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Counter Culture: Folsom's Mylapore is Indian vegetarian

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Published April 30, 2010 at 2:00 a.m.

We studied the menu at the Indian vegetarian restaurant Mylapore but had no clue what the dishes were ... So we consulted our waiter for guidance, and after our order arrived at the table ... well, we still weren't sure, but that was OK ... "I can't tell you what we're eating, but it's amazing what people from around the world can do with food," said my lunch pal, enthusiastically digging in ... We finally figured out a few things: Sambar vada are lentil "doughnuts" in spicy vegetable soup, for

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Counter Culture: 12 Sacramento-area places for lunch favorites

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Published Feb. 19, 2010 at 3:00 a.m.

How does that line go – something like, "So much food, so little time"? ... In that spirit, you might want to get moving on this sampling of items and where to find them, highlighted on our list of local favorites: ... • Shrimp with character. In "Forrest Gump," character Benjamin Buford "Bubba" Blue named all the ways shrimp can be prepared. But he overlooked spicy garlic shrimp in white wine sauce, in which whole cloves of garlic meet finely ground red peppers. The gulfers are first

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Folsom Cordova school district set to build new headquarters

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Published Feb. 13, 2010 at 12:41 p.m.
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The Folsom Cordova school district's new headquarters,scheduled to open in mid-2011, will include a warehouse. Thedistrict now uses this Quonset hut for a warehouse ... Construction of a $27 million Folsom Cordova Unified School District administration building is expected to begin by June, even as the district considers increasing athletic fees, furloughing employees and eliminating some sports programs to balance its budget ... "It may not be the most politically correct thing to being doing

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Folsom PD to conduct DUI checkpoint on Saturday

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Published Jan. 21, 2010 at 5:47 p.m.

The Folsom Police Department will conduct a DUI checkpoint beginning at 8 p.m. Saturday and running until 3 a.m. on East Bidwell Street, according to a news release ... Twelve Folsom police officers, a Folsom police community service Officer, and four volunteers from the Citizens Assisting Public Safety will conduct the checkpoint. Members from Mothers Against Drunk Driving will also be in attendance, the release states ...

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Oroville boaters making waves over state plan to change marina owners

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Published Aug. 23, 2009 at 2:00 a.m.
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Monty Betty gazes across Lake Oroville on Friday from his houseboat, one of the largest on the lake. Saying he'd need a year to build a trailer to remove the boat from the lake, Betty declared: "The state's gonna have to back off. We're all going to boycott the move." ... Boat owners at Lake Oroville's Bidwell Canyon Marina are used to dealing with rough waters, but now an ongoing flap over the marina's operation that threatens to toss the entire 900-boat fleet from the lake has them fighting

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No relief for Lake Oroville boaters facing eviction

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Published July 31, 2009 at 2:00 a.m.
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Boat owners at Lake Oroville's Bidwell Canyon Marina have been told to remove their vessels by Monday ... A Sacramento Superior Court judge has denied a California State Parks' request for a temporary restraining order that sought to prevent Bidwell Canyon Marina management from removing its equipment and evicting about 800 boat owners on Lake Oroville ... State Parks is not requiring owners to remove their boats from the lake, said Robert Foster, superintendent of the Northern Buttes District

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Counter Culture: Dogs have their day at these stands

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Published July 24, 2009 at 2:00 a.m.

Janet Riley – a.k.a the "Queen of Wien" – was on the phone. She's the president of the National Hot Dog & Sausage Council, which once again named July as National Hot Dog Month (www.hot-dog.org) ... I asked her what distinguishes a hot dog from a sausage. Essentially, she explained, it's the difference in the texture of the meat and the spicing. Hot dog meat is smooth ("emulsified") and mildly spiced, whereas sausage meat is more coarsely ground and more heavily spiced ... With that in

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4 Kids Cited For July 4 School Vandalism

Published July 14, 2009 at 1:36 p.m.

Four kids have been identified and cited for a vandalism incident thatcaused minor damage to John Bidwell Elementary School July 4, 2009 ...

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Vacations put school police on vandalism alert

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Published July 6, 2009 at 2:00 a.m.

When the final bell rang last month signaling the start of summer vacation at Sacramento area schools, the sound also ushered in the least favorite time of year for school district police departments ... It's vandalism season, said Sgt. Vince Matranga of police services at the Sacramento City Unified School District ... "Summers are my toughest two months, because there are a lot of kids out there getting into mischief," Matranga said ... His fears were borne out over the weekend when someone

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Fireworks cause damage at Bidwell Elementary School

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Published July 5, 2009 at 2:00 a.m.

Someone threw fireworks Saturday afternoon through a window at John Bidwell Elementary School on 65th Avenue, causing minor damage, fire officials reported ... The Sacramento Fire Department responded to a report of a fire alarm at the school. Firefighter arrived and found light smoke and the remnants of fireworks in a kindergarten classroom, according to a news release ... The fireworks burned two small portions of carpet in the classroom. Although the damage was minimal, there were numerous

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