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PICTURESQUE EAST SACRAMENTO This stately 5 bedroom 4 bath home on 38th Street will amaze you! Over 3600 square feet with features including a grand entry, polished Àoors, spacious rooms and beautiful landscaped lot. The backyard includes patio, sparkling pool, spa and a water feature. What fabulous home! $1,299,000 DAVID KIRRENE 531-7495
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LOVELY REMODEL Fabulous 40’s, 4 bedroom and 3 bath home features high quality appliances and ¿nishes in the gourmet kitchen; connected family room has French doors that open up to the backyard with Sago and Queen Anne palms. Plus a back gate into the Sutter Lawn Tennis Club. $1,099,900 BETH HARNEY 995-4120
ELMHURST PARKWAY HOME Lovely 3 bedroom 2 bath is loaded with charm! Large open kitchen, gleaming hardwood Àoors, beautiful crown moldings, and formal dining room with built-in hutch. Upstairs is a master suite for relaxing. Here’s the best part - a ¿nished detached bonus room with half bath. $499,950 TIM COLLOM 247-8048
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McKINLEY PARK Mckinley Park at its best! This 3 bedroom 2 bath home offers a remodeled kitchen, re¿nished hardwood Àoors, a vintage ¿replace, a spacious Àoor plan, a wine cellar in the basement, and a large formal dining room. Remodeling garage and studio/art/of¿ce space. $749,000 TIM COLLOM 247-8048
CENTRALLY LOCATED Comfortable 2 bedroom home, close to midtown activities, restaurants and coffee shops. Wood Àoors, newer roof and central heat and air. Built-in cabinetry in the dining room with French doors to living room can make this special for entertaining. Bring your creative ideas and make this home your own!!! $285,000 LIBBY NEIL 539-5881
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Give More MAY 6 IS YOUR CHANCE TO HELP LOCAL NONPROFITS
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ongtime readers know that I value and promote the concept of local living. Our logo proclaims that our magazines feature information that is 100 percent local. Underneath the logo are the statements Do More, Know More, Buy More. Here’s one more idea, which is the subject of this month’s column: Give More. On Tuesday, May 6, the Sacramento Region Community Foundation will host a 24-hour giving challenge called the BIG Day of Giving. The goal is to increase the level of individual local giving. The organization hopes to help raise $1 million for local nonprofits from 5,000 donors. It wants 30 percent of those donations to come from new donors. Last year’s Arts Day of Giving, designed to help nonprofit arts organization, was a great success. This year, the concept has been expanded to all qualified nonprofits. Here’s the back story: Three years ago, the foundation commissioned a study called the Sacramento Generosity Project to come up with data on who gives and who does not.
The exhaustive study revealed that Sacramento residents as a whole give to charity at a lower rate than the national average. Those who do donate give less money than the national average. According to the study, 62 percent of Sacramento households give at least $25 per year, compared to 66 percent nationally. Our average donation is $1,990 per year, 11 percent lower than the national figure. Local nonprofits have been challenged as never before with the drastic reduction in charitable giving during the recessionary years. In 2011, a group of community leaders introduced a multiyear campaign called Live Here, Give Here, spearheaded by local ad/PR firm Runyon Saltzman & Einhorn. The goal was to increase the percentage of giving households from 62 percent to 67 percent, and to increase the average household donation from $1,990 to $2,355. This would generate an additional quarter of a billion dollars for nonprofits. It would make a huge difference for our community if we increased our giving to equal the national average. The campaign also aimed to increase the share of giving to local nonprofits. While 91 percent of households surveyed said it’s important to give locally, only 63 percent of donations went to local organizations. In the first 35 years of my life, I donated very little to charity. My middle-class parents gave to our church regularly and supported local causes, so I had an example growing up. But it wasn’t until I felt financially comfortable as an adult
(and paid off my student loans) that I started making charitable donations. My husband and I made giving a priority after we listened to a moving sermon by our church’s pastor explaining the biblical concept of the tithe, a one-tenth voluntary contribution of your income. On the way home, we decided to make charitable giving a regular part of our lives. In the years since, I have found the most joy from being involved in local activities that help those less fortunate and help build stronger neighborhoods and communities. The time I spend researching local organizations is invigorating and fills me with gratitude for my own blessings. The Sacramento Generosity Project’s strategy is simple: Encourage more people to give, inspire those who already give to give more, and persuade everyone to give locally. The 2014 BIG Day of Giving is the vehicle to accomplish this goal. Other communities across the nation have raised millions of dollars through similar events. Starting at midnight on May 6, you have 24 hours to give online (givelocalnow.org). Paying with a credit card, you can give as little as $25 or as much as $10,000. Each gift is tax-deductible, and local nonprofits will receive matching funds. You’ll receive email acknowledgement of your gift within an hour. Deciding which organizations to give to is the fun part. You may already know local nonprofits you want to support. If not, go to givelocalnow.org and look for The
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DROUGHT TIPS I recently attended a meeting on drought strategies held by a local gardening group. I wanted to learn how to conserve water at my own home as well as at McKinley Rose Garden, whose care I oversee with the nonprofit Friends of East Sacramento. The expert speaker had lots of tips. I easily and quickly put two in place at my house. You can, too. First, instead of watering your lawn and garden for an hour straight, institute “cycle soaking.” If you have an automated sprinkler system, set the water to come on for 15 minutes, then off for 45 minutes. Repeat this over four hours. The water will soak into the ground more deeply between cycles, resulting in less runoff into gutters and drains. If you do this from midnight to 4 a.m., you will save even more water. (Most automated sprinkler manufacturers now have their manuals online if you have lost yours.) Second, save the water that normally goes down the drain as the shower water heats up. I bought a small white paint bucket at the local hardware store. It catches the water, which I then use to water outdoor container plants. I bought a smaller one for the kitchen sink to use the same way. It’s going to be a long, dry summer. Send me your drought tips and we’ll share your ideas with our readers. Cecily Hastings can be reached at publisher@insidepublications.com. n
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Mother’s Day Delight ANNUAL GARDEN TOUR HAS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE
academic programs with after-school classes and field trips. Tickets for the tour are $20 in advance, $25 at the door. Tickets for the lunch are $15. Tickets are available at davidlubingardentour.com and at retail outlets, including The Pink House, East Sac Hardware and Haus. During the tour weekend, tickets will be sold at the school (3535 M St.). For more information, call 491-4952 ext. 45 or go to davidlubingardentour.com.
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Spend Mother's Day perusing beautiful gardens and support a great cause while doing it. The East Sac Garden tour takes place on May 10 and 11.
The tour will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days. In addition to the tour, there will be a lunch, catered by Curtis Catering, at Sutter Lawn Tennis Club. At the school, there will be food trucks and a boutique selling garden art,
handmade jewelry, ornaments and chicken coops. The tour is expected to attract more than 1,700 attendees. It is the school’s biggest fundraiser. Proceeds go toward supplementing the school’s
The new East Sacramento Farmers Market will debut on Saturday, May 17, in McKinley Park. The market will be held every Saturday morning in the park next to Shepard Garden and Arts Center. According to market organizer and East Sac resident Ann Vuletich Clark, the market will sell gourmet mushrooms from Dragon Gourmet Mushrooms, organic produce from Rio de Parras Organic Farm, local meat from Coffee Pot Ranch and organic cold-pressed juices from Lidquidology Bar. Devine Gelateria, owned by East Sac residents Elizabeth and Brian McCleary, will sell gelato sandwiches and push-up pops. For more information, go to the East Sacramento Farmers Market Facebook page or email aclark@ eastsacfarmersmarket.com.
FUNDRAISER FOR KIDS AT CLUNIE A dinner and auction fundraiser in support of The GreenHouse will be held on Saturday, May 31, at 6 p.m. in the Grand Hall of Clunie Community Center. The GreenHouse is a nonprofit organization located in the Gardenland Northgate neighborhood that offers after-school tutoring, mentoring and leadership development for children in this underresourced neighborhood. According to board member Amy Thoma, “We serve a neighborhood with one of the highest concentrations of children in poverty in the Sacramento area.” The GreenHouse serves approximately 300 youth each year. The group’s annual Kids at Heart dinner provides most of its funding. Tickets are $60. For more information about the event or to purchase tickets, go to TheGreenHouseCenter.org or call 402-7978.
will be provided, volunteers are asked to bring a pair of garden gloves, pruning shears and rakes if they have them. Volunteers will meet at the benches in the rose garden. The rose garden is at the corner of H and 33rd streets. R.S.V.P.s are requested, though dropin help will also be appreciated. The Friends group is also looking for volunteers to work on their own schedule. If you would like more information on how to help on your own schedule, email friendsofeastsac@aol.com or call 452-8011.
A dinner and auction fundraiser in support of The GreenHouse will be held on Saturday, May 31, at 6 p.m. in the Grand Hall of Clunie Community Center.
VOLUNTEER DAY IN MCKINLEY PARK Friends of East Sacramento and the McKinley Park Volunteer Corps will hold a volunteer day in McKinley Park on Saturday, May 3. The event kicks off at 8:30 a.m. with a volunteer appreciation
breakfast sponsored by City Councilmember Kevin McCarty. At 9 a.m., there will be deadheading training session led by rosarians for new volunteers. Volunteers will help prune rose bushes in McKinley Rose Garden and trim and rake in the park. While some equipment and garden supplies
HEAR FROM THE CANDIDATES Candidates for the District 3 city council seat will headline the May meeting of East Sacramento Chamber of Commerce. Incumbent councilmember Steve Cohn is not running for re-election. The district includes East Sacramento, River Park and South Natomas.
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oversee the garden’s operation and maintenance during the growing season from May to August. The fellow will also develop a manual for the garden’s care that can be used to create a long-term sustainable plan for the garden’s ongoing maintenance. Last year, Collom, who also owns Tim Collom Gallery in Midtown, held an art show of breakthrough artists and donated a percentage of the proceeds to the Renewal Fund. For more information on the McKinley Park Renewal Fund, email friendsofeastsac@aol.com or call 443-5076.
The meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 14, from noon to 1:30 p.m. at Clunie Community Center. Lunch is $15 per person. Clunie Community Center is at 601 Alhambra Blvd. in McKinley Park. For more information or to make a reservation for the lunch, call 4528011 or email eastsacchamber@aol. com.
FUTURE OF MCKINLEY VILLAGE PROPOSAL UNCERTAIN Despite a unanimous vote of approval from the city’s Planning and Design Commission, the future of McKinley Village is still uncertain. The city’s planning department staff has supported developer Phil Angelides’ proposal to build 336 new homes on the Centrage site, saying
This photo by Debbie Sprigg was one of the McKinley Rose Garden Photo Contest winners in 2013. This month the 2014 contest takes place.
the infill project is compatible with nearby neighborhoods. But many East Sac and Midtown residents say traffic from the project is a major unresolved issue. The developer proposes only two auto-accessible entrances into the site, one via A Street over the levee in Midtown, the other at 40th Street in East Sacramento. Neighborhood groups are asking for additional auto access at Alhambra Boulevard, which would require construction of a 38-foot-long tunnel under the Union Pacific railroad tracks. Angelides’ original plan calls for a bike and pedestrian tunnel under the railroad tracks at Alhambra Boulevard. But the development team acknowledged they don’t yet have UP’s approval to build Tim Collom was recognized for his support of the McKinley Park it. Angelides has Renewal Fund with a banner along H Street
promised to pay $1.7 million to the city to help mitigate traffic issues if UP doesn’t approve his request. In April, City Councilmember Steve Cohn weighed in on the tunnel issue. “I am concerned that the commission glossed over the neighborhood’s traffic and safety concerns,” he said. “Unfortunately, I do not believe that the proposed conditions are adequate to ensure neighborhood compatibility. In particular, the Alhambra extension was not made a condition of approval.” The city council is expected to vote on the project on April 29 (after this publication’s deadline).
BANNERS FLY HIGH New banners on H Street at McKinley Park recognize local Dunnigan real estate agent and artist Tim Collom and City Councilmember Steve Cohn for their support of the McKinley Park Renewal Fund. The fund was started by Friends of East Sacramento, the nonprofit that manages McKinley Rose Garden and Clunie Community Center. According to Cecily Hastings, cofounder of the Friends group, in 2012 and 2013 the group raised more than $100,000 to renovate and maintain the 1.5-acre garden. Collom’s and Cohn’s donations will help fund a summer fellowship program to hire a college-level or graduate horticultural student to
ROSE GARDEN PHOTO CONTEST Friends of East Sacramento is sponsoring a McKinley Rose Garden photography contest. The contest is open to both amateur and professional photographers. The only rule is that photos must be taken by the end of May. “Our goal is to ask neighborhood talent to help us put together a portfolio of photographs to help market the rose garden on our nonprofit’s website used to book wedding rentals,” said Cecily Hastings, the group’s co-founder. “We will also be featuring the winning photographs on our Facebook page.” “We are looking for some general overall shots of the garden showing the variety of beds,” she explained. “But we also are looking for close-up portraits of individual roses.” Email your high-resolution photo entries to cecily@insidepublications. com no later than May 31. Winners will be featured in this magazine and displayed in the lobby of Clunie Community Center. The nonprofit Friends of East Sacramento continues to offer its Adopt-A-Garden fundraising program for people who donate a year’s worth of maintenance for a flower bed. No physical work in the garden is required. Plans cost $195 a year and include a custom garden marker. Discounted multiyear plans are also available. Donors can make donations in honor or in memory of loved ones EAST SAC LIFE page 16
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A collection of Audrey Hepburn memorabilia will be on display at McKinley Library this month. East Sac resident Susan Wilkie, who has done extensive research on Hepburn as an actress and humanitarian, curated the display. Items from her collection include a hat that belonged to the actress, photos and other items not seen in books or articles on Hepburn. The display will include DVDs and books about Hepburn that can be checked out.
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FREMONT CHURCH GIVES BACK Members of East Sac’s Fremont Presbyterian Church will spend Saturday, May 17, doing construction projects, garden work and meal preparation for local charities. “GO Day is our churchwide opportunity to make a visible difference in Sacramento by serving the community for one day,” said church spokesperson Cate Williams. “It is a chance for us to give back as our act of worship.” For more information or to volunteer, call 452-7132.
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or a long time, Ann Vuletich Clark felt that East Sacramento almost had it all. “We are fortunate to have so many fabulous restaurants, coffeehouses, clothing shops and hardware stores,” she says. “You name it and we have it in East Sac, with one exception: a farmers market.” At her street’s block party last fall, she floated the idea of starting a neighborhood farmers market. Her neighbors were incredibly enthusiastic. “My favorite comment was ‘If you build it, we will come’,” she says. So Vuletich Clark got busy building. And on Saturday, May 17, the weekly East Sacramento Farmers Market will debut. According to Vuletich Clark, a real estate agent with Dunnigan Realtor, there are many steps in creating a new farmers market. “The first and most obvious is to scout out the right location,” she says. “As a Realtor, I know how important location is. It turns out that location is just as important in building a farmers market as it is in real estate. I thought McKinley Park would be a great location because it’s so central and attracts so many people year round, especially on the weekends.” Vuletich Clark worked with the city to get approval to use the park. “We had to figure out parking, especially for the farmers and vendors,” she says. “You can’t have a market without vendors, and they have to have a place to park.”
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She also had to establish a nonprofit organization to operate the market, secure liability insurance, identify and contact vendors and obtain certification from the county. “It’s very involved. You have to make sure you comply with rules and regulations at all levels of government,” she says. The choice of vendors was important. “I come from a long line of gardeners and a food-centric family,” Vuletich Clark explains. “My father always had an enormous vegetable
garden and used organic methods long before anyone even knew what they were. He also raised beef cattle in his spare time. He took great pride in announcing to us as we sat around the summer dinner table that everything on the table except maybe the salt and pepper was home grown.” For the East Sac Farmers Market, Vuletich Clark looked for vendors in three categories: produce, farmstead products and specialty foods and drinks. According to Vuletich Clark,
some of the produce vendors are certified organic, while others employ pesticide-free farming practices but do not have organic certification. Farmstead products are things like eggs, honey, preserves and flowers. The specialty food and drink category will include tamales, fresh pasta, coffee and cold-pressed organic juices that can be consumed at the market or taken home. “I have tried to be very thoughtful in selecting vendors for the market, using what I call the ‘Nordstrom model’ as my guide,” she says. “I believe that Nordstrom is successful because they do a fabulous job of carefully selecting their merchandise so when you walk into the store, you can’t really make a bad decision. That’s what I want this market to be. I want people to walk into the market and find high-quality produce and things that they won’t find anywhere else—at least not all in one place.” Many of the participating vendors can be found only at the East Sac Farmers Market. “They agreed to be a vendor because they live here or their business is here. That means that no other farmers market will have exactly the same set of vendors in one place,” says Vuletich Clark. “I want the market to showcase the best of what East Sacramento has to offer in terms of food.” But Vuletich Clark’s vision of the market is not only about food. She says she sees it as a community Volunteer page 18
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STUDENTS GROW A GARDEN FOR THE COUNTY FAIR Students from East Sac schools including St. Mary’s, Phoebe Hearst and Sacred Heart School will participate in the Garden in a Wheelbarrow program at the Sacramento County Fair. Members of local Girl Scout troops will enter works of art, including
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EAST SAC LIFE FROM page 16 VOLUNTEER FROM page 17 Anthony Ramirez, who was killed in action in Afghanistan. Tahoe Tallac Little League named the field in Ramirez’s memory at a ceremony on opening day. Ramirez’s family and City Councilmember Kevin McCarty were in attendance. A Sacramento native, Ramirez played for Tahoe Tallac Little League and was known for his love of baseball. In June 2012, he was killed by an improvised explosive device. Ramirez was awarded a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart for his bravery and honorable service. The baseball field is at 7051 San Joaquin St.
