Alycia Lourim

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Sacramento's Most Eligible Bachelor

Wednesday’s forecast predicts rain, and Lounge on 20 would usually be a place to take cover, but if you were to visit the restaurant and bar Feb. 16 from 6 - 8 p.m., it might be raining men, as that's the night Sacramento’s Most Eligible Bachelor will be announced. The second annual competition is hosted by local blog Girls on the Grid. It is a nomination-based contest, and this year there were 30 nominations, with bachelors ranging from an interior designer to a chef and even a nurse anesthetist. There is no criteria for being nominated, other than bachelors cannot nominate themselves and all nominations remain anonymous, according to Becky Warren, GOTG editor and senior vice president

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Cheap Thrills announced its final farewell

The owner of Cheap Thrills, Fred Smith, or “Uncle Fred” as he likes to be called, announced he is retiring and closing the store. The costume shop at 1209 21st St. was slated to close Jan. 31, according to manager Noelle Castro. Once she started calling loyal customers to tell them they were closing, many of them asked to keep it open for a bit longer, she said. Smith broke the news to his employees about three weeks ago, and Castro said she had heard rumors, but no one believed it until Smith announced it. “When I was putting up the sign in the window, a tear dropped down from my eye,” she said. Mike Farrell, who works as a salesman, or “costumer,” started as a seasonal worker for Che

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Sacramento scores with plenty of Superbowl options

Touchdown! Where will you be celebrating when the winning touchdown is scored? Haven't found a place yet to party for this year's Super Bowl? Sacramento's bars have got you covered with great drinking games, discounts on beer and food, and raffle drawings. Ink Eats & Drinks, located 2730 N St. is having a $3 touchdown shot special - one for each team. The Green Bay Packers’ shot is a Midori Kamikaze and the Pittsburgh Steelers’ shot is a Tawaka lemon drop. Along with that, you can also enjoy $4 nachos and happy hour specials lasting the entire game. "We change it every year, but we do happy hour for every football game of the season," said Micah Shapiro, manager of Ink Eats & Drinks. Pr

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Conversation about: River Cats launch first-of-its kind iPhone app

I think this will help bring out bigger crowds to the game with tickets being so accessible to fans. This way if people are out and about or visiting from out of town, they don't need a computer to do it.

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Conversation about: Z Gallerie closes at Downtown Plaza

I prefer the downtown plaza because I get to shop outside and for what stores they do have, those stores seem to have more of a variety then what the arden stores carry. Sadly though, there arent that many stores left there which doesnt give shoppers much of a variety to choose from. I think having the theatre and johnny rockets along with starbucks is extremely helpful to downtown plaza.

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Conversation about: Sacramento's Alien Invader

It's nice to see that sacramento is growing. San Fran usually has all the cool street performers or LA. But now we have someone unique of our own :)

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