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Finding a Rear Window to Our Obsessions at the Alfred Hitchcock Festival | Essay
For the Last Word column, a journalist muses on the lasting draw of Hitchcock films
“Obsession.” That’s a word I heard a lot at the Alfred Hitchcock Festival in March. It seemed the only term to describe the menacing magnetism that somehow emanates from films released half a century ago.
Old Sacramento Waterfront Welcomes New Businesses Ahead of Busy Summer Season
From a bookstore to a beer garden, a new crop of local businesses is joining the historic district
After the long-time staple Evangeline’s Costume Mansion has its
post-fire grand reopening, a crop of other businesses will be
opening in the waterfront district.
The Sheraton Grand Undergoes a $35 Million Renovation That Honors Its Roots
Famed architect Julia Morgan originally designed the space as the Sacramento Public Market
More than 100 years after Sacramento’s Public Market Building opened, the Sheraton Grand hotel that now occupies it is paying homage to the market designed by famed architect Julia Morgan.
Can AI Solve Cold Cases? California Investigators Think It Could Help
District attorneys and detectives say artificial intelligence is becoming a powerful new tool in cases where traditional evidence runs dry
A handful of law enforcement teams in California are working with an AI-powered investigative analysis platform called Closure, which can generate leads from terabytes of potential video, audio and digital evidence.
‘I Could Not Be Silent’: Sacramento Nonprofit CEO Shares Story of Survival and Healing in New Film
'And Then We Rise' premiers at the Sacramento Asian Pacific Film Festival
The 10th annual SAPFF opened with an Anh Phoong-produced
documentary about two women who turned personal trauma into
advocacy.
Eat Your Way Through Sacramento’s Hmong Food Scene
A Hmong cookbook author finds local eats in a soul food spot, a counter at the back of a supermarket and an Asian fusion restaurant
Our area boasts three Hmong-centered food venues where all can
enjoy carefully prepared and delicious dishes. We visited with
Yia Vang, author of “In Yer’s Kitchen: Memoir of a Hmong
Daughter.”
Here’s How Sacramento’s Oldest Businesses Keep Customers Coming Back
From a century-old jewelry store to a revived dive bar, local owners explain how they stay relevant across generations
A small group of businesses in the Capital Region have held
strong for a half-century or more.
From Cat Curators to ‘Stinkovision,’ Here’s What Sacramento Indie Theaters Are Doing to Draw New Audiences
Local cinemas are leaning into immersive technology and niche audiences to stand out
Cinemas are finding creative ways to lure people off the
couch and back into those folding seats.
Is the Sacramento Region the Next Silicon Valley?
Some entrepreneurs say they prefer investing and working in Sacramento
A growing group of CEOs, founders and investors are choosing the Capital Region over Silicon Valley as a place to launch their businesses and careers, especially in fields such as clean energy and agricultural technology. We spoke to a few to understand why.
The Sacramento Music Scene You’ll Only Find in Someone’s Living Room
House concerts are bringing artists and fans together in uniquely intimate settings
From an artist’s perspective, one
obvious advantage to playing house concerts is that there’s no
split at the door — 100 percent of the money goes to the
talent.