ART SHOW IN AN ARTIST’S GARDEN Artists Eric Dahlin, Donna Snell and Leslie Toms will exhibit their works at a free show in Toms’ East Sac garden studio on Friday, May 9, from 5 to 8 p.m. and Saturday, May 10, from noon to 5 p.m.
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The show will include Toms’ paintings and original jewelry by Snell. Dahlin will show his menagerie of ceramic sculpture animals. For more information, including the studio address, go to leslietoms. com.
YOUNGSTERS CAN LEARN TO SAIL Lake Washington Sailing Club offers weekly summer camps for youth 8 to 15 who are interested in learning how to sail. The club meets at Lake Washington at the Port of West Sacramento. This course teaches basic sailing technique, terminology and theory. It
is designed for those who have little or no sailing experience. According to East Sac resident George Biery, who has helped organize the classes for five years, many of the students end up racing for their high school teams. The camp will be held in June, July and August with beginner classes in the morning and advanced classes in the afternoon. The club will hold an open house on Saturday, May 3, from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. for anyone who is interested in learning about the club or its summer programs. There will be sailboat rides and refreshments. For more information, go to lwsailing.org or email Biery at gmbiery@pacbell.net.
gathering place where people can meet up with friends and neighbors on a regular basis. “It will be very different from the Sunday market under the freeway, both in terms of its size (it will be much smaller) and the fact that it’s a destination where people can come and stay for a while,” she says. “They might visit the market, buy some bread and organic strawberries and a cup of coffee, listen to some local musicians and then walk over to the rose garden.” And they might be thinking, “Now East Sacramento has it all.” For more information, go to the Facebook page for East Sacramento Farmers Market. To suggest someone for a volunteer profile, call 441-7026 or email eastsaclife@aol.com.n
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EAST SAC LIFE FROM page 18 paintings and photographs, in the fair’s art contest. Other local students will submit cooking and craft projects. The fair will be held May 22 through 26 at Cal Expo. Activities include a carnival, food, barn animals, music, shopping and a demolition derby. Admission is $5. Children ages 12 and younger and seniors are admitted free. For more information, go to sacfair. com or call 263-2975.
Sponsors include City Councilmember Steve Cohn; East Sacramento Improvement Association; Inside Publications; Rita Gibson Insurance & Investment Services; Smith McDowell and Powell; and Train Hard or Go Home/Action Boot Camps. Tickets for the five previous Tastes have sold out, and the chamber expects to sell out again this year. Proceeds benefit Pops in the Park. Tickets are $30 and are available by email at eastsacchamber@aol.com or at the chamber booth at the Pops in the Park concerts in June.
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Sacramento Valley Coin Club will hold its annual show Friday, May 2, and Saturday, May 3, at the Four Points by Sheraton Hotel. The show will be from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday. Coins, currency, gold and silver will be on display. Many of the vendors will buy and sell. There will also be free appraisals. Admission is $3. Entry for those 18 years old and younger is free. There will be special youth activities. The hotel is at 4900 Duckhorn Drive in Natomas. For more information, go to sacvalcc.org.
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and Mustard Seed elementary schools will be held on Saturday, May 3. The tour, which includes a look at beautiful and unique gardens in Sacramento’s Land Park neighborhood, will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with tea served at noon in the garden of one of the homes. Tickets for the tour are $20 in advance, $25 on the day of the event. Advance tickets for the tour and tea are $45. Tickets are available at Parkside Pharmacy (4404 Del Rio Road) and Talini’s Nursery (5601 Folsom Blvd.). For more information, go to hs-ps. com or call 606-4195. And save Saturday, Sept. 13, for Soroptimist International of Sacramento’s Urban Edible Garden Tour showcasing East Sac homes with gardens that focus on edible plants.
A LIGHT OF HOPE A fundraising reception to support Court Appointed Special Advocates of Sacramento County will be held on Thursday, May 29, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. The reception at Beatnik Studios (723 S St.) will include fine wines, live music, dance performances and an auction. CASA Sacramento recruits, screens, trains and supervises volunteers who are appointed by a judge to advocate for a child who has been removed from the home due to abuse, neglect or abandonment. Tickets for the reception range from $25 to $250. For tickets or more information, call 875-3010 or email Richelle@sacramentocasa.org.
FREMONT PRESBYTERIAN HOSTS ORGAN CONCERT Patricia Grimm, one of America’s leading concert organists, will perform in concert on Sunday, May 4, at 4 p.m. at Fremont Presbyterian Church. The diverse program will include works by Johann Sebastian Bach, Felix Mendelssohn, Eugene Gigout, Louis Vierne and John Gardner. The Golden State Brass Quintet will join
Grimm in the works for organ and brass. Fremont Presbyterian Church is at 5770 Carlson Drive. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at fremontpres.org or at the door. For more information, call 452-7132.
VIETNAM VETS WANTED FOR STORYTELLING PROJECT Sacramento Public Library is looking for Vietnam War veterans to talk about their experiences for a storytelling project called “Valley to Vietnam.” The project captures on videotape the experiences, both during and after the war, of Vietnam vets from the Sacramento region. The videos air on Access Sacramento’s Channel 17 at 8:30 p.m. on the first Monday of each month. They’re also available on DVD at the library and through the library’s YouTube channel. So far, 10 interviews have been recorded with veterans such as Jerry Chong, a local attorney who was wounded while serving in Vietnam as a Marine Corps squad leader, and Ted Adams, who served three tours of duty in Vietnam. For more information or to suggest a Vietnam veteran to be interviewed, contact the project’s coordinator, James Scott, at 264-2795 or jscott@ saclibrary.org.
CITY STARTS FOOD-TOFUEL PILOT PROGRAM The city of Sacramento has begun a one-year pilot project to collect food scraps from residents in the Elmhurst neighborhood and turn the food into fuel. The city will collect food waste in the same container as yard waste and deliver it to Republic Services, which will separate the food from the yard waste and transport the food scraps to Clean World Partners. Clean World Partners will use a digester to process the food into fuel, which the city will
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acramento City Councilmember Steve Cohn will not run for re-election to the District 3 council seat. The district includes East Sacramento, River Park and South Natomas. The election will be in June. If no candidate receives more than 50 percent of the votes, there will be a runoff in November between the top two vote getters. Seven people are running for the position. Inside East Sacramento has invited the candidates to share with us their views on some important topics. Go to insidepublications.com for our entire Council District 3 candidate coverage. Would you have voted to support the entertainment sports complex term sheet that the council approved in 2013? Since the project is now moving forward, how do you see the
city adding to its tax coffers to help defray the $258 million city subsidy? Ellen Cochrane: No. I opposed the public subsidy. I think the investors who hope to profit from the complex should pay all costs for its development. To burden taxpayers is wrong. Long-term benefits to the city are expected but not guaranteed. Since it did pass and the arena will most likely be built, if elected, I will support my city and work to make it a success. Adding to the tax coffers will come from many different sources. I believe Measure U should be extended and raised to 1 cent. We should request that the citizens vote on it. Deane Dana: Yes. The sales tax generated from the entertainment sports complex must be directed toward the subsidy. Sacramento must not continue to defer and avoid its bond and pension debt. Efren Guttierrez: No. Look to corporate sponsors and owners to look for funding sources: concerts, fundraisers. No more public money.
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Jeff Harris: No. We need to increase tax revenues through growth in the River District, South Natomas (once the moratorium is lifted) and the Railyards. It must be smart, green, transit-oriented growth with smart-grid technology. We need to attract more full-time residents, and employers that pay living wages, to the downtown core. I believe we should look at a less costly finance plan for the ESC. With the proposed bond sale and amortization schedule, the payment total over 35 years could reach upward of $700 million. There is a great potential upside to the ESC in the form of stimulus to ancillary projects on K Street, the River District and the Railyards, but it will be several years before these projects provide a substantial revenue return. Adam Sartain: Yes. The city has already taken measures to cover their subsidy as one can see in the plans. There are such defrayments as parking and the revenues which will come in from the uptick in business activity that will occur around the complex. In the event that there become severe deficiencies, I believe that there are several ways to alleviate any possible shortfalls along the way. If needed, as one example, there may be benefit in enacting a small tourism tax in hotels as other communities have done to help support their own recreational enhancements. Cyril Shah:Yes. The largest segment of our general fund revenue, roughly $120 million, comes from the city’s share of property taxes. If we can increase property values
downtown and throughout the city by 5 percent, that will create an extra $6 million every year that can be used for public safety, parks and libraries. Rosalyn Van Buren: Yes. The ESC will be a big boon for the city. There will be multitudes of new jobs, businesses and the attraction of events to us. The revenue the ESC will bring into the city via parking, local sales, local businesses, etc. will handle some of this. I believe that by taking the remaining services and other parts of our budget and ensuring that each one is running as efficiently as possible (which needs to be done regardless of the presence of the ESC), we will open up different opportunities for Sacramento to meet its responsibilities. Measure U helps the city maintain staffing levels in public safety and parks and libraries. The city manager expects a $27 million deficit in 2020, when Measure U expires. How will you prepare for the end of Measure U? Ellen Cochrane: I think we might, with proper oversight, persuade the public to continue Measure U and raise it to a cent. Nobody likes taxes (I am aware that California has one of the highest tax structures in the country), but we need to pay for valued services where we benefit directly. Nothing is free. Roads, police and schools must be funded. Deane Dana: I will begin to seriously address the spending problem our city has on Day 1 of taking office. I have no intention of CANDIDATES page 25
EAST SAC LIFE FROM page 20 use to power several of its garbage trucks. “I initiated this pilot project because food waste and organics are a large portion of the city’s waste going to our landfill,” said City Councilmember Kevin McCarty. “Recycling this food waste and turning it into fuel moves our city toward being greener and smarter.” “This voluntary program will provide the city important data that will help inform future waste disposal efforts,” said Steve Harriman, the city’s integrated waste general manager. The pilot will be conducted for one year. For more information, go to facebook.com/elmhurstfoodtofuel.
LEARN HOW TO COMPOST On Saturday, May 10, the city will sponsor two free composting seminars at 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. The one-hour classes will be held in the Elmhurst-Med Center Community Garden on 49th Street between V and 50th streets. The lesson will include information on drought-tolerant plants and ways to save water in your garden. Preregistration is not required. Call 808-4900 for more information.
GET READY TO VOTE May 19 is the last day to register to vote in the June primary election. Voter registration forms must either be postmarked or delivered to the Sacramento County elections office by that date. To confirm you are registered, go to elections.saccounty.net or call 875-6451. Registered voters may apply to vote by mail in the June election. May 27 is the last day to request a vote-by-mail ballot. More information, including an application, is at elections. saccounty.net.
ARENA NEWS In April, the city’s Planning and Design Commission made recommendations to the city council on arena planning and design issues, including the public plaza and up to 1.5 million square feet in new mixed-use development in the area surrounding the arena. Also in April, the council was provided an overview of the schedule, financing plan, terms and agreements in a public meeting.
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On May 13, the city council will consider the formal approval of the arena project. On May 13, the city council will consider the formal approval of the project. This will include final agreements with the Kings, the environmental impact report, the financing plan, ordinances and planning approvals. The project documents and approvals will be available to the public at cityofsacramento.org/arena for review in advance of the May 13 council meeting. “With the city council’s approval of the project, demolition at Downtown Plaza could begin this summer. The city and Kings are implementing measures to reduce construction impacts and keep the public informed,” said assistant city manager John Dangberg. “Residents, businesses and the traveling public will be kept informed on the project and any disruptions through the project website, the media and other communication channels.” Lisa Schmidt can be reached at eastsaclife@aol.com. The deadline for inclusion of items in this column is the fifth of the month preceding the month of publication. n
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CANDIDATES FROM page 22 waiting six years to approve another sales tax hike. Measure U and future sales tax hikes hurt businesses and job development in Sacramento. Efren Guttierrez: I’m still asking where’s the money we’ve given you already? The review committee just met for the first time last month. We need to spend our money on things that give us a return, in case of a future downturn. Jeff Harris: Due in part to the bond payments incurred by the ESC and unfunded health care liabilities, the reauthorization of Measure U will be necessary to prevent the cutting of city services once again. Having helped to craft Measure U, I can say that this was not the intent of the measure. It was meant to be an emergency solution to an unprecedented recession, not a permanent tax. Unless the local economy improves to the point that tax revenues burgeon, our half-cent sales tax increase will be requisite to keep police and fire workers employed and our parks, pools and community centers open. Adam Sartain: We are already facing concerns with maintaining the levels. Getting Measure B passed will help with the library portion of the question some, but the real issue is making sure that anything we ever do as a long-term financial commitment keeps up with naturally rising costs. Efforts I am planning in support of small-business growth in the community may create revenue that will offset a lot of the upcoming losses with the conclusion of the measure’s period. Cyril Shah: First, I will ensure that Measure U money is spent for its intended purpose, and I will fight to keep a fair portion of those dollars in District 3. In addition, I will work tirelessly to create new high-paying jobs in Sacramento. Job creation is the most reliable method to improve the financial health of the city and its residents. Rosalyn Van Buren As we work through the benefits of Measure U, we will need to ensure that we are appropriately planning the budget with consideration of how
we can meet the needs it is handling in the near future. Measure U was a temporary fix, designed to get us through tough times and past the deficits we had because of them. It is also an allowance of time for us to work together to ensure that we find where we can handle these expenses better in the future. Ensuring that our public-safety services are kept a high priority will help us cover those costs in the future. The city of Sacramento has one of the region’s higher limits on campaign donations to local candidates ($1,600 from individuals and $5,350 from large political action committees per election period). Would you support lowering these amounts? Ellen Cochrane: No. These amounts are reasonable. However, I don’t think they should be raised. Deane Dana: No. Efren Guttierrez: Yes. How funny: We can raise the limits but can’t find any money for public financing. Another example of our self-serving elected officials. Jeff Harris: Yes, substantial reductions. Adam Sartain: No, I would not support changing the limits, but I would be open to getting our community back to a public campaign finance platform. Cyril Shah: Yes. Rosalyn Van Buren: No. These are appropriate limits and should be left as is. Do you support the “strong mayor” proposal that will be on the November ballot? Ellen Cochrane: No. Our system of mayor-council is more democratic, gives neighborhoods more input, makes council representatives more accountable to the citizens they represent. We should note that historical abuses in the strong-mayor system led to our present mayorcouncil format. Across the country, approximately 60 percent of cities are council governments. We’re all familiar with the abuses of strongmayor (Daley in Chicago). Let’s
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keep Sacramento a citizen-based democracy. Deane Dana: No. The measure is premature and not fully understood by Sacramento residents. The plan has still not been released by the proponents. Efren Guttierrez: No. Too much power in the hands of one elected official. Only bad things can come from this. Jeff Harris: No. I feel that our current council-manager governance is the best system for Sacramento. It is effective and gives citizens excellent access to the political process. I do not support this charter change proposal. It would give the mayor the sole power to hire the city manager, and to fire the manager at will. The mayor could also veto ordinances or any action by council, and it would require a supermajority of council votes to override a mayoral veto. There is no provision for a tiebreaker if the council votes 4 to 4 on any given item. I believe it would weaken the collaboration between councilmembers and department heads, making them less efficacious in dealing with neighborhood issues. In other words, under the checksand-balances act, everything becomes the mayor’s agenda. The citizens would no longer have direct access to the mayor via regular council meetings, and with council meetings reduced to twice a month, public access to councilmembers would be reduced as well. Our council-manager system works well for Sacramento, so I see no substantive reason to make a change. Adam Sartain: Yes. It may change by the time it gets published for voting, but as it stands, I like it. I am open to adjusting it to address concerns, such as not allowing it to include the current mayor or coming to a different consensus on how council votes need to be settled. Even if it means something very different like creation of another district, I’m open to a wholesale change in the way things at city hall are conducted as we grow. What I am most interested in with this change to the city leadership structure is that we make the lead
executive of the city a person we can vote in or out of office. It’s not about any one person, though I feel some of the most ardent opposition to the proposal comes from people who do not like Kevin Johnson. Cyril Shah : No. I appreciate that the people will finally have the opportunity to vote on the proposal. I look forward to putting the decision behind us and tackling the important issues that we face as a community. Rosalyn Van Buren: No. Regardless of where you stand on this issue, there have been numerous attempts to switch us to a strongmayor system. All of these have been defeated in one way or another, as the public continues to make their voice heard as not wanting it with the current administration. I am running to represent District 3 of the city, which has also been strongly against it. As someone who will be charged with ensuring that the voice of my district is heard on the council, I will continue to listen to them and vote in a manner that represents their views. Prior to endorsement, special interests such as political organizations, business associations and unions typically ask candidates to complete detailed questionnaires sharing their views on various issues. Will you disclose on your website any written responses to these questionnaires so voters understand these views? Ellen Cochrane: Absolutely! Sunshine and transparency are two of the reasons I’m running. I’ll go further. If there is an important issue that I’ve missed or not written about, I will do so. It will go onto any form of public access that is asked for. Deane Dana: No. I don’t fill out many of these questionnaires because I work to avoid special-interest funding. I would be concerned if responses were taken out of context by the public or other special-interest groups. Efren Guttierrez: Yes. I stand by what I say. Jeff Harris: Yes. Transparency is paramount, and I want supporters to know my stance on the issues, as well
Ellen Cochrane: Teacher, Deane Dana: Business owner, Efren Guttierrez: Real estate broker, Jeff Harris: General contractor, Adam Sartain: Housing analyst, Cyril Shah:American River Flood Control District trustee and Rosalyn Van Buren: Children’s services director. Go to insidepublications.com for a full coverage of candidate questions and answers. n
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as my general philosophy. Thus far, I have published my stance on several current issues on my website, and am always happy to field any questions from constituents. Adam Sartain: It’s a terrific idea. I stand by what I write. I’ll either present them as links a viewer can follow to the respective association or place the files at adamsartain.org. Cyril Shah: No. I encourage the civic organizations and advocacy groups that use candidate questionnaires to disclose them to their members and on their websites. Rosalyn Van Buren: Yes.
