Quietly, a robust live music scene has emerged in the foothills, with several venues able to draw in well-known acts. And if the changes in Grass Valley are emblematic of another thing, it’s that this sector is growing.

CalMatters: A controversial $125 million deal California struck with Google last year to prop up the state’s struggling journalism industry is already on track to shrink — before any of the money has been delivered to news outlets.

Mr. Otto’s Bookstore is Stockton is one of the last independent children’s bookstores in San Joaquin County. Its new owner, Alex Long, wants the store to be a resource to children, parents and writers throughout the region. 

Selling modified video games and consoles is illegal but typically unenforced. The fear of a lawsuit from a big tech company is enough to scare away established retailers. A few side-hustlers in the Capital Region take that chance and operate in a gray market.

At the UC Davis Manetti Shrem Museum, spring rolls, Meyer lemons and sculptural altars become vessels for stories of migration, loss and radical care.

From McDonald’s to Ace Hardware, franchises permeate all sorts of industries, and media is no exception. The franchise model offers an onramp into the industry for entrepreneurs with the money but without the experience. 

In an age of relentless digital distraction, Fair Oaks resident Frank Possemato offers a refreshingly analog antidote. Possemato’s self-published workbook, “How to Live an Analog Life in a Digital World,” delivers sage advice with a simple message.

Born in Mexico City, Arteaga arrives in Sacramento after a long and varied career. Most recently director of the Dallas Museum of Art, he also served as director of Mexico’s Museo Nacional de Arte and the Museo de Arte de Ponce in Puerto Rico and was founding director of Argentina’s Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires.

Since its humble beginnings in a tent nearly 75 years ago, Music Circus has been a summer-only tradition in Sacramento. The opportunity to expand to a year-round schedule came about with the closing of Sacramento Theater Company, which had shared Broadway at Music Circus’ theater campus at 15th & H streets since the early 1950s.

In a city that lacks a jazz club, where does one go to hear live jazz? For many local music fans, the unlikely answer lies in a quaint Thai restaurant located off the beaten path in a strip mall in the College-Glen neighborhood, a stone’s throw from Sac State.