The Polar Express 3D, one of my favorite IMAX films returns to the Sacramento IMAX! This is an awesome film to take your kids to or would even make a fun 1st date. Caution it is a bit of a tear jerker, oh wait maybe that was just me. Spoiler alert: When the little boy [...]

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 [...]

My friends Derra and Gabe over at La Vita Bella Organic Spa are offering a sweet New Year’s promotion! Check this out! Start the weekend right! Organic Spa Specials starting at $99 for a 1 hour massage and facial or $39 for a 1 hour massage ($25 for new clients)! Call to reserve today! 916~456~SKIN  This deal [...]

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  [...]

“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 [...]

From time to time I ask myself, “Where’s Oprah when you need her?”

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.

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 [...]

If you live or work in downtown Sacramento you are sure to have seen the hard-working crew that takes washing cars to the next level on the corner of 19th and L st. Yes I am talking about Harv’s Metro Car Wash glad you asked! Many of us on the downtown grid don’t have the luxury of [...]