The Pooch Costume Contest
By Kati Garner, SacMidtown.com The top 3 winners of the Pooch Costume Contest held at the Kennedy Gallery on Saturday:
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October, 2010
The San Francisco Giants: A Pastime Passed Down From Grandpa
By Jimmy Spencer, SacMidtown.com You can’t control the moment. That’s the splendor of sports, the ability to give oneself over to a cause that is more than you. It’s to care deeply for the unexpected – to be captivated through times of elation and anguish. It’s to share a passion for the strangers who you [...]
Holiday of Make Believe
By Carlyn Spangler, SacMidtown.com The time has finally come, the holiday when females get to dress up and have an excuse to be as provocative as possible. As we grow older, the focus of Halloween changes from pumpkins and candy to costumes and fishnets. Costumes have changed from ghosts and witches to playboy bunnies and [...]
Identifying People Species: The Gym
By Cory Hunt, SacMidtown.com The many types of species at the gym …. Naked Locker Room Man a.k.a. Grandpa Streak Physical Characteristics- Obviously, Grandpa Streak is naked. Sometimes, he’ll wear a tee shirt, but he refuses to obscure his genitalia with any kind of towel, undergarment or small hat. Normally, this majestic creature is covered [...]
Ducks in a Midtown Pond
By John Parker, SacMidtown.com Elk Grove to midtown is a heck of a lot more manageable drive for Mary Rodriguez than Elk Grove to Eugene, Ore. Rodriguez and her son Paul are just two of a large group of Sacramento-area University of Oregon football backers who make a weekly pilgrimage to MVPs Sports Bar and [...]
Tyreke Evans Gives Back, Follows Leads of Other Kings
By Mark Needham, SacMidtown.com It seems every week there is a press release regarding the Sacramento Kings helping either the sick or unfortunate folks of this community and this week was no different. Tyreke Evans, the reigning NBA Rookie of the Year, delivered the news Monday that he was purchasing 13 premium season tickets for [...]
Resist the Old Narrative, Giants Fans
By Armando Gonzalez, SacMidtown.com (3rd Inning of NLCS, Game 6—2-0, Phillies) “You know, we really have had one hell of a year. I mean, who would have thought we would have made it this far, to the NLCS and all. Seriously, it’s been a fun ride.” (2 innings later—tied game) “Do you think we throw [...]
Local Charity Needs Community Support After Devastating Fire
By Andre Levesque, SacMidtown.com With all of the focus on the fire at the Roseville Galleria, you may have missed the fire that destroyed the building housing Midtown’s own River City Food Bank last week. Somewhere around 100 firefighters were called in to extinguish the four-alarm fire. In addition to the 8,000- 10,000 pounds of [...]
A Whole Lotta Cheese
By Lindol French, SacMidtown.com $20,000. That’s a whole lot of cheddar. There are a lot of amazing things that you can do with that kind of money. Here are a few of them- -You could buy 2,228.4 lbs of Tillamook Vintage White Extra Sharp Cheddar Cheese. -You could buy six pounds of really good marijuana. [...]
Kings Hit the Road to Start Season
By Rob Small, SacMidtown.com For Sacramento Kings fans the wait is almost over. The Kings will face the Minnesota Timberwolves today, as the NBA continues to tip-off its season today. The bad news is that the Kings will be without Tyreke Evans, who is serving a one-game suspension after pleading no contest to reckless driving. [...]
