
Beyond Fusion: Minh Phan’s Radical Hospitality Reimagines the Food Narrative
Marking 50 years since the Fall of Saigon, Phan’s performance at UC Davis transforms food into a sensory ritual of grief, healing and transcultural remembrance
At the UC Davis Manetti Shrem Museum, spring rolls, Meyer lemons and sculptural altars become vessels for stories of migration, loss and radical care.

Can You Franchise the News? Media Entrepreneurs Say Yes
Franchise and license models like Edible and Coffee News offer turnkey options for would-be publishers
From McDonald’s to Ace Hardware, franchises permeate all sorts of industries, and media is no exception. The franchise model offers an onramp into the industry for entrepreneurs with the money but without the experience.

Business Book Review: ‘How to Live an Analog Life in a Digital World’
In an age of relentless digital distraction, Fair Oaks resident Frank Possemato offers a refreshingly analog antidote. Possemato’s self-published workbook, “How to Live an Analog Life in a Digital World,” delivers sage advice with a simple message.

Crocker Art Museum Finds a New Leader
Agustin Arteaga to begin July 1 as Mort and Marcy Friedman director and CEO, taking over for longtime leader Lial Jones
Born in Mexico City, Arteaga arrives in Sacramento after a long and varied career. Most recently director of the Dallas Museum of Art, he also served as director of Mexico’s Museo Nacional de Arte and the Museo de Arte de Ponce in Puerto Rico and was founding director of Argentina’s Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires.

You No Longer Need to Wait Until Summer for This Sacramento Tradition
Music Circus, Sacramento’s beloved theater-in-the-round, now runs March-December
Since its humble beginnings in a tent nearly 75 years ago, Music Circus has been a summer-only tradition in Sacramento. The opportunity to expand to a year-round schedule came about with the closing of Sacramento Theater Company, which had shared Broadway at Music Circus’ theater campus at 15th & H streets since the early 1950s.

Twin Lotus Thai Jazzes up Local Music Scene
College-Glen restaurant serves jazz with a side of pad Thai
In a city that lacks a jazz club, where does one go to hear live
jazz? For many local music fans, the unlikely answer lies in a
quaint Thai restaurant located off the beaten path in a strip
mall in the College-Glen neighborhood, a stone’s throw from Sac
State.
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SHINGLE SPRINGS BAND OF MIWOK INDIANS
Malissa Tayaba, vice chairperson of the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, is leading a charge to protect tribal water rights and preserve cultural connections to California’s waterways.
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ROBERT CRAIG FILMS
JENNIFER STOLO IS NOW GRANTING BIG-SCREEN WISHES
While Jennifer Stolo made her mark in Sacramento as the longtime head of the Make-A-Wish Foundation’s regional chapter, she shifted her wish-fulfillment talents to the big screen nearly three years ago, becoming CEO of Robert Craig Films.

Art Exposed: Jennifer Peart
Meet the Sacramento artist painting portals to a sustainable future
Addressing themes of reciprocity and stewardship, Jennifer Peart’s artwork draws inspiration from science fiction novels, retrofuturistic architecture and pristine natural landscapes. Her intricate, vivid landscapes, often featuring familiar landmarks, are delicately painted on sustainably sourced wood panels.

Local News Is Breaking. Can These Websites Fix It?
These local news sites are responding to the decline in legacy print newspapers
Many digital news outlets like the Folsom Times have popped up in the Capital Region over the past two decades. Are they destined to cease like the newspapers that came before them, or is it possible to build a local newsroom financially sustainable enough to last?