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ne thing my experience with city government in Sacramento has taught me is that city policy is too often driven by an often unhealthy deference to conventional wisdom. The great pitfall of herd mentality governance is that key assumptions go both unquestioned and unexamined. A proposal to renovate the Sacramento Community Center Theater at a cost of as much as $53 million is chockablock with unexamined questions. For example, why is the city council poised to spend tens of millions of dollars renovating a civic asset like the theater when it has received no briefings on the asset’s current financial performance? Is the theater a moneymaker or a money loser? If it’s losing money, how bad are the losses? Since the council hasn’t been briefed on its performance, it hasn’t a clue. Eye on Sacramento (the watchdog group that I head) issued a report in September on the combined financial performance of the three city assets that make up the “convention center fund” assets: the Convention Center, Memorial Auditorium and the
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theater. EOS reported that the three assets have been losing a whopping $12 million annually for years, but EOS did not break out the operating losses of the theater. City staff should. City staff is offering the council three options for renovating the theater. The “basic” option, designed to fix long-neglected Americans With Disabilities Act violations, would cost a reported $11 million, while an “enhanced basic” option, costing $36.5 million, would solve the theater’s ADA problems, as well as expand the size of the current lobby and restrooms and add loading dock capacity. A third “comprehensive” option, at a cost of $52.5 million, would include all of the above improvements, plus replace mechanical/electrical systems and add new acoustical and theatrical equipment. The city manager is recommending that the city council select the “enhanced basic” option. But why is he making this recommendation when he’s been warning of a coming “fiscal cliff” for city finances? According to the staff report, the upgrades are necessary “to position the theater to remain effective and competitive for the next 10 years.” But how do they know that it will do that? Is the theater competitive now? If not, will the changes make it competitive? And why will it help for only 10 years? Despite the confident statement in the staff report, the city really hasn’t a clue. A private business considering a $36.5 million rehab of a major asset would gather hard data on the market in which the asset operates. It would objectively assess the competition
and quantify the expected financial return with financial projections based on reasonable assumptions. But the city hasn’t bothered to conduct a marketing study to assess whether its claim has any basis in fact. Why is the city failing to perform such basic due diligence? Inertia. The city staff report on the proposed renovation outlines 14 years of sputtering start-and-stop efforts to renovate the theater involving a dozen different reports, feasibility studies, conceptual designs and council actions, all of which have led to absolutely nothing (apart from a financial windfall to a handful of consulting and architectural firms). By now, the renovation project has become an embarrassment and the city just wants to see it done. The reasons for doing so seem almost secondary. The theater is tremendously underutilized. One city source informed us that, apart from the popular Broadway Sacramento series of national touring musical productions (150,000 tickets sold annually) and the hugely popular but seasonal performances of “The Nutcracker,” the theater is used as little as once per month. Its current marketing plan has been described by one city wag as “waiting for the telephone to ring.” Unless the city adopts a robust marketing plan, throwing money at the theater for upgrades (apart from ADA upgrades required by law) in order to keep it “competitive” would be a waste of taxpayer money. The city’s current model of managing the theater—using city employees with little incentive to maximize revenues or control
costs—should be rethought and outside management options carefully evaluated before any upgrade beyond ADA fixes is launched. The theater, however, is not entirely about dollars and cents. It is a civic amenity and a source of civic pride for Sacramento since it opened its doors in 1974. Wanting to burnish that pride by improving our theater is a natural instinct. An impressive performing arts theater has long been considered a civic selling point for attracting both new businesses and new residents, particularly highly desirable young professionals, patrons of the arts and creative types who play an increasingly important role in our local economy and social fabric.
The theater is not entirely about dollars and cents. It is a civic amenity and a source of civic pride for Sacramento since it opened its doors in 1974. It is hard, however, to place a dollar value on such a civic asset. Every city expenditure involves setting priorities across a spectrum of pressing city needs: police, fire protection, parks, streets and fiscal stability. I would imagine that most CITY HALL page 30
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Sacramentans may be willing to support a modest level of taxpayer subsidy for the theater to keep it both functional and attractive to patrons, provided they were assured that the city was doing its part to operate it responsibly and prudently. But at the same time, Sacramento is facing a serious structural fiscal challenge in the coming years that has little to do with the ups and downs of recessionary cycles. No major new financial commitment should be made by the city council without considering the impact of the fiscal cliff. The fiscal cliff involves a trifecta of bad fiscal news. First, the Measure U one-half-cent sales tax hike, now producing about $28 million annually in revenue for the general fund, expires in six years. Next, CalPERS has advised the city to expect about a 50 percent boost in its already elevated annual pension contribution payment over the next five years. Finally, the proposed sale of bonds to finance construction of a new downtown arena will saddle the general fund with an annual debt payment that will start at around $14 million per year in a few years and then rise in steps to $24 million annually over the next 35 years. With an annual general fund budget of only about $370 million, the city’s fiscal cliff is serious business. Then there is the bonus feature: The city is accruing $28 million dollars in unfunded retiree health care costs each year. The city is not paying the $28 million expense each year because it still uses an antiquated (and misleading) cash basis of accounting, not an accrual accounting system (as private businesses have been using for more than 100 years). Shifting to a more truthful accounting system would force the city to recognize the expense (and pay for it) in its annual budget. Instead, the annual expense is just piled onto the city’s ever-growing $460 million unfunded liability for retiree health care costs. If the city council selects the $36.5 million “enhanced basic” option for the theater renovation, the city
will finance the cost by borrowing about $25 million and then using $8 million in remaining balances in closed-out city tax assessment districts. (My question: Why isn’t the surplus money being paid back to the taxpayers who paid the assessments in the first place?) The remaining $3 million cost will be funded by a $3 ticket surcharge imposed on theatergoers. How will payments on the $25 million borrowing be funded? City treasurer Russell Fehr anticipates a 10-year loan term and $3 million annual payments, to be funded by the theater’s ticket surcharge and about $2.2 million annually from the city’s 12 percent hotel tax. Use of the hotel tax as collateral for theater upgrade financing is uncertain at this point since the term sheet for the arena deal calls for all of the city’s hotel tax to be pledged as additional collateral for the anticipated $300 million arena bond. However, the status of the hotel tax may very well change in the final arena financing plan.
Some commentators argue that the city should forget about major upgrades to the theater and should focus instead on building an entirely new theater. If, however, the city council decides to limit the upgrades to just those required to bring the theater into ADA compliance, the city will be in a position to pay for all of the work from the surplus cash in the closedout tax assessment districts and the accumulated ticket surcharges. No borrowing would be required. Some commentators argue, with some justification, that the city should forget about major upgrades to the theater and should focus instead on building an entirely new theater, one with the architectural impact of,
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the economic growth that he claims a new theater building and location would bring. Turner is not necessarily wrong in his pitch for a new location. Parking is a major constraint at the current location (and will become a larger constraint on Kings game nights as competition for limited parking heats up). One councilman who doesn’t seem to be a victim of inertia on the theater is Steve Hansen, in whose district the theater is located. He’s pressing the city to study alternative models for managing the theater, including giving the job to a nonprofit. He’s open to the idea of building a new theater in a new location and is smartly pressing the city to explore a naming rights deal on any new theater. Naming deals in comparable cities have generated $15 million toward the construction costs of new performing arts centers. Total costs of new centers have ranged from $116 million for the Utah Performing Arts Center in Salt Lake City to the $265 million Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia.
The city has engaged a consulting firm to look at the prices and options for constructing a new theater. But unless the great majority of the financing for a new theater is provided by the private sector, such a project is almost certainly a near- and midterm nonstarter for Sacramento. Between the city’s $2.3 billion total debt load, its maxed-out general fund borrowing capacity (thanks to the pending arena financing) and the looming fiscal cliff, another major civic amenity project is not in the cards for Sacramento, particularly given the cost impacts of the state’s prevailing wage laws and union-imposed project labor agreements. Given these likely cost drivers, the cost of a new theater in Sacramento would probably be closer to Philadelphia’s $265 million center than to Salt Lake City’s $116 million center. Craig Powell is a local attorney, businessman, community activist and president of Eye on Sacramento, a civic watchdog and policy group. He can be reached at craig@ eyeonsacramento.org or 718-3030. n
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ur staff has especially green thumbs,” Ashley Gill says, in perhaps the understatement of the century. Gill and her family own Green Acres Nursery & Supply, a haven for hobby gardeners and professional landscapers alike. With three locations, in Roseville, Sacramento and Folsom, that’s a lot of plant product to look after. “We focus on plants 365 days a year,” Gill says. “We buy from the top growers across the state and select the items those growers specialize in, so we’re getting what they do best and bringing it to market.” This focus on picking peak merchandise is thanks to the nursery know-how of Gill’s father, Mark, who founded the company in 2003 after working for a large, independent nursery in his hometown of Las Vegas. He identified a need in the Sacramento area, specifically in the development-heavy (and backyardabundant) area of Roseville, for topquality plants at competitive prices, so he moved his family to California. Ashley Gill, at the time, was attending school at the University of the Pacific to pursue her interests in communications, marketing and public relations. When her father founded Green Acres, however, it made the most sense to move home to help launch the business. “It really came together organically,” Gill says, who also works with her younger brother, Travis (who oversees operations), and her dad’s brother, Kevin. “Growing up, (Travis) always wanted to follow in
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my dad’s footsteps, so he came to work here, and I saw that there was a really solid job opportunity doing marketing. We all just ran with it.” As Green Acres’ de facto marketing director, Gill has been able to mesh all of her disparate skills and finish up her degree at California State University, Sacramento, while working nonstop to help her family
grow their greenery business. In 2007, they opened their Sacramento store (in a former garden center off Jackson Road) and in 2012, the Folsom outpost followed, with an expanded inventory that includes patio furniture and outdoor grills and accessories. “We focus on what we do best,” Gill says. “We don’t do design or
“At Fitness Rangers, we’re more than ‘just a gym,’ ” says Adam Attia, founder of the popular East Sacramento workout destination. “We’re a family that cares about each and everyone’s success and we celebrate one another’s accomplishments.” Attia credits his focus on a friendly, all-inclusive and active atmosphere to his experiences growing up. “I come from a fitness family,” he says proudly. “My mom has always been really health-conscious, and my
twin older sisters would always drag me to spinning classes when I was 12 and 13 years old. We’d all go to yoga together and instead of watching TV, I always wanted to be outside playing sports. It’s always been our lifestyle.” Attia played basketball in high school and college, but when his height didn’t reach NBA proportions and he came to terms with the fact that his “dreams of being a pro were slim to none,” as he puts it, he decided to transition from athletic adolescent to enthusiastic teacher. He started out at Arden Hills Country Club as a personal trainer while he was still in college at UC Davis, and had just started working on his master’s degree in sports management at the University of San Francisco when Arden Hills made him an offer he couldn’t refuse. Attia was asked to step into the position of fitness director—at only 21 years old. “I learned by being thrown into the fire,” Attia admits. Attia gained some valuable skills during his tenure in the job, including how to manage clients, finances, schedules and personalities. After 12 years in the position, he was perfectly poised to strike out on his own. Attia started Fitness Rangers as a series of boot camp classes held in local parks in Carmichael, East Sacramento and Folsom at 6 a.m., 6 p.m., you name it—Attia was out there, leading fitness fans through grueling (but fun) outdoor workouts. Though the locales allowed for unique opportunities—Attia was particularly fond of using soccer goalposts for pull-ups and sending his “recruits” on Army crawls through the grass—it wasn’t long before the great outdoors became … less so. “After about four years of fighting the dark and cold early winter mornings, I decided it was time to open up a physical location,” Attia says. Thus, two years ago, the Fitness Rangers gym on 34th Street was born: almost 10,000 square feet of space where Attia and his team offer stateof-the-art gym and training facilities, multiple boot camp classes each day, on-site personal training, Pilates, boxing, kickboxing and child care, all
hands-on, I want to know each person who comes through the door.” Ready to break a sweat? Contact Attia and his team at 739-1100 or go to fitnessrangers.net. Fitness Rangers is at 1717 34th St.
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just a three-minute walk from Attia and his wife’s home. “We have the equipment at our disposal, but this isn’t a typical gym full of cable machines,” Attia says. “We’re much more functional. We have kettle bells and medicine balls and we teach you how to use your body weight or light weight for a workout. Working out this way allows for full body movement and decreases the risk of error and injury. If you can’t handle your own body weight, you shouldn’t be using additional weights.” Attia’s philosophy of safety and moderation has made him a favorite with a vast variety of gym-goers, from pro athletes (he trains a few at Fitness Rangers) to new moms. “We’ve created a community where people feel like they’re a part of something,” Attia says. “They feel welcomed—we’re competing against ourselves, not against each other.
We help them do much more than get in shape; we provide a family atmosphere that I feel people truly enjoy being a part of.” That includes his siblings. His older sister, Rebecca, a renowned personal trainer in San Francisco, just moved back to Sacramento to add a barre studio (a zero-impact workout that uses techniques from ballet) to the East Sacramento site. And this is just the beginning of the growth Attia sees in Fitness Rangers’ future. “My long-term goals are to open multiple ‘satellite boot camps’ throughout the Greater Sacramento area,” Attia says. “But we have to grow organically. I don’t want to franchise the business, because I think you lose a lot of customer service that way, and our success is based on our service. I want to make sure that everyone we hire understands our vision, and I’m so
“A school is nothing without great teachers,” Pam Lynn says, “and I am incredibly lucky to work with an amazing staff.” That sensational staff is the one Lynn oversees as the head of the Bergamo Montessori Schools, which includes Woodland Montessori School, Montessori Country Day and Bergamo Montessori School. They’re the only campuses in the region to offer authentic Montessori education (accredited through the Association Montessori Internationale) for nearly 400 children, from toddlers to sixthgraders, and Lynn is the first to tell you what a growth spurt Bergamo has undergone since its inception. “I started the school for my daughter, Wendy, in 1975,” Lynn explains. “I came across Montessori while researching methods of education and child rearing and leased a small space in a local church and attracted 17 students to the program. Thirty-nine years later, it has turned into my life’s work.” It started as the life work of Dr. Maria Montessori, an Italian physician and educator. Montessori developed her unique educational approach in the late 1800s while attending the University of Rome. Over the course of her career, the Nobel Peace Prize-nominated scientist determined the ideal conditions for a child’s psychological, physical and social development, which she described as independence and freedom within limits. Montessori programs are characterized by mixed-age classrooms, uninterrupted blocks of work time (around three hours), freedom of movement in the classroom, and the ability for a student to choose what he or she wishes to work on within a prescribed range of options. But not all programs are created equal. SHOPTALK page 36
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Bergamo is one of them, and Lynn is particularly proud to be able to offer Montessori education to a wider range of families than she ever thought possible. “The best part of leading a school is partnering with families who are
fully invested in their children,” Lynn says. “I am privileged to witness the amazing results when the family and school work together for the benefit of the child. Our mission is to prepare children for life. We celebrate each child’s individuality and help them discover how they can best contribute to our world and culture.” So how exactly do Lynn and her staff do it? “All children are naturally curious and love to learn,” she says. “We support this innate drive by providing environments that meet children’s developmental needs, by creating a staff of loving and well-prepared adults and by building a community of families that actively support our mission.” Sign us up! Does Bergamo sound like the perfect fit for your child? Call 399-1900 or (530) 662-1900 to schedule a tour at one of its three campuses, or go to bergamoschools.com. n
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Art Preview GALLERY ART SHOWS IN MAY
Archival Gallery will present a show called “A Year on the Coast, New Paintings by Laurie Winthers.” Shown above: “Spring Flowers.” 3223 Folsom Blvd.; archivalframe.com
Elliott Fouts Gallery will exhibit new paintings by East Sac artist Deborah Bonuccelli May 3 to June 5. Bonuccelli’s latest body of work features Italian landscapes rendered in an impressionistic style, capturing the quiet beauty and charm of simplicity. Shown above: “Overlooking Chianti.” 1831 P St.; efgallery.com
Mary Czechan Coldren’s “Birds, Bones & Other Muses” is a collection of pastels, graphite and silverpoint drawings and paintings on exhibit at Alex Bult Gallery. Shown above: “Great Blue.” 1114 21st St.; alexbultgallery.com
Artistic Edge Gallery will feature works by Severiano Gonzales, Alma Aniel and Kat Luna. Shown: “Let the Light In,”a manipulated photograph by Alma Aniel. 1880 Fulton Ave.; artisticedgeframing.com
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“Defining Character: The Art of the Portrait” is at Robert T. Matsui Art Gallery in Sacramento’s city hall through July 31. The exhibition includes paintings, drawings and mixed-media portraits by Laura Caron, Maren Conrad, Debra Hardesty, Fred Dalkey, Troy Dalton, Frank Ordaz, Annie Murphy-Robinson and Jerald Silva. Shown below: “Chalkboard in Five Stanzas” by Jerald Silva. 915 I St.; sacmetroarts.org
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Members of the Sierra Sacramento Valley Medical Society Alliance board. Front row left to right: Margie Koldinger, Jerilyn Marr, Barbara Andras, Cindy Snook, Marilyn Skinner; back row left to right: Ann Parsons, Glenda Morris, Maryam Dolatshahi, Kim Majetich, Paula Cameto, Kathy Greenhalgh, Celeste Chin
family or having a career. I love that now I’m part of a group that gives back to the community.” “We came together 82 years ago to support each other, and then we began to look outside of ourselves to help others as well,” says Kim Majetich, the group’s current president. “It’s very rewarding to be part of a process that has such a big impact on our community.” That process is the annual distribution of grants, which concluded in early April with the award of grants to seven nonprofit organizations. Past recipients have included organizations that educate the public about disabilities, improve outcomes for babies, provide resources for the elderly, and address the medical needs of different cultures. “The applications that we review are amazing,” says Chin. “This
community does such a good job of looking out for people and taking care of them. We’re serving a broad cross section of the community, but it’s all very local and small.” The latest round of grants totaled $37,000. Recipients included Society for the Blind, for low-vision simulator goggles and educational materials; Children’s Receiving Home, for examination tables and medical supplies; Cordova Community Council, for bicycle helmets for children who complete a bike safety class; Oak Park Preschool, for healthy living initiatives; Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services, to provide fresh food to underserved communities; Kiwanis Family House, for resources for families with loved ones at UC Davis and Shriners hospitals; and People Reaching Out, for peer mentoring of adolescent girls.
