Possible Last Causeway Classic in 71-Year History Is One to Remember
The classic game between football rivals Sacramento State and UC Davis may come to an end
If Nov. 22’s Causeway Classic was truly the 71st and final chapter of the storied series between I-80 rivals Sacramento State and UC Davis, then the sendoff couldn’t have been more dramatic.
Art Exposed: Jessica Wimbley
A Davis-trained artist returns to the Capital Region after more than a decade in Southern California
Jessica Wimbley’s moving-image series “True Story of Edges,” which premiered in the 2022 exhibition “Coordinates,” invites viewers to question the politicization of Black bodies while evoking love, joy and compassion.
As Niche Magazines Gain Popularity, Capital Region Publishers See Value in Paper and Ink
Meet the small-business magazine publishers who say print isn't dead
Comstock’s is one of the last remaining monthly magazines based in Sacramento, but it’s now part of a trend. Across the region and beyond, niche print magazines are gaining momentum.
Food Banks Brace for ‘Perfect Storm’ of Food Insecurity Heading Into the Holidays
SNAP food benefits are back, but anxieties linger
The record-breaking government shutdown and suspension of SNAP food benefits led what one food bank director says is the worst food insecurity crisis she has seen.
Essay: An Empty Nester’s Melancholy Travels Without His Children
For the Last Word essay column, a writer shares his recent travels through Europe without his children
I could, I felt, either wallow in sadness at this state of affairs or, with my wife, chart our own course and go to places that we had never previously visited, using the strangeness of new locales to ask myself a series of questions on, broadly speaking, what it all meant.
Thousands of Western Monarchs Winter in Santa Cruz — but Their Numbers Are Dwindling
November is the season for butterfly spotting at Natural Bridges State Beach
Through January, the only state-run monarch preserve in California becomes a magical stop for the overwintering western monarch butterflies.
This Little House With Big Heart Is a West Coast Anomaly
Renters are called to the tiny Victorian with a touch of Southern comfort in Sacramento
The “Little House” is the last remaining of four that once stood in a row on 22nd Street. It is a rare West Coast example of a “shotgun house,” reflecting the idea that a bullet could travel through the front and out the back door without hitting anything.
How Sacramento Health Systems Are Reinventing Care
Capital Region hospitals are meeting the needs of a growing, aging population
An influx of new residents has led major providers including Sutter Health, Dignity Health, UC Davis Health, Kaiser Permanente and Marshall Medical in El Dorado County to accelerate expansion plans.
The Crocker Art Museum’s CEO Wants the World — and People of Sacramento — to Love His Newly Adopted City
Agustín Arteaga brings an architectural eye to the job
Arteaga’s job requires him to maintain the viability and contemporary relevance of the oldest art museum in the West.
Sacramento’s Cocktail Scene Evolves at the Ten Ten Room
New owner Jason Lockard and bartender Tanner Doyle blend creativity, history and neighborhood ease at the reborn Ten Ten Room
The low-profile downtown Sacramento cocktail bar is making a comeback.