Demo carves out space on Sacramento’s grid for experimentation
By Hannah Ross Demo Art & Books is unassuming. Set back between a cigar shop and Farmers Insurance on 16th Street in Sacramento, the clean,…
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Theater roundup: Five hot theatrical productions in July
By Cathy Cassinos Some like it hot, indeed. While Sacramento temperatures climb in summer, so do the number of theatrical productions — and that’s a good…
Trump’s environmental agenda: Embrace big oil, ignore the climate crisis
Project 2025 plan to gut climate policy and boost fossil fuels could set back global efforts for decades, say scientists and analysts. By Marcus Baram,…
Capital Stage’s ‘Now Circa Then:’ When the past meets the present and the future
By Patti Roberts During the day, Gideon is an enthusiastic museum employee whose job is to reenact an immigrant living in a New York Lower…
Doxxing victims in California may gain right to sue to ‘bring some power back’
By Jenna Peterson When Kathie Moehlig’s personal information was leaked online five years ago, she didn’t believe she had enough options to fight back. “There…
Lifetime in the arts: jazz singer Shelley Burns
By Joan Cusick Jazz singer Shelley Burns has been performing since she was 5 years old, and she has no intention of stopping any time soon….
Stream & Dream Lounge: The warmth of cool sightings
Notes on recent streaming comforts by our critic By Juan-Carlos Selznick Ripley The latest screen adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s The Talented Mr. Ripley is an 8-episode “limited…
‘What’s done in the dark will be brought to the light’: After 40 years, investigators make arrest in shuddering murder of Madeline Garcia
Cold case SN&R has been covering breaks open with apprehension of man who was teen suspect in unrelated arson near killing scene ‘You may throw…
Theater of dreams: Sacramento’s only microcinema is a movie buff’s ‘Dreamland’
By Chris Narloch Two entrepreneurs opened Dreamland Cinema in Sacramento in June of 2022, during a time when theaters across the country were struggling —…
CalRecycle’s leader, Zoe Heller, on battling plastic pollution and working for a cleaner climate
In May, Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed Zoe Heller as the new head of CalRecycle. Heller is a circular economy and zero waste specialist with a…
Meet three Sacramento tattoo artists with an enduring connection to its LBGTQ community
By Ruth Finch Part of Sacramento’s diversity includes boasting an array of tattoo artists for anyone who wants to get inked up. But for some,…
Will California’s largest oil well owner get a pass on paying to clean up Its mess?
A new state law mandates that oil companies put up money to plug wells before acquiring them. It could fail its first big test, putting…
Prison and Reentry Education Program at Los Rios colleges may not continue
By Keyshawn Davis In 2016, Mule Creek State Prison in Ione introduced an education program for its inmates to earn their associate degrees. David Cable…
Sacramento’s MADE Studio fosters creative equity and accessibility
By Marie-Elena Schembri Paige McCafferty, a woodworker and owner of craft business Awkwood Things, became a member at MADE Studio in Sacramento as part of…
Our land of light, sound and soul
By Scott Thomas Anderson California remains the world’s fifth-largest economy and one of the most culturally diverse places on earth. Our north side of the…
California hits Amazon with fines under warehouse worker law
By Jeanne Kuang for CalMatters California workplace regulators are fining Amazon $6 million over alleged violations of a recent warehouse labor law at two of…
Sacramento’s community theaters strive to keep their seats filled — and see signs of progress
By Patti Roberts Local performing arts companies have always faced challenges in attracting audiences, choosing relatable shows and managing finances. In recent years, they’ve also…