Jay Leno brought his signature blend of late-night humor and stand-up comedy to a nearly sold-out Thunder Valley Casino and Resort stage on Friday night. This was no typical late night line-up, but a more salty appearance by one of the kings of late-night television. The evening began with KCRA Channel 3 anchor Walt Gray taking the stage to introduce Jay Leno. Before the introduction Walt took a moment to rib himself and Jay a little. First mentioning a little pre-show mix-up of Jay’s plane landing at the wrong airport (Sacramento instead of Lincoln) and then about his own new Droid phone he received for work and how his young son had to teach him how to use it. It was nice to see a loca

 If you live anywhere near the Roseville area then you know that not only this town, but this entire region shuts down around 7 o'clock. For year's your evening "hang out" choices consisted of A) Denny's, B) Mel's, C) the random bar or D) your own living room. Residents of this area seem to be forever relegated to driving all the way Downtown Sac for some type of nightlife that isn't the above mentioned choices. That is, until now. Recently, a ragtag group of people under the leadership of Hector Marquez (A local filmmaker native to Roseville) have decided to start screening classic films in Roseville's iconic Tower Theater (not to be confused with Downtown Sacramento's Tower Theater). Th

In the alphabet soup of bars and restaurants to choose from in Midtown, a lot more R's will be popping up. Or at least there will be a lot more to choose from on R Street. Magpie Catering, which is owned by Ed Roehr and Janelle Inouye, had its grand opening last Thursday, April 2. Swing in for a sandwich or salad. The daily menu for Friday, April 3 (pictured above), featured Niman ham and camembert cheese on ciabatta, a Petaluma chicken salad sandwich on a baguette with roasted peppers and paprika, black rice and grilled asparagus – among many other choices. Magpie is open Monday through Saturday from 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. The time has finally come for the opening of The Shady Lady saloon