Last month’s most-read story suggests a lot of Sacramentans were looking for an escape in August. While this summer wasn’t as brutal as some others in recent memory — like 2022, with a record-breaking 116-degree afternoon — highs in the capital reached over 90 most days. That’s the kind of weather that can make you long for a “cool cathedral of trees,” as Brad Branan evocatively describes in his August Out of Office story.
But even the hottest Augusts have their charms, as Editor Judy Farah wrote in her Last Word essay. Comstock’s readers sought out stories that highlighted the business and economic angles of local summer activities, from water recreation on the region’s lakes and rivers to the Tower Bridge Dinner. Taking place this year during Labor Day Weekend, Visit Sacramento’s annual flagship event might be considered the last hurrah of the season.
The good thing about living in a Mediterranean climate is that many of these activities, from paddling to farmers markets and dining al fresco, will be available throughout the year — and without the triple-digit temperatures. Autumn, my personal favorite season, is right around the corner, and we have a full crop of harvest and agriculture-related stories ready for you in the September issue.
We highlighted a few comments from our loyal readers on the
September On the Web page. Here’s who we featured this month:
Leave a comment on one of our posts and you might see your username in print next month!
–Jennifer Fergesen, digital editor
Last Month’s Most-Read Stories
Top Story: There’s a Cool Cathedral of Trees Just a 2-Hour Drive From Sacramento
Environmental journalist Brad Branan returns to the Out of Office travel column with an essay on California redwoods that he both wrote and photographed himself.
How One Couple Reshaped the Narrative on Sacramento’s Most Notorious House
The so-called “Innocent House,” a Queen Anne Victorian built in 1893, is best known for its most notorious tenant: the serial killer Dorothea Puente. The current owners are pop culture buffs who have collected a handful of artifacts from the Puente case. You can see the house and their collection on the upcoming Preservation Sacramento Historic Home Tour Sept. 20.
Sacramento Is Drawing Millions of Visitors. What’s Bringing Them Here?
Our August cover story doubles as both a detailed exploration of the business and economics of local tourism and a roundup of some of the region’s year-round attractions.
Sacramento Reveals Its Tower Bridge Dinner Menu; Folsom Debuts
Its Rainbow Bridge Dinner
Judy Farah’s editor’s blogs offer a peek into her busy life representing the magazine at events around the region. In addition to the Tower Bridge Dinner menu reveal, this story includes blurbs on Folsom’s Rainbow Bridge dinner; a six-course dinner at Sky River Casino to celebrate its fourth anniversary; an AI boot camp at Sacramento State and more.
Sacramento’s Only Argentinian Eatery Is a Family-Run Food Truck
Contributor Sasha Abramsky interviewed the owners of this food truck before his trip to Argentina and then wrote the story “in a splendid Buenos Aires cafe,” as he told me in his email. He claims that Argentinian cuisine is some of the best in the world, and the only place to try it in Sacramento is the mobile Buenos Aires Grill.
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