All the world’s a stage in Sacramento this summer
By Patti Roberts Verily, summer is the season for the staging of Shakespeare plays. Huzzah! July is welcoming two productions of the Bard — Sacramento…
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As deportation fears come home to Sacramento, city officials and nonprofits try to form a phalanx of hope
‘Who am I without my mom?’ By Samin Vafaee Sofia Fernanda did everything she was supposed to: She graduated from high school, got a restaurant…
Basketball and bro-banter build a nuanced friendship in Capital Stage’s ‘King James’
By Patti Roberts Two men meet in a Cleveland bar and slowly start an unlikely friendship through their mutual love of LeBron James, also known…
Artistic freedom shines this July in Sacramento
By Marie-Elena Schembri Beat the heat with indoor gallery exhibits and enjoy cool evening art activations this July as Sacramento’s creativity lights up the scene….
Historic Sacramento restaurant Jim-Denny’s closes after an emotional last service
Wednesday marked the last day in the restaurant’s nearly 85 years of business By Jacob Peterson Jim Denny’s, a staple of the downtown Sacramento scene…
Sacramento Iu Mien Festival celebrates community, preserves culture
By Lien Apoux At the Sacramento Iu Mien Festival, friends could be seen hugging for the first time in years, wearing bright traditional clothing and…
Sacramento-area food systems weather big cuts in federal funding
By Jennifer Junghans In Yolo County, families and individuals experiencing food insecurity can show up at one of Yolo Food Bank’s roughly 60 monthly distributions…
‘In a Nutshell’ co-creator on going from page to stage and finding community through storytelling
By Chris Woodard Storytellers are cracking open their personal and human tales at “In a Nutshell,” a live storytelling series where performers share true stories…
Lawyers clash over whether Sacramento murder suspect Amyis Coogler will stand trial as an adult
With emotions running high from opposing supporters, judge ultimately issued a final ruling By Scott Thomas Anderson Two families just met at a fork in…
Institutions have failed to address a mental health crisis on Sacramento’s streets. Now small businesses cope with being at the center of it
By Emily Haerter What exactly is uncomfortable about Sacramento? Is it the culture? Is it the food? The community? It’s clear from social media threads…
How three Sacramento playwrights create worlds through stories and dialogue
By Patti Roberts Local playwright Jerry Montoya recently had two of his plays running simultaneously on B Street Theatre stages, which is why B Street…
How Spanish school CASA de ESPAÑOL hopes to build community in Sacramento
By Justine Chahal CASA de ESPAÑOL, located at 1101 R Street, is a Spanish school and cultural center that has been operating since 2011. Maria…
Gallery: Sacramento’s arts and culture community defined by city’s neighborhoods
Words and photographs by Steve Martarano Sacramento’s vibrant arts and cultural offerings would be much worse off if not for the city’s varied and diverse…
California has 30 new proposals to rein in A.I. but Trump could complicate them
By Khari Johnson for CalMatters AI can get rid of racist restrictions in housing covenants and help people access government benefits, or it can deny…
Gallery: Sacramento activists gather to protest U.S. and Israeli war on Iran
By Dan Bacher Sacramento anti-war organizations held an emergency rally as part of a National Day of Action to oppose the war with Iran on…
Sacramento organizations in limbo as federal actions threaten AmeriCorps-funded programs
By Krista Minard On a Sunday evening in late April, several local nonprofit groups that rely on AmeriCorps grants received official word: The Trump administration’s…
Sacramento groups address loneliness, create community for older AAPI adults
By Amritpal Kaur Sandhu-Longoria Every week, 67-year-old Connie Bateman gets ready for a weekly outing with a volunteer from ACC Senior Services, a nonprofit that…