Annual Holy Bowl Rivalry is Top Draw
By Will James Home Town Sports One of the longest standing and most celebrated high school football rivalries in Northern California is renewed on Saturday ...
View ArticleWin Tickets to the Buccaneer Ball – Sacramento Children’s Museum First Mother...
I think this Mother Son dance is a fabulous idea with an adorable theme and cannot wait to bring my two sons! Just last week something triggered my six-year-old to ask if there was such a thing as a...
View ArticleWeekend Top 10: September 13th – 14th
Build your own binoculars at Lowe’s BUILD AND GROW CLINIC. Saturday FREE See Sacramento Puppet Theatre perform 3 BILLY GOATS GRUFF at the Arden Fair mall. Saturday FREE Find out what happens when...
View ArticleVIDEO: Jesuit Football Victorious Over Christian Brothers in Sac’s Holy Bowl
In Sacramento’s 44th annual Holy Bowl football game, the Jesuit Marauders defeated the Christian Brothers Falcons 53-21 Saturday at Sacramento City College’s Hughes Stadium: Access ...
View ArticleBurbank Ready to Challenge Top Dog Folsom on Access Sacramento
By Will James Home Town Sports Friday evening the Burbank Titans will travel a path they have never before taken… up Highway-50 to a final destination at Folsom High School where the Bulldogs welcome...
View ArticleOtherwise: Aftershock 2014, and what a CD launch party!
Adrian Patrick of OtherwiseSo I started editing photos for several of the other performers from Aftershock 2014, but was drawn back to Otherwise, who once again put on a stellar show at Aftershock. And...
View ArticleChildren’s Book Festival at Fairytale Town & Giveaway
Two exciting things to tell you… 1. This awesome event is FREE! 2. I’m GIVING AWAY 2 children’s books! (see details below) Fairytale Town presents the 14th annual ScholarShare Children’s Book Festival...
View ArticleRob Zombie, red, green and blue, at Aftershock 2014
Rob Zombie, Aftershock 2014All I really want to say now that the photos are uploaded, is that I really, really like Green Rob Zombie. Red Rob Zombie, much less so. Emphatically not Red Rob Zombie....
View ArticleVIDEO: Folsom Bulldogs Defeat Burbank’s Titans in Runaway Contest
The Folsom Bulldogs were nearly unstoppable in the air Friday night in a non-league football contest, crushing the Burbank Titans 61-13 in Access Sacramento’s Game of the Week. Folsom quarterback Jake...
View ArticleElite Match-Up Headlines Sierra-Foothill League Opener
By Will James Home Town Sports The high school football season is about to move into its second phase this week — the start of league play, and the most crucial of the regular season games. In the case...
View ArticleSacramento Reptile Show 2014
{Click on this image and then print the ad for $1.00 off admission!} My husband took my sons to the Sacramento Reptile Show last year and they had so much fun! They reported seeing lots of different...
View ArticleWeekend Top 10: September 27th – 28th
Listen to authors and illustrators read their children’s books at the SCHOLARSHARE CHILDREN’S BOOK FESTIVAL in Fairytale Town. Saturday – Sunday FREE Pet an alligator, check out exhibits and learn...
View ArticleSneak Preview of Fall Fun Guide – Pumpkin Patch Section
This photo was taken at The Pumpkin Farm in Citrus Heights. Review coming soon! It’s PUMPKIN PATCH time! Picking out pumpkins together is such a fun fall tradition and we are lucky to have many...
View ArticleAccess Sacramento Throws Change-Up on Sports Menu
By Will James Home Town Sports The high school football season has reached the mid-way point of the regular season, marking a junction where Access Sacramento will feature a new entre’ and different...
View ArticleFall Fun Guide 2014
Our round-up of things to do in Sacramento this season will keep your family busy through Thanksgiving! We love October in Sacramento —temperatures cool down, sweaters come out of the closet,...
View ArticleMastodon at Aftershock, not one twerk, no really, not one. Just a whole load...
Troy Sanders, bass, Mastodon, Sacramento, Aftershock 2014After seeing Mastodon's new video for Motherload, and all the news, and the fake-news-site fuss,about the overload of bouncy bottoms, I realised...
View ArticleWeekend Top 10: October 4th – 5th
See the most gigantic pumpkins, watch the pumpkin regatta and play in the kids zone at the Elk Grove GIANT PUMPKIN FESTIVAL. Saturday – Sunday Journey back to an era before the railroad and automobile...
View ArticleNature Fest Photo Gallery
My family and I attended Nature Fest 2013 at the Effie Yeaw Nature Center and had a great time! This Sunday is Nature Fest 2014, so I thought I’d share these photos with you to give you and idea of...
View ArticleWeekend Top 10: October 11th – 12th
Bounce, get your face painted and listen to live music at TRUCKTOBER FEST in McKinley Park. Friday Build your own spooky Haunted House at Lowe’s BUILD AND GROW CLINIC. Saturday FREE Check out the truck...
View ArticleVIDEO: Veteran QB Sparks Vista Del Lago 2nd Half Rally Taking Casa Roble 35-28
Veteran Vista Del Lago quarterback Matt Jimision‘s Eagles were trailing 21-0 at the half, but the 6-2, 200 lb senior threw three 2nd Half TD passes and ran for another to build the 35-28 come from...
