Introverts of Sacramento welcome all with monthly meet-ups at Mattie Groves Brewery
By Helen Harlan It’s around 8 p.m. on the last Friday of September at Mattie Groves Brewery in Downtown. More than two dozen individuals with…
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Sacramento’s creative community and city leadership are trying to push forward, together, on saving the arts
By Scott Thomas Anderson In the midst of economic turmoil and a now-decade-long housing crisis, Sacramento’s leaders and creative community are trying to take their…
New mural honors Sacramento’s railroad legacy
By Marie-Elena Schembri Kevin Hecteman, Sacramento Southern Railroad conductor and California State Railroad Museum marketing and communications manager, traded in his conductor cap for a…
These 5 Ace of Spades headliners will rock your October
Delaney Joyce October is ushering in an exciting lineup of shows to attend during spooky season at Sacramento’s Ace of Spades. The month opens with…
ENLIGHTENMENT: Discussion on Oct.10 about what (if anything) can be done to save downtown Sacramento?
Empty office buildings. Struggling restaurants. Unaffordable rents. Challenges with homelessness. A general concern across the region about whether it’s even safe to be there. Downtown…
Home Safe
Sacramento DCFAS is working to provide affirming homes for LGBTQ+ foster youth by Anne Stokes Despite representing less than 10% of the general population, LGBTQ+…
A neon star is born: New blood, old legacies and Mae McCoy’s quest to bring twang-fire to a city that can’t define her
By Scott Thomas Anderson Wearing a cowboy hat and brandishing a guitar from a Texas church, Mae McCoy struts through the spacey indigo glare that’s…
Oak Park’s Black Film Festival to highlight Black culture and uplift community
By Marie-Elena Schembri Embracing vulnerability. Grief. Community healing. Musical icons. These are just some of the themes viewers can engage with at the upcoming third…
Native American graves and repatriation survey to be conducted at Sac State University in October
College is in the process of returning its collection of Native American remains and cultural items By Omid Manavirad Sacramento State recently announced plans to…
A push for interim housing could help Sacramento’s unhoused
By Russell Nichols As California continues to face an epic homelessness crisis, Sacramento County has a sliver of good news: The number of people experiencing…
Water Supply Reliability: It’s Good to Be in Placer County
Planning ahead keeps Roseville taps flowing while community keeps growing by Debbie Arrington There’s a reason so many people are flocking to Roseville and Placer…
ARTober: Spirited traditions, seasonal fun and otherworldly exhibits
By Marie-Elena Schembri Welcome to October in Sacramento! Along with crisp mornings, sunny afternoons and streets filled with amber leaves, Sacramento brings a host of…
Newsom vetoes farmworker heat safety bill as state enforcement has fallen
The bill would have made it easier to file heat-related workers’ compensation. A Capital & Main investigation found field safety inspections fell 30% in seven…
8 Sacramento events to experience in October
By Steph Rodriguez October is crawling with killer events throughout Sacramento. Vampires return for Shannon McCabe’s 16th Annual Vampire Ball, where elegance meets dark fantasy…
Sacramento storyteller highlights the immigrant experience through poetry, film
By Marie-Elena Schembri Jorge Quintana’s poetry and films are centered on the 28-year-old Sacramento native’s experience as an undocumented immigrant, fused with the artist’s personal…
Local Action, Global Goals
Organic waste reduction efforts in Elk Grove are part of worldwide effort “Think Globally, Act Locally” is a slogan associated with environmentalism since the 1970s….
Cuenta-cuentos de Sacramento ilumina la experiencia de los inmigrantes a través de la poesía y el cine
By Marie-Elena Schembri La poesía y las películas de Jorge Quintana, oriundo de Sacramento de 28 años, centran su experiencia como inmigrante indocumentado, fusionada con…
Aftershock history is about to be Maiden Sacramento, show schedules just announced
By Sugarwolf In little more than one week, Discovery Park will once again be flooded by an ocean of black cut-off T’s, shorts and denim…
Sacramento’s first hi-fi bar debuts with tracks pressed to vinyl
Legend Has It celebrates grand opening as Sacramento’s first hi-fidelity listening bar By Katerina Graziosi It’s a quarter to 2 p.m. when Purple Disco Machine’s…
Sacramento theaters bring spooky, political and heartfelt productions to the stage this October
By Patti Roberts Let’s do the “Time Warp” again! In the spirit of the spooky season, Green Valley Theatre Company is staging their annual rendition…