For the second year in a row The Pink House, Sparkle Bridal Couture and Krazy Mary’s Boutique combined efforts to bring East Sacramento an evening full of music, shopping, socializing and fashion at the Uptown Fashion Night 2012. The event was held on Thursday, Nov. 8 and drew many friends and shoppers to the event. The three businesses are located next to each other on the corner of 32nd Street and Folsom Blvd. Peggy Orr, owner of The Pink House, Sandra Gonzalez who owns Sparkle Bridal Couture and Mary Kawano, owner of Krazy Mary’s Boutique opened their shops to customers for the 2012 Uptown Fashion Night. The event drew hundredths to the event and visitors were able to enjoy sale i

A controversy is growing over a medical marijuana dispensary that wants to do business in East Sacramento. There's mixed reaction, but not everyone is happy a medical pot shop may be operating out of a storefront and attached house at 3257 Folsom Blvd. There's disagreement over whether the dispensary has opened shop yet. Questions arose after representatives of the dispensary and the landlord notified some neighbors the building's lease had been taken over by the dispensary and the storefront's windows were tinted black in late December, then retinted darker in January. The space has been vacant since a charitable thrift store, This 'n' That Thrift & Gift, left in early September. Half