June 12-15 One word can describe this venerable fair that’s been going strong since 1859—and that word is racy. Not in the va-va-voom sense, but the vroom-vroom one. Whether powered by four wheels or ...

I was taken aback by the incident with George Floyd and how the reaction hit communities throughout the world, as well as in Sacramento. Instantly my mind went, “What can I do?” Oftentimes we want to ...

As Mahatma Gandhi once said, “In the midst of darkness, light persists.” Through the fog of 2020, here are 25 people, places and things around the region—from our heroic health care workers fighting ...

Dumplings to die for, a mistress of disguise, toothsome tacos, culinary classes paired with cinematic classics, health-forward push-pops, dance-powered lemonade purveyors, and much more. Here’s our ...

Portrait by Max Whittaker Stephen Kaltenbach at the Crocker Art Museum on Dec. 12 backdropped by his painting "Portrait of My Father" SStephen Kaltenbach stands in front of a portrait he painted of ...

Craig Reynolds, photographed on Sept. 24, is preparing for a November harvest at his agave farm in Woodland. He and others will use the sharp, long-handled coa de jima to slice away the plants’ ...

Rendering courtesy of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill A rendering of the proposed 557-foot-tall tower at 301 Capitol Mall that would include 100 residential units on the top floors “So much han,” one of us ...

HHis mother calls them “monstrously huge” hands. Universally, it is agreed they are massive and preternaturally strong—the kind usually dubbed mitts or hams. The fingers are the size of ballpark ...

From left: Jack and Elena Winks, Franquette’s beverage director and head chef, respectively; patrons cozy up to the central bar (Photos by Anna Wick) A remarkably clear twilight befell a Tuesday ...

In September, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released provisional data for 2021, which was pretty shocking: Gun deaths in America hit an all-time high of 48,832. That’s an 8% increase ...

The Omicron variant is now spreading throughout the world at an alarming rate, and Sacramento County has seen a massive spike in recent weeks, hitting four-month highs. So we spoke to Dr. Jonathan ...

Best Spot to Get Down and Chow Down If you’re walking through midtown’s Handle District and suddenly detect a feel-good rumbling of a deep bass line or hear a muffled saxophone solo, you’re probably ...