If you didn’t blow away with the wind this week, or get an untimely sunburn from the heat wave the week before, or sneeze your head off at any point in between, consider that a win! At any rate, both Passover this Friday and Easter Sunday look like they’ll be absolutely lovely. Whether you’re celebrating or just enjoying the season, we hope you have a great rest of your week and that the following news and recommendations brighten up your spring. 

Here’s the latest Capital Region Rundown:

We go off the beaten path to share the story behind an iconic Roseville roller rink benefiting from an increased interest in roller skating; a UC Davis engineer develops a breathalyzer-like device to detect COVID-19; CalMatters reports on California cities’ resistance to a state housing law advocates hope will bring more affordable housing; the women who have made history as female announcers for the Sacramento Kings reflect on the work they love and its competitive nature; a UC Davis-based startup hopes its medical device will be a breakthrough in making dialysis more successful and reducing health care costs; and the keepers of the state library’s treasures give a behind-the-scenes tour of the institution’s impressive inventory.

Recommendations from our editors:

In this section we editors share what we’re reading, listening to, watching or even eating. Here’s what we’re consuming this week:

Vanessa: I recently binged the Sacramento-based home renovation show, “Mash-Up Our Home.” I love seeing the Colossus MFG team mix a couple’s disparate styles to satisfy both of their wants and needs. Also, not gonna lie, I get such a kick out of the Sacramento b-roll shots and seeing some people I know! Just this past weekend, Saturday Night Live did a little spoof of HGTV shows and I definitely saw some influences from “Mash-Up Our Home!”

Judy: For some reason, I didn’t read many classics growing up. As a writer, I felt like I lost out on experiencing great authors. The past year, I’ve been adding classics to my reading list and have read “The Grapes of Wrath” by John Steinbeck, “Huckleberry Finn” by Mark Twain, “Lord of the Flies” by William Golding, “The Old Man and the Sea” by Ernest Hemingway and “The Big Sleep” by Raymond Chandler. I’m currently reading the 1943 novel “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn” by Betty Smith. It’s so enriching to explore these different authors and their words. 

Jennifer: I caught the last showing of Black Point Theatre’s last production of “The Children” last Sunday. The venue, Wilkerson Theatre in Midtown’s R25 Arts Complex, was tiny, but the performances (inspired by Fukushima’s Skilled Veterans Corps) were expansive and powerful. This is only the second production by the young company, founded by veteran actors Adrienne Sher and Tom Rhatigan in 2019, and I can’t wait for the next.

Odds and ends

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