An eclectic studio situated on a Vallejo peninsula, Mare Island Art Studio provides public and private gallery space for 19 diverse artists.

Memorabilia, beer and longstanding friendships have made the shop a beloved stop for regulars.

A young Amador County couple is making their mark with a small-but-mighty vegetable farm in Ione. Starting with little experience, they’ve grown into one of the region’s most popular small farms.

You probably wouldn’t expect to find touches of Italy at a Woodland bowling alley, but there are plenty at the San Bruno Bowling Center.

There are more than a thousand ticking, chiming clocks cramming the floors and wall spaces at House of Clocks in Lodi.

A step into the forging area of McLellan Blacksmithing in Loomis is, in many ways, a step back in time.

The clothing store Cabona’s opened in 1918 and is the oldest retail establishment in historic downtown Truckee.

All-Outdoors California Whitewater Rafting thrives through a network of family and friends — and has resulted in 35 marriages between employees. 

The 169-year-old Holbrooke Hotel in Grass Valley and the 165-year-old National Exchange Hotel in Nevada City are fully restored and experiencing a rebirth.

Two large boulders greet visitors entering Vacaville’s Consolidated Rock & Mineral Shop — known informally as the Rock Shop — a hint of the goodies inside.