Last week, GOTG co-founder Julie Soderlund lost her battle with melanoma. She was just 38. She was many things to many people: wife, daughter, sister, aunt, PR guru, political consultant, professional confidant and/or trusted friend. She fought a very aggressive cancer head-on and tried every available avenue for treatment. She lived her last months full…
We love nerding out on a good book year-round, but there's something about summer and reading that seem to go hand-in-hand. And per our somewhat annual tradition (2012, 2010), check out what GOTGers are reading this summer... Mary Beth Barber Room by…
By Mary Beth Barber My hair was long – un-styled, almost un-manageably long. But I gritted my teeth and waited and waited to get it cut, because I wanted to donate it for charity. There are nonprofits that accept cut…
New series by Girls on the Grid where we give shout out’s to our favorite [INSERT CATEGORY] around Sacramento. We love to support our local entrepreneurs and businesses. Please feel free to leave your recommendations or suggest categories by leaving a comment below!This time we asked GOTG - what closed business (etc) do you miss…
By Dave Telfer and Mary Beth Barber I'm in the middle of a massive home improvement project and taking the time to explore decorating upgrades, and it got me thinking the number of times I've visited men in my life…
By Mary Beth Barber It seems that I lost a good friend this week – unexpectedly, although I should have known since all the signs were there. But there was no memorial, no celebration of a past life in this…
Move over Oprah, there's a new game in town. We are STOKED that summer is upon us - it's the one time of year where things at least feel like they're slowing down at work...and some of us are lucky enough to actually turn off the iPhone/Crackberry/Android and get a little R&R. Whether you're stay-cationing…
By Mary Beth Barber Sacramento may be 379 miles from Hollywood, but there are plenty of ways to take part in filmmaking this summer. The capital region has a ton of entrepreneurial filmmakers creating short films for local contests, film…
By Mary Beth Barber Mother's Day is right around the corner, and you'd think that as a new mom of a 1-year old, I'd oooh and ahh over a couple of nice bouquets from hubby. But those lovely white lilies?…
By Girls on the Grid We had so much fun this year blogging about everything happening on the Grid, we decided to highlight some of our favorites from 2010. We put together some fun categories and then each of our GOTG bloggers put together her faves of 2010. Please let us know what are some…
