West Sac Chris Blog

Dave’s Pumpkin Patch is one of West Sac’s best kept secrets, in my opinion. For 11 months out of the year it is known as Vierra Farms, a family farm/produce stand/wedding venue. (I was there a lot when corn was ripe –  fresh picked corn for $1 an...

German beer. German food. German music. And a Ferris wheel.   Octoberfest may be over, but the party lives on in West Sacramento as “Sactoberfest.” This is how West Sacramento does Octoberfest. We play beer pong in Lederhosen, then learn to polka...

TBD Festival in West Sacramento was last weekend. According to SacRev, it was kind of a big deal. The three day festival highlights the best that Sacramento has to offer in terms of food, art, architecture, fashion and music. Mostly music.   Among the 80+ artists...

TBD   It looks like a huge construction zone now, but in a few months  this will be “The Bridge District” – West Sacramento’s coolest neighborhood. How cool? It made the evening news. (“Housing Market in West Sacramento Heating...

Tower Bridge is the bridge featured in the City of West Sacramento logo.   Tower bridge is one of the things in West Sacramento that I tend to forget about. Once in a while, a visiting friend will comment on what a cool bridge it is as we drive over it into Old...

Sports fanatics – it’s time to get excited.   Two new professional sports stadiums are in the works in Sacramento. The new stadium for the Sacramento Kings (below) has long been the topic of discussion, debate, and excitement. After over a decade of...

Bayer CropScience opened a new facility in West Sacramento last week. I’m so excited, it feels like Christmas! This on the heels of Shinmei opening their rice bun factory in town, Bayer is one of four food-related companies making big investments in West...