How the Old Sugar Mill became a river-bound wine citadel
As the days get warmer, Clarksburg’s great hall of vino is pouring again By Scott Thomas Anderson Spring skies are sparkling against the river near…
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Plan to downsize beloved U.C. Davis radio station, demolish historic building, was hatched by the administration of Linda Katehi
As generations of alumni try to keep KDVS FM intact, they’re battling a proposal that started with the controversial college leader who many would rather…
Fig collectors’ paradise
While driving north toward Oroville for a Feather River salmon fishing trip in August of 2003, a voluminous tree beside Highway 70 caught my eye….
In a nod to Sojourner Truth, a work of gardening art blooms in Sacramento
Nature doesn’t color inside the lines. What once looked like carefully crafted blocks yielded a crazy quilt of calico colors. Spring (and a little irrigation)…
Sacramento area’s independent bookstores celebrate coming through the pandemic with a special event
From Davis to El Dorado Hills, the struggle to protect local book culture from a black swan event was waged by workers and customers alike…
A different kind of 4/20 playlist
Songs for stoners that each last four minutes, twenty seconds By Ken Magri I was listening to Kid Cudi’s “Marijuana” the other day, drawn into…
Combating the blues with California sunlight and the sounds of Sacramento
By Scott Thomas Anderson Our light at the end of the COVID tunnel feels like it’s arriving as the sky-glow of spring; but that does…
Orangevale gets in touch with its food-growing roots
A local community with deep agricultural roots is reconnecting with its gardening instincts. Saturday, April 17, the Orangevale Grange will unveil its new CommUNITY garden…
Sacramento’s Forever Goldrush celebrates 25 years, bringing its debut album to the digital age
For a brief moment in the late 90s, the Capital City was on the verge of being the next ‘big’ music scene — and a…
Sac’s creatives can’t be caged: Upcoming Creative Con to boost artists after a numbing year
April 10 and 11 will be a weekend for declaring the city’s arts scene isn’t giving up By Scott Thomas Anderson Sacramento has always been…
Editorial: In defense of pandemic drinking
The neo-prohibitionists are back, using COVID as a Trojan horse to sneak their proverbial bottle hatchets into our favorite spots. By Scott Thomas Anderson Even…
Fifteen Minutes: Roman Sanchez, Teatro Espejo
Teatro Espejo, a four-decade Sacramento institution of Latinx/Chicanx live performance, has grappled with how to connect with audiences after a year of darkened stages. Like…
Checking in: SAMMIES 2020 winners and nominees
In any normal year, we at SN&R would be in full-on SAMMIES mode, asking readers to vote for their favorite performers and prepping a big…
The Buckhorn keeps steaks big, brazen and with the old breed
Fourteen miles past Davis is the rancher’s answer to perfect meat cut off the hoof By Scott Thomas Anderson Sun falls on the red, sky-beaten…
SAMMIES winner Katie Knipp hits the Billboard charts
Blues performer and two-time SAMMIES winner Katie Knipp has just been given another honor to tuck under her belt. Early yesterday morning, Knipp learned she hit the Billboard Blues top ten for the second time in a row. While 2018’s Take It With You landed in the number ten spot, her newest, The Well, shot to number four straight out of the gate.
Destroy Boys keep it loud
Destroy Boys on their new single, signing to Hopeless Records, and this weekend’s livestream “Those shows were so sick, especially the Sacramento show,” says Alexia…
A cut above: ‘Justice League’ and Zack Snyder’s unlikely revenge on the new studio system
By Scott Thomas Anderson It may go down as one of Hollywood’s ultimate vindication stories: After shooting two films and spending countless hours on their…