The Picasso of Positivity He is the most prolific public artist in Sacramento, with hundreds of works—from large-scale commissioned murals to decidedly uncommissioned guerrilla pieces—beautifying the ...

Q&A with NBA Great Bill Cartwright As a five-time NBA champion, Bill Cartwright is unequivocally the winningest basketball star to ever emerge from Sacramento. Drafted by the New York Knicks in 1979 ...

Where She Was From Life for E.A. Hanks, who grew up in the Fabulous Forties as the daughter of Tom Hanks, may have looked like it was coming up roses. Too often, though, the reality was anything but, ...

A Sporting Chance Nearly 30 years after 2Pac’s “California Love” debuted, a snippet of its lyrics—“from Oakland to Sactown”—rings prophetic these days as the team formerly known as the Oakland A’s ...

The Hanami Line is poised to give us all a sneak peek of its annual cherry blossom showcase. Sacramento, get ready to be pretty in pink.

25 Can’t-Miss Events to Check Out in 2025 Concerts, food festivals, films, art exhibits, plays, musicals, comedy & more.

A floor-to-roof renovation transformed a modest mid-century ranch house in Auburn into a modernist jewel box.

’Tis the season to be jolly—while shopping local. Behold dozens of gifts, all made in the Sacramento region, for everyone at the top of your nice list.

Chefs around the Sacramento region have developed mouth-wateringly meaty dishes that happen to be deliciously—even surprisingly—meat-free and vegan.

A new Retrowave cantina in midtown Sacramento, 8-Track, dials the ’70s and ’80s up to 11. Artoo, we have a good feeling about this.

A Mainstage Milestone Ever since its earliest days as an ambitious theatrical upstart, Capital Stage has leaned into thought-provoking fare to carve out its niche in the Sacramento theater scene. Now, ...

BEST MAKER OF SUSTAINABLE JOY Hope Suson is on a mission. What started as crafting her own soap and candles and a fondness for sewing blossomed three years ago into Ecojoyous—a maker-fueled charge to ...