Hey Mayor Johnson - Even San Francisco is gettin on board the food truck bandwagon. Portland has a great thing going with semi-permanen food trucks set up in vacant blocks throughout the city - creating a vibrant lunch scene. San Francisco is doing it too. Why not here? We need to get rid of Heather Fargo's lunch truck crackdown - make this city a little more, dare we say, hip.
Our friends at the Sacramento Press have had a pretty good model going for the future of journalism - citizen bloggers. The overhead is low, and they depend on the public to report the news. As smaller markets like Sacramento cut newspaper staff, startups like this could work. Intrested in writing an article? You could win a cool $600.
The undead are being rounded up for an October 29 Bar Crawl. The Sacramento Zombie Train is a zombie-themed flashmob, where zombies will pour out of light rail and in to Folsom for Night of 1,000 Pumpkins, and maybe a few beverages when it's over.
History buffs will be happy to hear about this fundraiser - a 4-course meal with wine & beer at Sutter's Fort, for $85. The 1839 fort is now one of Sacramento's best-known landmarks. For more information about this event or the Friends, please contact Lisa Mealoy 916-323-7626 or lmealoy@suttersfort.org. * http://www.suttersfort.org/
Old Sacramento has been transformed to help promote Disney's "World of Color" show at California Adventure. Stop by Thursday through Sunday evening for exclusive color-themed shows made just for Old Sacramento!
100.5 The Zone switched formats today. MySacramento was in the conference room when the changes took effect.
Owner: Thanks everyone for attending the all-hands-on-deck meeting today. We know this meeting came on short notice. Let's cut to the chase. We're losing money. What can we do to turn this spiral around?
Promotions Guy: We don't have a budget since the economy tanked, let's do some Facebook and Twitter promotions.
Owner: No, no, no... we need to start over. Let's scrap everything. Format change. Name change. New logo, website, all that stuff. Let's play today's hits, without all that rap stuff.
(blank stares)
Sales Guy: Don't we kind of play that already?
Owner: Yeah, but I don't want any of that Snoop Robby Robb stuff. I just want hit music, but no rap. I hate rap. Let's change the name to something that symbolizes modern, today. Now. Now, yeah, let's call it "Now".
Sales Manager: Okay, um... how do we sell this?
Owner: Carla! You have that Paint application on your machine - can you whip up a logo?
Carla: Sure, uh... I'm not really a graphic designer but...
Owner: Doesn't matter, we need a logo.
Carla: Don't we kind of do focus groups and hire graphic designers for this kind of stuff?
Owner: No, no, no... we need it done now. Get it, now??? Hey, what's the intern's name?
Promotions Guy: Billy.
Owner: Get Billy in here.
(Billy walks in)
Billy: (squeaky voice) Um, yes sir?
Owner: You did that evite for the station barbeque, you must know something about computers, right? Put up a new website by noon.
Billy: Noon? It's 10:05...
Owner: That's right. I have a 10:30 tee time. Let's wrap this thing up. OK, so we're now "Now 100.5, playing today's music, without all that rap stuff. Carla, you got the logo. Intern's got the website. We switch formats at noon. Meeting adjourned."
(Owner leaves)
(Station Manager walks in)
Station Manager: Sorry I'm late - what did I miss?
Don Geronimo is returning to the airwaves, and is moving to Sacramento! Fans of KHTK's "Don & Mike Show" will be happy to hear that the radio legend will be soon taking up residence in Sactown and broadcasting from Sports 1140. Welcome to Sactown, Don!
Crack reporter "Art Vandelay" broke down the top 5 players in Sacramento Kings history... too bad only one of them is from the Sacramento era. In the spirit of helping out, we provide our top 5: 5. Reggie Theus. Great player. Not that great of a coach! 4. Vlade Divac. The undisputed King of Flop! But he was a great leader on a great team. He would have made a great coach too. 3. Mitch Richmond. "The Rock" was the most consistent piece of a crappy era of Kings basketball. 2. Tyreke Evans. Tyreke the Freak may turn out to be a great player. At only 20, he was a dominant threat in the NBA. 1. Chris Webber. Who else but C-Dub? He almost brought us the championship. Good thing he listened to his dad and reported to Sactown.
Sacramento365 is a cool website for anyone wanting to see what kind of events are going on in town... it's easily broken down depending on what kind of events you are interested in (ie family, sports, nightlife...) Thanks to the new re-design, it's cleaned up to a more simple, attractive layout. It's a great refresh!
Inside Arco Arena
We get an insider-pass at Arco Arena and find some parts of the
place few ever even knew existed.
Second
Saturday & The Citizen
Midtown's "Mardi Gras 12 times a year" and Downtown's plush new
digs at the Citizen Hotel promise for a fun night on the town.
Twitterific
All you Twitter tweeps out there, we're on board this crazy
ride. Follow us until another social media app distracts us.
We Need a Few
Good Bloggers!
Interested in blogging for MySacramento? As long as it's
somewhat Sacramento related, we're looking for writers!
Dorm Survival at Sac State
Take a
few tips from some seasoned veterans - from rooms to food to
partying (and not getting caught), we'll give you the 411.
10 Things to Pack for
College
Packing for College? Jen Davies takes a look at 10... er... 11
things you can't forget when getting ready for that first year
of college.
Sacramento Forums
See what's up in Sacramento... feel free to join the discussion,
or just lurk until you find something worth saying.
Sacramento Bars & Restaurants
Been to a new restaurant or just looking to spread the word?
We're always looking for new places to eat.
Sac State Survival
The origins of this site started at Sac State (a long, long time
ago!). However some things stay the same. See what college life
is life at Sacramento State.
Sacramento Scene
Looking for fun things to do? So are we! We'll provide some fun
diversions her in and out of Sacramento.
