months since opening, this chicken has become regionally famous. People talk of it in hushed voices and reverent tones when praising its crispiness, its moisture content, its flavor, even its hue. This chicken has its own fan club, its own Facebook page, its own seat on the city council. (I made one of those up.) If you’re a fried chicken fanatic, this is the place for you. As at any self-respecting Southern restaurant, the desserts at South are housemade and gooey. You can’t go wrong with a piece of pecan pie or a mighty hunk of bread pudding. The pudding is especially good, probably the best I’ve had in the region. The vibe is casual, hip and minimalist. Diners order at the counter, and the food is delivered to your table by casual and competent servers.
The order-at-the-counter system is still a little hard to navigate on busy nights. You can’t take a table until you’ve ordered, and you can’t order until a table has opened up. It’s not perfect, but it’s better than at some local restaurants that let the customers fight it out for themselves for limited real estate while standing back and watching the chaos unfold. My congratulations to N’Gina and Ian Kavookjian, who have turned their many years in the restaurant industry into a standout project. Without pretension, without fanfare, without fancy marketing, they’ve opened a neighborhood spot with heart, soul and a line out the door. It’s heartening to see good things happen to good people.
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SACRAMENTO MASTER SINGERS CELEBRATING 30 YEARS OF MAKING GREAT CHORAL MUSIC
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TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME Nothing says springtime quite like the crack of a baseball, the snap of a sunflower seed shell and a trip to the snack bar at Valley Oak Park where for five decades thousands of kids have been passing time playing America’s favorite pastime. The sport is alive and flourishing in Arden and Carmichael with hundreds of children competing on area Little League teams from Eastern, Arden Park and Carmichael. Volunteer coaches, managers, organizers and groundskeepers keep a lot of balls in the air in the name of family fun, athletic development and friendly competition. How will this year’s teams stack up? They might follow in the footsteps of last year’s Arden Little League Majors players who became District 5 Champions, the first Arden Little League team to do so in 24 years. The team was comprised of nine first-year Major players and only two second-year players including Jack and Nick Little, Zach Schmidt, Coleman Dupre, Esteban Lee, Daniel Giberson, Andrew Condrin, Max Kitay, John Fuhrman, Dylan Dao and Will Heron. Steve Dupre managed the team with the help of assistant coaches Josh Schmidt and Jason Little.
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Istanbul Bistro 3260 J Street 449-8810 L D Wine/Beer $$ Mediterranean-inspired cuisine in cozy neighborhood bistro setting
DOWNTOWN Foundation
400 L St. 321-9522 L D $$ Full Bar American cooking in an historic atmosphere • foundationsacramento.com
Hock Farm Craft & Provision 1415 L St. 440-8888 L D $$-$$ Full Bar Celebration of the region's rich history and bountiful terrain • Paragarys.com
Mikuni Restaurant and Sushi Bar 1530 J St. 447-2112 L D Full Bar $$-$$$ Japanese cuisine served in an upscale setting • Mikunisushi.com
Parlaré Eurolounge 10th & J Sts. 448-8960
Chops Steak Seafood & Bar 1117 11th St. 447-8900 L D $$$ Full Bar Steakhouse serving dry-aged prime beef and fresh seafood in an upscale club atmosphere • Chopssacramento.com
Claim Jumper 1111 J St. 442-8200 L D $$ Full Bar Upscale American in a clubby atmosphere
Downtown & Vine 1200 K Street #8 228-4518
Wine Bar, Event Center & Retail Sales, 36 wines by the glass, beer on tap • downtownandvine.com
Ella Dining Room & Bar 1131 K St. 443-3772
Fair Oaks Boulevard & Arden Way | 485.2883 click Luna Lounge tab at bellabrucafe.com
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buffet menu...
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Esquire Grill 1213 K St. 448-8900 L D $$-$$$ Full Bar Outdoor Dining Upscale American fare served in an elegant setting • Paragarys.com
Estelle's Patisserie
Rio City Café
1110 Front St. Old Sac 442-8226 L D $$-$$$ Full Bar Seasonal menu of favorites in a setting overlooking river • Riocitycafe.com
Ten 22 1022 Second St. 441-2211 L D Wine/Beer $$ American bistro favorites with a modern twist in a casual, Old Sac setting • ten22oldsac.com
LAND PARK Freeport Bakery
2966 Freeport Blvd. 442-4256 B L $ Award-winning baked goods and cakes for eat in or take out • Freeportbakery.com
Iron Grill 13th Street and Broadway 737-5115 L D $$-$$$ Full Bar Upscale neighborhood steakhouse • Ironsteaks.com
Jamie's Bar and Grill 427 Broadway 442-4044 L D $ Full Bar Featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. Dine in or take out since 1986
901 K St. 916-551-1500 L D $$-$$$ French-inspired Bakery serving fresh pastry & desserts, artisan breads and handcrafted sandwiches. EstellesPatisserie.com
Riverside Clubhouse
Fat City Bar & Cafe
Taylor's Kitchen
1001 Front St. 446-6768 D $$-$$$ Full Bar American cuisine served in a casual historic Old Sac location • Fatsrestaurants. com
The Firehouse Restaurant 1112 Second St. 442-4772 L D $$$ Full Bar Global and California cuisine in an upscale historic Old Sac setting • Firehouseoldsac.com
Frank Fat’s 806 L St. 442-7092
L D Full Bar $$-$$$ Chinese favorites in an elegant setting • Fatsrestaurants.com
Il Fornaio 400 Capitol Mall 446-4100 L D Full Bar $$$ Fine Northern Italian cuisine in a chic, upscale atmosphere • Ilfornaio.com
Carmichael Ƈ 916.485.2883
Grange
Natomas Ƈ 916.928.1770
B L D Full Bar $$$ Simple, seasonal, soulful • grangerestaurant.com
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L D $$$ Full Bar Modern American cuisine served family-style in a chic, upscale space • Elladiningroomandbar.com
D $$ Full Bar Relax with drinks and dinner in this stylish downtown space
926 J Street • 492-4450
2633 Riverside Drive 448-9988 L D $$ Full Bar Upscale American cuisine served in a contemporary setting • Riversideclubhouse.com
2924 Freeport Boulevard 443-5154 D $$$ Wine/Beer Dinner served Wed. through Saturday. Reservations suggested but walk-ins welcome.
Tower Café 1518 Broadway 441-0222 B L D $$ Wine/Beer International cuisine with dessert specialties in a casual setting
Willie's Burgers 2415 16th St. 444-2006 L D $ Great burgers and more. Open until 3 am Friday and Saturday n
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