The waning days of the Gold Rush were overshadowed by tense journalistic standoffs around the Civil War In 1861, California’s Capital region was far from…
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By Casey Rafter Spicy guitar echoes and tambourine shimmers trickle down a slope of Nevada City as Kevin Welch and Alex Calatayud hone their craft…
For some mystery aficionados, storytelling with a sense of place is so crucial to a book’s lasting appeal that every quirk and nuance of a…
In a dim corner of Giusti’s bar, near some photos of dangling sturgeon, there’s a newspaper article from 1970 nailed to the wall. It’s a…
At the height of the pandemic summer, Northern California’s grand movie palaces of yesteryear were in trouble. Historic theaters like The Crest in Sacramento, The…
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…
Sacramento writer sees attention, promising sales around his unlikely pitch for a maligned musical genre By Casey Rafter Joyful horns, bass and guitars flowed…
The unorthodox performer Blind Lemon Peel gets his footing in the Capital Region By Chris Elliott Blind Lemon Peel is a Sacramento newcomer, but he…
Sometimes our present woes are best understood through the pain others felt in the past For 45 years May has been the month of the…
Max Hernandez’s latest venture offers a window into the city’s multi-faceted creative scene By Casey Rafter Musician, entrepreneur and die-hard hip-hop fan Max Hernandez has…