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Appetizers: Go for the fish tacos, stay for the beer

As mall food courts go, the one at the Galleria in Roseville is a cut above.

Between the Lines: City Lights marks 60 years in S.F.

The landmark City Lights Booksellers & Publishers in San Francisco is celebrating its 60th year, to be highlighted by an open house June 23.

Counter Culture: Truckee's Trokay exceeds high expectations

One summer day in 2011, we stopped in Truckee on a roundabout trip to Lake Tahoe and noticed a tiny bakery-cafe called Trokay. We went inside for breakfast, but nothing was being cooked on the stovetop that day, as the new hood fan hadn't ar...

Sacramento Speaker Series releases 2013-14 schedule

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, "Barefoot Contessa" chef Ina Garten and former Vice President Al Gore head the lineup for the Sacramento Speaker Series in 2013-14.

Merle Haggard, one of music's last old-school outlaws

Most of the founders of country music are gone – Hank Williams, Kitty Wells, Roy Acuff – along with most of the original "outlaw" band of brothers that included Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings.

Between the Lines: Southgate branch librarian wins acclaim

If you haven't been inside a library lately, here's news: Things have changed. More than ever, librarians have gone high-tech in their jobs as gatherers and distributors of information, and they're very much involved in the communiti...

Undersea explorer Robert Ballard Tuesday

Undersea explorer Robert Ballard coming to Sacramento

Robert Ballard has spent a great deal of time beneath the waves. During an ongoing career as a maritime archaeologist, geophysicist and educator, the world's most- notable deep-sea explorer has launched more than 120 undersea expeditions.

First Impressions: Hampton's on Sutter solid, but loud

For what seemed like a couple of years, the faded wood house (circa 1894) on Sutter Street in Old Folsom was under- going a seemingly endless renovation. The house stood vacant after the dust had finally settled, surrounded by construction debri...

Appetizers: Crowds in Granite Bay camp out for Chick-fil-A's 'First 100'

It's happening again, right now, this time in Granite Bay, all because of a chicken sandwich.