School board members battle it out in a most woke way in CapStage’s ‘Eureka Day’
By Patti Roberts Playwright Jonathan Spector must have used an Ouija board when he wrote “Eureka Day,” which premiered in 2018. It was before both…
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Highly controversial, potentially $100 billion Delta tunnel proposal is reportedly failing the cost-benefit test
By Dan Bacher The California Department of Water Resources claims that the embattled Delta Conveyance Project, better known as “the Tunnel,” would cost $20.1 billion,…
B Street Theatre’s Jerry Montoya and the heart of storytelling
By Chris Woodard For Jerry Montoya, storytelling began at home. Growing up in a Mexican-American household, he recalls the power of stories to bring family…
Recently retired FBI agent from Sacramento office pens book about confronting trauma
From working in counter-terrorism and hostage negotiation, to digging into homicides and cold cases, Arvinder Ginda’s career has caused him to change focus to those…
Inside Sacramento’s strong-rooted poetry community
By Marie-Elena Schembri Sacramento is home to an evolving poetry community, one that has been emerging over decades from the quiet corners of the city’s…
Noted California historian Gary Noy to give public talk about Lake Tahoe’s legacy at Sierra College on October 23
Gary Noy, author of nonfiction books that include “Hellacious California” and “Nature’s Mountain Mansion,” will discuss his latest offering about Lake Tahoe as part of…
Sacramento sharpens its fangs for a ‘Castle Dracula masquerade’ at this year’s Vampire Ball on October 25
Somewhere between a medieval Romanian sadist, a diseased Irish Victorian and a rogue copyright-violating film director from Germany, a ghoulish folk tradition born in old…
Elk Grove’s Bayanihan Festival brings people together during Filipino American History Month
By Justine Chahal Music swelled in the air as bamboo poles were placed parallel to each other against the concrete floor at Elk Grove’s District56…
When the federal safety net disappears, Sacramento’s Black climate leaders step up
By Neenma Ebeledike It’s a strange moment in climate justice across the country. Earlier this year, the Trump administration dismantled several key climate and equity…
New California law expands Newsom’s mental health court. Will it help more people?
By Jocelyn Wiener and Marisa Kendall for CalMatters One of Gov. Gavin Newsom‘s marquee mental health programs may broaden its reach despite persistent questions about the…
‘Sanctuary City’ is a Sacramento production that explores sacrifice, love and identity in the post-9/11 world and feels perfectly suited for our times
By Odin Rasco It starts with a knock at B’s window late at night. G is there, cold, shaken by a rough night, looking for…
Analysis: Robin Williams’ daughter beautifully summed up the lack of self-awareness and intellectual bankruptcy of those who think they’re ‘creating’ with A.I. slop
Last week, the daughter of the late, great comedic actor Robin Williams felt compelled to tell bored, tone-deaf idiots to stop sending her A.I.-generated images…
There and back again: Regional guitar phenom Mark Holzinger opens up about his storied career while finishing latest album
Holzinger’s upcoming solo effort ‘Juke and Jive’ is the culmination of a long, unpredictable journey through music of generations past When Mark Holzinger first walked…
The Snares to be featured at latest live podcast event supporting hometown journalism in Sacramento on October 21
Band will be interviewed and perform at The Torch Club for Solving Sacramento’s ‘Creativity in the Capital’ podcast as special fundraiser The Snares’ brand…
A legend returns: Daniel Day-Lewis is great in the otherwise mediocre ‘Anemone’
By Bob Grimm When it was announced that Daniel Day-Lewis was coming out of retirement to star in Anemone, I rejoiced and waited with anticipatory glee….
Gallery: The final blow was big for Day 4 of Aftershock
Words and photographs by Sugarwolf One might have expected the fourth day of this year’s Aftershock Festival to serve as a cool-down, but the parting…
Inside the Menendez parole hearings: How fame and notoriety collide with justice
Celebrity helped the Menendez brothers get a shot at parole, but it also brought even more scrutiny to them as they made a case for…