Hot Pot Restaurant in Sacramento Issued Yellow Placard Due to Health Code Violations
[Editor’s note: The report mentioned here is from an inspection conducted on February 26 and may not represent the future health inspection status of the food establishment.]. The Sacramento County Department of Environmental Management conducted an inspection at Seapot on February 26 and cited the restaurant for...
Rancho Cordova DJ Arrested in $80K Little League Embezzlement
More than $80,000 raised for Rancho Cordova Little League's spring 2025 fundraiser is gone, and police say a 45-year-old local DJ is at the center of the missing money. League staff told officers they uncovered what appeared to be a fundraising scheme while going over accounts tied to the upcoming event....
Citrus Heights Cracks Down On Massage Shops Amid Rising Red Flags
Citrus Heights is weighing a sweeping crackdown on local massage businesses after police and city staff reported a spike in suspicious operations. The City Council is reviewing roughly 18 proposed changes that would tighten licensing, curb sexually suggestive advertising and outlaw practices such as table showers....
New nest, new eggs: Lake Natoma’s bald eagle pair resettles
In early January, storm winds and heavy rain knocked down a tree carrying a bald eagle nest at Lake Natoma. The tree, a grey pine, was home to a pair of bald eagles named Mama and Papa that have been living there since 2017. Now, almost two months later, the pair have a new nest roughly a thousand feet away from the...
Deadly Stockton Boulevard Collision Shuts Down South Sacramento Block
A Thursday night walk in south Sacramento turned tragic when a pedestrian was struck and killed near the intersection of Stockton Boulevard and Massie Court. Firefighters and other emergency personnel tried to revive the person at the scene with life-saving measures, but the victim was pronounced dead. Authorities...
Where are Sacramento-area Black-owned, -run food businesses? Search our database
Sacramento foodies can travel the entire globe, due in no small part to Black-owned and -run restaurants. From West African cuisine to Afro-Latino delicacies, American South comfort to sugary confections are spread across the entire region . With Black History Month coming to a close, Sacramento foodies may take a...
Crack, dip, repeat: Chason’s Crab Stadium to make Folsom debut
Seafood-and-sports restaurant coming to Broadstone Marketplace with April opening planned. In less than two months, Folsom diners will have a new way to crack crab, pass trays and catch the game as Chason’s Crab Stadium prepares to open its first location in the city this spring. The Elk Grove-based...
Haute Coffee Opens First California Shops In Sacramento Area
Florida-based Haute Coffee has officially landed in the Sacramento suburbs, rolling out its first California locations in Roseville and Elk Grove this week and tapping into a growing local appetite for Yemeni and Ethiopian-style coffee. According to the Sacramento Business Journal, Haute Coffee has opened a Roseville...
Dipped Departs Arden Fair, Plots Sweet Sacramento Comeback
An Emeryville-based chocolatier is saying goodbye to the Arden Fair mall, but not to Sacramento. Dipped, a “new-generation chocolate shop” founded by Aliyah Bitanga, has permanently closed its location at 1689 Arden Way. The shop, which opened last spring, officially shuttered on February 25, 2026. “We’ve decided...
Old Sacramento’s Sugar High On Hold As Cerealism Shutters For Spring Makeover
Cerealism Dessert Bar & Craft Café, the cereal-themed spot in Old Sacramento, has hit pause at 128 K Street while the owner renovates the space. The closure spans February and March, and the team says the sugary playground will be back later this spring. In a Feb. 2 social...
