Master Class

Master Class

Bill Harms is an artist and craftsman who studied with a master in Germany. In 1957, Harms migrated to New York with his parents and siblings. A year later, they crossed the country by bus and landed in Sacramento.

“We got out on L Street where the Greyhound bus station was,” Harms says. His first impression was a sleepy village. But the family soon found an apartment at 23rd and G streets, and “that’s when we started loving the area.”

Sacramento County Jail Releases

Sacramento County Jail Releases

The court order runs three pages. The words would be astonishing in normal times. Headlined “Order authorizing Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department to grant release,” it explains why jail gates must swing open and allow almost 400 inmates to walk free.

Leaving no corner of society untouched, the coronavirus crisis has forced jailers across California to evaluate thousands of inmates for early release. The law-abiding public may suffer the consequences in the coming weeks, but the goal is sensible, realistic and inevitable.

The Waterboy Carryout Review

The Waterboy Carryout Review

Our family has been picking up East Sac’s One Speed pizzas and salads to go for dinners. I often thought of The Waterboy, chef Rick Mahan’s shuttered elegant Midtown restaurant.

Much to my delight in my in-box this week was news and details of their new Pop-Up Weekend Gourmet Dinners to go.

Take the 100% Local Pledge!

Take the 100% Local Pledge!

Inside Sacramento provides readers with 100 percent local content unavailable elsewhere. When the massive small-business shutdown was ordered throughout California, my thoughts first went to the many small business owners who support our publications.

Our readers know that our publishing business champions the local community in all its various elements. And many neighbors have taken the heed to support all things local.

Aiman Nasrawi has Grand Designs for Aquamarine Jewelers

Aiman Nasrawi has Grand Designs for Aquamarine Jewelers

Aquamarine Jewelers’ motto is “Your jeweler for life”—and owner Aiman Nasrawi means it.

“My business is built on trust,” says the master jeweler, designer and store proprietor, who recently relocated his 25-year-old business to Five Points Plaza in Carmichael.

Fenced Out Of Office

Fenced Out Of Office

A broken, unwanted levee fence cost Steve Hansen his political career.

One year ago, Hansen decided to stop people from walking onto the Sacramento River levee in Little Pocket. He told city park officials to build a black iron fence and gate on Riverside Boulevard near 35th Avenue.