Question: Can I get Groupon style coupons without paying for them? Answer: Yes, and this is how. TCN is a new Groupon / Half Off / Local Deals Style Company that was pre-launched on 11/11/11 and as of today has over 165,000 members.  TCN offers the same “half off” deals the above coupon sites offer with two unique differences. 1.) [...]

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 [...]

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  [...]

It all started during a snow storm in 2008. I was living in Lake Tahoe, California. Cable was out as usual, I was home alone and cooking one of my signature larger than really necessary meals for myself. Scrolling through my iPod I felt like I already over-listened to it’s 4000 plus songs. I needed something different from music, was wishing someone could come by to [...]

What do two Grammy winning drummers; a 270-pound self proclaimed “Phatboy”, a dog, and a StreetStrider – as seen on TV’s, The Biggest Loser – have in common? A daring ride in 50 cities and a passion to see America turn the tide in the fight against obesity! Bob “PhatBoy” Carter has embarked on a [...]

As I begin to write this I realize the people I am writing about will probably never read this because I have no plans on scrawling it on a bathroom wall, scribbling it across a trash can, or spraying it on the side of a beautiful brick building in Midtown. Such a shame. Well in [...]

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Tuffy asks himself, “Momma is that you?”   Explore life through the eyes of a dog at AskTuffy.com. Local Sacramento Dog reviews dog friendly hot spots around town, answers questions from other dogs, and chats life as a dog about town.

  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 [...]

Last night my girlfriend and I took our dog Tuffy for a walk downtown. I like going for walks downtown I see so much more than when I’m driving or riding a bicycle. Our walk started on the River Walk in West Sacramento, crossed the Tower Bridge, and meandered down Capitol Mall, through the Capitol [...]

The Downtown Sacramento Partnership (DSP) has released the 2010 schedule for the Friday Night Concerts in the Park. The free, outdoor concert series will rock Cesar Chavez Plaza (10th and J streets) every Friday night from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. starting May 7 though August 13. For the latest concert news, visit www.downtownsac.org/concerts. 2010 [...]