Here are some photos of the transformation inside of the restaurant formerly known as Dragonfly. The Press restaurant is expected to open in August. Read more about chef David English's restaurant here. The Press is located at 1809 Capitol Avenue. Photos by Sonny Mayugba.      

While on a scouting mission for an adventure race I was planning, I discovered a lovely Sacramento gem. Just north of downtown, I found myself walking the gangplank of what I’ve named the “USS Sacramento Dragonfly”. The “ship”, better known by its very ordinary name, the “Sacramento River Water Intake Facility” offers some of the area’s best river views, nature-inspired art and architecture all in one place and all for free. Longtime area resident, Merry Walle, said she knew there was an intake facility, but “had no idea that was so beautiful!” She also noted being “amazed at the wide and impressive causeway connecting it to the land”. Completed in 2004, the facility is moored by 300 st

Dragonfly Restaurant has closed its doors after five years in Midtown. Owners Glenn and Rosa Rivera-Lew quietly closed the Asian-fusion restaurant at least two weeks ago. They are now considering other options for the 3,500-square-foot space at 1809 Capitol Ave., whose lease they still own, said Ernesto Jimenez, an owner of the building and Zocalo, the restaurant next door. Dragonfly — whose menu included sushi, noodles and tapas such as sesame seed cones and taro chips — struggled for some time. "That's a sad one for us," said Rob Kerth, executive director of the Midtown Business Association. "I think they just couldn't draw enough people in to keep it going." Dragonfly opened about a