Gary Hustwit’s Objectified film on PBS tonight!
US television premiere on PBS! We’re pleased to announce that Objectified will have its US television debut (a shortened version, 53 minutes versus the original 75) this Tuesday, November 24th on PBS, as part of the Emmy Award-winning series Independent Lens.

Herd behavior
Fairly Flawed at the Freeway Farmers' I have seen this sign at the Freeway Farmers Market every time I have visited in the past few years.  It appears to be the same sign reused every week, over and over again.  Every time I see it, I get that sinking feeling like there is a terrible wrong being done and something should be done about it.  Mind you, it’s not like a violent act is being

Designer Pint Night – November
Tomorrow night is Designer Pint Night for the month of November. I wanted to extend a special invitation for this months pint night as a lot of things have been culminating over the last few months. This month is special for a number of reasons. First off we had a very small turn out last month due to the huge storm that came the night before. It was dark and stormy and all a bit ominous and the only people that came out were the die hards. So I wanted to push for larger attendance. Secondly, we wrapped up a three night Pecha Kucha event on Saturday ngiht and had our best turnout ever with well over a hundred attendees gatthered in the dark cold night in front of the MARRS bui

Pecha Kucha Night(s)
This week Sacramento experienced a whirlwind three night long Pecha Kucha extravaganza. It began at Level Up Lounge on Thursday night, it was a beautiful fall night and a few dozen people showed up for the show. We heard from Brian Schmitt, Scott Vaughn, Laura & Justin Wood & Claire Obenson and the topics ranged from sculpture, fishing, illustration and the Panama Canal. Night two was slightly different scene, held at th

10th & K Street Hotel Project
It looks as though Toni Giannoni will continue to pursue building a 165-room hotel in downtown Sacramento at the corner of K & 10th Street even though the 8th & K hotel proposal is still moving forward. It’s anticipated to be an urban style Marriot designed by the renowned hotel designer Marc Hornberger who has also designed the W hotels in San Francisco. This hotel concept includes a pool, approximately 8,000 square feet of meeting space, and downstairs bar and lobby area with grab and go food service, as well as ground floor retail along K Street. The proposed Courtyard by Marriot would be a 12-story, upscale, select service hotel with a sophisticated urban design.