4 Gigs: Latino stories, jazzy rhythms and a 100-year German tradition
Spring is here, and Sacramento is ready to turn up the volume with music, art and community celebrations that will fill your calendar — from…
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Hips don’t lie: Belly dancer Bridggett Bess charms Sacramento with a life of storytelling through the arts
She dances, sings and acts: Whether taking the stage as Badia, or grabbing the mic as Pandora Gunn, Bess sees no limits to connecting with…
Verge Center for the Arts is forging connections in Sacramento through ‘Personal Histories’
Center’s latest exhibit showcases the beauty of individuality amid local and nationally recognized artists, now open through February When artists are given the resources and…
¡Viva la cultura! Sacramento’s Latino Center of Art and Culture brings new life to a landmark, continuing its vital celebration of heritage
LCAC looks to new horizons at Winn Park, hosts its La Pastorela this week at The Guild Theater It wasn’t that long ago in Sacramento’s…
Behind the funk: Sacramento’s The Gold Souls come storming back with ‘Downtown Sound’
Local musicians jump into the fray again with big Halloween night show at Harlow’s With live music selling out large-scale festivals and filling independent venues…
Essay: During virus surge, Sac City Unified failed its most vulnerable students
Delta variant clearly upended the District’s plans, showing a lack of preparedness – and that no one’s at the helm Last Thursday, Sept. 2, was…
Post-COVID Kitchen Confidential: Sacramento’s tough-willed cooks and pastry chefs soldier on through an upside down world
Worker shortages, supply chain chaos, constant rule changes, public fear, bad air and petty criminals – life is never boring for the indie kitchens making…
The Crocker comeback: Art’s inspiring appeal on full display as the city’s historic museum comes back to life
Kids’ summer camps, ‘Louis Comfort Tiffany’ exhibit & ‘For America’ showing all on the horizon Sacramento’s dedicated art community leaned on virtual experiences to connect…
Returning to B Street
Sacramentans can join the cast of B Street Theatre May 6 for a live telethon of non-stop entertainment on the Big Day of Giving B…
A prayer for janky Sacramento
Will downtown’s beloved hangouts come back? As the coronavirus pandemic swept the country and shut down California’s capital city, small watering holes that withstood Prohibition,…
Look for the helpers
A medic, a teacher and a grocer step up during Sacramento’s time of unrest The term “essential worker” has carried new meaning during the coronavirus…
Pot of the future
Natura Life + Science, a massive cannabis service provider, will open its 12-acre campus in Sacramento this fall Is Sacramento ready to welcome one of…
From chef to table
When he and his wife both lost their restaurant jobs as the coronavirus pandemic shut down businesses, JD Snead says he started cooking for his…
The fruits of their labor
Midtown Association splits with Unseen Heroes, a Black-owned events company that operated Midtown Farmers Market for more than 5 years On any given Saturday morning,…
Snapshots from the protests
A demonstration sponsored by the American Bus Association aimed to raise awareness about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the private bus industry. (Photo…
Snapshots from the protests
Sacramento trans activist Ebony Harper presented “The Certificate of Divadom” to a high school graduate who attended every recent Black Lives Matter protest in Sacramento….
Snapshots from the protests
The Black and Brown: Shut It Down protest on Sunday started in Southside Park and ended at Cesar Chavez Plaza. (Photo courtesy of Kevin Gomez…