Every year in April, Japanese residents of San Francisco hold the Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival in honor of the annual Cherry Blossom Festival that has been held in Japan for hundreds of years. While Japan’s Sakura Matsuri is full of traditional dress, delicate foods, and paper lanterns, San Francisco’s festival showcases Japanese culture as … Continue reading
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Go Chasing Waterfalls
Oh the tease of warmer weather. It is convincing enough to make you pull out your cut-offs, start working on your beach bod or head outdoors to get re-acquainted with nature. A day of sunshine and blue skies is an opportunity never to be wasted, especially in Sacramento. So when you see that sunshine icon … Continue reading
Sacramento Anime Convention (SacAnime)
If you are walking around downtown today and see some out of place characters don’t worry its okay. Sacramento’s anime and Japanese Pop culture fans will be filling the Sacramento Convention Center & The Sheraton Grand Hotel, Sacramento, CA for the Sacramento Anime Convention (SacAnime). This is a 3 day event that encourages people to … Continue reading
Off the Grid: Out of This World
Today’s American society is heavily based on individualism. We promote being all that you can be, and using any means necessary to achieve that. We are constantly obsessed with being smarter, richer and better than the next person. On these principles alone you can see how easy it is to get lost in yourself and … Continue reading
Off the Grid:Taste of Paradise, University Falls
Sometimes we all need a little get away to Mother Nature that reminds us of the beauty of life. The simple pleasures in life are often the ones most forgotten, yet seem to bring us the most joy. From beautiful views to the raw sound of rushing water, going back to the basics helps remind … Continue reading
Off the Grid. Freeport Bar and Grill
I’m a big fan of the sleepy little towns that lie along the Delta, and the little town of Freeport is one of my favorites. Its moniker is “The Gateway to the Delta” and you enter it by taking Freeport Blvd all the way south, past Meadowview, toward the river, and through what the locals … Continue reading
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