The alliance’s biggest fundraiser is The Art of Medicine, a dinner and auction that occurs every other year and was held April 26 at Del Paso County Club. Money raised at that event, as well as funds raised through the sale of holiday cards, goes towards grants, nursing scholarships and the alliance’s community endowment. A separate fund underwrites an annual scholarship for a local student attending medical school. Because the alliance is run by volunteers, all money raised goes back to the community. “We’re totally grass roots,” says Chin. “We have no paid staff, so there’s no overhead.” In alternate years, the alliance sponsors a community health day that focuses on issues such as coronary health, autism and bullying. The one-day program on bullying inspired Majetich to look at supporting a yearlong program in the schools on the subject. “I realized that we needed a layered approach, that this should be taught in the schools,” she says. “We’re working now with the Sacramento Unified School District, and I’m hoping that we can also work with San Juan to get workbooks and other resources on bullying into the schools.” Additionally, the alliance provides support for Community Resources for Older Adults, a manual published by UC Davis with information about elder services, respite care, advocacy and other area resources. The material is available in print, and it can also be found on the SSVMSA website. To learn more about Sierra Sacramento Valley Medical Society Alliance, go to ssvmsa.org. n
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he courtyard on the campus of Sacramento Charter High School in Oak Park was long unused and overgrown with Bermuda grass. The space just wasn’t very hospitable to life. But a few years ago, a fellow with HealthCorps built three garden boxes there. And in September 2012, students expanded on those boxes and planted what has become a garden one-third of an acre in size. The harvest from their first winter crop—lettuce, kale, snap peas, cauliflower, bok choy and fava beans aplenty—has since been incorporated into lunch meals in the cafeteria. “People think you’ve created a garden and the work is done. But for anyone who has ever farmed or gardened before, you understand that creating the space is just the beginning,” says Erika Dimmler, program manager for Edible Sac High, a pilot program that was launched in October 2012 to promote food justice and empower students not normally exposed to healthy foods with the tools and know-how to govern their own welfare. Of Sac High’s 927 students, 74.5 percent are socioeconomically disadvantaged. That means they qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. But school lunches aren’t always known for incorporating fresh, local and healthful ingredients. Foods that are better for us are also more costly. A recent study by the Harvard School of Public Health found that the healthiest diets rich in fruits,
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Sacramento Charter High students prepare a meal. The Edible Sac High program's bold graphic makes a statement on the campus.
vegetables, fish and nuts cost $1.50 more per day than the least healthy ones consisting of processed foods, meats and refined grains. Edible Sac High has three main components: school garden, kitchen classroom and student-run cafeteria stocked with healthy foods. The local program is modeled after Edible Schoolyard, which was pioneered by good-food guru and legendary chef Alice Waters at a middle school in Berkeley 18 years ago. That original program intentionally targeted
younger students considered more impressionable; convincing teenagers to care about eating healthful foods is a little more difficult.
“I’d say one of the most challenging aspects of the program has been understanding that when FUTURE page 47
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Former Sacramento Supervisor Muriel Johnson is chair of the 2014 Painting Where the Wild Things Are fundraiser for Effie Yeaw Nature Center. Pictured at last year’s gala, Johnson (center) partied with, from left, Assemblymember Ken Cooley, artist/philanthropist Marcy Friedman, painter Jian Wang and U.S. Rep. Doris Matsui.
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reflection,” she says. “Visitors, especially children, learn, discover and grow through direct outdoor
experience. This annual art gala is a wonderfully enjoyable way to support the educational center, which is
truly the jewel of the American River Parkway.” Despite loss of Sacramento County funding in 2010, the center offers services to more than 90,000 visitors per year. “There is so much more we could do with more funding,” Cooper says. “The support of caring people is what keeps us open and available for future generations. Muriel’s participation confirms the worthiness of our fundraiser.” Sacramento Fine Arts Center is a vital partner, organizing an all-day Painting Where the Wild Things Are paint-out for artists in the preserve. The art show that supports the event will this year be juried by gallery owner Elliott Fouts. Effie Yeaw’s financial supporter, the American River Natural History Association, will join sponsors of the sunset supper and auction. An annual highlight is a sale of VIP canvases under the hammer of David Sobon. Works by Terry Pappas, Maria Winkler, Pat Mahony and other well-known painters will be up for bid. Silent auctions will offer other award-winning work. Before the date, these can be viewed at the center at 5330 Gibbons Drive in Carmichael. Tickets are $50. Admission includes food and hosted wine, beer and soft drinks. The gala runs from 5 to 8 p.m. at the nature center in Ancil Hoffman Park. Table sponsors are welcome. For more information about the event, go to sacnaturecenter.net. To learn about Sacramento Fine Arts exhibition, go to sacfinearts.org. n
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through grants and individual and corporate donations, the rest of the work is largely left to the students. The program also has assistance from a master gardener and a fellow with HealthCorps, a nonprofit organization founded by Dr. Mehmet Oz to combat childhood obesity. Classes adopt garden rows and assume responsibility for tending those crops. An after-school garden club and cooking club are also involved. In January, students took the lead on planting starts for the spring. Once the first round of spring and summer crops are harvested, the students will have a better idea of how much bounty their garden will produce. Additional food will be donated to Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services and sold at a farmers market. The next step in the 2014-15 academic year is to complete the kitchen classroom. While the original Edible Schoolyard curriculum focuses on creating a school garden and offering food-based education in the kitchen, Edible Sac High expands on that concept with the added school cafeteria element. The intention is
for this cafeteria to run as a business by and for students. Teens will create the menus and budgets and develop relationships with local farmers and purveyors. “I love changing hearts and minds,” says Dimmler. “I love exposing students to new foods and educating them on the importance of what they put in their bodies, and I love teaching them that real food doesn’t come out of a bag, already frozen.”
Senior Aryanna Lewis says she enjoys witnessing the passion of the people involved in Edible Sac High. “It’s amazing to see how far we’ve come and all that I’ve had the opportunity to learn about food and gardening,” says Lewis. “These lessons have encouraged me to follow all my dreams and never give up on what I believe in. Passion is everything, and change starts with just a little seed. If we plant a garden with all of the little seeds, who knows how much of the world we’ll change?” n
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In the past year, Wellspring provided 361 workshops, therapy and activity groups, 4,437 health screenings, 38 health education groups and three health fairs. It also gave out 36,432 diapers, 2,071 toiletry bags filled with shampoo, toothpaste, lotion and tissue, 46,305 feminine hygiene pads and more than 7,000 bus passes.
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The United Way will hold its sixth annual toilet paper drive on Thursday, June 12. Contributors can drop off packages of toilet paper at Cal Expo anytime between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. United Way will distribute the toilet paper to nonprofit organizations in Amador, El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento and Yolo counties. Each year, groups of people—office workers, neighbors, friends and club members—hold contests to see who can collect the most rolls. It’s competitive but all in good fun. The 2013 drive resulted in 229,485 rolls of TP, the equivalent of nearly $230,000 in savings to local nonprofits. For more information, go to yourlocalunitedway.org/tp-drive.
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FOSTER GUESTS When United Way held its second Women in Philanthropy Day, 50 local foster youth involved in the $en$e-Ability project got a behindthe-scenes tour of the State Capitol, followed by roundtable sessions at California Museum with local government leaders. The goal: to expose foster youth to careers in government and inspire them to reach for goals as they prepare financially for independence. The $en$e-Ability
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EMPOWERING WOMEN Women’s Empowerment received the inaugural Women’s Appreciation Award for Organization of the Year at a ceremony at California Museum. The Sacramento nonprofit was honored for its work empowering homeless women to find jobs and stable housing. “During Women’s History Month, we celebrate the enormous progress women have made throughout our history and the giants of our past who struggled, suffered and prevailed on behalf of women everywhere,” said executive director Lisa Culp. For more information and to donate online, go to womensempowerment.org. Gloria Glyer can be reached at gglyer@sbbmail.com or (530) 4775331. n
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Lessons in Love IN PRAISE OF TEACHERS
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very once in a while, I’ll review pictures I’ve taken over the past year and marvel at how my kids have changed. Or stayed the same. One image I treasure is the yearend thank-you note Emma penned to her writing teacher in fourth grade. Yes, at her school there was a teacher tasked with teaching the fine art of writing. Be still my heart: someone who expressly taught kids about commas and adjectives! Swoon. What I love about this note is the absolute sincerity in her admiration for her teacher. I also giggle a little when I see Emma’s creative spelling. Teacher worship seems to run in our family. The first time I was asked what I wanted to be when I grew up, I answered “a teacher” without hesitation. From the time I was very young, the adults who had the most impact on me were my teachers and my grandparents (who, incidentally, were teachers). I worshipped them in much the same way many of today’s kids feel about sports heroes. Aside from the fifth-grade teacher who pulled my ponytail, then had the audacity to mark “needs to practice self control” on my report card, I have had some wonderful teachers.
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Despite a few errors (including the spelling of the teacher's name) Emma's heart was in the right place
My grandparents were teachers and took their roles very seriously. From their tales of their oneroom schoolhouse in Illinois to my grandpa’s days as superintendent of schools in Santa Clara County back in the 1970s, I grew up surrounded by adults whose great joy was guiding the education of young people. In my eyes, there is still no profession more important than that of the teacher. On some days, I just need to know I can get something done at home without worrying that someone will put a butter knife in an electric socket. On other days, I’m thankful that there is an adult out there who understands dividing fractions. Emma’s love of her teachers has been a joy to witness year after year. Admittedly, all three of my kids have had some remarkable instructors, and they have picked up fantastic lessons along the way. I marvel at the way the
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I marvel at the way the most talented teachers have a knack for uncovering each child’s inner brilliance, regardless of academic level. Truth be told, I also stand in awe at their patience and perseverance. Do they hand out Xanax with teaching credentials?
I can still picture days helping in my kids’ classrooms when the art was getting a little out of hand. I would feel a scream coming up in my throat, and my hands would start to tremble. Then, Mr. Myers or Mrs. Wong would step in like a Zen master and gently put their students back in line. Without. Even. Raising. Their. Voices. What strange magic is this? In Erin’s academic career, the teachers who stand out are the ones who recognized her brilliance despite the fact that she was a shy girl with a very quiet voice. They taught empathy and acceptance right alongside reading and algebra. Nick’s best teachers have been the ones who focused on the things that he could do, rather than the things he could not. A big shout-out to Mrs. Moseley and Ms. Lee for those remarkable years, when all I wanted was for someone to take my little guy by the hand and nurture him. I still get a little choked up thinking about watching Nick walk into Caleb Greenwood School, smiling with his little red backpack trailing behind him. Here was a child who was predicted to never speak, and he was out greeting his classmates on the playground. I’ve never been more grateful for teachers than in those early years. For the most part, school has been a real joy for Emma. And like her mama, she has heaped love and praise on her teachers. Showing appreciation is a wonderful trait, and I’m so pleased that it comes naturally for her, even if spelling doesn’t. I know her heart is in the right place. That, perhaps, is the most important lesson of all. n
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A Father’s Grief DAD’S WILLINGNESS TO SACRIFICE DEMONSTRATES UNFATHOMABLE LOVE
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was reaching the end of my hospital shift one winter day in 2007 when I decided to make one more round of visits to the pediatric ICU. At the sight of people clustered outside the entry door, I gave my forehead a frustrated tap, remembering that the ICU was closed for its 20-minute shift change. Just as I was thinking about returning to my office, I spotted a man resting his head on the ICU door,
like a safecracker listening for lock tumblers to click. With a nod in my direction, he asked, “Doctor, when are we allowed inside?” His words were packaged in a thick Indian accent, but his desperation translated well. “Sorry,” I said. “I’m a chaplain, not a doctor.” He cinched his eyebrows in quizzical confusion. “Religious man, shaman, priest,” I said, looking for a culturally equivalent term for “chaplain.” He must have recognized one of my terms because he slumped with the fear I sometimes see when people interpret “chaplain” as the Grim Reaper. “Will you pray for my daughter?” he asked. “Sure,” I said, “Let’s go inside.” I pulled open the ICU door and motioned him through while raising an arm to restrain the waiting gaggle. We hurried past a busy staff and into the room of the man’s 14-year-old daughter. She had a breathing tube down her throat and a glassy-eyed
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stare that told me she wasn’t really there. We stood for a few silent moments, the man shouldering a bigger load of grief than was natural for his slight frame. Finally, he began to tell me his daughter’s story.
We stood in silence, lamenting the decision that no father should ever have to make. Then he asked, “Can’t the doctors take my brain and give it to her?” Just yesterday, his wife had been preparing dinner, and he was paying the bills on his laptop. Their son was playing video games in the living room, while their daughter was in her room working on what she described as a frustrating homework assignment. Nothing out of the ordinary. When the mother announced dinner, the father came quickly and the son came reluctantly. The daughter failed to answer, so the father dashed upstairs to corral what he thought was a distracted teenager. The room was empty, but the closet door was ajar. Inside he found that his daughter had done an almost complete job of hanging herself.
“Now,” the man said, “the doctors say she’s brain dead, and it’s time to disconnect life support and plan her funeral.” We stood in silence, lamenting the decision that no father should ever have to make. Then he asked, “Can’t the doctors take my brain and give it to her?” The thickness of his accent tempted me to feign misunderstanding, but I understood. He wanted to give his brain to his daughter. I shook my head, holding back my desire to mask my own shock with a technical explanation as to why brain transplants were the stuff of science fiction. “Please pray,” he said, the tears spilling down his cheeks. I asked him about his religion so that I might pray from his tradition, but he insisted that it didn’t matter. “Just pray,” he said. Within a few minutes, the doctors returned, the family gathered and the girl was welcomed into the presence of her heavenly father. At that moment, there was no longer any cultural divide between us. We were just a couple of devoted dads willing to give our lives in exchange for our daughters’. We were loving fathers who sought guidance from a heavenly father: a father-god who knows better than any of us the grief of losing a child. Norris Burkes is a chaplain, syndicated columnist, national speaker and author of the book “No Small Miracles.” He can be reached at ask@thechaplain.net. n
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BY JULIE FOSTER HOME INSIGHT
“I wanted to build what I needed for the next 20 years so when friends and family come over we are comfortable.”
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small dinner party for Kate and Mike Ingoglia means at least 12 people. Thanksgiving diner equals 25 or more celebrants. On the Saturday before Christmas last year, the couple hosted 90 friends and family at their Land Park home. Theirs is a family shaped by food: Mike’s
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family founded Tony’s Fine Foods in West Sacramento. Built in 1934, their house is an outstanding example of Art Moderne architecture, which was highlighted at the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair. Sometimes referred to as Streamline Moderne or Nautical Moderne, the style is characterized by asymmetrical
and streamlined low horizontal shapes, rounded corners, portholes or other nautical details and steel balustrades. The couple purchased the 4,000-square-foot house in 1996 and quickly instigated an extensive remodel. A second remodel, completed
in August 2012, included the kitchen/ dining room and basement. Before remodeling, they contemplated downsizing to a downtown condominium. Instead, says Kate, “we decided to stay and make it the home we want to be in for the next 20 years.”
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“There was incredible attention to detail and collaboration throughout the process.”
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HOME FROM page 57 Their next-door neighbors had remodeled their house, and though the two houses are very different in style, Kate and Mike appreciated the quality of their neighbors’ work. “They were very generous with their time and showing us what was done to their home,” Kate says. So they hired their neighbors’ contractor, River City Builders. They also worked with Sage Architecture and designer Cheryl Holben.
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After hearing Kate comment about how cold the family room was during the winter, the designer suggested installing a rectangular gas fireplace in the room. The stainless steel surround complements the stainless steel accents in the remodeled kitchen. The raised walnut steps of the hearth often serve as an impromptu stage for Kate’s grandnieces. Steeped in a family-friendly food culture, the couple embraces crowds in the kitchen. “Everyone is always in the kitchen, so let’s make it so you can cook effectively,” Kate says. When their children were at home, the kitchen was serviceable, but the couple always felt the space had more potential. Today, three distinct new spheres—a dessert area, a work kitchen and a prep kitchen—meld effortlessly into one efficient and welcoming area. Charming wallpaper in a coffee-cup motif lines the walls of the large walk-in pantry near the dessert area.
The center of the kitchen boasts an 18-year-old Wolf range and a mega-sized Miele refrigerator. Kate explains that because of the way they cook, using mostly fresh vegetables and fruits, and with a huge extended family, they required a large fridge.
