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Tim Lewis Communities
Sutter Park
The excitement is building as the progress at Sutter Park in East Sacramento by Tim Lewis communities is entering their fourth phase of construction even before model completion.
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Creating Luxury, Preserving Heritage
Tim Lewis Communities
Excitement is all a buzz at The Summit at Whitney Ranch by Tim Lewis Communities!
![Downtown Grass Valley has more than 200 shops — and a movie theater with three screens. (Photo by Kial James)](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/0120_feat_development_kialjames_grassvalleysunset_lead.jpg?1579721539)
Small Downtowns Blend History With Unique Experiences
The Capital Region offers a mix of destinations within an hour’s drive of Sacramento
For anyone in the Sacramento area looking to get away for a day or weekend, the Capital Region has plenty of hidden gems — the many downtowns in rural enclaves that are easy to drive to and explore by foot.
![John and Melanie Pickerel worked together over the past 30 years to make Buckhorn an empire of 12 restaurants.](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/0120_dept_taste_debbiecunningham_lead.jpg?1579139722)
Dinner Time: Winters’ Buckhorn Steakhouse Serves a Cut Above
The family-owned restaurant chain celebrates 40 years of tri-tip
The famed Buckhorn empire stretches across the country, with 12 restaurants from the Bay Area and Capital Region to New York City.
![Daffodil Hill, a popular Amador County tourist attraction, closed in 2019 partly because it had become too popular. (Photo by Devin Powers via Shutterstock)](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/0120_feat_tourism_shutterstock_lead.jpg?1578941155)
Are Tourist Draws Like Apple Hill and Daffodil Hill Too Popular?
Overtourism at some of the Capital Region’s most popular seasonal destinations is not unfamiliar. But is there such a thing as too much of a good thing when it comes to tourism?
Part of this month’s Rural Living series.
![Along a section of the Los Angeles River that runs between Interstate 5 and the neighborhood Atwater Village, camping tents inhabited by homeless people pop up on islets in the middle of the concrete channel. (Photo by Anna Almendrala/California Healthline)](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/waterways1_1350.jpg?1578337689)
Fecal Bacteria In Waterways Increases With Homeless Crisis
Some of California’s most prized rivers, beaches and streams are indeed contaminated with levels of fecal bacteria that exceed state limits, threatening the state’s reputation as a bastion of environmental protection.
![Slice Beer Company opened in Lincoln in early November. (Photo by Darcey Self)](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/1219_blog_drink_lead1.jpg?1577874530)
A Slice of Excitement
Zack Frasher brings his award-winning craft to a new Lincoln brewery
The new Slice Beer Company in Lincoln features a big name in the local beverage scene.
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Media File: Show and Tell
Visit Sacramento’s podcasts aims to connect locals and tourists with unique experiences
In August, Visit Sacramento became the latest entrant in the podcasting craze with a six-episode series dedicated to the farm-to-fork movement that has ingrained itself into the identity of California’s capital city.
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Status Check: Shop Local Campaign Kicks Off in Lincoln
City leaders encourage residents to spend more of their dollars locally
Between 2000 and 2010, Lincoln quadrupled in size from roughly 10,000 residents to 40,000. But revitalizing the city’s downtown and growing its economic base has been an ongoing work in progress.
![Flatland Brewing Company in Elk Grove has other options for people who don’t like IPAs, including (from front to back) a coffee and vanilla imperial stout, a German black lager, a blackberry margarita sour and a pilsner-like ale. (Photo courtesy of Flatland Brewing Company).](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/1019_blog_drink_courtesyofflatlandbrewing.jpg?1577874530)
Beyond Bitter IPAs
Options abound for those who don’t want beer that ‘delivers a punch in the face’
While IPAs are better, more nuanced and more popular than ever, it’s also the style that continues to keep many would-be craft beer drinkers on the outside looking in.