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Tale of Two Cities
by Edgar Sanchez Sacramento, one of America’s most diverse urban areas, is fraught with racial and economic fault lines that make it a city of the haves and the have-nots, where race and income can […]
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Correcting Inequities
by Edgar Sanchez Aaron Howard obeys the rules. And now that he’s trying to get back into Sacramento’s legal cannabis sector, he has a partner in his brother Julian, a truck driver who will deliver […]
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Emergency Response
by Edgar Sanchez When COVID-19 hit greater Sacramento, causing unemployment, hunger and dozens of deaths, one local nonprofit did something about it. Sacramento Area Congregations Together, or Sac ACT, created a COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund […]
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Give Your Hair the Love it Deserves
From classic to cutting edge, Spanish Fly Hair Garage makes it work BY ANNE STOKES Midtown can be a hard place for a salon to stand out. By virtue of its name, Spanish Fly Hair […]
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Tired of Beer? Try cider!
Midtown’s Cider House is a refreshing change BY ANNE STOKES Sacramento has plenty of brewery options. But if you’re looking for something different, try the newly opened Cider House in Midtown. For those who think […]
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Everything Old is New Again
Vintage YSJ can help breathe new life into your old wardrobe BY ANNE STOKES Vintage shopping can have its highs and lows: Finding an amazing one-of-a-kind piece that’s not in your size, or it fits […]
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Farm Fresh and Ready to Eat
Spend the afternoon at the Midtown Farmers Market BY ANNE STOKES From winter squash to summer berries, California’s bountiful year-round harvests are envied around the world. Here in Sacramento, we enjoy some of the world’s […]
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Eat, Drink and Enjoy Midtown
Hidden gems and tasty treats await BY ANNE STOKES For anyone who has lobbed the age-old question, “I don’t know, where do you want to eat?” back and forth, SacTown Bites Food Tour Adventures has […]
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Restoring the Past For the Present
Art conservator Karen Alkons rescues art and history from oblivion BY ALLEN PIERLEONI Karen Alkons is in the rarefied business of professional patience, but that’s just part of it. Her acute eye for color and […]
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The Issue of Rent Control
BY EDGAR SANCHEZ As recently as 2017, some Sacramento City Council members ducked the volatile issue of rent control, according to pro-tenant community activists. Amid skyrocketing rents, some of these elected officials privately requested that […]