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Lincoln welcomes highway bypass but worries about downtown

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Published May 24, 2010 at 2:00 a.m.
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A Caltrans worker assists in the construction of a bridge over Markham Ravine for the Lincoln Bypass. The bypass is expected to reduce traffic on G Street in the historic downtown from 31,000 to 18,000 vehicles daily ... Downtown Lincoln's historic main street boasts picturesque brick buildings, quaint shops and one gnarly traffic jam ... Thousands of commuters and truckers rumble through each day on old Highway 65, kicking up dust and noise and generally making G Street – as it's known in

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Marco's Pizza chain is coming to Sacramento

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Published May 20, 2010 at 2:00 a.m.
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Marco's Pizza says its California expansion will be spearheaded by Anil Yadav, who owns 155 Jack in the Box and 26 Denny's restaurants in California and Texas ... An Ohio-based pizza restaurant chain said Wednesday that it is planning a 170-outlet push into California, with multiple restaurants in the Sacramento area ... Marco's Pizza, headquartered in Toledo, currently has only two restaurants in the Golden State – in Ceres and Livermore – but wants to add sites stretching from Simi Valley

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Dining review: Esquire Grill no longer exciting

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Published May 16, 2010 at 2:56 p.m.
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The Esquire Grill on K Street, a quick stroll from the state Capitol, is often packed with eager patrons ... "Oh boy, big crowd tonight," I said to the cheery fellow who greeted us at Esquire Grill. "Um, I was guessing it would be slow on a Monday." ... "This is actually not uncommon," he replied. "We have two big groups. One is Californians for affordable student housing, and the other is the invertebrate – not the vertebrate – pesticide folks." ... I tried not to look star-struck as he led

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Andy Nguyen Restaurant is a vegetarian's paradise

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Published May 23, 2010 at 2:00 a.m.
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Tempura pepper flake okra with dipping sauce ... All over this town, there are very fine restaurants where you can nibble on young pigeons cooked rare, chew on thin sheets of wonderfully seasoned raw beef or gnaw at ribs smoked and charred over five hours and slathered in tangy sauce. Lamb chops, wild boar, venison, quail, duck, turkey, salmon, halibut, chicken, turkey, bone marrow and steak after thick, juicy steak ... Oh, the horror of it all! ... If you have eaten any or all of the above, you

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Dining review: House Kitchen & Bar sees a future on Capitol Mall

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Published May 11, 2010 at 10:49 a.m.
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Server Desiree Bush prepares to deliver a meal at House Kitchen & Bar ... Let's see. Open a restaurant in a part of downtown that's pretty much empty after 5 p.m. Have floor-to-ceiling windows so everyone can look out at how dead it is. Create a menu that is decidedly lowbrow, largely unadventurous and moderately affordable. Feature a dish that involves impaling a chicken carcass with a can of beer ... Sit back and watch the money roll in ... If I were a banker and someone came to me with a

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Gunther's Ice Cream parlor serves up 70th birthday party

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Published May 14, 2010 at 2:00 a.m.
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Sarah Namestka, 20 months, enjoys her first visit to Gunther's Ice Cream with grandfather Don Namestka, 78. The ice cream parlor celebrates the 70th anniversary of its founding Saturday with a party featuring its first employee ... There are memories here, from the mint chocolate chip ice cream to the words scratched into worn wooden booths to the neon Jugglin' Joe flashing above the tiny corner shop ... On a sun-soaked, made-for-ice cream May day, Jenifer Namestka and daughter Sarah of El

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Sunny today and tomorrow; rain possible on Mother's Day

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Published May 7, 2010 at 8:53 a.m.

Beautiful weather today and Saturday will be a prelude to an iffy Mother's Day on Sunday ... The National Weather Service forecasts a slight chance of showers on Sunday when many mothers might be treated to brunch at restaurants with outdoor seating ... The National Retail Federation said that billions will be spent at restaurants, or on clothing, jewelry or flowers ... Restaurants throughout the region are serving up special Mother's Day menus. Brunch will be served from Sacramento's riverfront

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Dining: Sacramento's Queen Sheba Ethiopian restaurant a hands-on experience

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Published May 2, 2010 at 2:00 a.m.
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Hearty meat dishes, front, and vegetarian options, back, are served with enjera bread in lieu of utensils ... Although Queen Sheba has its core of loyal customers, this casual restaurant faces a basic problem: Think of Ethiopia – the country, its history, all that's been in the news – and the first thought for most folks is hardly, "Oh goody, let's eat." ... That part of the world is best known to Americans for political strife, a severe and enduring drought, and alas, famine. Yet there is

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Grand jury adds new federal charges against tomato baron

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

A federal grand jury handed up a 65-page indictment Thursday in Sacramento charging fallen agribusiness baron Frederick Scott Salyer with conspiring to restrain trade in the national food industry ... The indictment incorporates already-pending charges of racketeering, wire fraud and obstruction of justice and replaces an earlier indictment returned Feb. 18 ... Between 1990 and 2008, Salyer, 54, was the owner and chief executive officer of now-defunct SK Foods LP, a grower, processor and

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Counter Culture: Around the world on a lunch break

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Published March 19, 2010 at 2:00 a.m.

One of the best things about life in our melting-pot region is easy access to many of the world's cuisines. We have it all – well, almost. Examples? Try these: ... Luckily, lunch pal Richard and I chose a big table at Korea House, which my friend Dana, a Korean American, insists serves Korean food as authentic as it gets in California. It's her birthday dinner destination, one she chooses each year over Oz, another Korean restaurant not far from Korea House ... Oz has tables with built-in

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