Cosplay will cause the full-effect at Roseville’s SacAnime from April 7 to 9
By Eddie Jorgensen SacAnime fans love to dress up, and when they come out in force, there’s no shortage of awe-inspiring costumes. For those who…
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Fantasy fun: ‘Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves’ works thanks to its breezy, comical approach
By Bob Grimm You don’t have to be a committed fantasy-game fan to get a kick out of Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, a…
Creativity in the Capital: Josh Fernandez and Frank Stockton talk artistic struggles, commitment to craft and how to carry on
By Sena Christian On a recent Monday morning, with finally a break in the rain, Josh Fernandez and Frank Stockton met for the first time…
Upcoming Esther Black show at Sacramento’s Cafe Colonial April 7 keeps a streak going
By Eddie Jorgensen When live music finally opened up for post-pandemic, full capacity glory at venues in and around Sacramento, perhaps one of the greatest…
The sound of your city: Songwriter spreads the gospel of music in Sacramento
By Casey Rafter The edges of its binding have begun to fray after weeks of thumbing through its pages – its blue duct tape slightly…
A united front: How Folsom is tackling its part of homelessness in Sacramento County
By Cristian Gonzalez Folsom is known as an upper-middle class suburb with great schools and beautiful homes, but it too shows symptoms of the countywide…
Gallery: Depeche Mode debuts ‘Memento Mori’ tour at Sacramento’s Golden 1
Photographs and story by Sugarwolf After nearly five years since its last world tour, Depeche Mode broke its silence on Thursday and embarked on a new musical…
In the wake of the Ticketmaster debacle, ‘swifties’ will be swift to descend on Sacramento’s Ace of Spades April 7
By Katelyn Marano Taylor Swift fans everywhere have been in an uproar since the singer announced her next concert series, but with so many fans…
A flurry of votes in Sacramento: California passes gasoline price-gouging penalty bill
By Dan Bacher Despite Big Oil spending more than $34.2 million to lobby the Legislature in the last two years – and millions more over the…
Legendary rockers Blue Öyster Cult to make rare appearance at The Venue in Thunder Valley Casino on April 1
By Eddie Jorgensen It’s hard to believe 56 years have passed since guitarist Buck Dharma – a.k.a. Donald Roeser – first formed a band under…
Sacramento’s Celebration Arts receives $700,000 state grant
Funding will help the Black theater organization expand Its operation By Verbal Adam, Sacramento Observer This story is co-published with The Sacramento Observer, a newspaper…
‘Uprooted’ exhibit opens in Sacramento, commemorating the darkest moment – and the tale of survival – for Californians of Japanese descent
By Alesha Blaauw Sacramento’s Japanese American community gathered in excitement as the “Uprooted: An American Story” exhibit was opened in the California Museum on a…
Sacramento’s Miller Park becomes a safe ground for those experiencing homelessness
Tenants housed at the park use leftover pandemic trailers By Ken Magri This winter’s unusually cold, windy and rainy weather has created big challenges for…
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Sleep in the fentanyl-dealing bed you made Re: “Money, Snapchat and implied malice: Why a fentanyl dealer was charged with murder as Placer’s deaths soared…
The Foilies 2023: Recognizing the worst in government transparency
By the Electronic Frontier Foundation and MuckRock News It seems like these days, everyone is finding classified documents in places they shouldn’t be: their homes,…
From its gleaming whiskey vault to the area’s biggest Celtic party, Father Paddy’s Pub in Woodland is a growing destination
By Scott Thomas Anderson Patrick Redmond has some questions to ask before pouring a glass of whiskey. That is, if he’s guiding a person through…
Stout Rebellion keeps bringing the Irish musical bravado, and fun, to the Capital region
By Casey Rafter It was Irishpalooza and Harlow’s dark curtain was lit green as the jaunty sounds of a tin whistle cut the air. The…