Folsom Local News

Shed Roofs Are Down, Sidewalks Are Next

Sutter Street may look like an ugly duckling today, but keep coming down to see the progress, because it will soon change into a beautiful historic swan and if you wait too long, you won’t see it and won’t have been a part of it.

Professional Bull Riders in Folsom

Folsom Rodeo hosts the Professional Bullriders. Video by NewsBlaze on Canon 7d and T2i HD cameras, Video selection and editing by NewsBlaze Video Editor Fernando Fernandez. See more of Fernando’s work on youtube Hot Video Editor

Folsom Thursday Night Market Funk

It was a hot night, and the funky street bands were out keeping everyone entertained.

East Bidwell Overcrossing Requires Street Closures

A new 475-foot-long bicycle and pedestrian overcrossing on East Bidwell Street, near Creekside is to be installed in the next week.
Delivery and installation of the pre-fabricated overcrossing segments requires temporary closures of Harrington Way and E. Bidwell Street near Blue Ravine Road on the nights of June 30 and July 7.
Six semi-trucks will deliver the [...]

Squirrel Destroys Transformer, Causes Six Hour Power Outage

When a squirrel decided to jump across a power transformer, it was a really bad decision. Bad for the squirrel. bad for the transformer, bad for residents and bad for the SMUD crews who turned out to fix it.
The transformer exploded in the historic district of Folsom and neighbors said they could hear it almost [...]

Thursday Night Market is a Family Night

This week, the 600 block was opened up for some fabulous custom cars and there were extra booths. Planet Earth Rising again brought back their popular belly dancing show and the crowd loved all of it.
There were interesting bands, including the fabulous AZUAR, a vendor with strawberries, others with soaps, candles and wooden goods. There [...]

Folsom Thursday Night Market An Enfuzion of Sound

Summer is here and the Folsom Thursday Night Markets are on, each Thursday (obviously!). Last week, there was a great crowd and everyone I saw was having a great time.
Sacramento’s Enfuzion band, an amazing high-powered mix of funk and alternative rock thrilled the crowd down in the 900 block, by the Folsom Lake Bank.
There was [...]

Folsom Turkey Trot 2009

Black Cat Bone at Thursday Night Market

Folsom Thursday Night Market August 20th