One of the most well-known hotspots in midtown Sacramento is undoubtedly the Naked Lounge on Q Street. Now, as of last week, downtowners can enjoy the same Naked proximity with the newly opened Naked Lounge located at the corner of 11th and H. True to its name, Naked Lounge on H Street also gets its coffee from Naked Roasting on 36th and Broadway. "We roast all of our coffee and espresso; whatever coffee, we only serve one particular coffee at a time, and then our decaf," says Naked Lounge barista Justin Short. "We do it all at 36th and Broadway." "We work really hard to keep the coffee consistent, so that people know they're getting good coffee no matter what," he adds. But that's wher

On Thursday, the Sacramento Bee reported that Mayor Kevin Johnson has decided to postpone the strong-mayor initiative to focus on more pressing issues like the budget. The strong-mayor initiative has been a pretty hot topic on Sacramento Press in the past few weeks, with readers voicing their opinions for and against the initiative and discussing the actual campaign tactics. Now that the initiative has been pushed back, what is your opinion? Did Kevin Johnson make the right move by postponing it? What are your suggestions for the next round of campaigning? What would you like to see from Mayor Johnson before you are willing to sign the initiative? Here are some previous SacPress article

 Tesla, Cake, Deftones — these are the bands that immediately come to mind when one thinks of the Sacramento music scene. But what about the lesser known but equally great Sacramento musicians? A few days ago, I met with Sweet Vine/Looking Star/The Nibbler's Hans Eberbach, a Sacramento musician who knows the scene inside and out. Eberbach started out as the lead singer of Sweet Vine and was with the group when it was picked up by Sony/Columbia's record label. Unfortunately, internal strife broke up the band in its prime. Now, after singing for Sweet Vine and Looking Star, Eberbach is doing his own thing. He released his latest EP, "Up Is The Only Way Out," in December, and will be kickin

Minutes before the change in power at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. at 9:00 a.m. Tuesday, a crowd of people gathered at A Touch A' Class on the corner of Stockton Blvd. and 14th Avenue. People were enthusiastically watching the flat screen TV's, and at 9 a.m. a few collectively said, "the Government is ours." Amidst the diverse crowd, a sense of pride emanated from the dozens filling the bar. The historic moment was shared by young and old as everyone in the bar glued their eyes to one of the screens, cheering, hugging, and crying. Party organizer Sandi Burden-Bradley felt exceptionally proud and politically moved for the first time in her thirty years of voting. "I'm on top of th

Here is a link to the Initiative Measure to Amend the City of Sacramento Charter to Change the Structure of City Government. It can be found on the Sacramentans for Accountability website, and is the same link provided by Mayor Johnson in the previous article's conversation. To view the previous article, click on the "storyline" tab to the right.

I had no idea that that building on Q Street is over a hundred years old! While that no doubt makes the building more retro, the interior of the H Street location has a more retro vibe than the interior of the Q Street location. It's bright, it's mis-matched, it's what I would imagine my mom's apartment in the '70's to look like.

Personally, I like old and forgotten favorites. One of my favorite cocktails is a spin on the Sidecar. I don't exactly see how the Shady Lady will lose money by serving only classic drinks. As long as they taste good, people will buy them and drink them.

Those are beautiful pictures! I personally prefer these cloudy, gloomy days to the sunny ones.

I'm aware of that, and the point I was trying to make is that perhaps Kevin Johnson is not behind these campaign tactics. Has it been verified that he is? Perhaps certain advocates - like Kim Mack - are the ones coming up with and utilizing these strategies independently. Does Kevin Johnson himself endorse these strategies?

I'm asking this mostly out of curiosity - has it been verified that Kevin Johnson is directly behind these campaigning strategies? While I definitely don't agree with Kim Mack's tactics, I'm still hesitant to judge Kevin Johnson and his initiative based on the way certain groups are campaigning for it.