Home is where the heart is, and for Janice and Rudy Calpo, their hearts are in Curtis Park. After years of change and growth, their Curtis Park bungalow has reached the ripe old age of 100 years, and they have decided to celebrate the history and beauty of their home. “There was a Pennsylvania relative that asked if we were celebrating the 100th birthday of our home,” Calpo said. “I had never thought about it before. When he suggested it, I thought it was a great idea.” Built in 1911, the house has undergone varying transformations throughout the decades. Because of its many restorations, it was featured in the Curtis Park Home Tour in 2006, in which historic homes are open to the public

Local watering hole Pangaea Two Brews Cafe recently expanded its operations to include a bottle shop with about 200 beer selections. The bottle shop opened earlier this month, and owner Rob Archie said he has plans to add a delivery service in the Curtis Park neighborhood in September. “We had our grand opening Aug. 6, and it was full in here all day,” Archie said. “The response has been really positive.” Pangaea, located at 2743 Franklin Blvd., is marked by its selection of Belgian beers on tap, and Archie told The Sacramento Press in a previous article that he has long wanted to bring a bottle shop to offer those beers at to-go prices. Beers are stored in a refrigerator spanning much

At 6:30pm on the last Sunday of July and August, neighbors will gather in Curtis Park to enjoy music, picnicking and fun with friends and family.  With a blanket and a picnic basket, everyone can enjoy great music in a wonderful outdoor venue, set in the trees of historic William Curtis Park.  On July 31, feature band The Thing Itself takes the stage.  The Thing itself blends rock, blues, jazz, funk and gospel into a sound that is fresh and familiar.  Their original music weaves upbeat grooves, catchy hooks and often unexpected lyrics.  Members of The Thing Itself have been featured in some of the areas top bands over the last 20 years, including Bob's Child, Izabella, The Four Guys From

Those who prefer to buy specialty brews will soon have a new place to go to stock their beer cellars as Curtis Park’s Pangaea Two Brews Cafe celebrates its third anniversary by opening a bottle shop. Adjacent to Pangaea, at 2743 Franklin Blvd., it will complement the already-successful cafe with its largely Belgian and Belgian-style beer selection. Prices will be competitive with other local distributors, owner Rob Archie said. The bottle shop will open in about a week. Also new to the space will be specialty cheeses, high-end Belgian chocolates, wine and a larger selection of charcuterie. “We’re probably going to start off with about 250 bottles and work our way up,” said the 36-year-o

Residents will get a chance to see the design of a planned pedestrian and bicycle bridge over the railroad between Curtis Park and Land Park Wednesday night. The city’s project team will give a construction update at the Sierra 2 Center for the Arts and Community, 2791 24th St., at 6 p.m. 6:30 p.m . Wednesday The bridge is designed to give pedestrians and cyclists safe access over the railroad tracks from the light rail stop at Sacramento City College near the intersection of 24th Street and Sutterville Road. “Currently, pedestrians and bicyclists must use Sutterville Road to travel between Curtis Park and the light rail station,” according to a Department of Transportation newsletter.

A Curtis Park microbrewery that plays up Sacramento's railroad history is one step closer to opening after winning approval from the city Planning Commission. Two craft beer fans expect to open Track 7 Brewing Company, a microbrewery and tasting room, in mid-September if other necessary permits and licensing are granted. Southern California transit analyst Ryan Graham and Sacramento mortgage underwriter Geoff Scott said they hope to start working on an adaptive reuse of a 380-square-foot space 2,100-square-foot space inside a warehouse at 3747 W. Pacific Ave., near Sutterville Road and 24th Street, within a month. The Sacramento Planning Commission voted 8-1 Thursday night to grant a sp

The Sierra 2 Center for the Arts & Community invites everyone to a lively art competition that benefits the local and the global. On Friday, March 11th from 5:30 to 8:30pm the Sierra 2 Center presents the Best Friend Friday Art Contest, a competition that has solicited pieces of art from all over the Sacramento region. Artists were asked to submit a piece of art that reflected their unique interpretation of any aspect of life in Curtis Park or of the children of Belize. Curtis Park is a charming neighborhood of approximately 2500 households just south of downtown Sacramento, known for its lush canopy of trees, eclectic architecture, and sense of community. More than half of the 360,000 p

Three organizations have come together to create a new way to blend Sacramento’s thirst for innovative visual art with its desire to address the needs of the local and global community. On March 11th and March 26th, the Sierra 2 Center for the Arts and Community will join with Rise Up Belize! Advancement Through Education and the 10x10 Art Benefit Tour for three magical events. On Friday, March 11th from 5:30 - 8:30pm an Art Contest will be held during Best Friend Friday, Sierra 2 Center’s ongoing intermingling of social networking and community activism. All Sacramento area artists have been invited to submit work around two themes: “Life in Curtis Park” and “Children of Belize,” for whi

A long-debated topic in the Curtis Park neighborhood came potentially one step closer to its resolution Friday morning during a hearing at the Historic City Hall. Representatives from the community, concerned about the future of some 57 “Heritage Tress” in the Curtis Park Village development, presented a collaborated compromise designed to mitigate the impacts of any tree removal with the project firm, Petrovich Development Company. “Heritage trees” are the large oak trees that pepper within the boundaries of the Curtis Park Village. The land they now occupy is contaminated with various toxins due to the pervious industrial railroad shops that formerly stood on the site. Sierra Curtis Ne

There has been an enthusiastic debate simmering in the Curtis Park neighborhood for quite some time now. The topic of discussion: heritage trees in development zones and their proposed removal. But through the passionate exchanges from local residents and the developer of the project, cooler heads express the need for civility. I learned this while speaking candidly with two citizens working hard behind the scenes on this hot-button topic over the weekend. Patrick Soluri, Sierra Curtis Neighborhood Association president, gave me the CliffsNotes version of information from years of hearings, public meetings, press releases and e-mails from neighborhood advocates. In a nutshell: The Petrov