sacramento: Everything you need to know about the 2015 California State Fair.
- 07/09/15 02:18 PM
Every year, during the scorching dog days of the summer in Sacramento, the California State Fair comes to town, providing plenty of entertainment, live music, rides and games, and good eats for the whole family. And for 17 days starting July 10th until the 26th, the California State Fair will celebrate its 162nd season, with an expected 750,000 people coming out to celebrate. History: The California State Fair may have grown into one of the most popular events in America today, but its origins go all the way back to October 4, 1854. That was the starting date of the first California State (0 comments)
sacramento: When it comes to seasonal allergies, Sacramento suffers.
- 04/29/14 02:19 PM
The City of Trees might as well be called the City of Pollen, because our beloved Sacramento has just been ranked #22 out of the worst cities in America for allergies according to ratings from pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline. That’s no surprise for any of us who have lived in Sactown for long and enjoyed the spring ritual of feeling like you’ve been pepper sprayed directly in the eyes, nose, and throat. What’s scary is that experts say allergy season allergy season is starting earlier, lasting longer, and getting more intense all over the country due to environmental, air quality, and even health (1 comments)
sacramento: Royce White is the most important player in the NBA when it comes to..
- 03/27/14 01:23 AM
Royce White, forward for the Sacramento Kings, has scored exactly 0.0 points per game in his NBA career, and yet when it comes to one key issue, he could be the league’s most important player. White finally logged his first minute on the hardwood last week in a blowout loss to the Spurs, registering no stat line. It was a profound personal victory, finally taking the court 631 days after first being drafted in 2012 by the Houston Rockets #16 overall. In basketball terms, it was an inconsequential blip on an utter failure of a career (Rockets GM Daryl Morey called him “The worst (0 comments)
sacramento: Sacramento’s got a new king of Kings in Shaquille O’Neal.
- 09/30/13 12:03 AM
This week a startling announcement came out of the NBA, documenting that Shaquille O’Neal has bought into the Sacramento Kings. O’Neal, hall of fame center for the Magic and Lakers and Heat, racking up championship rings, sound bytes, and monster dunks along the way, became a minority owner, injecting instant credibility and cool points into the most beleaguered franchise in the league. The pairing of an ex-King nemesis and the Sacramento “Queens,” as he often called them, is so ironic it’s perfect. His name added to the marquee, even as an owner, will add stability to the franchise similar to Magic Johnson’s involvement (0 comments)
sacramento: Blue Water Credit named one of Sacramento's fastest growing firms.
- 09/10/13 03:08 PM
Blue Water Credit LLC, a family-owned credit restoration firm based out of Roseville, is now a proud member of an exclusive club. The Sacramento Business Journal released its list of the top 50 fastest-growing companies, listing Blue Water at #19.
The list, compiled by senior researcher Sharon Havranek, contains plenty of investment groups, financial outfits, and tech companies, but Blue Water Credit is the only company of its kind on the list, a rare honor. The Business Journal, the metro region's premier business-focused periodical, compiled the list based on growth and revenue increase statistics over the last two years. They (0 comments)
sacramento: Sacramento crime and neighborhood safety by the numbers.
- 09/10/13 03:05 PM
We like to feel safe. It’s one of humankind's most primal urges, especially if we are raising a family or making a big investment by purchasing a home. But how can we really tell if a neighborhood is safe? We can talk to our neighbors, or pay attention to the headlines in the newspaper, but is that really the kind of empirical evidence you need to find out how safe our community really is?
At Blue Water Credit, we live, work, and raise our families in the same communities that you do. We understand that for all of us to feel safe in greater (0 comments)