Letters: COVID-19, mental health, bookstores, etc.
A place to be heard Re: “15 Minutes: David Bain, executive director of NAMI Sacramento” by Lindsay Oxford (15 Minutes, April 23): NAMI Sacramento is…
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Setting up shop
The Ali Youssefi Project has announced two new artists for its residency program
Editor’s note: Climate change and coronavirus
Sac and West Sac mayors join the call for a green post-pandemic recovery plan Today is the 50th annual Earth Day, but a very different…
Snapshots from a pandemic
Some parents brought children to the April 20 protest at the state Capitol. “Fear God not Corona.” Children have been out of school since the…
Sac’s independent bookstores try to soldier on, survive the lockdown
By Scott Thomas Anderson In exploring the life of author C.S. Lewis, who saw the imaginative possibilities in books even during his moments of suffering,…
Snapshots from a pandemic
Patrolling K Street. (Photo courtesy of Brian Johnson, @runningclocks) Early morning social distancing to get into Raley’s. (Photo courtesy of Laura Marie Anthony) Discarded gloves…
Vegan comfort food when we need it most
A new restaurant opens in East Sac during the pandemic. And it’s succeeding. This is a strange time to be opening a restaurant, let alone…
A thorny situation
City chops down climbing roses at Sacramento’s historic cemetery Sacramento’s historic City Cemetery and its world-famous rose garden continue to be a prickly subject. This…
Snapshots from a pandemic
Joel, a barista at Old Soul at the Weatherstone, is continuously cleaning and disinfecting the store on the first official day of the quarantine, March 20….
A pandemic budget
Businesses are closed. Sales taxes are plummeting. But Sacramento officials don’t plan service cuts. It’s budget season at Sacramento City Hall, and in normal times…
Editor’s note: Terrible timing
Many millennials haven’t recovered from the Great Recession. The coronavirus pandemic is a second devastating blow. Some experts warned that the next economic downturn could…
Concerns grow in City Hall over the mental health toll of COVID-19 and the lockdown
By Scott Thomas Anderson For Sacramento Mayor Pro Tem Angelique Ashby, the jarring news flooded in from different directions: Police, school officials, parents, neighbors. It…
Snapshots from a pandemic
Buying in excess leaves little for the next person. (Photo courtesy of Brian Johnson) Social distancing in line for wine, beer and spirits. (Photo courtesy…
15 Minutes: Dusted in flour
Gregory Berger shares his passion for bread baking with Sacramento As a graphic designer who focuses on local nonprofits and restaurants such as Fairytale Town…
Why restaurants are worth saving
The industry was struggling before coronavirus shutdowns. Restaurants can’t make it on take-out alone. By Jot Condie One of my staff members came to me…
Snapshots from a pandemic
What’s in your backyard? (Photo courtesy of Cassandra Foster) “Since we can’t really go anywhere, I did a macro photo shoot of dandelions in my…
Spring flowers
Easter is the first flower-filled event of spring pruned by coronavirus. Florists are in challenging times. Traditionally, this is a big week for florists. In…