Face It Salon, Spa, & Boutique is opening its doors Thursday, February 2nd for the ultimate ladies night out in Sacramento! There is NO cost to attend, and from 4-8pm, Face It will be transformed from chic boutique to a one stop glam session, featuring complimentary makeup application by GloMinerals, and skin care consultations by Dermalogica. TreyBCakes Gourmet Bakery & Eatery will provide sweet treats, and Midtown winery Revolution Wines will be pouring locally crafted reds and whites to taste throughout the night.  The Goodies & Glam continue with custom spray tanning, swag bags, and in store deals that make Valentines shopping easy. “We love collaborating with local businesses to make

Growing up, sometimes we forget to exercise our creative activities. For some, our creative drive dies right along with the hand-me-down car from Grandma senior year in high school. Sometimes our creative energy is put on the backburner as stresses and responsibilities of being an adult such as finding a job, keeping a job, paying bills, the mortgage and providing for our families take over… or our creative energy fades away completely. Here in Sacramento, we love each other. We support each other. Seriously, we do. Just stop for a moment and think back on how many creative projects, ideas and businesses that have thrived in the last decade or so. Regardless if the doors of any of these i

There you can find some the best artists that create handmade jewelry, clothing, food, versatile music, and orginal art just to name a few. Although this event tends to reach capacity, the experience is all worthwhile and unforgettable. This not only promotes the theme and importance of keeping authentic art and music alive, but it gives the artistic owners an opportunity to have their crafts become a career path or a future business. On their website you can find the different types of activities they have each year, and a background story on why and how this event was established. This extravaganza is dedicated to those artists that have worked hard and have been in the music and origin

About 600 people wearing blue T-shirts walked and rode bicycles, searching for clues in downtown Sacramento at the Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services’ third annual Race for the Ring event Saturday. Food Bank communications director Kelly Siefkin said the money raised will help support all eight programs, from providing food and clothing to education and women’s resources. “I think it’s a way to involve part of the Sacramento community and people who don’t really know about the programs,” Siefkin said. “We make it a fun day. They want to come back with their families, volunteer and be motivated about the programs.” The event provides a fun way for people to get an “Amazing Race” expe

Family legend has it that Russian Czar Nicholas II was hot on the heels of the Anapolskies when the clan's grandmother shepherded the children out of the country. The situation was much the same for other Jewish families in 1904 Russia. On Tuesday, descendants of the immigrants, who settled in Sacramento, celebrated the longevity of a downtown business that has remained in the family for more than 100 years. Three generations of brothers, as well as a wife-husband team, have run the business for the last century. The business has changed over the years to become Sacramento's oldest family-operated pawn shop, California Loan & Jewelry Co. The current owners, brothers Larry and Warren Anap