The traditional end of summer is a long weekend of festivals, art, nods to the region’s history and other activities that celebrate Sacramento’s colorful community diversity and sense of good times.
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SureWest launches radio sports show
SureWest Communications is launching on Saturday a one-hour radio show on the region’s high school football programs.
Treating Sacramento region’s sewage to eliminate ammonia could cost $10 per household
Removing ammonia from Sacramento’s treated sewage could cost every household in the region an extra $10 a month, according to a new study by economists at University of the Pacific.
William Jessup students spread out for volunteering today
Students from William Jessup University in Rocklin are fanning out across the region today to perform community service before class starts tomorrow.
As fire season looms, crews worry low temps may offer false security
Although temperatures have been cooler than average across the region this summer, area fire officials say the fire threat is still very present.
Per-capita income drops 2.2% in Sacramento
Sacramento-area’s per-capita income declined 2.15 percent last year, better than the statewide drop but larger than the national figure, as the region battled a double-digit jobless rate and the Great Recession.
Napa County residential grape growers asked to strip grapes
Agriculture officials in Napa County are asking recreational and urban grape growers to strip their vines of fruit this year to help halt the spread of the European grapevine moth threatening the region’s valuable crops.
Appetizers: Sweet competition brewing among local cupcake shops
Turns out Sacramento-based Cupcake Craving isn’t the only sweet shop in the region to be approached by the Food Network.
Hot Weather Heats Calif. Wildfire Concerns
The abrupt arrival of summer heat after unseasonably cool and damp weather in Southern California has increased the risk of wildfires in the region as grass and brush withers into tinder dry fuel.
Hot weather’s return sparks Calif fire concerns
The abrupt arrival of summer heat after unseasonably cool and damp weather in Southern California has increased the risk of wildfires in the region as grass and brush withers into tinder dry fuel.