Now, there’s something for everyone in the reinvigorated basement. The prep area contains a large stainless steel sink, two wall ovens and a warming oven. There is also storage for pots, roasting pans, bakeware and other utensils. The swinging door dividing the prep kitchen from the laundry is a nod to the original house. While they were unable to salvage the original door, the couple retained the handle.
Refinished, the wavy-shaped handle is at home on a new door, complete with a porthole. “The original idea was to use a barn-style sliding door but we just weren’t feeling it,” Kate says. The basement also received an update. The original basement “was pretty utilitarian,” says Mike. “But it was perfect for a growing family.” Removing the commercial grade carpeting and staining the concrete floor a shiny gray lessened upkeep. Now, there’s something for everyone in the reinvigorated basement, including two 60-inch round poker tables, a foosball table, a shuffleboard table and a video game area complete with two X Rocker chairs. “I wanted to build what I needed for the next 20 years so when friends and family come over we are comfortable,” Mike says. Photos of Mike’s mother’s grandmother and great-grandfather overlook the basement bar, which is trimmed with chrome and leather. Several of the bar cabinets were
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Fast and Furious IT’S GOOD FUN WHEN THIS GROUP GETS TOGETHER TO PLAY TABLE TENNIS
“I had never played pingpong before I found this group,” says Lowy. “I was trying to find ways to get some exercise and have fun at the same time when I saw Jose’s poster at the park about a new pingpong club. I came to play once and have been a member ever since. I’ve found that it is a fun way to get some exercise and to sharpen hand-eye coordination. Plus there’s a lot of bending and stretching, so it does help get you moving.”
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f you think you might want to join Swanston Community Center’s pingpong club, here’s a tip (or a warning, depending on how you look at it): Wear running shoes. Even though this group of about 20 regulars is mostly seniors, they are a lively bunch, light on their feet, with lightening reflexes. The club got started in the spring of 2011 when Jose Bonilla was looking for a pingpong club to join. He discovered that the new community center in the park near his home in Arden-Arcade had a couple of pingpong tables, some worn-out paddles and a box of pingpong balls. So he asked if he could organize a club. He was told to go for it, and he did. Three years later the club, called Thumpers, is going strong. “We called the club Thumpers because one fellow would stomp his foot when he leaned in to return a ball. The sound was a loud thump,” said Bonilla. “We all thought that was pretty funny, so that’s how we got the name.” The group is a drop-in club: no dues, no officers, no organization of any sort. Every Monday, Bonilla and Susanna Lowy, another member,
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“I’ve found that it is a fun way to get some exercise and to sharpen hand-eye coordination. Plus there’s a lot of bending and stretching, so it does help get you moving.”
Jose Bonilla (in white baseball cap) and Ton Joe enjoy a game of pingpong at Swanston Community center on a recent afternoon
arrive around 12:45 p.m. to set up the tables and other equipment. They begin play at 1 o’clock. Anyone looking for a game is welcome to join in. “We usually have from four to 12 people every week, but overall we have about 20 regulars,” says Lowy. “I played a lot when I was a kid living in Puerto Rico and later when I was in the Army,” Bonilla says.
“I really enjoyed it, but after the military I didn’t have much time for the game. When I retired in ’97, I decided to try it again and discovered that many of the park and recreation centers in Sacramento have pingpong groups. When Swanston Community Center opened a few years ago, I was happy to see they had tables and paddles available for a club.”
Skill level doesn’t matter. All members are happy to get visitors started. A few times, they’ve helped people who are wheelchair-mobile to play a few games. You will find pingpong game rules at pongworld.com, but you really don’t need to know them to play with this group. Most of the time, they just rally for fun and no one keeps score. So that everyone has a chance to play, they set a timer for seven minutes. When the timer plays “Gonna Fly Now,” the theme from the Rocky movies, everyone rotates partners. If
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only four people show up, they play singles. Otherwise they play doubles. Yes, the more experienced players send spinning balls in return and sometimes smash a few over the net, but it’s all in fun, and there’s a lot of cheering, moaning and good-natured razzing. Occasionally the club challenges other local pingpong groups to a tournament. “You’d be surprised at how many clubs and groups there are around town,” said Bonilla. “We have quite a few tournaments through the year, and that’s a lot of fun. We can get competitive when we need to.” Joining this club is simple: Just show up at Swanston Community Center (2350 Northrop Ave.) at 1 p.m. on a Monday afternoon. Bring your own paddle if you are picky about your weapon and a $2 donation. But first, go back to the top of this column and read the tip in the first paragraph. If you know of an interesting club in the area, contact Gwen Schoen at gwensclubs@aol.com. n
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We’re Not No. 1 SO HOW DOES SACRAMENTO RANK AS A BIKE-FRIENDLY CITY?
BY WALT SEIFERT GETTING THERE
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ay is Bike Month, so it’s a good time to think about how bike friendly Sacramento is. There are varying ways to measure bike friendliness. You can count the miles of bike lanes and bike paths or the number of bike racks. You can get technical and evaluate the connectivity of roads by examining block lengths and the number of intersections. You can assess elements of bike culture, such as bike shop hipness and whether there are bike clubs and rides. You can simply count the number of bicyclists. True bike friendliness is when people want to and do ride. By almost any measure, Sacramento ranks high among U.S. cities in bike friendliness. It’s a different story if you rank Sacramento against foreign cities (think Amsterdam) or when you consider Sacramento’s enormous potential for bicycling, given our terrain and benign weather. Bike advocates and government bean counters have used differing combinations of factors to rate American communities on their bike friendliness. Portland, Ore., is often at the top of the list of bike-friendly big cities. Other highly ranked large cities
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are Seattle, Minneapolis, Chicago, Washington, D.C., San Francisco and Denver. Sacramento falls just below this very top tier. Most highly ranked smaller cities are college towns such as our causeway neighbor, Davis. Others include Palo Alto, Santa Barbara, Chico, Cambridge, Mass., Boulder, Colo., Madison, Wis., and Eugene, Ore. The U.S. government doesn’t really rate communities’ bike friendliness, but the Census Bureau’s annual American Community Survey provides information on the percentage of riders. Data for 2012 put Sacramento at ninth place among the largest U.S. cities. In Sacramento, 2.6 percent of “journeys to work” are made by bike. That means there are more than 5,000 regular bike commuters in the city. Counting bike trips is good, but the Census Bureau doesn’t count all bike trips. Its survey measures only the most frequent way someone commutes, so it leaves out bike trips for errands, ignores pleasure rides and doesn’t include bike commutes that are made fewer than three times a week. Unlike the 10-year census, the data is based on a survey of a limited sample of residents. The relatively small sample size means results can vary considerably from year to year. The League of American Bicyclists awarded Sacramento a silver ranking in its Bicycle Friendly Community program. (Awards include honorable mention, bronze, silver, gold and platinum.) Cities have to apply to be considered for an award. The only platinum-level cities are Davis, Portland, Boulder and Fort Collins, Colo. (home of Colorado State University). There are more
cities with gold designations, but Sacramento isn’t quite there yet, according to the league. Bicycling magazine puts Sacramento 25th on its list of bikefriendly large and small cities. That’s really not very high, but until its 2012 ranking, Sacramento did not even appear on the magazine’s list of top 50 cities, an incredible oversight given our rate of cycling. The magazine’s ranking comments paid special note to the American River bike trail and bike parking with the “city seal.” Not long ago, the Walk Score website added bike scoring to its numerical assessment of the walkability of U.S. cities and neighborhoods. Sacramento’s bike score is 68 out of 100, and Walk Score calls it both “bikeable” and a “great biking city.” Sacramento’s score puts it in sixth place for cities with populations of more than 250,000. (Top-ranked smaller city Cambridge sports a score of 91.5, followed by Davis at 89.4. Big city Minneapolis has a score of 78.5, with Portland at 70.3.) Interestingly, Walk Score gives specific bike scores for more than
100 Sacramento neighborhoods. East Sacramento and Land Park netted impressive scores of 86 apiece, and Midtown has a perfect score of 100. Walk Score describes Midtown as a “biker’s paradise, flat as a pancake.” While Midtown may not quite be paradise, it is very good for cycling. The website Copenhagenize.com highlights bicycling in Copenhagen, Denmark. That city was once clogged by cars, but now 36 percent of its population goes to work or school by bike. In Copenhagenize’s list of the top 42 cities in the world for bicycling rates, only a single North American city (our own Davis) makes the cutoff. In the top-ranked city, Groningen, Netherlands, more than half of all trips are made by bike. It’s hard to imagine that here. Bike friendliness in the United States is on a different scale than in other parts of the world. Sacramento has seen increasing levels of bicycling over the years as it has added bike lanes and bike racks. Programs and projects are in the works that should add more bike trips by making bicycling more convenient and safer. A shared bike program is coming. More bike lanes and
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paths are in the pipeline. The new downtown arena is supposed to have valet bike parking. While Sacramento is moving ahead, dozens of other municipalities are seeing far higher growth rates for bicycling through strong political commitment. Everywhere, as more people bike, more people realize they can bike. Cultural norms change and bike friendliness builds on itself as more people realize cycling’s fitness, health, economic and life-enhancing benefits. Walt Seifert is a bicyclist, driver and transportation writer. He can be reached at bikeguy@surewest.net. n
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our article regarding driver behavior at four-way stops (“Stop and Go,” April) described the same behavior I’ve observed. But I don’t think drivers deserve a courtesy label when they waive their right of way at fourway stops to bike riders and other
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drivers. A more likely reason is that most drivers (and bike riders, too) do not know what the rightof-way rules are at four-way stops for both bike riders and drivers. Thus, they either wave riders and drivers through an intersection where they have the right of way, or they violate riders’ and drivers’ right of way in about the same frequency. This means you need to make eye contact with your counterpart at a four-way stop and not be too quick to force your right of way, especially if you’re a bike rider. I’ve been riding for over 40 years, log in over 10,000 miles per year (errands and recreation), am a three-time national bike racing champion, and have been hit several times by drivers violating my right of way in bike lanes. “Retro” Rick Humphreys
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just wanted to let you know that I appreciated your article. I am a bicyclist of the same variety as yourself. I slow down at stop signs, and if there is no traffic, I continue without completely stopping. Like
you, I also come to a complete stop and yield if a car arrives before me or at the same time to my right. I recently moved from Olympia, Wash., where bicyclists weren’t as cavalier as I’ve witnessed here. I used to be stubborn about yielding right of way according to the rules of the road, and I would have motorists get angry with me for not accepting their generosity. My feeling has always been that I am in such a more vulnerable position as a bicyclist that their generosity was actually putting me at greater risk. I learned very quickly here in Sacramento that a large portion of bicyclists are nuts. It’s happened twice now that I’ve been in a car at an intersection and had a biker fly off the corner diagonally through the intersection without slowing down. I almost hit one of them. I had one turn left and ride into oncoming traffic between me and the car next to me! It makes sense, then, that drivers here don’t believe bicyclists will adhere to the rules of the road. So now, when a driver waves me through the
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intersection when they have the right of way (easily 75 percent of the time), I just wave a thank-you and go. It would be nice to be able to anticipate what a car is going to do, based on the rules of the road, but as long as so many bikers ride recklessly, we can’t expect drivers to take us seriously. Hopefully, your article will help educate and make the roads a little safer. Thank you for writing it. Matt Grayum
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enjoyed reading your recent article on how bikes and cars react at stop signs. I was glad to see you advocate for bikes following the law. I have commuted via bike and am sympathetic to bike riders. I also live near the bike trail, so I see a lot of bike riders. I cannot say I have ever seen a bike stop at a stop sign. Most are rude (and sometimes violent) towards motorists who follow the law. I suggest you write a similar article about lane changes as well as turn lanes and red lights, where many of the same problems occur. Steve Baker n
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The Aging Gardener MAKING YARDWORK EASIER AND SAFER AS YOU GET OLDER
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here aren’t many more avid gardeners than Tahoe Park’s Sharon Patrician. She created and tends a stunning perennial garden in the Sacramento Historic City Cemetery’s Hamilton Square. She served as a board member of the Sacramento Perennial Plant Club. She travels the world to study gardens. Her bookshelves are filled with gardening books. When Sharon wants a good time, she visits a nursery or plant sale, selecting the very best and most unusual specimens. So imagine my surprise when I heard that she was simplifying her home garden. “I’m not getting any younger,” she told me matter-of-factly. When I went to Sharon’s 65th birthday party some years back, it was fun to pick my way through her backyard’s paths. Her garden is still fun to visit but easier to walk through. “I needed to reduce hazards and work,” she said. She eliminated steps, putting in wide, gently graded gravel paths that surround the garden, edged with low walls of paving stones to keep wandering plants in place. The slightly raised garden beds make it easier to mulch and weed.
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“Hoses are dangerous,” Sharon observes. Her garden is irrigated with a drip system controlled with an automatic timer, with emitters going to individual plants and pots. She uses a lightweight, easy-to-handle compressible hose when a plant needs additional water. She increased the size of her patio because she likes to entertain outside, and she installed a large fountain that delights bird and human visitors alike. Sharon believes that a garden has to have structure that shows when nothing is blooming, and a focal point. “Otherwise, the eye is restless,” she says. A structured garden is much easier to manage than a chaotic one. Sharon kept many of the same plants but installed a few freestanding trellises into the garden where she grows flowering vines. They add a nice vertical touch and some screening, but she can reach them and all of the other plants in the garden without clambering up a ladder. She relies more and more on flowering shrubs rather than perennials that need dividing and cutting back. If you choose the rightsized shrubs, they don’t require a lot of pruning. Sydney Eddison, author of “Gardening for a Lifetime,” also has come to appreciate flowering shrubs, which “afford more value for less work” and “apply strong structural forms.” Eddison appreciates how evergreen shrubs offer year-round color and the berries that many carry throughout the winter. Sharon and Eddison both are fond of container gardening. Fragrant, colorful potted citrus add a Mediterranean touch to Sharon’s patio. Other pots are massed in her
Sharon Patrician in her Tahoe Park garden
front and back yards or placed in the planting beds. Even empty, they add interest and form. Large clay pots can be too hard to manage, but you can slip a plastic pot inside and remove it when you want to change out the plant or repot it. When I first read Eddison’s book, she overwhelmed me with her intensity, the immensity of
her garden and her standard of perfection. Her “simplified” approach to gardening is over the top compared to Sharon’s and my more relaxed style. However, her message is clear: At some point, you need to scale back and/or get good help. Sharon does most of her own work but recommends “a few tools for arthritic hands and cranky knees,”
including “ergonomic hand tools, gel-filled knee pads, kneeling pads and seats which can help you get up from weeding, lightweight wagons to haul stuff around, trays with wheels for large pots and, if all else fails, enough money to hire someone!� At present, she hires help just for big jobs and stands over workers to make sure that they are doing things right. Eddison has more skilled, continuous help but relies on lists to define what needs to be done.
