Leigh Grogan, a writer for the Sacramento Bee, is reporting that, "The first Capital Fashion Awards show Friday night at the Park Ultra Lounge in Sacramento gave local designers and hairstylists something to shoot for - a spot in next year's event." Yet interestingly enough, many of this years nominees are vowing to never return. Voting procedures for the event are still unclear. One nominee for Best Fashion Photographer was confided in by two sources that the link on the online voting ballot that was supposed to go to his website and online portfolio actually went to a Bible study website. Exactly who was given the opportunity to vote is also unclear. Richard Hallmarq (creator/planner o

Hovering above the 18th and L Street corridor like a radiant crystal amulet is an oasis of beauty, style and art. Amithyst Salon, located at 1124 18th St., serves as a haven of sorts, offering its clientele a respite from split ends, graying locks, and even bare walls. While the fledgling salon has been in operation for only three and a half months; it already has two Second Saturdays under its belt and legions of loyal clients jockeying for position in the schedule book, its young proprietor, Amithyst Bailey, 28, of El Dorado Hills, looks poised for success. "On an average day I have four to six clients a day," Bailey says. "The money is good, but I don't do it for the money." Thanks,