Lowe’s Honoring Veterans

Lowe’s West Sacramento has 2 parking slots designated for Veterans. If you have a Lowe's credit card and are a Veteran of the US Military you are also eligible for a 10% discount.  We are so lucky to have this great company in our town.

Meanwhile on 3rd Street..good times!

By the tracks in old Broderick: La Crosta’s signage is up and this little neighborhood was jumping today with guitar sounds coming from Stone Music, Edible Pedal selling bikes, Ray Mata clipping and shaving, and the best peach ice cream in town being eaten by my girls at Devil May Care..hot summer in our little City.

Ready for summer Burgers and Brew

Patios are ready and the slide up doors are open for this wonderful weather at the new Burgers and Brew on Third Street in West Sacramento!

Lenise's Cafe' - coffees, juice drinks, paninis and more

Lenise Mowry announced the grand opening of her new Lenise's Cafe' at 3150 Jefferson Boulevard this week.  We stopped by to sample some of the deliciousness and enjoyed chatting with Lenise at the counter. The European ambiance, music and outdoor seating is quite lovely and soon they will be offering a selection of wines and beers...the best part for me is it is in walking distance!! 

Dickey's Barbecue Pit Grand Opening this Thursday

Stop by the new Dickey's BBQ on Thursday for their Grand Opening at Southport Town Center. The first 50 guests will get a free gift card and the first 100 guests will get a free cup of tea & other Dickey's Goodies! On Saturday they will have $2.00 pulled pork sammies and more prizes.  On their sign it says that kids eat free on Sundays!  What a deal...

Vince's Restaurant and Bar in West Sacramento

We love the new menu at Vince's. The caricature drawing is the likeness of the restaurant founder Vince Frugoli. See more about Vince's.

Jackrabbit Brewing Co in West Sacramento

Growlers and bottles tonight with a special treat! Thanks for the great photo Debbie Johnson.

Capitol Bowl Exterior Remodel

Capitol Bowl at 900 West Capitol Avenue has completed their exterior remodel and it looks wonderful!  Caps Bar and Grill's food is delicious and has a nice outdoor eating area with tables that convert to fire pits during the cooler weather.  Originally this was named El Rancho Bowl.  Our family spent many years there eating Joe Bononos fries, drinking LeRoy Klink's famous libations in the 300 Room, and watching Shig Imura bowl an easy 300!

Cute 'n Classy Children's Shoppe on 15th Street

Cute 'n Classy Children's Shoppe has a great selection of trendy and stylish new and gently used clothing for kids size newborn to 14. They also buy back your gently used kids clothing. We found our Maya a darling skirt and mod tennis shoes for end of school free dress week.  The shop is located at 120 15th Street in West Sacramento. Find them on Facebook.

Megan's Bake Shop on Jefferson Boulevard

We stopped by Megan's Bake Shop to order some amazingly beautiful and delicious cupcakes for the nephew's after graduation party from River City High next week. Megan's shop is located at 1001 Jefferson Boulevard and she also stocks a great selection of supplies for all your baking projects. Check out her classes for kids of all ages. Find Megan on Facebook.

Third Strike Cafe Opening May 27

Roy Ulatan's family has owned the house at 3rd and G Streets since 1943 and their recently converted Third Strike Cafe is now slated to open this week.  Starting May 27th, 2014, authentic Filipino style BBQ with recipes handed down by Roy's grandparents will be available from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM, but only on the days the River Cats have a home game (but not on Sundays because the family will be at the game)!  Take out orders can be phoned in to pickup and take to the game. On June 2, the cafe will be open weekday (M-F) mornings for coffee and pastries from 6:30 AM to 11:30 AM.   We will see you there on their very charming patio enjoying a great cup of coffee.  Find them on Facebook.

Yolo Brewing Company Opening in June 2014

Mike Costello of Yolo Brewing Company gave us an advance tour today of the new beer hall located at 1520 Terminal Street in West Sacramento. Guest brewing services and small batch craft brewery beers will be featured, and roll up doors will allow access to food truck vendors during special events. A kitchen is in the planning stages and for those of us who frequented Mike's "Brew It Up", we hope they will be serving those fabulous kettle chips with bleu cheese soon! Check out their website to purchase tickets to one of the four preview parties starting May 29, 2014. You can also find Yolo Brewery on Facebook.

Quick Quack Car Wash opens in West Sacramento

Quick Quack Car Wash opened to lines of cars waiting for their free Grand Opening Car Wash through May 29, 2014. Their newly renovated site is the former River City Car wash on Harbor Boulevard in West Sacramento. The chain operates 17 car washes with locations in California, Texas and Colorado.  Our car looks beautiful!!

New signage at the Port of West Sacramento "SSA Marine"

SSA Marine (Stevedoring Services of America) The Sacramento-Yolo Port Commission approved a new master lease of its West Sacramento maritime facilities with SSA Pacific, Inc.

"In West Sacramento, SSA Marine handles a variety of bulk, breakbulk and project cargo, including: rice, fertililzer, lumber, cement, minerals/ore, metals, wind turbines, machinery, generators, steel and heavy lifts."

New Tenants coming to Westbridge Plaza

Westbridge Plaza was completed in 2008 and it is great to see new construction activity this month.  We talked to Ron Meade, President of RC Pacific Construction at the site today and his crew is working on the improvements for several new tenants in the center including a bank, Allstate Insurance Office, a sports store, Great Clips and more. Great news for West Sacramento!

Photo above posted on West Sacramento Photo of the Day in 2008.

TLC @ Raley's in West Sacramento

Linda O. takes a moment to clean this candy display with a toothbrush. That's dedication! Linda has worked for Raley's since 1987. She's worked in stores in Woodland, Sacramento, and our West Sacramento store, which is almost done with it's latest renovation. We love our local Raley's, especially all the long-time employees like Linda that take such good care of us!
Photo by Christy Jourdan

The Eatery in West Sacramento

We are so sad to hear The Eatery in Southport Town Center has closed their doors. Owners Jess Milbourn and Monda Korich-Milbourn did such a great job providing a unique dining experience for us in West Sacramento and we are very sad to see them go.

Retail Center - 1600 Sacramento Avenue

This small strip center across the street from Emma's at 1600 Sacramento Avenue doesn't seem to have any vacancy problems.  From the left there is a Market & Deli, Cigarette Mart, Cash4Gold, Ray's Barber Shop and a Pizza Place. 

Mercado Loco comes to West Sacramento

We stopped in to see the new Mercado Loco on West Capitol Avenue yesterday.  The Mexican food store features a great meat market (carniceria), produce aisle and bakery (panaderia).

Bike Dog Brewing Company

We stopped into Bike Dog Brewing Company this afternoon to buy some hats and T-shirts for Christmas presents and had the pleasure of meeting the brewmaster AJ Tendick.  We tried the Pale Ale Mosaic today and if was fabulous!  Their new growlers will be available to purchase on New Year's Eve to take home your favorite brew.