There’s almost universal agreement now that the detective story, and literature’s entire mystery genre, started in the mind of Edgar Allen Poe when he penned…
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By Helen Harlan When Gerald Ooley returned to Sacramento from working in military intelligence in the Vietnam War in the early 1970s, he was a…
By Bob Grimm After a grand start, Netflix’s American Primeval fades toward a bland, copout finish. The brutal depiction of the old American West can’t maintain its…
By Lisa Thibodeau Sacramento’s historic storybook park Fairytale Town, located in William Land Park, is partnering with NorCal Arts (formerly Northern California School of the…
Chamber of Commerce, Restaurant Association claim the law, which labor unions say is meant to prevent coercion, violates free speech. By Mark Kreidler, Capital &…
Cultural Brokers help bridge the gap between two cultures – the African American/Black community and the child welfare system LaDonna Lee is a Sacramento County…
President-elect Trump is spreading a sham narrative to the country, which is being parroted by allies, about what is happening in the Golden State’s rivers…
By Helen Harlan It’s just after 11 a.m. on blustery Thursday in Midtown Sacramento. Around a dozen students look content as they leave the community…
By Rachel Leibrock Ruby Copher was 15 the first time she played for a crowd. It was the summer of 2021 at Swabbies on the…
The former President of Indonesia left a lasting impact on attendees By Analah Wallace The International Conference on Genocide wrapped up in late November at…
Sacramento’s Child Abuse Prevention Center fights harm and neglect through education and advocacy by M.S. Enkoji When the Child Abuse Prevention Center chose a new…
By Bob Grimm Pamela Anderson gives a great performance—one that’s sometimes unhinged and out there—in The Last Showgirl. It’s the first time I can think of…
By Russell Nichols For the past four years, Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) has been pushing to decriminalize psychedelic drugs — but every time he…
Federal funds cover more than 60% of California’s low-income health insurance plan. Losing even part of that money could result in cutbacks on care for…
“After two decades of work in the criminal justice system, I’ve witnessed the extremes of human behavior, depravity to redemption,” author James L’Etoile has noted…
First 5 works with Sacramento County child welfare department to prevent abuse and neglect of children If a child turns up at school almost every…
Fresh off the heels of having a packed crowd for its mini-symposium on True Crime, ENLIGHTENMENT returns to Ruhstaller’s BSMT in Downtown Sacramento to kick-off…
By Marie-Elena Schembri Whether you choose to dip your toes into fantasy, immerse yourself in nature or peer into the past for insight into the…
By Dan Bacher In mid-December, the Board of Directors of AquaBounty Technologies, Inc. announced that the company will shut down its fish hatchery operations in Bay Fortune,…
By Steph Rodriguez January is packed with an eclectic mix of live music, horrifying film festivals and enough anime and gamer fandoms to pack the…