$2 million Creative Growth Fellowship aims to springboard, support Sacramento artists
By Ruth Finch After studying traditional Hmong textile arts at UC Berkeley, Pachia Lucy Vang used her free time isolating during the pandemic to develop…
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Why California backed off again from ambitious A.I. regulation
By Khari Johnson for CalMatters After three years of trying to give Californians the right to know when AI is making a consequential decision about…
Inside The Red Museum: Where Sacramento creatives welcome the strange and unusual
By Steph Rodriguez The Red Museum has taken on many identities over the decades — a bustling warehouse, a community hub, a volunteer-driven epicenter for…
Remembering Ground Chuck: Sacramento says goodbye to its man of multitudes
By Odin Rasco “I’m proud that I helped get people inspired,” Charles Thomas, known widely as Ground Chuck, said as he leaned back in his…
Upcoming in Sacramento, ‘Nutshell’ storyteller Joe Hunter talks resilience, family and appearing on ‘Survivor’ TV show
By Chris Woodard Joe Hunter has worn many hats in his life — firefighter, fire captain, father and, most recently, “Survivor” contestant. After finishing as…
Win one for the writers
For Sacramento creatives — or anyone who thinks that artists have a right to make a living off of their work — there was just reason to cheer a landmark court…
Bayanihan Festival in Elk Grove celebrates area Filipino culture on October 12
By Justine Chahal The third annual Bayanihan Festival, held as a celebration of Filipino culture, will occur during the day on Sunday, Oct. 12 at…
The Delta strikes back: Newsom’s plan to exempt controversial tunnel from environmental review process dies in statehouse
By Dan Bacher A broad coalition of tribes, environmental groups, fishing organizations and family farmers joined elected officials across six counties last week to…
Hmong flower cloth making preserves culture and strengthens community in Sacramento
By Lien Apoux The Labubu dolls might be a very modern sensation, but this month they were combined with Hmong culture that is thousands of…
Capital Stage’s ‘The Lehman Trilogy’ is a fascinating journey from Lehman Brothers’ beginnings to its crash ending
By Patti Roberts If the name Lehman Brothers sounds familiar, it’s because the Lehman Brothers Inc. triggered one of the biggest economic crises in history…
Sacramento-area art program helps children process grief
By Lisa Thibodeau Sabrina Davis lost her father in 2023, and at first the teenager was reluctant to join a program that helps youth grieve…
A fun end-of-summer blast: Darren Aronofsky offers a slightly more upbeat vibe with ‘Caught Stealing’
By Bob Grimm Director Darren Aronofsky, purveyor of great and gloomy films like Requiem for a Dream and Black Swan, goes for something a little more upbeat—but undeniably…
Federal cuts lead to uncertainty for foster care in Sacramento
By Jacob Peterson There were 1,136 children in the foster care system in Sacramento County as of April 1, according to the California Child Welfare…
When History rhymes in startling ways: Return of a journalistic darkness?
In the last four months, the U.S. veterans’ community has been going through the same shock to the system that the American journalism community experienced…
‘We have had enough!’ Tribes, Enviros and Delta advocates rally in Sacramento as Newsom tries pushing anti-CEQA bills for tunnel
By Dan Bacher Tribal leaders, Delta farmers, conservationists and environmental justice advocates rallied for the imperiled Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta on the west steps of…
Comedy-thriller ‘Accomplice’ proves Chautauqua is a driving force for high-caliber theater in the Sacramento Valley
By Odin Rasco Kicking off its 50th season with a bang, Chautauqua Playhouse’s newest production, “Accomplice,” is a delightfully deceptive show that will keep the…
Will California ban companies from charging vets to secure benefits? Some say it should
By Adam Ashton for CalMatters The $1,102 Adan Montalvo gets every month in disability from the Department of Veterans Affairs makes a difference for him,…