In the Oscar zone
German actress Sandra Hüller stars in two Best Picture nominees By Juan-Carlos Selznick The extraordinary German actress Sandra Hüller is featured in two films that are…
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Protecting pets in Sacramento’s unhoused community
By Keyshawn Davis Seven months ago, Joseph Rival drove to California from Oregon with his mother, who’d recently had a stroke, because she wanted to…
Creativity in the Capital: Tavarus Blackmon and Andru Defeye on the realities of making a sustainable living as an artist
By Casey Rafter Tavarus Blackmon (aka Blackmonster) is a Sacramento talent who’s dipped his toes in music, fashion, collages and curations. His art has been…
After three-year community battle, development planned for Rancho Cordova’s last open space is stalled
By Hannah Ross On an overcast Saturday afternoon, two kites hover above a 41-acre swath of lush California green dotted with the remnants of a…
Labor scores a victory at Sac State and other CSU campuses
Rejecting years of unequal treatment, 20,000 low-paid California State University student assistants and workers vote to organize. By Mark Kreidler, Capital & Main This story…
Forever murders and facing those ‘taken in darkness’
Working on the crime podcast ‘Trace of the Devastation’ meant revisiting events some would rather forget. But is forgetting them even possible? “I wasn’t sure…
US Media is collapsing: Here’s how to save it
With mass layoffs tearing through US media, here is what we need to save a crucial journalistic ecosystem. By Alissa Quart, Economic Hardship Reporting Project The…
Jealousy. Abuse. Stalking. An end. What led to the tragedy at House of Oliver
In Placer County’s main courthouse, just past its front metal detector, there is a document pick-up area with stacked metal baskets. One basket is marked…
MinervaVerse set to invest in Sacramento’s women and minority-led businesses
By Hannah Ross In Roman lore, Minerva, goddess of wisdom, commerce and arts, was born out of Jupiter’s head, split with a hammer to release…
R&B legend Donell Jones to co-headline a star-studded line-up at Sacramento Memorial on March 1.
By Eddie Jorgensen Donell Jones cut his teeth writing music for other performers before releasing his debut in 1996. Bolstered by the single “In the…
Coordinated Access System creates one ‘front door’ for Sacramentans in need of shelter
By Marie-Elena Schembri In 2023, the city of Sacramento ranked in the top three U.S. cities for percentage of unsheltered homeless individuals and families and…
Beauty in the eyes of the community: Nonprofit focuses on making unhoused people ‘feel inherently beautiful’
Beauty 2 The Streetz visits Sacramento to provides local homeless with beauty supplies, essentials By Katerina Graziosi Dusk falls as Shirley Raines sits at the…
California plans to eliminate a healthful-food program that has served both farmers and low-income residents
The state has matched fruit and vegetable purchases at farmers markets for low-income residents for seven years. That may soon end. By George B. Sánchez-Tello,…
Gallery: Sacramento Mardi Gras draws thousands to city’s historic quarter for an afternoon of parading and partying
Laissez les bons temps rouler! The phrase means “let the good times roll,” and it’s been a cherished ethos in the historically French-Spanish city of…
Dre Benjamin and the NolaCal Second Liners bring communal passion to Sacramento Mardi Gras
A storm-swept parade dancer will continue sharing his culture at Old Sac’s big celebration on Feb. 24 By Scott Thomas Anderson Festive feathers of a…
New Orleans saxophonist master Branford Marsalis brings his jazz quartet to the Mondavi Center on Feb. 28
By Eddie Jorgensen The Branford Marsalis Quartet is still a force on both in the studio and live front. At present Marsalis is backed by…
Art advocate and curator Barbara Range exits Sacramento’s Brickhouse Gallery
By Keyshawn Davis Those who appreciate The Brickhouse Gallery & Art Complex describe it as a safe haven where artists have an opportunity to share…