Main Street: At Steady Eddy’s, More Than a Hill of Beans
The coffee house and roasting room continues to be a fixture in thriving downtown Winters
After taking over the historic Steady Eddy’s in 2013, owners Jamell and Carla Wroten are focused on expanding the wholesale business.
Rural Transplants Find Simpler Life — and Unique Challenges
Many dream of life in the country, but wildfires and economic barriers are making the transition harder than ever
For many, an understanding of rural living is less about population numbers and topography and more about a sense of being.
Part of this month’s Rural Living series.
When Play Works
Why working harder sometimes means playing more
In the business world, we win some, and we lose some — it’s the nature of the game. Learning how to have fun within the process can result in a better outcome and keep managers and employees sane and engaged.
Buzzwords: Best Practice
A method that establishes a standard way of doing things as a means of driving higher performance, success, ideal behavior or ethics.
Professionals use the term as a guiding principle or methodology for consistency and to drive the greatest results.
PG&E’s Shut-Offs Add to the Challenges of Rural Living
There are many benefits to living in rural areas. But doing so comes with its own challenges. PG&E’s answer to the challenges of wildfires: Shut off power — a move that has hit rural areas the hardest.
Comstock’s Best Stories — and Covers — of 2019
Comstock’s editors and designers pick our best journalism and magazine covers of the year
The end of the year brings an opportunity for reflection, and for newsrooms big and small that takes the form of the annual tradition of recapping the best stories over the course of 52 weeks.
Art Exposed: Stephanie Taylor
After 40 years of making art, this Sacramento-based artist isn’t slowing down
If you have been to Sacramento in the past few decades, there is a good chance you have encountered artwork by Stephanie Taylor.
In Transition: Crafting a New Career Around Family
Lance Everett is fulfilling his passion with his family-run custom furniture business Iron & Plank
Lance Everett’s career path shifted multiple times as the needs of his growing family shifted.
How California Can Solve Its Water Crisis With Existing Water
We can continue our costly, 100-year-old pattern of trying to find new water supplies, or we can choose instead to focus on smarter ways of using – and reusing – what we already have.
The City Is the Lab
Urban Technology Lab is trying to put Sacramento on the innovation map
The Urban Technology Lab aimed to offer businesses and academic institutions a space to develop their ideas, products and services with the goal of making Sacramento more tech savvy. Is the program making good on that promise?
Part of this month’s Innovation issue