Youth Campaign for More Funding
BY EDGAR SANCHEZ Four years ago, Dexter Niskala, then a junior at Luther Burbank High, campaigned for Measure Y, which would have created a new…
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A Toast to the Past
Burly Beverages is hand-crafting old-fashioned elixirs to quench the thirst of new generations BY ALLEN PIERLEONI It’s fitting that Gabriel Aiello chose a building from…
Wax Off
Keep hair at bay for weeks! BY ANNE STOKES With spring and summer right around the corner, it’s nearly time to put sweatshirts and heavy…
Yvonne R. Walker: Leaders who made a difference
Their grassroots efforts led to real change in their communities How do you create change? You can organize at the grassroots level, inspiring others and…
His opportunity to fly and dream
Well-known artist and designer Gerry Otis Simpson showcases his work in gallery-boutique BY ALLEN PIERLEONI Amid the art gallery’s organized chaos of color-saturated paintings, denim…
Healthy Treats and a Good Cause
Pamper your pup in style BY ANNE STOKES Not only is a dog’s love unconditional, it also can be a lifesaver — literally! According to…
‘A lot of love’ in every sandwich
Shift Coffee House honored for ‘Best Grilled Cheese’ in California BY ALLEN PIERLEONI Shift Coffee House co-owner Carol Mundy sat at a table in her…
Keeping People Out of Jail
BY EDGAR SANCHEZ An activist group that stopped an $89 million expansion of Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center in Elk Grove says its fight for criminal…
Exotic evening on J Street
Kasbah delivers Middle Eastern fine dining and romantic ambiance BY ANNE STOCKS With its arches and columns, cushioned banquette seats and warm copper tabletops lit…
Custom Treasures
Little Relics offers sustainably-sourced, hand-made wearable art BY ANNE STOKES When you walk through the door, it’s immediately clear Little Relics isn’t like other big-name…
Retro chic oasis offers more than room
The Greens Hotel makes Del Paso the place to stay BY ALLEN PIERLEONI Unless you happen to look up and spot the sign on Del…
One Woman of Color is Making History in Sacramento’s Growing Cannabis Industry
BY EDGAR SANCHEZ Betty Mitchell’s uncle was a pioneer in developing medical cannabis in Arkansas. Now, Mitchell herself is being called a pioneer in Sacramento’s…
A gathering place to create (and read)
Carol’s Books so much more than a bookstore BY ALLEN PIERLEONI Carol’s Books, which has had a presence on Del Paso Boulevard for 15 years,…
It’s Easy Being Green
Propagate can help bring a little bit of nature inside BY ANNE STOKES If you look around your home and feel something’s missing, chances are…
These cleaners are a blast
Company specializes in industrial-size pressure washers and other high-powered cleaning tools BY ALLEN PIERLEONI Howard Ditkof was standing inside Steam Cleaners, Inc., his Old North…
Gilded Age treasures come to Midtown
Collection available for preview before luxury auction BY DEBBIE ARRINGTON Oh, if these furnishings could talk! Once, they graced the greatest houses in the Bay…
Colo’s spices up neighborhood
Former Oak Park restaurateurs bring popular soul food north BY ALLEN PIERLEONI Things have been somewhat hectic since Kevin and Tamar McCree’s soft opening of…
