Remembering Davis’s tragic ‘House of Horrors’
The Chiles Mansion and what happened in 1972 By David Kulczyk Over a decade ago, the heirs of Mary Simmons put 12 undeveloped acres of prime…
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Sacramento’s NineFingers finds healing and community through music and dodgeball
By Cristian Gonzalez NineFingers, the enigmatic musician with a penchant for blending styles, first picked up a guitar at 12 years old. Like many young…
Project Censored dispatch: Unsolved text campaign targets female law faculty and students
By Project Censored Since January 2024, female law school professors, deans, and students across the country have been subjected to anonymous online harassment based on…
Sacramento, Yolo and San Joaquin groups join native tribes and environmentalists to battle Newsom as he gets more water districts to support Delta tunnel
By Dan Bacher Last week, Governor Gavin Newsom celebrated the recent votes by three water agencies for the next phase of funding for the proposed…
Painting our future: Can’t have art without the heart
By Donna Apidone Heart is the basis of art. Young people may feel an urge to create, but they count on parents and teachers to…
‘Urinetown the Musical’ at Cosumnes River College is a satirical splash
By Ally Heatherly Cosumnes River College’s production of “Urinetown the Musical,” directed by Ryan Perez Adame, is a satirical triumph, blending biting social commentary with…
Art meets legacy: Exploring Manetti Shrem’s latest exhibitions in Davis
By Casey Rafter Decades of experience guided the dancer’s movements as she silently shifted her arms, her hips and back, her legs — all in…
A super man, indeed: This new Christopher Reeve documentary offers a sad but heartwarming tribute
By Bob Grimm I still remember my dad saying, “Who the heck is this gangly guy?” when the casting of Superman was announced in the mid-1970s. “He’s…
B Street Theatre’s Family Series celebrates 20 years in Sacramento
By Lisa Thibodeau B Street Theatre was conceived by actor Timothy Busfield as a touring theater for children more than 25 years ago, and has…
Sacramento’s Axis Gallery features work exclusively by artists over 60 in its exhibit ‘View from the Hill’
By Jennifer Junghans Featuring distinctive work from seven artists over the age of 60, the art exhibit “View from the Hill” is showing at Axis…
Incubator program for small developers aims to make way for more affordable housing in Sacramento
By Ken Magri The City of Sacramento has attempted to come up with an imaginative plan to meet its housing needs through its new Small…
Fanny the all-female rock band with Sacramento roots everyone should hear about
By Steph Rodriguez An all-female rock band almost lost to time is experiencing a warming resurgence through the documentary film “Fanny: The Right to Rock”…
UC faces half-billion-dollar budget shortfall and increases tuition for new nonresident students
By Mikhail Zinshteyn for CalMatters The University of California is eyeing a looming budget gap of half a billion dollars next year. To help balance…
A look back at Mayor Darrell Steinberg’s contributions to Sacramento’s arts and creative economy
By Rachel Leibrock Mayor Darrell Steinberg stepped up to the podium outside of the Warehouse Artist Lofts on R Street in downtown Sacramento. It was…
When fish are free: Hundreds of salmon are now spawning in Klamath River and tributaries after dam removal completed
By Dan Bacher Hundreds of fall-run Chinook salmon are now spawning on the Klamath River and its tributaries both above and below the former sites…
Broadway Sacramento takes over STC’s theater complex; Music Circus is now year-round
By Patti Roberts For the first time in its nearly 75-year history, Broadway Sacramento is producing a full-run holiday show at its Broadway at Music…
Frightening and intellectual: Hugh Grant delivers career-best work in intense horror film ‘Heretic’
By Bob Grimm Hugh Grant delivers a career-best performance—against type—in Heretic, a thought-provoking and beautifully intense horror film from the writing/directing pair of Scott Beck and…