Friday Jun 14 | Business Journal
Homebuilders say buyers want flexibility
If you're a homebuilder getting ready to gear up again, several builders in the Sacramento region said you should consider what the market is like this time compared to the last big surge.
Homebuying tallies well ahead of 2012
New-homes sales are about 10 percent ahead of last year at this time in the Sacramento region, according to new figures released Tuesday by the North State Building Industry Association.
Meza's hit delivers North Optimist 10-9 win over South
MVP Gabe Meza of Granite Bay's walk-off base hit in the bottom of the ninth gave the North a 10-9 win over the South in the large school Optimist All-Star baseball game Saturday night at McAuliffe Field near Sacramento State.
Cal-bound Brendel wins boys 800 at Golden West Invitational
Trent Brendel got a head start Sunday on what it will be like to run on Cal's Edwards Stadium track surface.
Del Oro to hold second graduation ceremony
The show will go on, again. After the graduation ceremony for the seniors at Del Oro High School was cut short due to severe heat, school administrators said they will be holding a second commencement ceremony.
Granite Bay Gives Del Oro High Graduates Second Chance At Graduation
"It's kind of a bummer that I wasn't able to graduate in the ceremony, but I'll be able to tell my kids that at my graduation ceremony I didn't get handed my diploma and I got to do something cool like this," graduate Josh Morton said.
Granite Bay church gives Del Oro High students second graduation ceremony
Del Oro High School students will get a second chance to walk the stage for their graduation today at a Granite Bay church.
Preps Plus: Rockies take Elk Grove's Dom Nunez in the sixth round
The Colorado Rockies have selected Elk Grove High's Dom Nunez in the sixth round of today's Major League Baseball draft.
Church looks to use university space in Rocklin
A Placer County-based church is both looking to share a building with William Jessup University and find some land of its own for a new church in Roseville.
County film commissioners seeing mostly commercial work
A Dr. Pepper parody of manly 1970s nature-inspired beer commercials was filmed in El Dorado County in March and has been running in strong rotation ever since.
Sacramento mansion is now an $895,000 fixer-upper
One of Sacramento's grand old residences is for sale for the third time in its 100-year history, but would-be buyers had better come with a lot of money and the right frame of mind.
Big Wake Weekend brings Unlimited Hydroplane racing back to Folsom Lake
The Fred Leland Unlimited team, from Kirkland, Washington, prepares their H1 Unlimited boat to race in one of the Big Wake Weekend's qualifying heats on Sunday at Folsom Lake.
Tap your child's motivation to be drug and alcohol-free in the network
Last Thursday, the Coalition for Placer Youth hosted a special training for healthcare providers, educators and counselors on Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment at The Fellowship Church in Granite Bay.
Sacto 911: DUI patrols to target impaired drivers near Folsom Lake
Law enforcement officers will be on the lookout for impaired drivers near the Granite Bay access to Folsom Lake this weekend.
Bee Critic Picks: The best things to do this weekend
What: See 10 of the world's fastest boats race in Folsom Lake during "Big Wake Weekend Powered by Toyota." Turbine-powered boats capable of speeds to 200 mph will race on Saturday and Sunday.
It's a fascinating thing to watch. Rebecka Woodsford is in the pastry crew's sunny corner of Enotria Restaurant Wine Bar's kitchen, carefully painting what looks like a mini ice-cube tray with a tiny artist's brush.
Granite Bay High grad is suspect in slaughter of family in Czech Republic
A 20-year-old Placer County man accused of slaughtering four relatives in the Czech Republic and fleeing to the United States last week is scheduled to appear in federal court today in Alexandria, Va.
Sacto 911: Man accused of defrauding Granite Bay woman faces new charges
A man previously accused of defrauding a Granite Bay woman of more than $7 million has been indicted in connection with a second scheme, this one involving a Pennsylvania financial manager.