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Jul 20, 2023
It’s Working Out
A personal trainer can make your time at the gym more efficient and enjoyable. We asked five trainers to share their fitness philosophies...


Jul 20, 2023
Holy Tomato!
It was the summer of 2006, the year that Mulvaney’s B&L opened in a historic firehouse on 19th Street in midtown Sacramento. A local...


Jul 18, 2023
Supersizing the Salad
Lettuce is the least interesting thing in these entrée-style salads. If you think restaurant salads are getting bigger, you’re not...


Jul 18, 2023
That’s a Good Bake
Fans of “The Great British Baking Show” will find lots to love at a darling new bakery in Sacramento’s Pocket neighborhood. Through the...


Jul 17, 2023
Raimond Irimescu: Addicted to Tick Tock
Photo by Gabriel Teague. Watches are a way of life for Irimescu, who began apprenticing in horology at age 11 and today runs Paul’s Watch...


Jul 13, 2023
Day Trip: Mokelumne Hill
This little—very little—Calaveras County Gold Rush town beckons with history and haunts. Mokelumne Hill is a small town in Calaveras...


Jul 13, 2023
Buddha Belly Burger
Known for his namesake vegetarian restaurant on Broadway, Andy Nguyen has expanded his empire with BUDDHA BELLY BURGER, where all the...


Jul 11, 2023
Made From Grass and Flowers
Imagine someone DMing you on Instagram, asking if you would be interested in selling hand-woven baskets. Imagine the person was from...


Jul 10, 2023
Women’s Wear
California Assembly messengers Deborah Williamson, Kathy Freimann, Sue Rock and Lu Usher, from left, take advantage of a new policy from...


Jul 9, 2023
Things That Go Boom
Fireworks are fun, but is the environment celebrating? Fireworks do a bang-up job of entertaining us, but they also have an explosively...


Jul 6, 2023
Bringing Shakespeare’s Words to Life
Sacramento Shakespeare Festival is coming back strong, after pandemic challenges and a venue change, with “Macbeth.” Kathleen Poe as...


Jul 3, 2023
Sac Design: Suite Escape
A Rocklin couple gets the retreat of their dreams. There are few things parents of young children desire more than a tranquil refuge they...


Jul 2, 2023
Sac Design: Kitchen Table
FANS OF THE KITCHEN TABLE, the adorable, packed-to-the-rafters kitchenware store in East Sacramento, can rejoice with the opening of a...


Jun 29, 2023
Sac Design: Remember Swivel Chairs?
REMEMBER SWIVEL CHAIRS? They were living room staples from the 1950s through the 1970s, which is why many of us have happy memories of...


Jun 28, 2023
Sac Design: DIY Survival Tips
Photo by Andrea Gunn IF YOU CAN SWING A HAMMER or charge a power drill, you can renovate your home, right? Not so fast. No matter how...


Jun 22, 2023
How to Be More Sustainable in Sacramento
Becoming greener doesn’t have to be about living a life of denial. Here are some easy, fulfilling ways to do better for the planet. Photo...


Jun 22, 2023
Scott Klier: Stepping into the Spotlight
The incoming president and CEO of Broadway Sacramento, Scott Klier, talks about his new responsibilities as the longtime musical theater...


Jun 21, 2023
Foraging
MUSHROOM HUNTERS JOURNEYED TO AN EL DORADO COUNTY FOREST BURN SITE IN SEARCH OF MORELS. Photography by Francisco Chavira The trick is to...


Jun 21, 2023
Georgeanne Brennan: A Woman in Full
At 80, cookbook author Georgeanne Brennan is still creating. Georgeanne Brennan is fetching groceries from her car as I pull up to her...


Jun 21, 2023
Origin Story: Binchoyaki
A STINT IN JAPAN WAS THE SPARK BEHIND CRAIG TAKEHARA’S BINCHOYAKI. How did Craig Takehara, a JFK High School grad who grew up in the...
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