Six chefs. Five secret ingredients. Three dishes. Forty-five minutes. While hundreds watch. That's what's happening Friday when the Celebrity Chef Challenge by InAlliance takes place in Sacramento. Half a dozen local chefs will compete in this Iron Chef-style cook-off that raises money to help people with developmental disabilities. The nonprofit's ninth annual chef challenge will be much more spontaneous than other types of cooking contests because no one will know what the secret ingredients are until minutes before the event begins. The chefs are planning to have a good time in this friendly competition. "It's going to be fun," said Evan's Kitchen owner Evan Elsberry. "We're going to

Work is moving forward to bring a mermaid bar and other nightlife venues to troubled K Street Mall, while the city attempts to address a lawsuit over the development. At the end of May, developers David Taylor and Los Angeles-based CIM Group finished the first stage of interior work for the controversial project to redevelop long-vacant buildings at 1012 K St. and 1016 - 1022 K St. Crews cleaned up contaminants including asbestos and lead and also took down some inside walls. The developers are now working on construction drawings to gain approval to bring the shell and core up to code. They are expected to submit the drawings to the city in August to show how they plan to meet the city'