8 Sacramento events to experience in June
By Steph Rodriguez June hits the gas on summer in Sacramento with many vibrant events that turn up the music, celebrate cultures and bring everyone…
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Jump into June’s creative current with these art events in Sacramento
By Marie-Elena Schembri The days are getting longer, the sun is shining and the inspiration is flowing! Sacramento’s art scene presents a diverse array of…
Frontline advocates rally in Sacramento for ‘Make Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act’
Lawmakers heard from frontline advocates and climate disaster survivors who are already living with the painful costs and health harms caused by fossil fuel industry…
Where everyone belongs: Accessible arts programs and performances are blooming in Sacramento
By Helen Harlan Stand-up comedian Nina G has found a way to work her stutter and dyslexia into her act as a source of jokes….
Deadline looms for state workers in Sacramento to return to their offices
By Jeremy Brown and Isabella Nyiri Thousands of state workers in Sacramento remain angry about Gov. Gavin Newsom’s recent order that they return to the…
Project censored dispatch: Framing the feed – how social media shapes our interpretation of reality
By Shealeigh Voitl In 2024, Project Censored introduced Beyond Fact-Checking: A Teaching Guide to the Power of News Frames to critically analyze narrative strategies media…
Artists take up residence at new multipurpose Prism Art Space in Midtown Sacramento
By Miranda Culp Ever since Michael LaHood, or “Hoodie,” arrived in Sacramento in 2019 from Chicago, he stalked art spaces. He had visions of multimedia…
Davis’s Hope Cafe holds on to connection in hard times
Just two months into 2025, a report from Modern Health found that stress levels were surging among American workers. Some 75% of them are grappling…
Sacramento Book Festival comes to McKinley Park for last day of May
By Helen Harlan Bookworms in The Big Tomato have reason to rejoice later this month when the second-ever Sacramento Book Festival hits McKinley Park’s Shepard…
Meet LabRats, the Sacramento jazz quartet behind some of your favorite musicians
How LabRats are redefining jazz and shaping Sacramento’s music scene By Steph Rodriguez Every city has its own music culture and sound. That’s especially true…
California Museum in Sacramento honors Japanese Americans, Nisei veterans with flag ceremony
By Justine Chahal California Superior Court Judge Johnny Gogo stood in the California Museum, looking at the American flag he donated. The flag is remarkably…
Capital Stage’s ‘Unseen’ is viewed through the lens of a war photographer and how her work affects her life
By Patti Roberts What is once seen can never be unseen. That is the sage advice and warning a departing war correspondent gives to Mia,…
Sacramento venue guide: a sampling of the capital’s offerings for the concertgoer
By Cristian Gonzalez Sacramento’s music scene is busier than most think. While San Francisco and Los Angeles have long dominated as hubs for live music…
Meet mentor and food blogger Alex Blaise, also known as SacBoyEats
The MESA director and food influencer is making an impact beyond the classroom By Ana Sophia Vazquez At Sacramento State, Alex Blaise is more than…
Three Sisters Gardens keeps youth connected through indigenous knowledge in West Sacramento
By Gabriel Solis Alfred Melbourne, founder and director of Three Sisters Gardens, believes that growing food brings life and opportunities to everyone. But it wasn’t…
How one group of immigration attorneys is building community and battling courts as feds focus on increased deportations
By Odin Rasco When Salwa’s husband received an offer for a job in California in the summer of 2024, it was not just an opportunity…
Essay: Yes, I am angry. But I also have hope
By Faye Wilson Kennedy The first 100 days of the Trump administration were marked by significant actions that affected individuals both domestically and internationally, as…