More than 35 years ago, Dennis Newhall began his radio broadcasting career in Sacramento. From the campus station at Sacramento State University to defunct Bay Area and Sacramento stations, Newhall has a varied connection with famed rock performers — the Grateful Dead to Big Brother and the Holding Company, Jimi Hendrix to Santana. Newhall, therefore, [...]
Sacramento Features
Centro Cocina Mexicana: Midtown Sacramento’s Versatile Restaurant & Americana Museum
On two recent cold, clear winter nights, I walked for several blocks both east and west along J Street. It’s not a usual evening destination, but on both occasions while scurrying along in the chill, I remember thinking that midtown has become increasingly handsome. Several old restaurants, supply stores and art galleries all have new [...]
Learning To Swim (Again) At Age 52 At McKinley Park
(This article originally appeared in August, 2007 edition of Inside East Sacramento.) Nearly 40 years ago, I swam in my last competitive meet at age 13 or maybe 14. My team’s 15-18 boys free relay squad was one swimmer short, so I moved up an age group and entered my fifth event of the day. [...]
Putting Fitness To The Test: My Time With UCD Sports Medicine
(This article originally appeared in Sacramento Bee on April 7, 2004.) One poster hanging on the wall of the testing room at at the UC Davis Sports Performance laboratory in midtown Sacramento is a freeze frame of cyclist Andy Hampsten. While cresting Gavia Pass, he’s riding alone en route to gaining the race leader’s jersey [...]