Cowtown Eats: Weekly Sacramento Restaurant Reviews & News Recap The New Professional: Make Believe Monday: Shirtdress Where My Heart Resides: The one where my head explodes Sacramento News & Review: Kill your lawn Sacramento Business Journal: Lots of Potential News10: California coffee shops consider changing free internet policies EDITOR’s NOTE: Every Friday, GOTG brings you...
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By the Editors In honor of Women’s Friendship Day (Sunday, 8/15), we pose the following question: What’s the best piece of advice a girlfriend ever gave you? Join the discussion by leaving a comment below or by emailing us at girlsonthegrid AT gmail DOT com. And this Sunday, be sure to take an hour,...
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By Laura Braden The Big Easy…’Nawlins…the Crescent City…the City that Care Forgot…NOLA. New Orleans is known for Mardi Gras, walking on the streets with open containers, voodoo, Hurricane Katrina, and hosting not one but two “Real World” seasons. But explore beyond the touristy hot spots, and you’ll find a romantic city, rich with history and architecture –...
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By Robin Swanson OK – no, I didn’t actually eat the dress. But when eating a low-carb diet, it’s interesting how suddenly everything white starts to look like a tasty carbohydrate. Though the diet/work-out regimen appears to be working slowly but surely, I must confess to a temporary relapse while on vacation last week....
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Sacramento Press (David Watts Barton): Andy Ekstrom mourned across Sacramento Sacramento Press (Brandon Darnell): Sacramentans react to landmark Prop. 8 overturn Sacramento Business Journal (Mark Anderson): Living, working downtown is a joy for the few who do Sacramento News & Review (Gina Finn, Nick Miller, John Phillips and Susie Poulter): Bottoms Up! Poor Girl...
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By the Editors Launched in 2008, the mission of Cocktail Week is simple: celebrate Midtown Sacramento’s diverse mixology community. We may not be LA or San Francisco, but Sacramento is stocked with a wide array of bars, lounges and dives. Cocktail week is a great way to try a new place or reconnect with...
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By Laura Braden UPDATE: Upon hearing that Sacramento has added 2 farmers markets (Oak Park and the Capitol), we’ve updated the article and calendar. Happy eating! I think most Californians take for granted the quality and quantity of the fresh, local produce they have access to. I’ll never forget the first time my friend...
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By Amy Thoma Are you considering a fall marathon or half marathon? I have good and bad news for you—it’s time to get out there and start training! The fall racing season in Sacramento is fantastic. It starts with the Buffalo Stampede 10-miler and ends with the California International Marathon with tons of fun...
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By the Editors First there was Twin Soup, then there was GroupOn Sacramento, then there was Living Social, and now there’s Deal Ticket. Launched by the fabulous folks over at Sacramento Press, Deal Ticket offers subscribers a great deal from a local business every morning. The savings start TODAY, and first up is 60%...
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Living in Urban Sac: Farmers’ Market on the Capitol Greens Where My Heart Resides: The Skill I Lost Cowtown Eats: Weekly Sacramento Restaurant Reviews & News Recap The New Professional: Make Believe Monday | White pants Twin Soup: Mikuni Rent-a-Chef: Roll With It Sacramento News & Review (Nick Miller): Battle for Midtown Sacramento Bee (Rick Kushman):...
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By the Editors This Friday, be sure to head over to 33rd Street Bistro (3301 Folsom Blvd) at 7pm for a fashion show to benefit the Sacramento Children’s Museum. The twist? The show will feature local moms and their kids. Tickets are $10 (though you can donate more – all proceeds go to the...
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By Laura Braden First there were skinny jeans and then there were leggings. Welcome the newest kid to the block – the “jegging” (jean+leggings). I for one, am obsessed. Jeggings have been around for awhile, but lately I feel like I’m seeing and hearing about them everywhere. And a lot of friends who didn’t...
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As it’s sweltering outside and you’re heading for your favorite water destination of choice (pool, river, lake, beach) to cool off and relax, here are some of the books we’re bringing with us and sharing with our friends. Fiction and Memoir – For Fun Mary Beth Barber’s top picks: “How the World Makes Love:...
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By Lisa Spivak Lady Business, a Sacramento-based all-female improvisational comedy troupe (of which I’m a member), will perform on Saturday, July 24 at 8pm at the Sacramento Comedy Spot (1050 20th Street between J and K Streets, inside the MARRS building). Tickets are $5. The players — me, Stacy Beckley, Brittany Birrer, Becca Costello,...
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By the Editors As follow up to an earlier GOTG post/discussion, the city council voted last Thursday (5-4) to move forward with the proposals from local developers D&S Development and David S. Taylor Interests. According to Ryan Lillis, “If all goes as planned, by the summer of 2012 the blighted 700 and 800 blocks of...
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