By Laura Braden Quigley For over nine decades, the United Way CA Capital Region has been serving the larger Sacramento area (Amador, El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento and Yolo counties) by fighting "for the health, education and financial stability of every person in every community." Nearly 17 percent of the population of Sacramento County - and 1/4…
By Laine Himmelman As someone who has the opportunity to work in the Sacramento non-profit scene I’m constantly touched and inspired not only by the work of my own organization (that I feel blessed every day to be a part…
Best of the Interwebs: On Saturday, July 29, community leaders hosted a free and family-friendly celebration to launch Truitt Bark Park (@TruittBarkPark) - a dog park, public art and community garden in the heart of midtown Sacramento. #TruittBarkPark #916DogFriendly [<a href="//storify.com/girlsonthegrid/grand-opening-truitt-bark-park"…
By Laura Braden Live, work or play in midtown Sacramento? Then you won't want to miss "Midtown Love" this Thursday, May 18! Brought to the community by the Midtown Association, which builds and fosters culture, creativity and vibrancy in Sacramento's urban core, Midtown Love is an indoor/outdoor celebration of the people, products and ideas that keep…
By Laura Braden and Chantel Elder Ok. So we realize that GOTG gets really excited about a lot of things in Sacramento, but this time we REALLY mean it: the BANK 629J (Facebook, Instagram) is going to be aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamazing. Here are…
By Erica Root Hating the fact that Mad Men is no longer airing new episodes because you need a good excuse to bust out your favorite 1960s apparel and sip on some spirits? The California Automobile Museum allows you to…
By Erica Root You know the feeling. The flashing lights grab your attention, the railroad crossing bars come down, and you sit there in your car waiting for a light rail train to pass. You hope it's light rail at least, because those big trains take forever. But how many of you readers have ever…
By Danielle Ball Every Friday, we share our favorite local/general and national/lady content from the previous week. This gives us a chance to dive into thought provoking pieces, as well as cheerlead our fave local bloggers. Dig in, and get…
By Megan MacNee Sacramento kicked off the wet season with a rainy October and hopefully we have a few more rainy months ahead of us. As much as I know that “rain is a good thing” (some Luke Bryan for…
By the Editors So you've done your fair share of Pub crawls on the grid, but have you tried a FIT CRAWL? GOTG contributor, former #SMEBB and event organizer Erica Castillo has organized the second #SactownFitCrawl (tickets) this Saturday, October 22 from 11am-2pm. Attendees will receive an event t-shirt as they try out three of Sacramento's hottest fitness…
