Chando’s nominated for Best Burrito in the USA
Via News & Review, whose readers last year named Chando’s the best burrito in Sacramento, it appears the Arden Way taqueria made Selection Thursday in a new bracket to name America’s Best Burrito....
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Magazine names Corti Bros. deli one of the best in America
Posted by a fan to Corti Bros. Facebook group Missed this the other day, but heard about it from a longtime Sacramentan friend. Food & Wine magazine named the deli at Corti Brothers in its list of...
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Death Grips officially break up
Death Grips, the Sacramento-based experimental artcore/hip hop group that I sometimes write about here, and therefore am obligated to write about now, have broken up, notifying the world via Facebook...
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Wahoo’s Fish Tacos to open next week
From the Wahoo’s Story According to Cowtown Eats, which I have been remiss in not re-blogging more often since they give us so much traffic on Twitter, the venerable So Cal chain Wahoo’s Fish Tacos is...
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“6 states” initiative could appear on ballot
The group behind the batshit-insane proposal by venture capitalist Thomas Draper to divide California into 6 separate states has gathered enough signatures to appear on the ballot, according to this...
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Save 30% on “city pride” tees at therethere
therethere is a new tee-shirt company that specializes in hyperlocal designs. Starting in 2010 with the Oaklandish brand, (which I might add I saw a lot of in a recent visit to the East Bay) they have...
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Local in the running for potato chip flavor contest
You can’t make this stuff up. Julia Stanley-Metz from right here in Sacramento dreamed up “Wavy Mango and Salsa Potato Chips” and is subsequently one of just 4 finalists for a $1 million grand prize...
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Roseville’s Susac called up to SF Giants
Former Jesuit High School star Andrew Susac, who was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in 2011, got the call to the big leagues today. This news is so fresh the kid hasn’t even had time to Tweet it...
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Gold Rush Days not worth it without the dirt?
“Because of the drought” is becoming the new“because of the budget.” Today came the news that Gold Rush Days are being cancelled due to the drought. Specifically because of the 3000 gallons of water...
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Local Redditor has #1 submission
When Redditor “Ransacked,” who you might know as Sac Rag writer “Ransacked,” had a watermelon grow into and through a light fixture in his booming garden, he posted it to Imgur and sent the link to the...
View ArticleSacramentans sought for Stanford speech sampling
Researchers from Stanford University will be in Sacramento from Sept 3-13 for Voices of California, a long term linguistic research project to study regional differences in English as spoken across...
View ArticleMr. Pickles to star in Cartoon Network show
But not the one you’re thinking of. A new “Adult Swim” animated series called “Mr. Pickles” will debut later this fall on Cartoon Network. From the press release: Mr. Pickles is an original animated...
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Kings submit formal plan for arena development
According to the Biz Journal, the Sacramento Kings submitted formal paperwork to support their development plans for the area surrounding the downtown arena. A rendering submitted with the application...
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City of Trees festival lineup to include “listener choice”
The City of Trees music festival tickets went on sale this morning. The event, to be held August 15 at Gibson Ranch in Elverta, features as a headliner a little local band called “Cake” whose work has...
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Name Funderland’s new swing ride, win a party at Funderland
Captioned “Friends forever,” courtesy of Funderland’s Facebook page Beloved Land Park family amusement park Funderland is adding its first new ride in 25 years, and they are crowdsourcing the ride’s...
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