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Sutter's Fort Trader's Fair: California's First Mall

The annual trader's fair at Sutter's Fort in Midtown is a treat for photographers. Lots of adults and kids in period costume, running around looking like they belong in the time capsule-like fort. It's on the whole weekend and I visited first thing today armed with my 'old school' Olympus OM4Ti, an SLR without the 'D' in front of it. Unfortunately, I forgot one important thing about film - it tends to run out, a thing my 16GB micro-SD chip never will! Luckily I had my trusty iPhone and took a couple of snaps to whet your appetite - it's fun and educational so take your kids too. While we're talking snaps, I should mention that Action Camera (one of Sacramento's few remainig camera sh

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Historic Maydestone building opens after renovation

A 100-year-old building on the border of downtown and Midtown Sacramento officially reopened Wednesday after about a year of renovation work in what proponents said is an example of redevelopment at its best. More than 100 businesspeople, developers, city staff and government officials were present at the opening of the Maydestone building as Mayor Kevin Johnson cut a chain with bolt cutters in a twist on the traditional ribbon-cutting ceremony. “This is something that we’re very proud of in Sacramento,” Johnson said. “(In 1912, the building) had people that lived upstairs who were architects, it had small businesses, there were waiters and waitresses – it was affordable. You fast-forwar

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