02-05-2025
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Umami Ramen adds Lincoln location
Last year, Yelp Inc. named Folsom's Umami Ramen the best ramen eatery in the Sacramento area. Now, the local restaurant has expanded with a second location.
Umami Ramen recently opened a Lincoln restaurant at 855 Twelve Bridges Drive, Suite 180, operators announced on social media. It joins a Folsom location, which is at 187 Blue Ravine Road, Suite 160.
Last April, Yelp put Umami Ramen among California's top 100 ramen spots for 2024. It ranked No. 9 on the list and was the highest-ranked eatery in the Sacramento area.
Big Day of Giving fundraising update
Thursday was the Big Day of Giving, an annual fundraising push for nonprofits in the Sacramento area. Organized by the Sacramento Region Community Foundation, the Big Day of Giving included hundreds of nonprofits serving El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo counties.
This year's effort raised $13.5 million, according to preliminary results posted on the Big Day of Giving's website. That's slightly more than last year's total.
Thursday's fundraising push came as local nonprofits are facing uncertainties, Associate Editor Lindsay Oxford reports. Rising costs, increased demand for services and federal funding cuts have the potential to impact nonprofits' operating budgets in the year ahead.
Developer Chris Vrame faces new financial pressure
In addition to ongoing civil penalties owed to former investors, developer Chris Vrame is facing financial pressure on a new front: missed payments to Sacramento County.
Last week, county supervisors authorized the Department of Revenue Recovery to pursue whatever options it can to get Vrame to pay $57,000 owed under a development agreement for an electronic billboard at Stockton Boulevard and Highway 99.
Senior Reporter Ben van der Meer has the latest on developer Chris Vrame.
Club Pheasant revamp gets key approval
West Sacramento City Council has endorsed a group's vision to partially redevelop the Club Pheasant property, approving a development agreement with Ram Cor Dev LLC.
Under the agreement, the group of local developers and hospitality experts will create 19,000 square feet of restaurant space on the property, with confirmed tenants including Temple Coffee Roasters, Jack's Urban Eats, Italian eatery Obo and a revamped Club Pheasant bar.
Senior Reporter Ben van der Meer has an update on the planned Club Pheasant revamp in West Sacramento.
New details about vegan bakery's next location
A gluten-free, vegan bakery is lined up for the former Paisley Cafe space in Orangevale.
Rancho Cordova-based The Caring Kitchen recently announced its second location will be at 9372 Madison Ave., Suite 1. Owner Delaney Polidori first alluded to the Orangevale expansion in January.
The new location, which will be larger than the business's current site on Sunrise Boulevard in Rancho Cordova, will serve as The Caring Kitchen's main bakery and an additional retail storefront.
Reporter Jake Abbott explains what to expect from The Caring Kitchen's Orangevale location.
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