🌱Junior Theater Festival West @ Music Circus + Tutu Tuesday

Sacramento CA

21 February, 2022

7:16 PM

Description

Hey, neighbors! Jeri Karges here with today's Sacramento Daily. Happy 2/22/22 (Tutu Tuesday)!! First, today's weather: Variable clouds with a shower. High: 52 Low: 31. Here are the top five stories today in Sacramento: A woman was found dead after a fire at a motel room in Sacramento on Monday, according to police. The Sacramento Fire Department had responded to reports of a fire at a Motel 6 on the 1400 block of 30th Street around 6 a.m. Witnesses at the motel described a man leaving the room and about 20 minutes later police received several calls about a man in the street swinging a sledgehammer at cars passing by. Preliminary information shows that the man is related to the motel room where the fire started, but the man's involvement is unclear. The circumstances surrounding the death are still under investigation. (KCRA3) Elk Grove coffee shop, Savvy House Coffee Bar, located at 9630 Bruceville Rd., hosted a weekend long event celebrating Black History Month featuring local vendors and performers, including meet and greets with Elk Grove Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen and candidate for Sacramento County District Attorney, Alana Mathews. "We are a majority minority city, and as soon as you walk in you feel welcomed and comfortable by all. Very representative of Elk Grove which starts in the grassroots effort." Singh-Allen said. (Elk Grove Tribune) The old Music Circus held the last live audience before the pandemic and this week the building held the first one after the masks came off. Junior Theater Festival West chose Sacramento as home for their annual competition and youth from around the country converged on our favorite theater in the round. (ABC10)A shooting inside a Planet Fitness in Sacramento County on Sunday afternoon left one man injured, the sheriff's office said. The shooting occurred around 3 p.m. at a Planet Fitness on Watt Avenue in the Country Club Plaza. One victim was left with non-life-threatening injuries, the sheriff's office said. The suspect has been arrested. (KCRA3)Citrus Heights Vice Mayor Tim Schaefer on Thursday provided residents at a neighborhood meeting with an update on the City Council and a look ahead at some positive changes on the horizon for the city. About a dozen residents attended the meeting of the Park Oaks Neighborhood Association, held in a room at Advent Lutheran Church. Schaefer spoke about his time on the council over the past year and fielded questions from residents, addressing topics including property taxes, drive-thru restaurants, council politics, and more. Answers can be found at this link. (Citrus Heights Sentinel/ subscription may be required.) Today in Sacramento: Come out for Tutu Tuesday at the Sacramento Waterfront. Celebrate International Tutu Tuesday with Sacramento Valley Spark and Atrium 916 with this Sunset Jam, with music, tutus and positive vibes. (5:00 PM)Knuckle Puck will be at Ace of Spades in Midtown. (6:00 PM)Crossing I's Dotting T's, Fencer, The Snares & Mom Cars come to Colonial Cafe in Sacramento. (7:00 PM) From my notebook: A warming center will be open from 6 p.m. - 8 a.m. at Capitol City SDA Church Monday through Saturday. (ABC10.com KXTV)Who's Hiring In The Sacramento Area? Browse New Local Jobs (Sacramento Patch)Periods of moderate to locally heavy snow are likely to create difficult travel conditions in the Sierra Monday night through Tuesday night. Low elevation snow is possible as well. Plan for winter weather conditions. (Facebook) More from our sponsors — thanks for supporting local news! Events: Taxes in Retirement Webinar (February 22) Alice in Wonderland (February 26) Learn How To Reduce Your Risk For Heart Disease During American Heart Month (February 28) Taxes in Retirement Webinar (March 1) Soroptimist Martinis & Merriment (March 19) Add your event Loving the Sacramento Daily? Here are all the ways you can get more involved: Send a friend or neighbor this link so they can subscribe Get your local business listed in front of readers Send me a news tip or suggestion at [email protected] That's it for today. I'll catch up with you bright and early tomorrow with your next update! — Jeri Karges About me: Jeri Karges has been living in and loving the Sacramento region for over 30 years. Her passion is finding new and unique ways to enjoy the city and surrounding areas. On weekends, you can find her pestering her friends to sample the restaurant that doesn't have silverware, or try their hand at throwing an axe. Jeri also enjoys writing about retirement planning at https://rockinretirement.subst...