Sharon does most of her own work but recommends “a few tools for arthritic hands and cranky knees.� I’m younger than Sharon and Eddison, but I’ve already begun simplifying my garden at home and thinking about how to manage it in
the future. My pond was the first thing to go. The raccoons wreaked havoc on it throughout the year. It was hard to keep clean, and it blocked access to the wisteria on the deck cover. My husband and I spend weeks on a ladder every year trying to subdue this wisteria, more than a dozen climbing roses and a cypress arch. Much as I love them, someday these plants will be phased out because ladders are more dangerous than hoses. When it’s time to replace my elevated deck, I’m going to build a patio at ground level. My decomposed granite pathways require constant weeding, so they need to be replaced with something more weed-resistant. No matter what your age, you can be a smarter gardener. Anita Clevenger is a Sacramento County UC Master Gardener. For answers to gardening questions, call the Master Gardeners at 875-6913, go to ucanr.edu/sites/sacmg or visit Fair Oaks Horticulture Center, where they will hold a garden workshop on Saturday, May 17, from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. n
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5416 LOCUST AVE $340,000 4607 HIXON CIR $320,000 4734 ESPANA CT $359,500 3842 WINGATE DR $265,000 5007 SUGAR LN $449,000 3445 GARFIELD AVE $318,000 5235 GIBBONS DR $125,000 4931 HEATHERDALE LN $224,000 3841 DELL RD $375,000 1371 MEREDITH WAY $511,000 6800 WESTMORE WAY $345,000 4436 WOODVIEW ST $310,000 6009 MULDROW RD $385,000 4765 HIXON CIR $292,000 5111 WALNUT POINTE LN $210,000 3943 HENDERSON WAY $280,000 4028 EASTWOOD VILLAGE LN $191,250 6104 FOUNTAINDALE WAY $450,000 6355 MADISON AVE $200,000 3032 PARAGON WAY $280,000 4959 SILVER RANCH WAY $350,000 2244 HOMEWOOD WAY $246,000 4506 RUSTIC RD $345,000 4933 ROBERTSON AVE $270,000 5140 LOVE WAY $295,000 2600 GREENFIELD WAY $203,000 7138 LINCOLN AVE $465,000 4909 DONOVAN DR $185,000 5650 VEGA CT $299,000 6121 KENNETH AVE $342,000 4714 HACKBERRY LN $410,000 1160 JACOB LN $515,000 2348 MISSION AVE $239,500 5961 MARLIN CIR $236,500 3904 OAK VILLA CIR $120,000 5234 LOCUST AVE $265,000 6228 WILDOMAR WAY $209,000 1115 SAND BAR CIR $340,000 6185 ORSI CIR $150,000 5830 WOODLEIGH DR $219,500 3910 DELAWARE AVE $290,000 3910 PARK CIRCLE LN UNIT 3910-1 $120,000 3605 COMSTOCK WAY $209,500 4231 JOSH CT $435,950 4313 RUSTIC RD $380,000 4432 ROLLINGROCK WAY $295,000 5901 TELESCO $272,000 3517 SUE PAM DR $220,000 3237 PETTY LN $191,000 3637 WALNUT AVE $176,000 5248 NORTH AVE $535,000 2610 KNABE CT $275,000 6349 MADISON AVE $270,000 1605 GARY WAY $636,200 6107 BOURBON DR $246,000 5001 CRESTVIEW $285,000 5319 WHITNEY AVE $367,000 5824 SHADOW CREEK DR #2$78,000 3828 HENDERSON WAY $165,000 4171 SCRANTON CIR $335,000 2325 SHOREWOOD DR $572,000 3237 SMATHERS WAY $146,500 4214 GALEWOOD WAY $395,000 6207 HILLTOP DR $265,000 5246 MISSION VIEW CT $340,000 4211 FRIDA MARIA CT $232,000 4238 GOLD FLOWER CT $375,000 2817 GUNN RD $298,000 2809 LA COLINA WAY $370,000 5029 ROBERTSON AVE $304,000
3939 PARK CIRCLE LN UNIT B
$141,000
95816 EAST SACRAMENTO, MCKINLEY PARK 3287 B ST 271 39TH ST 2325 E ST 3418 N ST 1321 E SUTTER WALK 1037 35TH ST 1917 40TH ST 2631 S ST 3846 T ST 3272 D ST
95817 TAHOE PARK, ELMHURST 3220 SAN JOSE WAY 3040 10TH 4838 U ST 3109 SAN RAFAEL CT 2815 SANTA CRUZ WAY 3071 9TH AVE 2746 57TH ST 3525 6TH AVE 3616 35TH ST 3108 SAN JOSE WAY 6140 1ST AVE 3221 3RD AVE 3801 6TH AVE 3429 TRIO LN 3225 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR BLVD 3846 T ST 3840 T ST
$430,000 $935,000 $390,000 $425,000 $435,000 $495,000 $423,000 $382,000 $725,000 $349,900
$68,500 $210,000 $340,000 $156,000 $132,000 $320,000 $290,000 $128,500 $68,500 $84,500 $289,000 $230,000 $163,000 $222,900 $106,000 $725,000 $725,000
95818 LAND PARK, CURTIS PARK
1948 9TH AVE $454,900 1309 1ST AVE $255,000 2712 T ST $210,500 2214 24TH ST $300,000 2809 LAND PARK DR $385,000 2417 18TH ST $250,000 2024 21ST ST $612,500 2022 21 ST $610,450 2620 16TH ST $310,000 2426 7TH AVE $549,500 2574 20TH ST $290,000 581 6TH AVE $359,990 2520 SAN FERNANDO WAY $200,000 2401 MONTGOMERY WAY $557,000 3008 FRANKLIN BLVD $399,000 512 U ST $300,000 2120 10TH ST $385,000 1120 ROBERTSON WAY $525,000 2504 X ST $157,500
95819 EAST SACRAMENTO, RIVER PARK 450 WANDA WAY 5343 K ST 271 39TH ST 4501 MODDISON AVE 4622 FOLSOM BLVD 1040 45TH ST 668 52ND ST 1058 56TH ST
$489,900 $460,000 $935,000 $452,500 $370,500 $1,900,000 $325,000 $340,000
5885 CALLISTER AVE $183,500 5050 TEICHERT AVE $359,000 1356 43RD ST $1,075,000 93 45TH ST $442,500 4441 I ST $1,082,000 1132 58TH ST $260,000 1917 40TH ST $423,000 1519 CHRISTOPHER WAY $375,000 1365 54TH ST $385,000 520 SANDBURG DR $420,000 1153 58TH ST $599,500 600 44TH ST $735,000 657 55TH ST $330,000 5611 SHEPARD AVE $390,000 311 SAN ANTONIO WAY $600,000 4201 D ST $330,000 4141 D ST $330,000 615 55TH ST $291,000 60 36TH WAY $400,000 240 SAN ANTONIO WAY $435,000 1352 61ST ST $260,000 5401 H ST $400,000
95821 ARDEN-ARCADE
3813 ROBIE LEE WAY $309,900 2705 IONE ST $179,000 2747 TIOGA WAY $310,000 2221 DUNLAP DR $122,000 2541 DANUBE DR $161,000 2928 GREENWOOD AVE $193,000 2841 CARSON WAY $213,000 4261 ALVA CT $145,000 3311 SIERRA VIEW LN $150,000 2241 TAMARACK WAY $94,000 3216 STREVEL WAY $185,000 4522 BARON AVE $155,000 2428 WULFF LN $164,000 3545 MIAMI ST $301,000 3629 FRENCH AVENUE AVE $190,000 3972 ROSEMARY CIR $283,000 2827 BARBARELL WAY $270,000 2073 SILVER CT $87,500 3709 HAVEN GLEN PL $280,000 3524 SAINT GEORGE DR $212,500 2824 LA PAZ WAY $199,000 2248 PYRAMID WAY $319,000 2841 SANTA PAULA CT $86,000 2570 BELL ST $175,000 3437 TOLEDO WAY $164,570 2584 BUTANO DR $217,000 4217 ANNETTE ST $200,000 3012 FAIRWAYS CT $227,000 4149 ZEPHYR WAY $275,000 4231 SILVER CREST AVE $245,000 2520 CATALINA DR $219,000 2217 EL CAMINO AVE $182,500 3115 GREENWOOD AVE $290,000 3108 LEATHA WAY $255,000 3716 WILLIAM WAY $295,000 2308 MARCONI AVE $114,500 2811 EDISON AVE $105,209 2840 CARRISA WAY $170,000 2800 RUBICON WAY $230,000 2121 JULIESSE AVE $155,000 2918 TIOGA WAY $357,500 4408 PARK GREEN CT $307,500
95822 SOUTH LAND PARK 7490 CARELLA DR 2308 KNIGHT WAY 5979 WYMORE WAY 1512 FRUITRIDGE RD
$165,000 $199,000 $330,000 $210,000
1416 34TH AVE 7329 BENBOW ST 2433 50TH AVE 7321 BENBOW ST 2353 IRVIN WAY 2029 OREGON DR 2209 22ND AVE 7361 22ND ST 2871 LOCK AVE 1141 WEBER WAY 6860 23RD ST 6113 MCLAREN AVE 2230 50TH AVE 805 BELL AIR DR 1748 67TH AVE 4655 MARION CT 7607 ADDISON WAY 5813 13TH ST 2041 65TH AVE 7532 COSGROVE 4831 KARBET WAY 4332 CONSTANCE LN 2241 15TH AVE 5661 NORMAN WAY 7475 19TH ST 1145 35TH AVE 1601 ARVILLA DR 7031 DEMARET DR 7326 TILDEN WAY 1631 OREGON DR 7448 WINKLEY WAY
95825 ARDEN
2142 KINCAID WAY 734 HARTNELL PL 12 COLBY CT 2904 EMERALD CT 1637 WAYLAND AVE 1310 GANNON DR 2454 LARKSPUR LN #330 2116 CORTEZ LN 903 DUNBARTON CIR 2208 WOODSIDE LN #6 957 FULTON AVE #552 2448 LARKSPUR LN #318 2452 LARKSPUR LN #324 2422 LARKSPUR LN #219 810 ELMHURST CIR 1019 DORNAJO WAY #129 2407 PENNLAND DR 2860 ARMSTRONG DR 3278 VIA GRANDE 407 DUNBARTON CIR 2028 ERNEST WAY 2236 WOODSIDE LN #16 657 WOODSIDE SIERRA #3 2000 BELCOT RD 257 MUNROE ST 1917 FLOWERS ST 2349 FIELLEN CT 1920 RICHMOND ST 2466 LARKSPUR LN #351 2217 WOODSIDE LN #3 1005 VANDERBILT WAY 124 HARTNELL PL
95831 GREENHAVEN, S LAND PARK 6 KINGBIRD CT 1050 FOXHALL WAY 7327 POCKET RD 958 BRIARCREST WAY
$259,560 $165,000 $105,000 $155,000 $215,000 $250,000 $258,000 $153,500 $230,000 $320,000 $187,000 $85,000 $165,000 $411,900 $185,000 $540,000 $210,000 $305,000 $176,000 $150,000 $186,000 $352,800 $160,000 $152,000 $105,000 $315,000 $21,000 $210,500 $188,000 $220,000 $110,000
7831 RIVER ESTATES DR 6450 SURFSIDE WAY 456 FLORIN RD 6140 COLGATE CT 6270 LAKE PARK DR 7450 GRIGGS WAY 7071 HAVENSIDE DR 7607 RIVER RANCH WAY 6268 FENNWOOD CT 299 OUTRIGGER WAY 780 SAO JORGE WAY 8004 LINDA ISLE LN 215 ROUNDTREE CT 7273 POCKET RD 6389 FAUSTINO WAY 6715 STEAMBOAT WAY 421 MARINER POINT WAY 7643 BRIDGEVIEW DR 6298 FORDHAM WAY 23 BASIL CT 43 SAGE RIVER CIR 1060 EILEEN WAY 7500 DELTAWIND DR 80 SUNLIT CIR 7130 FLINTWOOD WAY 855 COBBLE COVE LN 7476 GREENHAVEN DR 7721 SLEEPY RIVER WAY 6260 HOLSTEIN WAY 6610 14TH ST 300 RIVER ISLE WAY 779 WESTLITE CIR
$275,000 $380,000 $249,000 $227,000 $115,000 $193,500 $110,000 $149,900 $300,000 $124,900 $40,500 $62,500 $77,500 $77,000 $281,000 $64,990 $253,000 $249,000 $164,900 $335,000 $135,000 $70,000 $169,000 $177,500 $281,000 $250,000 $148,000 $275,000 $95,000 $123,000 $415,000 $290,000
95864 ARDEN
$352,000 $391,888 $299,500 $348,000
$359,000 $432,500 $138,000 $625,000 $235,000 $569,000 $173,000 $320,000 $260,000 $395,000 $189,000 $439,000 $117,000 $265,000 $449,000 $330,000 $285,000 $310,000 $338,000 $260,000 $369,000 $464,500 $260,000 $310,000 $384,000 $660,000 $317,000 $460,000 $575,000 $340,000 $269,000 $394,950
1501 LOS MOLINOS WAY $705,000 1512 EL NIDO WAY $385,000 200 CALLNON CT $830,000 3401 AMERICAN RIVER DR $830,000 4337 MORPHEUS LN $235,100 1433 SEBASTIAN WAY $215,000 1020 MORSE AVE $160,000 1708 PLUTO WAY $273,250 3125 CHELSEA RD $165,000 2938 MORSE GLEN LN $325,000 4231 DEVON LN $330,000 1200 WATT AVE $184,000 1418 LOS MOLINOS WAY $465,000 1428 LA SIERRA DR $925,000 1405 WYANT WAY $170,000 4225 CORONA WAY $515,000 2824 MAISON WAY $226,500 3116 WINDSOR DR $205,000 2033 NEPTUNE WAY $238,250 495 BRET HARTE RD $800,000 2128 LORENZO LN $218,000 2750 LATHAM DR $482,500 1017 HAMPTON RD $210,000 1136 HAMPTON $181,635 1910 ROCKWOOD DR $2,400,000 1810 CATHAY WAY $869,000 1359 FITCH WAY $475,000 2009 IONE ST $375,000 3209 SOMERSET RD $146,000 301 WYNDGATE RD $475,000 2209 IONE ST $390,000 916 AMBERWOOD RD $150,000 2920 SIERRA MILLS LN $330,000 3128 SOMERSET RD $170,000 754 SANTA RITA WAY $735,000 400 HOPKINS RD $1,450,000 4020 AMERICAN RIVER DR $700,000 4345 RAND LN $699,000
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Red Light, Green Light FOR SACRAMENTO TRAFFIC ENGINEERS, TIMING IS EVERYTHING
the most of the roads we have. Traffic signals at intersections are the key to smooth traffic flow. Coordinated traffic signals allow a group of vehicles (called a platoon) to roll through one intersection after another, hitting green lights as often as possible. BY DR. AMY ROGERS How? In the simplest SCIENCE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD case—a one-way street, such as Midtown’s 16th Street— nder cover of predawn the lights are programmed darkness, your platoon with a timing plan that moves forward. All you calculates, based on distance want is to get through. Then it and speed, how long it happens: You’re in the Dilemma should take a platoon to Zone, and your presence has been travel from one intersection detected. The metal container to the next. Other major shielding your body triggers eddy commuter corridors such as currents in a hidden wire, and now Howe and Watt avenues are the ITS is taking control. more complex, with twoA scene from a military sci-fi video way traffic plus many cross game? streets. Vehicles turning left No. Just the morning commute in and right, pedestrians and Sacramento. cyclists all compete for time Fighting traffic feels like you and space in the intersections. against the world, but you’re not County transportation engineer alone. City and county transportation Doug Maas has been balancing the engineers are using advanced needs of these different travelers detection and communication for more than 25 years. According systems, as well as old-fashioned to Maas, the way to achieve optimal mathematics, to help each automobile, traffic flow is to combine timing plans bicycle and pedestrian win the battle with intelligent sensors and a human against congestion. touch. For example, during the We all know the problem: Too morning and afternoon rush periods, many vehicles compete for space on traffic signals are told to favor cars Sacramento streets. In most cases, moving in the dominant direction. adding more lanes isn’t feasible. So During the holiday season, signals on traffic engineers operate intelligent Arden Way “know” to accommodate transportation systems (ITS) to make more vehicles visiting Arden Fair mall.
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But minute to minute, the number and kind of users at an intersection is unpredictable. That’s where detectors come in. Smart intersections sense big metal objects like cars and smaller ones like bicycles. Cameras, radar and microwave detectors may be located over the street, on the mast arm that also holds the signal head (the red-yellow-green light). Embedded in the pavement are magnetometers and the most common kind of detector, inductive loops. These are loops of wire that constantly carry
an electric current. When a metal object passes over the buried wire loop, the object’s magnetic field disrupts the current. When a detector “sees” a vehicle, it communicates with the intersection’s brain, which is housed in a signal controller cabinet standing near one corner. The controller takes appropriate action. Usually this means giving the vehicle a green light. At an actuated intersection like this, green lights are never wasted on an empty lane, and when a car approaches, it quickly gets permission to pass. Detectors relay their information via fiber optic or copper cables to nearby intersections to keep the whole corridor running smoothly. Data is also carried to the traffic operations center. At the county’s traffic operations center near Bradshaw and Kiefer, a bank of computers faces an entire wall of bright, high-resolution monitors. The screens are filled with live video of traffic at any of hundreds of connected intersections. Here, Maas and his team of engineers are traffic gods. From this remote location, they can manually operate any signal lights on the network and watch the effects on traffic in real time. This is critical during the weekday morning and evening
commutes, when engineers are on duty to iron out wrinkles in the traffic flow. With a little ingenuity—adding a few seconds of green light here or red light there—Maas can usually clear unexpected backups in two or three signal cycles.
We all know the problem: Too many vehicles compete for space on Sacramento streets. In most cases, adding more lanes isn’t feasible. Every timing decision demands a trade-off. As Maas says, traffic planners are “fighting for seconds at over-capacity intersections.” If the system gives extra time to left-turn traffic, other users—say,
pedestrians—lose time to keep the whole corridor in sync. But not all users are equal. When emergency vehicles are speeding to the rescue, they need green lights. Thus, Sacramento Metropolitan Fire engines and ambulances are equipped with strobe light emitters that trigger a “high-priority pre-emption” of the signal timing at an intersection. As an emergency vehicle approaches, the signal controller changes the lights to give the responders a clear path. While no signal technology can eliminate the evening jams at Watt and Fair Oaks, watchful engineers shepherd the traffic flow as efficiently as possible. Maas’s department consistently beats national averages on the National Traffic Signal Report Card. The next time a green light stays lit just long enough for you to get through, you can bet it wasn’t random luck. The ITS is on your side. Amy Rogers is a writer, scientist and educator. Learn more at her website ScienceThrillers.com. n
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Best Seat in the House PETS AND NICE FURNITURE DO MIX
BY SUE OWENS WRIGHT PETS & THEIR PEOPLE
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hen my husband and I were first married, there was a rule about allowing pets on the furniture, at least for a little while. Having grown up in a home without pets, my hubby made a big concession by just agreeing to have a dog in the first place. Getting a large breed like a basset hound was a bigger one. Our first sofa was covered in orange velvet fabric, not the wisest choice for camouflaging pet hair. Since those days, our couches and chairs have been upholstered in brown leather, perfect material for a long succession of shedding, drooling bassets. Their claw marks have added a pet lover’s patina to the hide. Having a dog sit beside me to stroke whenever I’m reading, watching TV or knitting has been one of life’s greatest pleasures over the years. You’ll often find my husband and me situated on the sofa like bookends, with a dog or two lying between us. Finding a place to sit can sometimes be a challenge in our home. The rule at the Wright
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residence has changed: If you want the best seat in the house, move the dog. Bubba Gump, our previous male basset, did claim the best seat in our house, my husband’s leather easy chair and ottoman, where Bubba slept every night of his long, happy life with us. He’d stretch full length across chair and ottoman on his favorite snuggly blanket. After he left us at age 14, for a long time it was hard seeing his empty chair. I still can’t bring myself to discard it because Bubba slept there. I’m certain that many dog trainers would frown on allowing pets on the furniture, and in some cases it certainly isn’t advisable. If your dog has a tendency to be dominant or aggressive, permitting him to lie on your furniture—or worse, your bed— affords him equal status with you, which is not helpful in establishing who’s the leader of the pack. We made that unfortunate mistake with Daisy, who was undisputed Couch Queen and ruled us with an iron paw. I have photos of her draped on the couch like an artist’s model, her elbow propped upon the arm. All that was missing was Her Majesty’s royal crown and scepter. Jumping off furniture can put long-backed dogs like dachshunds and basset hounds at risk of disk damage. That’s why we provide steps for them to climb up and down to prevent any chance of spinal injury. I admit we spoil our dogs, but rescued dogs deserve some spoiling. Nowadays, there are options in pet-friendly decor that are stylish and inexpensive and don’t involve wrapping your furniture in plastic. Choose from stain-resistant
If your dog has a tendency to be dominant or aggressive, permitting him to lie on your furniture — or worse, your bed — affords him equal status with you, which is not helpful in establishing who’s the leader of the pack. fabrics like microfiber, cruelty-free Ultrasuede and pleather, or Crypton, a cutting-edge textile that protects against stains, moisture, bacteria and odors. Machine-washable pillows and throws are a must. Bedding, too, if you share your bed with a pet. Avoid fabrics that are magnets for pet hair, and choose one with a color or pattern that helps camouflage it. For instance, a Newfoundland’s fur won’t blend with a white sofa or a Samoyed’s with a black one, but a black-and-white
pattern might work if you have a dalmatian. Our dogs enjoy their playful indoor skirmishes, so we have furniture without sharp edges to prevent injuries. We also don’t keep anything breakable at tail-wagging level. Whenever Bubba’s long tail helicoptered in happy circles, he could clear low shelves of knickknacks with one revolution. Tile has replaced wallto-wall carpet in our family room, which has helped reduce allergies that
can result when pet dander and odors are trapped in carpeting fibers. Over the years, we have come to value our pets far above mere possessions like sofas and chairs. Our dogs have comfortable beds of their own, but we don’t forbid them from lying elsewhere if they want to. Furnishings are easily replaced, but you can never replace the special love of a cherished pet. If, like me, you believe it’s important for your fur babies to be part of the family circle, then you need to opt for pet-friendly
decor in your home. Perhaps there’s a reason it’s called furniture. Sue Owens Wright is an awardwinning author of fiction and nonfiction about dogs. She writes the Beanie and Cruiser Mysteries for dog lovers. She is also an artist who exhibits her pastel paintings of animals and other subjects in various galleries and venues. For more information, go to sueowenswright. com. n
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County and Ames, Iowa, brought Laws to Sacramento in 1974. After raising her two children, she retired from teaching. Focusing solely on her art, she has since had innumerable successful solo and group exhibitions throughout California and the West Coast. Her work has been exhibited several times at Sacramento’s Axis Gallery. She currently has permanent collections at UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission, several Kaiser Permanente facilities in Northern California, and Sutter Cancer Center.
