Akira Beard recently became a tattoo artist so he could “go anywhere, tattoo, make money while I’m there, trying to open up doors of opportunity with my actual art,” he says.

From its official opening in 1885, the Crocker Art Museum (then known as the E.B. Crocker Gallery) has had a split personality.

The casino is expected to open in the fall of 2022 on Wilton Rancheria tribal trust land at the site of an uncompleted mall.

Vicki Gonzalez brings 15 years of news reporting experience and a multicultural point of view to her new role as host of “Insight,” CapRadio’s one-hour morning radio program covering the Sacramento region’s issues and events.

More than a few downtown eateries have become casualties of the COVID-19 pandemic. Those that remain are embracing long-term survival strategies.

When they opened Capital Confections, a small business specializing in handcrafted chocolates, more than 24 years ago, husband-and-wife partners Teresa and Craig Higgins knew to expect the unexpected.

With daytrip-worthy destinations in the Capital Region, wine enthusiasts no longer need to pay the higher prices and drive to Napa to get a world-class winery experience.

Aria Afghan Restaurant in North Highlands serves a cuisine that hails from the crossroads of South and Central Asia, including one dish that takes over 10 hours to make.

Placer County’s three largest cities are now each headed by a woman mayor: Krista Bernasconi in Roseville, Jill Gayaldo for Rocklin and Alyssa Silhi in Lincoln.

The recent spate of mergers and acquisitions in the Capital Region tells a story beyond the pandemic, speaking to growing interest in the area and a red-hot financial craze that catapults private companies into public markets.