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The 916


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 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 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...


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 18, 2023
We’re No. 9! We’re No. 9!
Sustainability-wise, we’re worse than San Francisco and a lot better than Fresno. OK, so corporate-generated city rankings are not going...


Jun 14, 2023
Street Soccer Homeless World Cup
Sacramento is the first city in the United States to host the STREET SOCCER HOMELESS WORLD CUP . More than 100,000 people are expected to...


Jun 13, 2023
It Started with Hot Wheels
Twenty-seven-year-old engineer Quan Tran got a thrill from racing Hot Wheels as a kid, but he says cars “really became an obsession when...


Jun 13, 2023
Sober Sundays at Revival
Photo by Gabriel Teague Whether you’ve bucked alcohol all together or identify as sober-curious, a zero-proof cocktail (booze-free) may...


Jun 12, 2023
Love and Skateboarding
A local filmmaker pays tribute to N-Men in a new documentary. Documentary filmmaker James Sweigert grew up skateboarding in Sacramento....


May 11, 2023
Impound Comics
Brent Trayce Sands shows off his comic books in his store, Impound Comics. Photo by Kevin Gomez Jr. Hidero Yamasuki considers himself a...


May 10, 2023
Compost it. It’s the law.
Don’t trash it Hey, Sacramentans, those used tea bags and coffee filters that up until now you have been putting in the trash? Become an...


May 10, 2023
Say YES To Help Youth
PRIDE Industries has long prided itself on working with underrepresented populations, helping create career pathways for those with...


May 9, 2023
The Soigné Side of Costume Jewelry
A chance find at a garage sale in the ’90s turned Hector Lopez into a devoted collector of Chanel costume jewelry. Co-owner of the...


May 8, 2023
Mother Hen for Hire
For many youngsters, babysitting is a time-honored starter job. Sacramento teen Savannah Story is getting her first work experience in a...


May 3, 2023
Mad Dog Market
A new East Sac market celebrates local creators. When space became available in East Sacramento’s Sutter Park new-home development in...


Apr 24, 2023
Big Day of Giving: Building a Better Sacramento
The Big Day of Giving on May 4 is your chance to put your stamp on the region’s future. Mark your calendar. Sacramento’s 11th annual Big...


Apr 18, 2023
18 Reasons to Love Sacramento
Artwork by Lily Therens A couple of decades ago, if you were to walk into any room in Sacramento, approach the nearest local and ask them...


Apr 17, 2023
In Search of the Superbloom
Take a flower-themed field trip to experience the true vibrance of springtime. Superblooms are the result of a rare botanical phenomenon...
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