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Retro chic oasis offers more than room
The Greens Hotel makes Del Paso the place to stay BY ALLEN PIERLEONI Unless you happen to look up and spot the sign on Del Paso Boulevard that reads “The Greens,” across the street from […]
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A gathering place to create (and read)
Carol’s Books so much more than a bookstore BY ALLEN PIERLEONI Carol’s Books, which has had a presence on Del Paso Boulevard for 15 years, is more of an artists’ salon than an independent bookstore, […]
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These cleaners are a blast
Company specializes in industrial-size pressure washers and other high-powered cleaning tools BY ALLEN PIERLEONI Howard Ditkof was standing inside Steam Cleaners, Inc., his Old North Sacramento business housed in his refurbished 9,500-square-foot warehouse filled with […]
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Thrill of discovery fills this building
Schiff Estate Services offers help as well as finds BY ALLEN PIERLEONI Stepping inside the Schiff’s Estate Sale Building is a retro trip into a garage sale multiplied by 1,000; a random yet indicative glimpse […]
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Here to help with what families need
North Sacramento Family Resource Center serves as community hub for people with kids BY ALLEN PIERLEONI Rosemary Schapira has been on the job only since October, but there’s no doubt about her mastery of the […]
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Glasses with a difference; making a difference, too
Optician combines fashionable eyewear with outreach to underserved BY ALLEN PIERLEONI Walk through the door of That Guy Eyewear and you might think you’re in the wrong place. That’s because the store’s striking decor and […]
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Sammy’s keeps diners happy
Celebrating 75 years, restaurant reflects jovial owner BY ALLEN PIERLEONI Khalid “Kal” Farhoud was telling a joke. “When you get old, three things happen to you,” he said. “You start forgetting things, and then … […]
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Iceland rises from the ashes
Beloved skating rink rebounds from arson fire BY ALLEN PIERLEONI Terrie Kerth walked a visitor out the back door of Iceland Ice Skating Rink and pointed to a white, two-story wood house. It was built […]
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Del Paso Boulevard’s History
For 85 years, this fabled street has been important to the region North Sacramento was originally part of a 44,000-acre land grant made by the Spanish government to Eliab Grimes in 1844. Called Rancho Del […]
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Associated Sound makes events worth hearing
Family legacy continues at Del Paso business BY ALLEN PIERLEONI One of Sacramento’s oldest thoroughfares is also one of its most dynamic. Each week, join us on a stroll along Del Paso Boulevard, where you’ll […]