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Sacramento is landing on the federal inflation map while a Prohibition-era speakeasy opens and a major mixed-use project moves forward in North Natomas. Here’s a rundown of the top stories in the region today.
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- Three Sacramento-based importers are bringing wines from Central and Eastern Europe, Italy and Switzerland to local restaurants and retailers, including Danch & Granger Selections, Lucidity Wine Merchants and DDI Wine. Eric Danch travels to Europe twice a year seeking partners focused on native grapes and traditional styles, while Giuseppe LoCascio’s Lucidity exclusively imports Italian wines from small family-owned wineries. Selections can be found at Alma Wine Bar, Corti Brothers and Beyond the Fig in Rocklin.
- Sacramento will be one of six new geographic areas added to the federal Consumer Price Index starting in 2028, joining a group that tracks what U.S. households pay for groceries, services and more. Beginning in October, Bureau of Labor Statistics employees will visit homes and retail establishments in Sacramento, El Dorado, Placer and Yolo counties to conduct interviews. The CPI tracks 200 categories and informs wages, rent, Social Security benefits and interest rates.
- A Prohibition-themed speakeasy disguised as a bookstore held its grand opening Friday in Old Sacramento. The 1920s Bookstore, owned by San Bao, serves classic cocktails ranging from $16 to $20 with drinks like the French 75 and El Diablo listed alongside their origin stories on a book-styled menu. Located at 900 2nd St. in Pioneer Square, the small space requires reservations.
- Developer Buzz Oates plans to build a four-story hotel, 64 apartments and retail on a vacant lot at 2380 Del Paso Road in North Natomas, according to plans filed with the city July 31. The project requires City Council approval to rezone the property from an employment center zone to general commercial. The original 2024 application called for 140 apartment units and no hotel, but the revised proposal reduces apartments to 64 while adding the hotel component.
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