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Well, we'd still be close to the Fair
The seven arena proposals were unveiled last night, with one already getting support from the the NBA and the Kings. The plan, called "The Sacramento Convergence" would essentially move the State Fair to Natomas, moving the arena to the Downtown...
Friday, January 15, 2010  |  North Sac Beat

Sac News and Review details the old and new Uptown
In their latest issue, Sacramento News and Review provides a journey through the Del Paso Boulevard of yesteryear while detailing current developments along the strip. The article includes interviews with business and community leaders.
Friday, January 15, 2010  |  North Sac Beat

Will Deborah Ortiz run for Steve Cohn's seat?
Deborah Ortiz: Councilmember in the early 1990s, Assemblywoman from '96 to '98, State Senator from '98 to 2006... Candidate for District 3 Council Seat?There's nothing set in stone, but there are rumors going around. SN&R's Cosmo Garvin has the...
Friday, January 15, 2010  |  North Sac Beat

Be aware of Haitian Earthquake Relief Scams
The FBI is reminding Internet users receiving appeals to be smart when donating money in the aftermath of Tuesday's earthquake in Haiti. Before making a donation of any kind, you should adhere to a few guidelines:Do not respond to any unsolicited...
Friday, January 15, 2010  |  North Sac Beat

My extra foot.
My thighs are 6 inches thicker than they were two years ago. My waist, on the other hand, is just 3 inches thicker. But still. At this point ANY additional thickness is completely unacceptable.What does this mean? Maybe I'm a tad overweight. I...
Tuesday, January 12, 2010  |  The Janna Monologues

North Area MLK March and Celebration
The 29th MLK March and Celebration takes place next Monday, January 18, 2010. The North Area March begins at 8:00am at Grant High School (1400 Grand Avenue). Contact Tom Burruss at tomburruss@comcast.net for more information. [View North March...
Monday, January 11, 2010  |  North Sac Beat

Community Partnership Meeting held tomorrow at Robertson
The year's first Community Partnership Meeting will be held tomorrow evening from 7pm - 8:30pm at the Robertson Community Center. Among the topics will be the possibility of amending the City's ordinance regarding electronic message boards.
Sunday, January 10, 2010  |  North Sac Beat

Sacanime returns to the Radisson
Sacramento's Anime & Manga Show, commonly known as Sacanime, returns to the Radisson Hotel this weekend, January 8 - 10, 2010. The event will feature its usual activities (showrooms, art shows, gaming, and a Cosplay), but for the first time will...
Thursday, January 7, 2010  |  North Sac Beat

Will new arena produce jobs?
The Sacramento First Task Force is bringing the arena debate to North Sac.The task force will hold a hearing focused on the facility's impact on jobs and economic development. The hearing will address whether a facility will create immediate jobs,...
Wednesday, January 6, 2010  |  North Sac Beat

#@&$%*!?ty First Drafts
A friend asked me just last week for the best piece of advice I could give to a person who wanted to be a better writer. My response?Don't be afraid to write #@&$%*!?ty first drafts. (Disclosure: this is not a new concept.)On the first day of...
Tuesday, January 5, 2010  |  The Janna Monologues

Buy (me) some wine already.
I know what you're thinking. Wine is expensive, especially if you want to class it up with something a step or two above the obligatory Two Buck Chuck. And I happen to be a huge proponent of local wine, which isn't (nor should it be) cheap.That...
Tuesday, December 22, 2009  |  The Janna Monologues

No fear. Is there such a thing?
Every time I read Penelope Trunk, I get one-ounce more empowered with some of the ideas that I have for writing.And that's simultaneously awesome and frustrating. Because basically I want to be Penelope Trunk. Well. OK, not literally. But I aspire...
Tuesday, December 15, 2009  |  The Janna Monologues

Dear Readers,
Confession: when I sit down to write a blog post, I do not think about you, my readers, whoever you are. (Bad Janna!) It's completely contradictory to what I teach my students about writing. I am forever beating the audience-message-purpose drum...
Monday, December 14, 2009  |  The Janna Monologues

How much food can you buy for $2?
Do you ever stop to calculate how much you spend on food in one day? What about for one month? Considering that we live in a culture of consumption and convenience, the answer is probably a resounding "no."Thinking about what I consume even beyond...
Friday, December 4, 2009  |  The Janna Monologues

Albatross
Debt sucks. And I have a lot of it. I try to not talk about it as much as possible because, well, it's just damn depressing. More than that, I don't want to sound like a whiner. (The only person who hears me whine about money is my boyfriend, and...
Thursday, December 3, 2009  |  The Janna Monologues

Decidedly Uninspired
A lot of good things have happened lately. I even remembered to blog about some of them.I pulled out my list of goals for 2009, and while I didn't accomplish most of them, I have accomplished (with a lot of help) the two that were the biggest,...
Wednesday, November 25, 2009  |  The Janna Monologues

Webosphere Overload
Warning: Long post to follow. (I have been stewing on this for some time now.)A new problem has come up for me, and I'm calling it Webosphere Overload. What is it? Well, firstly, I invented the word "webosphere." (If you don't believe me, see my...
Tuesday, November 17, 2009  |  The Janna Monologues

Social Media Weekend (again, better late than never)
When I wrote last that an event like Social Media Weekend is exactly the type of stuff that Sacramento needs if it's going to propel to the next level of legitimate metropolitan cultural hub, I really had no idea what I was talking about. I mean,...
Monday, November 16, 2009  |  The Janna Monologues

Moving On
When I stopped writing here, I promised several people I would alert them if I started writing somewhere else.I've reactivated a dormant blog -- ipsosacto.blogspot.com -- and converted it from a blog about my blog watching at IpsoSacto.com into an...
Saturday, November 14, 2009  |  RT Rider

Sacramento's historic streetcars moved
I got word a month or two ago that a group of Sacramento streetcars owned by Dain Domich, president of "Friends of Light Rail & Transit," were being moved to a new location. I eagerly fired off an email asking for permission to photograph the...
Thursday, November 5, 2009  |  Sacramento History
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