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n the Southside Park area of Sacramento, there is a nondescript, well-kept warehouse. Nothing flashy. Rather plain, actually. But beautiful and interesting things are happening inside, thanks in no small part to Dixie Laws. An artist, printmaker, painter and educator, Laws has a knowledge of all things art that’s almost palpable. Born and raised in the Bay Area, Laws was exposed to the art world at a young age. “I was first attracted to van Gogh when I helped my father collect money for the first big van Gogh show at the de Young Museum in San Francisco in the late ’50s,” she recalls. “I went most every weekend to the show, and I got to see the art many times. That really helped me understand more about artists and art.” She’s been rubbing elbows with artists, both literally and figuratively, ever since. “I recently returned from Europe,” says Laws. “I visited the homes of Dürer and Rembrandt, and I saw the printmaking presses that they actually used. Now that was exciting!” Laws received a bachelor’s degree in art from UC Davis in 1967 under the tutelage of artists Wayne Thiebaud and Robert Arneson. Two years later, she earned her teaching credential from California College of the Arts in Oakland. In 1982, she received her master’s in studio art from Sacramento State. Painter and printmaker Jennifer Bartlett’s earlier work inspired her. And, she says, “Matisse has always
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“My work juxtaposes man and nature. Most of the subject matter of my work deals with elements of nature that have been changed by man. Often my work is in a series, becoming more abstract as the series progresses.” Dixie Laws in her printmaking studio at Verge Center for the Arts
been an influence,” which is readily, beautifully apparent when viewing her work. “My work juxtaposes man and nature,” Laws explains. “Most of the subject matter of my work deals with elements of nature that have been
changed by man. Often my work is in a series, becoming more abstract as the series progresses.” A sense of motion and a graceful cadence play a part in many of her compositions. A circuitous route, via various art teaching jobs in Calaveras
Laws is a passionate contributor to Sacramento’s burgeoning art world. Involved with Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission and the Art in Public Places program for several years, she has indeed made her mark in the community. In fact, she “knew” the Red Rabbit, now “living” in Terminal B at Sacramento
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"In Memory of Marsha" is a hand-colored linocut by Dixie Laws
International Airport, when the rabbit was just a twinkle in the eye of its creator. “I got to see where Red Rabbit was fabricated in Napa,” she says. Myrtle Press Printmaking Studio is her newest endeavor. Located at the Verge Center for the Arts, Myrtle Press was created by Laws and three other printmakers. A community print lab, the only one if its kind in Sacramento, the studio provides artists and students the opportunity to collaborate, learn and teach the art of printmaking. With a nod to the gorgeous crape myrtle trees that dot Sacramento’s landscape, the founders decided to name the studio Myrtle Press. Laws’ expertise and zeal for printmaking are obvious as she demonstrates the mechanics of the large presses housed within the facility. She explains in detail the four
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types of printing that are accessible at Myrtle Press: relief, intaglio, monotype and solar plate, each of them gorgeous and unique. “I’m excited, because this is a way to keep printmaking alive in Sacramento,” says Laws. “It is said that printmaking is a ‘happy accident’ and ‘something left to chance,’” she explains, referring to the fact that no two pieces off the press are exactly the same. Thrilled about the prospect of the new arena in Sacramento, Laws says, “All I can think about is the new public art that will accompany the downtown arena, and how that building might inspire more building and more art downtown.” Noting that Verge is located only a few blocks from where the arena will be built, she adds, “That will be great as well!” For more information about Myrtle Press, go to myrtlepress.com. n
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May 2, 3 and 4th Thea Stadium Theatre, @ Christian Brothers High School 4315 Martin Luther King Jr, Sac Cbhs-sacramento.org To chase his blues away, a modern-day theater addict puts his favorite musical, the 1928 comedy, The Drowsy Chaperone, on the record player. The musical bursts to life onstage before him. Come see the Tony Award winning musical performed at the new theatre!!
Groucho: A Life in Revue Details
May 9 – June 15 Chautauqua Playhouse 5325 Engle Rd, Carmichael 489-7529 Cplayhouse.org The inspired bio musical begins with Groucho telling the story of the beginnings of the Marx Brothers, their struggles to make it to stardom and their eventual break up. This show will delight Marx Brothers fans everywhere!!
Vanya & Sonia & Masha & Spike
May 4 – June 15 B Street Theatre, Main Stage 2711 B St, Sac 443-5300 Bstreettheatre.org Middle-aged siblings Vanya and Sonia share a home in Bucks County, Pa., where they bicker and complain about their lives, until their moviestar sister, Masha, swoops in with her new boy toy, Spike. Old resentments flare up, and so does everyone’s lives.
Inventing Van Gogh
Thru May 17 Big Idea Theatre 1616 Del Paso Blvd, Sac 960-3036 BigIdeaTheatre.com In September 2013, the art world reeled when a painting, which had languished for years in a Norwegian attic, was revealed to be a previously undiscovered masterpiece by Van Gogh. This plays pulls you into the tale surrounding Van Gogh’s final, lost self-portrait that has never been seen until now.
Memphis: The Broadway Musical
May 23-25 Harris Center for the Arts 10 College Pkwy, Folsom 608-6888 HarrisCenter.net Inspired by actual events, Memphis bursts off the stage with explosive dancing, irresistible songs, and a thrilling tale of fame and love.
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Thru May 18 Sacramento Theatre Company (Main Stage) 1419 H St, Sac 443-6722 Sactheatre.org Takes place in ancient Rome. A lying, yet lovable slave, connives to obtain freedom, despite the fact his master is tolerant of his sloppy, insubordinate conduct. When he learns the master’s son loves one of the girls from a house of ill repute, he agrees to help in exchange for his freedom.
Hamlet
Thru May 10 Geery Theatre 2130 L St, Sac 448-9019 Wjgeerytheater.com Theatergalatea.com (enter FB for discount tickets) This Shakespearean tragedy will be performed by four actors, (three of the men played by women) Actors: Hamlet - p. Joshua laskey; Gertrude/Polonius- Kellie Yvonne Raines; Ophelia/Horatio/Laertes- Jessica Laskey and Claudius- Blair Leatherwood.
Visiting Mr. Green
Thru May 4 Sacramento Theatre Company (Pollock Stage) 1419 H St,Sac 443-6722 Sactheatre.org This award-winning comedy-drama is about family, friendship, and forgiveness. A traffic accident occurs……one is a 29-year old and works for American Express, the other an 86year old long-retired dry cleaner who has never heard of the credit card company. They change each other’s lives forever.
Good People
Thru June 1 Capital Stage Company 2215 J St 476-3116 Capstage.org This play dares to ask “Is it strength of character or just a few lucky breaks that determines a person’s fate? “ Welcome to Southie, a Boston neighborhood where a night on the town means a few rounds of bingo, where this month’s paycheck covers last month’s bills, and where Margie Walsh has just been let go from yet another job.
A Chorus Line
Thru May 18 Davis Musical Theatre 607 Pena Dr, Davis 530-756-3682 Pulitzer-Prize winning musical with memorable musical numbers like “What I Did For Love.”
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reat your senses to the Sacramento Choral Society and Orchestra’s performance of Carl Orff’s “Carmina Burana” at 8 p.m. on Saturday, May 17 at the Community Center Theater. As you might expect, there are some remarkable and exciting challenges inherent in putting on a piece of this stature and complexity. “Some of the ‘Carmina’ challenges are rhythmical and linguistic in nature,” says James McCormick, president of the SCSO. “The 13th century medieval texts (that ‘Carmina’ is based on) are in Latin, Middle German and old Provencal French. There are lots of tempo and mood changes in the work as well. It also requires a large, vibrant chorus to cut above the large orchestra. Our team will number 320 musicians on stage.” The singers are well-equipped to handle Orff’s orchestral masterpiece. In fact, their premiere at Carnegie Hall in New York City with this very piece earned them three standing ovations and the CD of their acclaimed performance at the Robert and Margrit Mondavi Center in Davis “was partly responsible for both
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Treat your senses to the Sacramento Choral Society and Orchestra’s performance of Carl Orff’s “Carmina Burana” on May 17 at the Community Center Theater.
Conductor Donald Kendrick and the SCSO itself to become finalists last year in the national American Prize Competition,” McCormick says. The SCSO has also been part of the musical masterwork’s history. “We performed in 2004 in the very Benedictine Abbey in Germany where the 13th century manuscript was found in 1803,” McCormick says. Sounds positively breath-taking! Orff’s operatic and melodious odes will be joined by Johannes Brahms’ “Schicksalslied” (The Song of Fate) and Ralph Vaughan Williams’ “Toward the Unknown Region.” For tickets, call 808-5181 or go to sacramentochoral.com. For more information, call the SCSO office at
536-9065. The Community Center Theater is at 1301 L St.
GIVE LOCAL NOW Are you looking for new ways to help your community? Then the BIG Day of Giving is for you. Starting at midnight on May 6, go to givelocalnow.org to donate to hundreds of local nonprofits and have your funds matched by generous businesses and organizations to show Sacramento locals some love. For just 24 hours on May 6, you’ll get to be a part of the national campaign GiveLocalAmerica, an event that aims to raise unrestricted dollars to support the work of
nonprofits organizations all across the country. Here, the Sacramento Region Community Foundation is spearheading the campaign to get Sacramento its share of the donated dollars. Last year, the foundation, along with many partners, led a similar giving challenge effort called the Arts Day of Giving, which raised more than $525,000 for 78 local arts organizations. Let’s try and beat last year’s totals! Do your part for Sacramento on May 6 and give what you can at givelocalnow.org. For more information, go to givelocalnow.org/ bigdayofgiving.
GOING ONCE, GOING TWICE… Looking for a little jaunt to take in the spring sunshine and fresh freeway breezes? Take a day trip to Grass Valley to visit the Grass Valley Old West Antiques Show on May 9 and 10 at the Nevada County Fairgrounds. Show owner Brian Witherell will look familiar to viewers of “Antiques Roadshow” (he’s one of the appraisers on the popular PBS show), and his keen eye for antiques runs in his family: His father, Brad, started an antique auction and appraisal business in 1969 and helped start the Grass Valley show in 1984. “It’s very exciting to bring it back into the family,” the younger Witherell says. The Grass Valley show attracts thousands of antique dealers and collectors each year, with sales topping $3 million in 2012. Check out the online auction featuring 300 pieces of specially selected merchandise from May 1 through 15 and then stop by the show on May 9 and 10 to peruse pieces in person. This year’s highlights include items from the estate of the late Eppie Johnson, beloved restaurateur and founder of Eppie’s Great Race. Admission on Friday and Saturday, May 9 and 10, is $7. (Early admission with a dealer on Thursday, May 8, is $100.) Parking is free. For more information, go to witherells.com. The Nevada County Fairgrounds is at 11228 McCourtney Road in Grass Valley.
PENCIL US IN Spring has sprung at the Crocker Art Museum, so take a break from the sensational sunshine in the cool museum corridors for some exciting events. From 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 1, bring your drawing pad, pencil and an artistic eye to SketchCrawl, the global initiative started in San Francisco by Enrico Casarosa. Peruse the pieces on the Crocker’s walls while local artists discuss and demonstrate drawing tips and tricks for avid and amateur artists alike. Thirsty? You’ll get to sample beer and
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wine at each stop—quite the incentive to keep drawing, huh?
Cycling fans can spin their wheels while taking in a bicycle fashion show curated by Juniper James. Gear up for Bike Month (pun intended) at Art Mix’s “Spoketacular” from 5 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, May 8. Cycling fans can spin their wheels while taking in a bicycle fashion show curated by Juniper James, an exhibition of art bikes built by Kevin Greenberg, 10-minute art talks about cycleinspired works, interactive digital wheel art by MonkeyLectric and tips and tricks from Sacramento Bicycle Kitchen. The tunes by local DJs and live bands presented by the Davis Live Music Collective will keep you turning, as will the free bike valet provided by the Sacramento Area Bicycle Advocates. Admission is free for museum members, $10 for everyone else, and college students
get a $2 discount. Drinks are under $5 all night—just don’t get a BUI (Biking Under the Influence) citation. Ever wondered what water sounds like in musical form? Find out when Trio 180 performs its Classical Concert at 3 p.m. on Sunday, May 11. The group will perform works by composers Cindy Cox, Reinaldo Moya and Robert Schumann that evoke seascapes and water scenes to accompany the ongoing “Jules Tavernier: Artist and Adventurer” exhibition. It’s that time of year again: Jazz in the Courtyard is back! Don’t miss the first concert of the season at 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 15 when Peter Petty and his Terpsichoreans perform. Petty’s 11-piece Prohibition Jazz band is sure to have you tapping your toes to some scintillating, syncopated rhythms. For tickets, call 808-1182. Own a little piece of heaven with the return of “Big Names, Small Art” at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 22. Renowned regional artists will offer small pieces (12-by-12 inches or less) in a silent auction for even smaller price tags (bids start at $25)
so everyone can get in on the art collecting action. Tunes and tasty bites are included to whet your artistic (and auction) appetite. For tickets or more information, call 8081184. Looking for something the whole family can do for free? Check out FamilyPalooza: A Free Family Festival, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, May 25. Attendees of all ages can create one-of-a-kind art and enjoy a plethora of performances on the main stage all day. The Crocker launches its “Workt by Hand: Hidden Labor and Historical Quilts” Crocker exhibition on May 25. Spanning two centuries of quiltmaking, the exhibition will examine quilt display techniques, the history of the craft and other fascinating ephemera. For more information about Crocker goings-on, go to crockerartmuseum.org.
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DANCING IN THE STREET You’ll be doing exactly what the title says from noon to 6 p.m. on Sunday, May 4 when the Oak Park Business Association hosts its fifth annual 35th Street Fair (at the intersection of Fourth Avenue). The day will be full of familyfriendly festivities, including food, vendors, social service booths, a classic car cavalcade, a Kid Zone with face painting and a bounce house, the ever-popular Off-Broadway Beer Garden, and a multitude of multicultural entertainment from the Yee Fow Lion Dancers, Sacramento Taiko Dan, Fenix Drum Group, Cali Danza and more. For more information, call the festival’s sponsor, the Oak Park Business Association, at 452-9222.
VARIETY IS THE SPICE OF LIFE A free concert? That’s sure to put a spring in your step! Check out the Sacramento Concert Band’s spring concert at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, May
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12 at Christ Community Church in Carmichael. This performance marks the group’s 45th spring concert, which is no small feat considering the group consists of members ranging in age from 23 to 92. Some of them have been singing with the band since 1963! This year’s program, led by music director Grant Parker, will include a Dave Brubeck medley, “Tahiti Trot” by Dmitri Shostakovich and Claire Grundman’s “A Scottish Rhapsody.” (Parker says that audiences are particularly fond of “the variety of our programming.”) For more information, go to sacramentoconcertband.org. Christ Community Church is at 5025 Manzanita Ave. in Carmichael.
