Sarah Singleton won’t be bringing tomato salads to barbecues anymore. Her cucumbers are no longer destined for an informal crop swap. And the peppers and most of the other produce peeking out from the eight raised beds in her Hollywood Park backyard will have to be consumed by her and her family – at home.
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Ask Sacto 9-1-1: Teen killed for car, but organ donation allows another to live
Q: About 15 years ago a young man was shot in the head and left for dead at a Sacramento intersection. I was wondering if they ever found out who did it. My son was given one of his kidneys.
Sacramento midtown bids poignant ‘au revoir’ to Le Petit Paris
A little bit of Paris is closing in midtown, and the news hit Wednesday like a death in the family. Le Petit Paris, a boutique on 19th Street near Capitol Avenue, has developed a loyal following.
Sacto 9-1-1: Alleged Lo murder accomplice blasts cousins for bringing trouble to the family
An accused accomplice in the murder of Steve Lo today during court testimony expressed anger at cousins he said brought trouble to his family.
Vacaville child reported missing found in filthy bedroom; dad arrested
Police found a 3-year-old boy asleep in the back room of his family’s filthy Vacaville home after the child’s father panicked and called authorities when he thought the boy was missing.
Family, friends pledge their homes to secure Salyer’s bail
With his lawyer complaining that indicted tomato king Frederick Scott Salyer is literally wasting away in jail, his family and friends have offered to put up their own homes to win his release on bail. Supporters say Frederick Scott Salyer is wasting away in jail; prosecutors say he’s a flight risk.
Crystal Cathedral founder, family take pay cut
The founder of the Crystal Cathedral and his family are taking a voluntary 50 percent pay cut for to meet the demands of businesses that have sued the megachurch for more than $2 million in unpaid bills.
Torch Club – Gino Matteo & the Family Phunk Band – 2010-08-06
At the Torch Club *** Gino Matteo & the Family Phunk Band *** A true student of life, Gino performances are spontaneous, explosive, and original- a triple threat to the music world. Gino is the definition of an old soul with a voice as smooth as velvet but tough as nails. Gino writes music about his life as he lives it
Bartender, 80, still pours his heart and soul into job
It’s been the same way for almost 60 years: Nick Stathos carefully places a white cocktail napkin on the bar, uses both of his hands to shake one of yours and then asks what you’d like to drink. Nick Stathos, bartender at the Back Door Lounge in Old Sacramento, chats with patron Kiera Burige of Walnut Creek. Stathos, who turns 80 today, started bartending in 1954 at his family’s two establishments in downtown Sacramento and still works a late-night shift four days a week.
Registration opens for Thanksgiving charity run
The organizer, the Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services, has opened registration for the Nov. 25 5K and 10K run, which last year drew more than 28,000 runners and walkers, making it one of the top five Thanksgiving running events in the nation.
