On July 1, the Crocker Art Museum will welcome its first new director in over 25 years. Agustín Arteaga talks about his ...

California State Fair July 11-27 The 2025 State Fair is shaping up to be a ludicrously—or should we say Ludacris-ly—good time. The rapper and Fast and Furious star headlines opening night at Cal Expo, ...

Auberge alums and Milestone owners Nick Dedier and Alexa Hazelton team up again to launch Mom & Pop Chicken Shop. The result? Twenty-hour-brined chicken with 20 herbs and spices that’s finger lickin’ ...

Born in the same year that the B Street Theatre was launched, Lyndsay Burch has risen from an intern at the local troupe to succeeding co-founder Buck Busfield as its artistic director. Now she’s ...

It’s the time of year when Sacramentans appreciate the Delta the most; not for its beauty or bounty, but for its celebrated breeze that salves the summer heat. The reality, though, is that many of us ...

Mike Henderson is the only one at the $750-a-plate gala wearing blue jeans—and he’s the guest of honor. On this late October evening, throngs of art patrons in art-inflected cocktail attire are ...

Most of us think of hiking as a fair-weather endeavor, but this winter, the best—and safest—cure for your pandemic-induced cabin fever might just be an unseasonable expedition into the great outdoors.

The poached potatoes at Franquette are an homage to the spud obsession in Germany, where, according to Elena who lived there as a child, “they’re seen as [special] as heirloom tomatoes.” Like an ...

Homecoming Queen Greta Gerwig proves that you can indeed go home again with her stunning directorial debut Lady Bird, a semi-autobiographical story about the Sacramento native’s senior year in high ...

After six years as Vancouver’s chief city planner, Brent Toderian [pronounced todder-in] launched his own international consulting firm, Toderian UrbanWorks, in 2012 to advise cities around the world ...

As Mahatma Gandhi once said, “In the midst of darkness, light persists.” Through the fog of 2020, here are 25 people, places and things around the region—from our heroic health care workers fighting ...

Where the Chefs Eat Who’s hungry? We are! Which got us thinking: “Who better to ask for great restaurant recommendations than a bunch of the region’s top chefs?” We’re talking Michelin-rated chefs, as ...