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The Good Life: How Sacramento's popular Mason's became Cafeteria 15L

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Published April 18, 2010 at 10:53 a.m.
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The back end of the main dining room at Cafeteria 15L features booths under pendant lights ... It sounds like a Food Network challenge ... Take a successful restaurant, a place that's been a popular fixture on Sacramento's fine-dining scene, then thoroughly change the look, menu and vibe in six weeks ... Welcome to Restaurant Swap, or in real life, the total and seriously fast transformation of Mason's into Cafeteria 15L ... Since 2006, Mason's has been one of the leaders of Sacramento's fine

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Obituary: Beverly Fretz-Brown championed affordable housing

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Published Sept. 16, 2009 at 2:00 a.m.
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Beverly Fretz-Brown ... Beverly Fretz-Brown, a retired Sacramento housing administrator who championed affordable housing and decent neighborhoods for low-income families, died Saturday at age 67 ... She died after nine years with breast cancer, said her husband, Marcus Brown ... Ms. Fretz-Brown had a direct impact in the community as director of policy and housing development for the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency. She was instrumental in redeveloping blighted, crime-ridden

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Making it plein: Wall art enlivens Franklin Boulevard

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Published Sept. 11, 2009 at 2:00 a.m.
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Artist Hearne Pardee works on the wall of Gunther's Ice Cream ... They painted what they saw along Franklin Boulevard. For David Peterson, it was a vintage gas station reborn as a muffler shop. Patris Miller depicted shadows falling across a residential street. And Karen Dukes captured a broken-down "drive-thru" sign at a busy intersection ... Their work is part of the Franklin Boulevard Urban Plein Air Project, which over the past two weeks had 22 artists painting mini-murals –

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Event: Jerry Perry Presents - End of Summer Fest! at Cesar Chavez Park, Fri, Sep 11 5:00p

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Published Aug. 19, 2009 at 10:01 a.m.

August 21st - September 18th every Friday night there will be a free concert at Cesar Chavez Park in Sacramento. August 21st - Kai Kln, Prieta August 28th - Method Echo, Shannon Curtis, Bobby Zoppi September 4th - The Secretions, Th' Losin Streaks September 11th - The Nickel Slots, The Golden Cadillacs, Mae McCoy & the Neon Stars September 18th - Jackpot, Agent Ribbons, Mike Farrell ...

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Inside City Hall: Sacramento official loses title, not salary

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Published Aug. 26, 2009 at 2:00 a.m.

The city's recent budget cuts took a slice out of the big offices, too ... Marty Hanneman lost the title of assistant city manager in the recent trims that helped resolve the city's $50 million deficit for the 2009-10 fiscal year. He was reassigned as director of the Department of Utilities, a city agency that has had its share of troubles and a department Hanneman had been heading for nearly a year as an assistant city manager ... But there's a catch ... While Hanneman is losing the title given

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A's tee off on toothless Tigers

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Published Aug. 24, 2009 at 2:00 a.m.
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TONY AVELAR Associated PressJack Cust circles the bases and Detroit pitcher Rick Porcello after his three-run, third-inning homer ... OAKLAND – The Detroit Tigers have managed to hold onto first place in the American League Central Division despite winning just eight of their past 23 road games. Manager Jim Leyland is hoping his team's offense wakes up before its road woes cost them ... Jack Cust homered twice and drove in four runs, Landon Powell hit a three-run homer and the A's beat the

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Obituary: Richard Moore Sr. learned family garden business from the ground up

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Published Aug. 21, 2009 at 2:00 a.m.
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Richard Arthur Moore Sr ... Richard Arthur Moore Sr., a Sacramento businessman and civic volunteer whose family owned and operated the venerable Orchard Supply Co. for 82 years, died Monday at age 85 ... He died of complications related to heart problems, said his son, Richard Jr ... Mr. Moore joined his brothers, Robert Jr. and David, in running the agricultural and garden supply company founded in 1919 by their father, Robert Sr. Like his siblings, he learned the business literally from the

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Event: Jerry Perry Presents - End of Summer Fest! at Cesar Chavez Park, Fri, Aug 21 5:00p

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Published Aug. 19, 2009 at 10:01 a.m.

August 21st - September 18th every Friday night there will be a free concert at Cesar Chavez Park in Sacramento. August 21st - Kai Kln, Prieta August 28th - Method Echo, Shannon Curtis, Bobby Zoppi September 4th - The Secretions, Th' Losin Streaks September 11th - The Nickel Slots, The Golden Cadillacs, Mae McCoy & the Neon Stars September 18th - Jackpot, Agent Ribbons, Mike Farrell ...

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Inside City Hall: Council candidates go for green – as in campaign cash

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

The checks are flying in the four campaigns for City Council ... Through the first six months of the year, $123,473 was raised by the candidates fighting for the open seats in 2010, according to campaign finance records released last week ... What makes that such a significant number is that it was raised a full year before the elections and before any of the campaigns had a chance to heat up. And with so many packed races – as many as 15 candidates have lined up for or are considering runs

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15 may seek seats on Sacramento City Council

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Published July 20, 2009 at 2:01 a.m.

All of a sudden, a seat on the Sacramento City Council is a hot ticket ... As many as 15 candidates have lined up for or are considering runs in next year's four council races, the most in two decades. It's in stark contrast to 2008, when all four incumbents up for election ran without opposition ... There seem to be as many theories behind the renewed interest as there are candidates ... Many say it's a result of last November's elections, when the word "change" became a political catchphrase

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