The bumper sticker read, “I’d rather be at a Tommy Castro Show,” and the crowd that filled Folsom’s Powerhouse Pub Saturday night agreed. Ben and Robin Penn chose Castro over the lighted boat parade, and others chose the show over competing concerts and Sacramento’s Second Saturday events, braving the cold and the Santa Pub Crawlers to hear Castro and his band. The band that performed Saturday night is not the same lineup fans will see in 2012, when Randy McDonald will replace Scot Sutherland on bass, Keith Crossan will take his sax skills elsewhere, as will Tom Poole and his horn and Tony Stead and his keyboards. Byron Cage will remain at drums. Castro fans were clearly not disappointe

As our nation's colors were presented in front of the fans at Arco Arena for the last time of the season on Monday, three young women made their way onto the court to sing the National Anthem. The three Petrel sisters: Destiny, Jessica and Rebekah make up the band. The three sisters from Long Island have been playing together for the last few years, all of them offering something different. Destiny, 18, plays guitar for the band, offering her rock style to the mix. Rebekah, 21, plays piano and drums, adding her soulful style to the band. Jessica, 23, is the lead singer and has been involved with performing arts in school, taking voice lessons at an early age. The mixture of different st

When Land Park resident Ken Parks was first strolling through the listing of available places he wanted to rent, he thought “wow, newly built, upscale neighborhood, pool, gym, great price, quiet home away from home living, what more could a guy ask”. However the listing that Parks was searching through wasn’t your typical rental listing in the apartment or home market, it was a room space being rented by a homeowner out of her Natomas condo complex. Parks, a 34 year-old state employee represents a growing number of people within Sacramento County and around the country that have taken to calling someone else’s home their home with room space renting or sub-leasing housing. It is not a tota

There have been recent reports online regarding the use of social media by small businesses.  As fast as social media has gained in popularity, businesses have expanded their use of it.  It appears as though most social media users are okay with this.   Many businesses have given it a try while others have found too difficult a platform.  Some local perspective about Sacramento Press readers and thieir expectations on social media would be valuable to the local business community.  Please, share your perspective with us.  What do you like from the small businesses you follow?  Who locally is doing a great job using social networking?  What advice do you have for those considering g

Posted by presleyfan70, I am concerned that my daughter’s ex boyfriend may hurt my daughter. A few years ago, they were dating, and he broke up with her when he turned 18. She is now dating one of his ex friends. Her ex has been following her, after I specifically told him to leave her alone. He logged onto her yahoo, myspace, hotmail accounts and changed her passwords and usernames to “Hell is coming for you 666″. His profile on his myspace was updated to depressed, planning, plotting, wanting to kill, plan figured out, insane things. I do not think he is in his right mind, but he continues to follow her and seems to know where her new boyfriend just moved to a week ago. I am concerned t

Police converged on a ballroom in a downtown hotel Tuesday night, but there wasn’t a crime in progress. “Social Crime” was the topic of Tuesday evening’s Sacramento Social Media Club event hosted by The Citizen Hotel in Downtown Sacramento. Representatives from local law enforcement shared how their organizations are using social media tools to prevent crime, improve community outreach, and even take down predators. Josh Morgan of Morgan/Dorado Public Relations and programming director for the Sacramento Social Media Club presented a “101” on Facebook Privacy. He explained how Friends Lists on Facebook can be used to limit information connections can see on your profile. Josh, for exampl

OK, so I’m a bit of an online junkie. If I’m at home, I’m either at my computer or I’ve reluctantly given in to the need to sleep or take care of other bodily needs. I used to be like this with TV: Ten years ago I had 3 VCR’s wired in series and never quite understood the question “What did you watch last night?” just as whoever asked it didn’t really understand when I responded with “Errr…everything.” So now I’m online at almost all hours and that means that I typically have 12-15 browser windows open and probably have 7-8 incoming avenues for communication available at any time. Or 9-10 if you include my phone, which generally gets forgotten when I’m at home and fixated on the 22” cant