View ArticleGame of the Week Friday Spotlights Another “Super League” Battle
by Will James Home Town Sports Access Sacramento‘s seventh high school football telecast of the season will originate in Elk Grove, where the Home Town Sports Game-of-the-Week will focus on a key Delta...
View ArticleWin a Family 4-Pack to Fairytale Town’s Safe & Super Halloween
This year’s fun theme: The Adventures of Percy Jackson! Three nights of trick-or-treating and family fun at Fairytale Town’s annual Safe & Super Halloween! Fairytale Town will be transformed into...
View ArticleWeekend Top 10: October 18th – 19th
Roast marshmallows and enjoy native stories around the CAMPFIRE at the Maidu Museum. Friday Dance to spooky music, walk the haunted hallway, play, and meet Leo (the mascot) at the Sacramento Children’s...
View ArticleCritical Capital Valley Conference Clash Friday on Game of the Week
By Will James Home Town Sports Several conference races are tightening up in week-8 of the high school football season as teams have reached the far turn with the home stretch just beyond. Cosumnes...
View ArticleWeekend Top 10: October 25th – 26th
Trick-or-treat through a mythological world, watch “Frankenswine” the puppet show and enter a costume contest at Fairytale Town’s THE ADVENTURES OF PERCY JACKSON SAFE & SUPER HALLOWEEN. Friday –...
View ArticleVIDEO: Inderkum Earns Tri-Valley Conference Title in Game of the Week
The Inderkum Tigers turned a six point halftime lead into a 42-point 2nd half romp over the Rio Linda Knights in Access Sacramento’s Game of the Week, earning a 62-21 victory and claiming the...
View Article10 things I want to accomplish in the next 57 days of 2014
On the to-do list: Planting Fall flower bulbs for Spring beauty!Want to enjoy a nice cold sweat? Think about the fact that there are only 57 days left of the year. 57. Really 56 since today is almost...
View ArticleWeekend Top 10: November 8th – 9th
Bounce, listen to live music, get your face painted, and play games at the MEGA FAMILY CARNIVAL in Countryside Community Park. Saturday Be amazed by the tricks of MAGICAL MARY at the McClatchy Library....
View ArticleVIDEO: Franklin Claims Post Season Berth Topping Pleasant Grove
In the final regular season high school football game for Access Sacramento‘s Game of the Week, the Franklin Wildcats defeated the Pleasant Grove Eagles 38-10 to assure a post-season playoff berth....
View ArticleWeekend Top 10: November 22nd – 23rd
Enjoy live music, art projects and meet Mama Claus at the SACRAMENTO HARVEST FESTIVAL. Friday – Sunday Travel the World of Lights, see acrobats and martial artists, and go on rides at GLOBAL WINTER...
View ArticleSanta’s East Sac Adventure
This Saturday, December 6th, from 10am – 2pm is a super fun annual holiday event at Theodore Judah Elementary School in East Sacramento. Santa’s East Sac Adventure & Holiday Boutique is open to the...
View ArticleBest Places to Play in the Snow
Sledding, Tubing, Skiing, Snowboarding…and more! Thinking about playing in the SNOW this holiday season? I’ve got a huge selection of fun places to go sledding, skiing and make snowmen for you in the...
View ArticleDead Sara, women in rock, and you are entitled to say “it’s about time, too!”
Emily Armstrong, vocals, Dead Sara, Aftershock 2013Can't believe I still hadn't posted the photos from Dead Sara's set at Aftershock 2014. Sorry. My-very-bad.Emily Armstrong, vocals, Dead Sara,...
View ArticleWeekend Top 10: December 6th – 7th
Ride the SANTA TRAIN, enjoy hot chocolate and cookies, and have your picture taken with Santa! Saturday, Sunday Travel the World of Lights, see acrobats and martial artists, and go on rides at GLOBAL...
View ArticleFerguson Stirs A Lot Controversy All Over The Country
On August 9th 2014, a dreadful event took place in Ferguson, Missouri. An unarmed 18 year old black man, Michael Brown,was fatally shot by a 28 year old white police officer, Darren Wilson. This event...
View ArticleLocal Life: Holly Jolly Pop Up
If you are local, there’s a really fun event happening this Sunday in downtown Sacramento, called the Holly Jolly Pop-Up. Holly Jolly Pop-Up is a carefully curated mix of Sactown’s... Find more posts...
View ArticleTV Premiere for Ten “Place Called Sacramento” Films Sunday on Access Sacramento
Access Sacramento’s 10 original world premiere films from the 2014 “Place Called Sacramento” will be broadcast for the first time on Access Sacramento Cable channel 17 this Sunday. The films were all...
View ArticleA Year of Change and Possibilities: January, February, March, April 2014
The year started with fireworks in the snow. Ski racing was front and center for Lily and Cameron, and me, by default. I struggled with changing perspective in motherhood as Cameron moved to Sugar Bowl...
View ArticleA Year of Change And Possibilities: May, June, July, August 2014
Oh, the spring and summer months, so simultaneously anticipated and dreaded. Months and years of preparation came to a head, as my children and I were thrust into turbulent change. Lily turned 18 and...
View ArticleA Year of Change and Possibilities: September, October, November & December 2014
September came and went with two freshmen living in two states – an official emptiness in our home. I made friends with a great new author and read some terrific books. Cameron turned 15, and continued...
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