A colorful day of events transpired this past Saturday, March 16. Run or Dye is a 5K event that took place at McClellan Park in Sacramento. Run or Dye Billed as the world's most colorful 5K the event lived up to its billing and was attended by over 2,000 participants. Run or Dye has scheduled events that take it from coast to coast and is also open to participants of all ages. St. Patrick's Day Parade That same day Old Sacramento held its annual St. Patrick's Day Parade where green was the color most prevalent. Participants followed the beat of drummers and marched behind bagpipers as Sacramento celebrated St. Patrick's Day. Thousands of spectators lined the streets to watc

The Sacramento Coalition for Working Families will host it’s final Taxes Done Right Super Event this Saturday, February 9th from 9am - 2pm at Grant High School. To prepare a return, participants need to bring: A copy of last year's return. Their Social Security or ITIN number (and for all family members). Photo identification. Any tax related forms received from their employer or benefits provider. Documentation or receipts for deductions and credits. Their child care provider's Tax ID number (if applicable). A voided check to use for direct deposit of refunds. Up to 200 people are expected to attend. Call 211 to schedule an appointment. Additional events will take place at t

The West Coast Fighting Championships return to Sacramento’s Jackson Sports Arena at McClellan Park on Friday, January 18. Local fighters Dave “Badman” Huckaba and Max “Pain” Griffin headline the fight card. Training at Marinoble’s Martial Arts gym in Roseville - where pro fighter Uriah Faber once trained, I sat down with Max Griffin for an interview. Griffin is known for his appearance on Dana White’s The Ultimate Fighter TV show on FX.  Nicknamed Max Pain, Griffin is 27 years old.  He was born in Santa Barbara, California, but calls Sacramento home.  With an amateur record of 22-1, and a professional record of 4-1, the 5’11”, 170 lb. welterweight has a trove of sponsors and is confident

East West Commercial Real Estate is pleased to announce its successful relocation of Jackson Sports Academy (JSA) to McClellan Park in Sacramento County. Effective December 1, 2012, JSA is taking over 72,000 square feet of primarily warehouse space, which represents only a small portion of the 10 million square feet of commercial real estate that comprises McClellan Park. The new space will provide sufficient room for 12 volleyball courts, which is currently the predominant sport for JSA. Other sports to be offered will include basketball, soccer and tennis. According to Dwayne Jackson, Executive Director of JSA, "we're most excited about the massive parking lot, large upstairs offices wi

Sacramento led the state in green job growth in 2008, with an increase in green jobs of 87% between 1995 and 2008, reports Many Shades of Green: Diversity and Distribution of California’s Green Jobs. This report was released by nonpartisan Next 10 and Collaborative Economics, and provides the most comprehensive green jobs accounting to date, systematically tracking the most recent available data on green companies, job type, location and growth across every sector and region of California. There are other positive indicators in the Sacramento region that we are on our way to becoming the clean tech capital of the state. In its annual CleanStart Progress report, SARTA identified over $130

This Tuesday, clean tech players from around the region will gather to discuss the latest industry buzz at CleanStart’s PowerSurge networking mixer at McClellan Park. The event includes a tour of Technikon’s Renewable Energy Testing Center (RETC) as well as several other clean tech businesses located in McClellan Park. Featured speakers include Robert Weisenmiller,  who was recently appointed by Governor Schwarzenegger as one of the five commissioners for the California Energy Commission (CEC) and Kristine Mazzei, partner at Valley Vision, a nonprofit association working to secure the social, environmental and economic health of the Sacramento Region. "The Sacramento Region's clean techn