Oak Park’s perpetual identity crisis
One of Sacramento’s oldest neighborhoods is constantly reckoning with an uncertain future By Brandon Jetter Robbin Ware has called Oak Park home for nearly 20…
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Innovation without gentrification?
The promise and pitfalls of Aggie Square in Oak Park The housing crisis came for Tanya Faison on Dec. 13. That day, the founder of…
Essay: Help the homeless, help stem the pandemic
A new Sacramento coalition says the coronavirus response could be the blueprint for permanent solutions By Bob Erlenbusch and Faye Wilson Kennedy The Sacramento Regional…
Virtually existent
During coronavirus shutdown, artists find ways to show their work The sounds of a Lucha Libre match emanate from a small CRT television facing an…
Work. Parent. Teach.
How to keep your child engaged and entertained during the coronavirus pandemic Wearing oversized, clip-on earrings that eclipse her earlobes and bright pink lipstick as…
Connected through music
Sacramento hip-hop scene honors dear friend through music and art Local rapper Paul Flames is torn up as he flips through photos on his phone….
Arrests: development
Arrests and incarceration plummeted more than 70% in the first week that Sacramento residents were told to stay home to avoid COVID-19 Trayvon Moore-Davis was…
Snapshots from a pandemic
(Photo courtesy of Melisa Kayaer) “Taken with my two kiddos in Fair Oaks … We’ve been going on nature adventures lately to escape the house…
Streetalk
Asked at Sunday Farmer’s Market at 8th and X streets: Which musical act would you like to see come to Sacramento? “Well obviously Billie Eilish…
Dinner (and a movie) at a distance
Isolating physically without isolating socially Seven screens are active, and the audio is a jumble as we decide between trying to sync time codes, or…
Switching up the beat
Zach Van Dyck shoots for pop stardom There’s a certain infectious, “on-repeat” quality to Zach Van Dyck’s latest single, “Give It All.” It’s a pop…
Editor’s note: Wake-up call
Sleep Train Arena may get revived as an emergency hospital during the coronavirus crisis Once, Natomas leaders hoped that the Sleep Train Arena site would…
Snapshots from a pandemic
Brown bear, brown bear. What do you see? This fuzzy, little guy is staying indoors. It’s almost as if this pink fellow is waving at…
15 Minutes: Augie Maravilla, owner of Rocket Records
It’s safe to say nearly every music lover has dreamed of owning a record store. Rocket Records opened three years ago in a low-visibility storefront…
6 fierce cannabis influencers to follow
There’s no denying that with cannabis legalization efforts moving forward in various states, the culture and industry have been experiencing a boom. With cannabis still…
Snapshots from a pandemic
“The Tower Bridge, where I walked up the center roadway without any chance of getting hit, because there were no cars (just the lone RT…