Considered by many to be one of the Romantic era’s greatest choral masterminds, Brahms was prolific and profoundly adored. This performance will feature selected quartets, lieder and a complete performance of his Liebeslieder Waltzes by the artists-inresidence at the stunning cathedral in the heart of downtown. For tickets and more information, go to capella-antiqua.org. The
We’ve got music, my friends, right here in River City! The River City Chorale will present its aptly named spring concert, “Cruising Down the River,” on May 2 in Sacramento and May 4 in Roseville. As you might have guessed from the title, the program will include spiritual and secular songs that are explicitly about rivers, and not just because Sacramento is California’s “River City.” The Chorale is preparing for its 10th international concert tour next month, which will take place aboard a cruise down the Rhine River from Amsterdam to Switzerland, with stops at landmarks such as the Cologne Cathedral and the Heidelberg Castle Gardens. We hope it goes swimmingly. For tickets and more information, call 331-5810 or go to rivercitychorale. org. The concert on May 2 is at 7:30 p.m. at Northminster Presbyterian Church (3135 Pope Ave. in Sacramento) and on May 4 at 4 p.m. at Pleasant Grove Community Church (1730 Pleasant Grove Blvd. in Roseville).
THEY’RE POETS AND THEY KNOW IT Songs are often described as poems put to music, and nowhere else is this
MASTER OF THE HOUSE Johannes Brahms was the master of many musical things, but he’s probably best known for his opulent waltzes. Hear some of these exquisite pieces performed in full by Capella Antiqua at its “Master Brahms” concert at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, May 30 at the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament.
The River City Chorale will present its spring concert, “Cruising Down the River,” on May 2 in Sacramento and May 4 in Roseville
more evident than at the Sacramento Children’s Chorus performance “The World is Full of Poetry” at 4 p.m. on May 18 at the Carmichael Seventh Day Adventist Church. The evening will feature songs set to the words of some of the world’s best-loved poets: Emily Dickinson, William Shakespeare, Walt Whitman, Dr. Seuss and, the most famous poet of all, Anonymous. Song styles range from blues to gospel to classical in tones both sublime and silly. The program will also include a tribute to the late, great Pete Seeger and the premiere of a newly commissioned work by composer Garrett Shatzer, “The Map of the Clock.” For tickets and more information, call 646-1141 or go to sacramentochildrenschorus.org. The Carmichael Seventh Day Adventist Church is at 4600 Winding Way.
VERY A-MUSE-ING Mythology has it that Apollo was instructed in the classical arts by three Muses before he ascended to his place in the pantheon on Mt. Olympus. See what three modern Muses—current choreographers Molly Lynch, K.T. Nelson and Melissa Barak—have in store at the Sacramento Ballet when they present “Modern Masters” alongside George Balanchine’s “Apollo” on May 15-17 at Three Stages Harris Center for the Performing Arts. Balanchine’s work was instantly considered a masterpiece for the ages when it debuted in 1928, and the three California choreographers featured in the “Modern Masters” lineup have created their modern masterpieces to complement Balanchine’s piece for a program that’s at once classical and cuttingedge. For tickets and more information, call 608-6888 or go to sacballet.org. Three Stages Harris Center for the Performing Arts is at 10 College Parkway in Folsom.
OH, NOAH! There may have been a flood coming, but that doesn’t mean the
animals didn’t pirouette their way onto the boat. Don’t miss the Deane Dance Center and Crockett-Deane Ballet Company’s spring production of “The Story of Noah’s Ark” at 7 p.m. on May 17 and at 2 p.m. on May 18 at the Center at Twenty-Three Hundred. The three-act ballet is choreographed by Don Schwennesen to original music by Henrik Jul Hansen and is appropriate for all ages. The fantastical costumes and talented cast are sure to entertain even the youngest aspiring balletomanes. For tickets and more information, call 453-0226 or go to deanedancecenter.com. The Center at Twenty-Three Hundred is at 2300 Sierra Blvd.
GOOD MORNING, VIETNAM Sacramento Public Library is looking for Vietnam War veterans to talk about their experiences for a
Sacramento Ballet presents “Modern Masters” alongside George Balanchine’s “Apollo” on May 15-17
storytelling project called “Valley to Vietnam.” The project captures on videotape the experiences, both during and after the war, of Vietnam vets from the Sacramento region. The videos will air on Access Sacramento’s Channel 17 at 8:30 p.m. on the first Monday of each month. They’re also available on DVD at the library and through the library’s YouTube channel. So far, 10 interviews have been recorded with veterans such as Jerry Chong, a local attorney who was wounded while serving in Vietnam as a Marine Corps squad leader, and Ted Adams, who served three tours of duty in Vietnam. For more information or to suggest a Vietnam veteran to be interviewed, contact the project’s coordinator, James Scott, at 264-2795 or jscott@ saclibrary.org. Jessica Laskey can be reached at jessrlaskey@gmail.com. Please email items for consideration by the first of the month, at least one month in advance of the event. n
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A Yacht, Not a Dinghy WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING TO DINE ON THE RIVER
Much of that style comes from the gorgeous remodel undertaken by Shults and his team. The interior feels less like a riverside cantina and more like an upscale yacht docked for the summer. Bright whites contrast with pale blues, graying teak and stainless steel to create a clean, serene interior, while the decks outside make the most of the nautical theme with simple outdoor seating surrounded by nylon rope and tented with blue canvas. A long, sunlit bar provides berths for a host of thirsty customers, and a cleverly situated couch offers an equally good view of the meandering river and the latest game on the overhead flat-screen.
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’m going to Crawdads on the River,” I told my good friend, Brian. “Come join me for lunch.” “Is that the one that almost sank?” he asked. “No, that’s The Virgin Sturgeon,” I said. “Oh, is it the big outdoor hangout with the reggae bands and the fish tacos?” “No, that’s Swabbies. Totally different place.” “Then which place is it?” he asked. At this point, it was obvious to me that Crawdads doesn’t have much of a personality. For the life of me, the only thing I could think to tell my friend was that it was near Chevys Fresh Mex, in fact in the same parking lot. I have a feeling, however, this anonymity might not last for long. Two recognizable names have taken over the nearly-30-year-old restaurant and are quickly giving it a personality. The first is Trevor Shults of Pour House and Barwest, two hoppingly popular Midtown watering holes. The second is Adam Pechal, galley chief at the recently shuttered Tuli Bistro and Restaurant 13. Under their guidance, the sleepy river restaurant now has a fresher, more joyful vibe and a pretty decent kitchen. First, let’s talk expectations. What do you really expect from a bar/restaurant on the river? Fine dining, attentive service, immaculate execution? I have a feeling none of these crosses your mind.
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The interior feels less like a riverside cantina and more like an upscale yacht docked for the summer.
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The dining room at Crawdads on the River is open and light
I may be a bit presumptuous here, but I’m guessing you expect fruity drinks, saucy young waitresses, flip-flops and fried food served with
dipping sauces. Crawdads hits on all these tropes and a few more, but manages to do it with more style than you’d expect from a boat-dock bar.
The style coming out of the kitchen is mostly of the beige, fried variety, but with a few Cajun additions. Don’t go expecting the same world-class execution and brilliant flavors of Tuli Bistro and Restaurant 13. Pechal isn’t in the kitchen here. Yet there are some highlights that show Pechal’s hand in designing the menu. The shrimp po’ boy ($15) is a slightly simpler version than Tuli’s old standout, yet it still holds some memories of the best sandwich in town. Depending on who’s working
( A L L M AY ) LUNCH, DINNER & HAPPY HOUR SPECIALS the fryolator, the shrimp can be anywhere from acceptable to extraordinary. Served on a quality French roll with remoulade, this po’ boy is still a nice dish. The Louisiana BBQ shrimp ($14) hits the spot. Its spicy Creole BBQ sauce makes a nice pool in which to swipe anything from bread to fries. The mac and cheese ($8) is incredible: petite orecchiette pasta with a subtle cheesy gloss, flavored with bacon or andouille sausage. It’s a small but filling taste. The fish and chips ($15) are also top shelf. The bar has a few tricks up its sleeve as well. The bloody mary ($9), made with Sacramento’s Preservation & Co. mix, is a spicy eye-opener, no matter what time of day you ingest it. For an extra $1.50, you can add a crawdad to the drink. (Interestingly enough, this is the only appearance of the titular creature anywhere on the menu.) Another liquid punch to the gut is the Zombie ($11), a mixture of rum and fruit juice served with an umbrella. It’s a potent yet proper beverage to sip anywhere that water meets land.
Service is casual, a little scattered and friendly. The place lends itself to long afternoons docked at a table, slowly sipping a drink and solving the world’s problems while watching parties float by on every skiff and tug. The staff won’t rush you. If there are any expectations you should have, it’s that you’ll be at Crawdads for a few hours if you’re doing it right. Crawdads on the River is at 1375 Garden Highway; 929-2268; saccrawdads.com. n
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Fox & Goose Public House 1001 R St. 443-8825
B L D $-$$ Wine/Beer English Pub favorites in an historic setting • Foxandgoose.com
Harlow’s Restaurant 2708 J Street 441-4693
L D $$ Full Bar Modern Italian/California cuisine with Asian inspirations • Harlows.com
Italian Importing Company 1827 J Street 442-6678
B L $ Italian food in a casual grocery setting
1716 L St. 443-7685
Paesano’s Pizzeria
1806 Capitol Ave. 447-8646
L D $$ Gourmet pizza, pasta, salads in casual setting • Paesanos.biz
Paragary’s Bar & Oven 1401 28th St. 457-5737
D $$ Full Bar Outdoor Patio California cuisine with an Italian touch • Paragarys.com
Suzie Burger
29th and P Sts. 455-3300
L D $ Classic burgers, cheesesteaks, shakes, chili dogs, and other tasty treats • suzieburger. com
Tapa The World 2115 J St. 442-4353
L D $-$$ Wine/Beer/Sangria Spanish/world cuisine in a casual authentic atmosphere, live flamenco music - tapathewworld.com
Thai Basil Café
2431 J St. 442-7690
L D $-$$ Wine/Beer Patio Housemade curries among their authentic Thai specialties Thaibasilrestaurant.com
The Coconut Midtown
2502 J Street 440-1088 Lunch Delivery M-F and Happy Hour 4-6
L D $-$$ Beer/Wine Food with Thai Food Flair
The Waterboy
2000 Capitol Ave. 498-9891
L D $$-$$$ Full Bar Patio Fine South of France and northern Italian cuisine in a chic neighborhood setting • waterboyrestaurant.com
Zocolo
1801 Capitol Ave. 441-0303
L D $$-$$$ Full Bar Patio Regional Mexican cuisine served in an authentic artistic setting • zocolosacramento.com
EAST SAC 33rd Street Bistro
3301 Folsom Blvd. 455-2233
B L D $$ Full Bar Patio Pacific Northwest cuisine in a casual bistro setting • 33rdstreetbistro.com
Authentic
Selland's Market Cafe 5340 H St. 473-3333
B L D $$-$$$ Wine/Beer High quality handcrafted food to eat in or take out, wine bar
Star Ginger
3101 Folsom Blvd. 231-8888
L D $$ Asian Grill and Noodle Bar
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Subway 5539 H Street 451-6500
LD $ Another healthy and fresh choice for the neighborhood.
Burr's Fountain 4920 Folsom Blvd. 452-5516
B L D $ Fountain-style diner serving burgers, sandwiches, soup and ice cream specialties
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Clark's Corner Restaurant 5641 J St.
B L D Full Bar $$ American cuisine in a casual historic setting. Breakfast on weekends.
Clubhouse 56
723 56th. Street 454-5656
BLD Full Bar $$ American. HD sports, kid's menu, breakfast weekends, Late night dining
Evan’s Kitchen 855 57th St. 452-3896
B L D Wine/Beer $$ Eclectic California cuisine served in a family-friendly atmosphere, Kid’s menu, winemaker dinners, daily lunch specials, community table for single diners • Chefevan.com
Español 5723 Folsom Blvd. 457-3679
L D Full Bar $-$$ Classic Italian cuisine served in a traditional family-style atmosphere
Formoli's Bistro 3839 J St. 448-5699
B L D Wine/Beer Patio $$ Mediterranean influenced cuisine in a neighborhood setting •
400 L St. 321-9522
L D $$ Full Bar American cooking in an historic atmosphere • foundationsacramento.com
Chops Steak Seafood & Bar
Thurs.
1117 11th St. 447-8900
6:30-8:30 pm
L D $$$ Full Bar Steakhouse serving dry-aged prime beef in an upscale club atmosphere Chop
Downtown & Vine 1200 K Street #8 228-4518
Educational tasting experience of wines by the taste, flight or glass • downtownandvine.com
Ella Dining Room & Bar L D $$$ Full Bar Modern American cuisine served family-style in a chic, upscale space • Elladiningroomandbar.com
Esquire Grill 1213 K St. 448-8900
L D $$-$$$ Full Bar Outdoor Dining Upscale American fare served in an elegant setting • Paragarys.com
Estelle's Patisserie
L D $ Pizza for Dine In or Take Out or Delivery 100 Beers on tap • eastsacpizza.com
Italian Stallion
Fat's City Bar & Cafe
5642 J St. 731-8888
3260B J St. 449-8810
L D $-$$ Thin-Crust Pizza, Deserts and Beer in an intimate setting and popular location
La Trattoria Bohemia 3649 J St. 455-7803
1001 Front St. 446-6768
D $$-$$$ Full Bar Steaks and Asian specialties served in a casual historic Old Sac location • Fatsrestaurants.com
L D Wine/Beer $-$$ Italian and Czech specialties in a neighborhood bistro setting
The Firehouse Restaurant
Les Baux
L D $$$ Full Bar Global and California cuisine in an upscale historic Old Sac setting • Firehouseoldsac.com
BLD $ Wine/Beer Unique boulangerie, café & bistro serving affordable delicious food/drinks all day long • lesbauxbakery.com
Frank Fat’s
5090 Folsom Blvd. 739-1348
Opa! Opa!
1112 Second St. 442-4772
806 L St. 442-7092
L D Full Bar $$-$$$ Chinese favorites in an elegant setting • Fatsrestaurants.com
5644 J St. 451-4000
L D Wine/Beer $ Fresh Greek cuisine in a chic, casual setting, counter service
Nopalitos
5530 H St. 452-8226
B L $ Wine/Beer Southwestern fare in a casual diner setting
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1415 L St. 440-8888
2225 Hurley Way 568-7171
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D $$$ Wine/Beer Five-course gourmet demonstration dinner by reservation only • Thekitchenrestaurant.com
Mikuni Japanese Restaurant and Sushi Bar 1530 J St. 447-2112
L D Full Bar $$-$$$ Japanese cuisine served in an upscale setting • Mikunisushi.com
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Jamie's Bar and Grill
2333 Arden Way 920-8382
1022 Second St. 441-2211
L D Wine/Beer $$ American bistro favorites with a modern twist in a casual, Old Sac setting • ten22oldsac.com
LAND PARK Casa Garden Restaurant 2760 Sutterville Road 452-2809
L D $$ • D with minimum diners call to inquire $$ Wine/Beer. Elegantly presented American cuisine. Operated by volunteers to benefit Sacramento Children's Home. Small and large groups. casagardenrestaurant.org
Freeport Bakery
2966 Freeport Blvd. 442-4256
B L $ Award-winning baked goods and cakes for eat in or take out • Freeportbakery.com
427 Broadway 442-4044
L D $ Full Bar Featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. Dine in or take out since 1986
Riverside Clubhouse
2633 Riverside Drive 448-9988
L D $$ Full Bar Upscale American cuisine served in a contemporary setting • Riversideclubhouse.com
Taylor's Kitchen
2924 Freeport Boulevard 443-5154
D $$$ Wine/Beer Dinner served Wed. through Saturday. Reservations suggested but walk-ins welcome.
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1518 Broadway 441-0222
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L D $$ Full Bar Patio Vietnamese and Thai cuisine in a casual yet elegant setting
Matteo's Pizza
5132 Fair Oaks. Blvd. 779-0727
L D Beer/Wine $$ Neighborhood gathering place for pizza, pasta and grill dishes
The Mandarin Restaurant 4321 Arden Way 488-47794
D $$-$$$ Full Bar Gourmet Chineses food for 32 years • Dine in and take out
Roxy
2381 Fair Oaks Blvd. 489-2000
571 Pavilions Lane 649-8885
L D $$ Full Bar Contemporary Italian cuisine in a casually elegant setting • piatti.com
Sam's Hof Brau
2500 Watt 482-2175
Bella Bru Café
L D $$ Wine/Beer Fresh quality meats roasted daily • thehofbrau.com
B L D $-$$ Full Bar Espresso, omelettes, salads, table service from 5 -9 p.m. • bellabrucafe.com
Thai House
Café Vinoteca
L D $$ Wine/Beer Featuring the great taste of Thai traditional specialties • sacthaihouse.com
3535 Fair Oaks Blvd. 487-1331
L D $$ Full Bar Italian bistro in a casual setting • Cafevinoteca.com
Esther's Cupcakes
2600 Fair Oaks Blvd. 481-4800
Traditional and unusual flavor combinations • estherscupcakes.com
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2376 Fair Oaks Blvd. 482-0708
1120 Fulton Ave. 483-7300
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L D $ Great burgers and more. Open until 3 on Friday and Saturday • williesburgers.com
2415 16th St. 444-2006
B L D $-$$ Wine/Beer Patio European-style gourmet café with salads, soup, spit-roasted chicken, and desserts in a bistro setting • Ettores.com
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L D $ House-made ice cream and specialties, soups and sandwiches
Willie's Burgers
5038 Fair Oaks Blvd. 485-2883
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B L D $$-$$$ Full Bar American cuisine with a Western touch in a creative upscale atmosphere • roxyrestaurantandbar.com
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3032 Auburn Blvd. 484-0139 2813 Fulton Ave. 484-6104
L D $$ Wine/Beer Creative cuisine in a casual setting • Jacksoncateringevents.com
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