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For the past 35 years, members of the Sacramento chapter of the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors (NAWCC) have gathered to buy and sell and discuss the world as it revolves around watches, clocks and horology, the study of timekeeping.

The local group (about 130 members), one of 175 global chapters totaling more than 20,000 members, meets every two months on a Sunday morning at the Sacramento Garden Arts ...

For more than a decade I worked out of a small, midtown office on J Street. For a few years during that time, the Sacramento State University men's basketball team played its home games at Memorial Auditorium.

I've always appreciated midtown, but its pleasantness was further enhanced on nights when I left work early, stopped for dinner on the way to a game and then walked back ...

Row after row of booths featuring tasty fruits and vegetables interspersed with flowers, cheese, olive oil, meat, and fish invite me to downtown Sacramento on Sunday mornings. As I near the exit off Highway 50 on 10th St., I see interesting old neighborhoods, the brick buildings of the YMCA, and hundreds of beautiful trees. Mmmmm, nice setting for a farmer’s market, but where is it? Over in ...

On display in the lobby of the Sacramento City Hall, "The Streets of Sacramento" exhibit features photos, sketches, and paintings reflecting impressions of neighborhood buildings, bridges, landmarks and roadways in and around the city.

 A part of the Art in Public Places program, the group show is presented through the Metropolitan Arts Commission and runs until March 10, 2007.

    The oil pastel on canvas shown here, ...

   Some nights, after everything else closes, people head over to INK Eats and Drinks, because it stays open until 4 am. But INK is also good place to visit by day, for a late afternoon lunch or early dinner. With great light streaming in from nearly floor-to-ceiling windows, you don't feel like you're shut away in a dark bar. Dining room and bar blend into one, offering almost everyone ...

Founded in 1947 by Jim and Marilee Denio, Denio's Farmers Market and Swap Meet in Roseville began with a single person selling produce near the Southern Pacific Railroad Yard. 

Today, you can still find quality produce for discount prices at Denio's but long gone are the days of a single vendor; a staggering variety of products including clothes, electronics, jewelry, and furniture are now sold at Denio's on almost 70 acres of land.  If you are looking for something, you'll find ...

The second Amgen Tour of California will be held Feb. 18-25 and will feature a course of more than 650 miles that will extend from San Francisco to Long Beach.

Beginning with a traditional prologue through the streets of downtown San Francisco and traveling over the next week on a newly created course, the event will includes 18 domestic and international teams of eight riders each

The field will ...

Heart disease is the number one killer of women over age 25, according to the American Heart Association. Wear a red tie or red outfit to show your support and head over to the Sacramento Westfield DOWNTOWN PLAZA on February 2nd. Join thousands of companies, organizations, and individuals across the country, helping to raise awareness about heart disease in women on this day. There will be food, music, and health screening activities in the ...

The Jed Smith Ultra Classic, now in its 29th year, is scheduled Saturday, Feb. 4 at Gibson Ranch in Elverta, just north of Sacramento.

The event, which includes race distances of 30 kilometers (18.6 miles), 50 kilometers (31.2 miles) and 50 miles, is held on a nearly flat, 3.31-mile loop course that's 50 percent asphalt and 50 percent dirt.

Runners progress around the ...

Saturday, February 3rd receive free admission to participating Sacramento area museums including Old Sacramento's Railroad Museum, Discovery Museum, Eagle Theatre and Passenger Depot. Plus visit these local museums for free admission - California State Indian Museum, the State Capitol, Golden State Museum, Governor's Mansion, McClellan Aviation Museum, Sutter's Fort and the Towe Auto Museum. Call 916-264-7777 for more information or the individual Museum for hours.