Community Lead Advocacy Program brings essential Black hair and skincare products to Sacramento’s unhoused
By Hannah Ross Orange and green tubs of Vaseline, coconut and tea tree oil ring a picnic table at Jack Davis Park in South Oak…
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Predictably poor: ‘Trap’ features M. Night Shyamalan at his contrived worst
By Bob Grimm When M. Night Shyamalan plays around with aliens or the supernatural, the results can be quite good, and even excellent (Signs, Split). But Trap proves…
Hangout Gigs: Beti Masenqo serenades Sacramento
Video by Cristian Gonzalez Multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Beti Masenqo performs her unreleased song “Breathing Out the Darkness’’ for Hangout Gigs, a monthly series featuring Sacramento-based…
Project Censored dispatch: The corporate press (finally) sounds the alarm on Project 2025
But omits warnings for journalism and media communication By Mischa Geracoulis After months of expert legal and public policy analysis, advocacy group warnings, and independent…
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Hollywood veteran and Sacramento native Erinn Anova takes reins as Celebration Arts’ executive director By Williamena Kwapo Erinn Anova’s journey reads like a captivating script,…
How Women’s Wisdom Art on Del Paso Boulevard empowers marginalized communities through creative expression
By Seth Sandronsky Local artist Steff Echeverria uses charcoal, chalk pastel and oil pastel with paint on cardstock to create some of her artwork. Among…
As performers struggle, a night of live podcast recordings in Midtown spurs fundraiser to keep journalistic arts coverage alive
Mick Martin, Nick Brunner, Josh Fernandez, Larisa Bryski, Rituals of Mine’s Terra Lopez and KSSU FM’s Casey Rafter will take center stage on Sept. 5…
What happened after Newsom’s executive order on encampments? State agencies refuse to answer how they are carrying out the governor’s directive.
Local jurisdictions claim increased but measured enforcement, Camp Resolution goes to court to prevent its demise By Scott Thomas Anderson “No more excuses,” Gov. Gavin…
Sacramento Blues Society celebrates 45 years of bringing music to the masses
By Patti Roberts Sacramento has been blessed with many blues legends gracing our stages and nightclubs, including Muddy Waters, B.B. King, Little Milton and Etta…
How one Sacramento fiber art studio is creating environmentally friendly art
By Justine Chahal A group of artists gather around a table lined with supplies: Speedball Speedy Carve Blocks, tools for carving linoleum and ink. An…
Essay: Remembering the good times and not why they ended, 20 years after losing my best friend
By Helen Harlan Andrew Cochrane had a catchphrase: “Can we talk about me now?” He used it often and was mostly joking when he did….
A soil fungus that can kill is on the rise in California: What to know about Valley fever
By Ana B. Ibarra for CalMatters It’s shaping up to be a bad year — possibly the worst yet — when it comes to Valley…
Battle against the Park Fire continues
Cal Fire, US Forest Service working towards containment By Ken Magri Now burning through its second week, the Park Fire has already become the fourth…
Studios to sidewalks: Sacramento’s hotbed of creativity this August
By Marie-Elena Schembri From its studios to its sidewalks, Sacramento is home to a dynamic lineup of visual art events this August with First Fridays,…
8 Sacramento events to experience in August
By Steph Rodriguez August in Sacramento marks the return of many beloved traditions that make summertime a little sweeter. It’s when hundreds of people descend…
Writing our future: 300 books, 5,000 published authors … and an octopus
By Donna Apidone The large, framed sign just inside the front door tells a story: “A writer is someone who writes.” At the 916 Ink…
August theater roundup: Cool productions for summer’s curtain call
By Dave Kempa I’m not sure which one of you wished that we all lived in more interesting times, but the hex seems to have…