The Downtown Sacramento Partnership (DSP) has released the 2011 schedule for the Friday Night Concerts in the Park. The 20th season of this free, outdoor concert series will rock Cesar Chavez Plaza every Friday night from 5 pm to 9 pm starting May 6 and continue though August 12. For the latest concert news, visit [...]

Cesar Chavez Plaza, 10th & J streets March 17, 2011 • 10 am – 10 pm This year de Vere’s Irish Pub and the Downtown Sacramento Partnership have teamed up for the ultimate St. Patrick’s Day Festival. The party in the park will be bigger and better than ever. We’re moving to Cesar Chavez Plaza [...]

Yesterday while returning from an offsite meeting I got a strange craving for sour Patch Kids. It was barely 11:45 AM and in all honesty I hadn’t had breakfast and barely even had a full cup of coffee. While trying to rationalize picking up a bag of Sour Patch Kids before even having lunch I remembered [...]

New Years Day is my birthday so I’m pretty happy to live in such a great town with a variety of events to offer. Here are a few links to my picks of great events in and around Sacramento’s Midtown Grid! Happy New Years! Live Music Jerry Perry’s New Years Eve Party at Luigi’s Fun Garden  [...]

Recently I was at a little Wine & Cheese party that my friend Catherine was throwing. Having a conversation with her about cooking is always so exciting because she has such a passion for it! Of course cooking came up and an interesting food was the subject; bacon. It blew me away what people put bacon [...]

“Five Guys Burgers? I liked it for what it was, another burger joint.” ~ @SacramentoMarko Grubzilla.com I recently ate at the new Five Guys Burgers in Natomas. “It’s its own deal, it’s not trying to be any place else.” I lied, after much thought, reflection, and letting the food digest for a while I’ve decided [...]

Just received this email from Amy Jang at Cornerstone Restaraunt in Sacramento! For those of you unfamiliar with Cornerstone, it has been a Midtown restaurant delievering delicious diner style food since 1991. Cornerstone serves breakfast lunch and dinner and has always sported a busy sidewalk diner atmosphere and is a KCRA Nominee for  Best Breakfast in Sacramento. Cornerstone’s move is [...]

Hey SacTown if you have a dog that writes or would like to contribute to a doggy blog please have them contact Tuffy at his new Doggy Blog AskTuffy.com. Tuffy will be covering local events that are dog friendly, reviewing new dog foods, dog parks, pet friendly patio dining, and answering any and all questions [...]

  Wow I just stumbled across this amazing little site for the frugal shopper in Sacramento!  It is called Groupon and it is amazing! Basically it is a buying group but it’s free to join and be a part of. As far as I can tell there is a daily Groupon Coupon that you are notified about. It might [...]

With great excitement de Vere’s announces the return of Sacramento’s biggest St. Patrick’s Day celebration! Once again, L Street between 16th & 15th Streets will be closed off for a celebration like no other. Last year, nearly 7,000 people showed up for an all-day event that remained festive and safe; de Vere’s had no incidents, thanks to great security [...]

Killer Potato Nachos Ingredients: 2 lbs. russet potatoes, scrubbed 2 tbsp. vegetable oil 3/4 tsp. each: chili powder, ground cumin and garlic salt 1 (8-oz.) package Raley’s Shredded Mexican Blend Cheese 1 (4-oz.) can diced green chiles 1 (2.2-oz.) can sliced black olives, drained 1/4 cup diced tomatoes Sliced green onions Sour cream and additional [...]

Do you love beer? I love beer. Beer is good but not all beers are created equal. You probably already know that but did you know that next week is Beer Week in Sacramento? Beer Week! A week set aside to show your appreciation for your Siamese twin friends Hops & Barley. A week they are setting [...]

Seinfeld might ask, “What’s the deal with the Urban Dictionary?” Personally I wonder who decided “Urban” was synonymous with Hip Hop Culture? Nah strike that, I don’t really care. Today while taking a little break from the monotony of blah, blah, blah, at work I decided to google Downtown Sacramento’s nickname SacTown. Instantly I was directed to a definition from [...]

Earlier this year I wrote an open letter to Nor Cal Beverage the creators and producers of Go Girl Energy Drinks. Since then I have continued to enjoy all three flavors of Go Girl and have met a lot of guys that enjoy it as much as I do! I’ve also found some really great deals on [...]

Downtown Sacramento restaurants would like to wine and dine you! Tonight January 8th 2010 officially kicks off the 5th annual Dine Downtown Restaurant Week. Local restaurants of all calibers are offering three-course, prix fixe dinners at $30 per person.  Allow me to punctuate this awesome little opportunity with a little testimonial of my own. This last Wednesday my [...]

Hello all just came across this great little buy one get one free coffee coupon from Peet’s Coffee! http://ow.ly/TMfy If you enjoy coffee as much as I do I think it should come in handy! Speaking of handy, it’s not even necessary to print it! Simply access the coupon via your smart phone and show it [...]

Ok maybe it’s the three cups of Ethiopia Sidomo that I have treated myself to today, the totally awesome vantage point for people watching, or the free wifi! I don’t know but damn it I love this place! I have successfully spent almost every day of my first three unemployed months just hanging out mid day [...]