Archive for: October, 2010

A Midtown Girl’s Guide to Staying on the Wagon

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By Christine Cheng, SacMidtown.com It has happened to the best of us. We have all fallen off the wagon at some point in our lives (some harder than others) and vowed to “never drink again.” Sound familiar? After a summer of pub crawls, concerts, three-day holiday weekends and countless Girl’s Night Out, I am back [...]

It’s Bad – in All the Right Ways

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By Benn Hodapp, SacMidtown.com I know, ok? You wanted the Yankees-Phillies. You probably didn’t know that the Giants were a team until two weeks ago because their games start at bedtime for a lot of you. You don’t care about the almost unholy pitching matchup of Lee vs. Lincecum in all likelihood. You wanted the [...]

Trash, Salmon and Cake – a ‘Secret’ Show At Blue Lamp

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By Greg Hyatt and Jan Katerkamp, SacMidtown.com Greg: I received an e-mail from a good friend and fellow SacMidtown contributor Jan Katerkamp on Tuesday around noon. The e-mail included a link to a blog indicating that a semi-secret Cake show was set for that night, Oct. 19th at the Blue Lamp (corner of N and [...]

Video Laugh For Monday

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From time to time, SacMidtown.com will post some funny video clips. This quick interview is hilarious. Zach Galifianakis is being interviewed by a guy named Gordon Keith from WFAA-TV in Dallas/Fort Worth, Tex. What’s your take – is Galifianakis a victim or is he along for the ride in a “Between Two Ferns” spoof?

Light Rail Prepares for Zombie Onslaught

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Zombie enthusiasts are gearing up for the first-ever “Zombie Train” on Friday -  a flashmob on Sacramento Light Rail, capped off by Tainted Love at the Powerhouse Pub. Folsom is hosting its annual “Night of 1,000 Pumpkins,” in which they are soliciting the public’s help to bring 1,000 jack-o-lanterns to its historic Sutter Street. At [...]

Confessions of a Fair-Weather Fan

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By Jeff Schnoebelen, SacMidtown.com This takes a lot, but I’ll admit it, I’m a fair-weather Giants fan. Before you get all up in arms about how you have followed them your whole life, bleed orange and black, can recite every starting lineup since 1985 and have a Giants tattoo on your forehead – let me [...]

Celebrate It: The First Week of SacMidtown.com

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By Jimmy Spencer, Editor – Welcome to the beginning of SacMidtown.com. Grab a glass of wine or your favorite flavor of Capri Sun – it’s a celebration.

Fitness Guru: The Simple ‘Secret’ To Weight Loss

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By Kristin Walton, SacMidtown.com “I’ll just work out later.” It’s a common phrase heard around the lunch table. You can eat whatever you want as long as you go to the gym later, right? Wrong. This is actually a very backwards way at looking at your nutrition. The truth is that you can’t out train [...]

My Week in Midtown

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By Nick Leonti, SacMidtown.com Hi kids, this is my first official post for sacmidtown.com. That other one doesn’t really count. It is my understanding that – being a tourism professional – I was brought on board to let folks know what touristy things are going on in Sacramento. I figured a “things to do” column [...]

The Story of Alexxa, A Breast Cancer Survivor

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By Selena and Anna, SacMidtown.com When we dreamed up Annie & Isabel, we had hopes of providing comfort and dignity to those that are sick and dealing with difficult diagnoses. We have felt honored to be invited into the lives and stories of so many inspirational people. Even though we deal with sickness every day [...]

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