Sacramento Restaurants Pay Less After Entertainment Permit Changes
Changes made to the city’s entertainment permits will raise prices for some, while lowering the difficulty and cost enough for others to finally become aboveboard
A new city ordinance created a system that makes it faster and cheaper for restaurants, bars and cafes to get limited entertainment permits. So why have only three businesses applied?
Photos: Explore Sacramento Through Its Independent Barbershops
From a Japantown survivor to a shop that gives out Bible verses, these independent businesses reflect the city’s diversity
“Barbershops are one of the last standing places where community can come together, share ideas, tell some jokes, get to know a stranger, or even run into a friend,” says barber Anthony Giannotti.
Yes, the Sacramento Candlelight Concerts Are Real — and They Have Fans
We spoke with the European company behind the ubiquitous ads and the local musicians and venues helping create its global vision
The ads for Candlelight Concerts seem so prevalent, with photos so grand, that some are skeptical. Has anyone ever gone to their concerts? How was it? Are they worth attending? Another question remains: Who is behind them?
Sponsored
From History to Belonging: A Space for Stories Untold
SACRAMENTO HISTORY MUSEUM
In Old Sacramento, history lives not only in its cobblestone streets or century-old facades, but also in the voices of the people who call the region home.
Art Exposed: Jessica Wimbley
A Davis-trained artist returns to the Capital Region after more than a decade in Southern California
Jessica Wimbley’s moving-image series “True Story of Edges,” which premiered in the 2022 exhibition “Coordinates,” invites viewers to question the politicization of Black bodies while evoking love, joy and compassion.
As Niche Magazines Gain Popularity, Capital Region Publishers See Value in Paper and Ink
Meet the small-business magazine publishers who say print isn't dead
Comstock’s is one of the last remaining monthly magazines based in Sacramento, but it’s now part of a trend. Across the region and beyond, niche print magazines are gaining momentum.
The Crocker Art Museum’s CEO Wants the World — and People of Sacramento — to Love His Newly Adopted City
Agustín Arteaga brings an architectural eye to the job
Arteaga’s job requires him to maintain the viability and contemporary relevance of the oldest art museum in the West.
Art Exposed: Julio César Morales
A Mexican American artist explores the immigrant experience
Julio César Morales works in a variety of formats to tell complex, layered stories of human experience traversing the Mexico and United States border. His Manetti Shrem Museum exhibition opened in August and will be on view until Nov. 29.
Sacramento’s Latino Organizations Celebrate Día de los Muertos Against a Season of Cancellations
Latino Center of Arts & Culture expands El Panteón to more than 90 altars
Some organizations are canceling or scaling back events in response to community safety concerns, but others are going bigger than ever.
Art Exposed: Luka Vergoz
Through scrap wood, sound and sculptural installation, a UC Davis alum reflects on the perpetual transformation of matter and self
A wooden garden appears to be growing inside Davis’ Third Space Art Collective at “Forming, Here, Again,” a solo exhibition by Luka Vergoz open until Nov. 3. The organic, seemingly random shapes in Vergoz’ art are born out of his choice of materials: the scraps left behind on a woodshop floor.