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How Healthy Is Sacramento’s Arts Scene? Local Leaders Weigh In
A Comstock's roundtable discussion on what the local arts sector needs to thrive
Local arts leaders say Sacramento has no shortage of talent or audiences, but shrinking grants, rising costs and limited corporate support are making it harder to build a sustainable creative economy.
What Are Sacramento’s Young Professionals Really Wearing to Work?
The post-pandemic workforce is bringing more personality and individuality into office fashion
One of the pleasures of exploring a city is getting a sense of how its residents dress for work. So what is Sacramento’s workplace sense of style?
Before the A’s, Sacramento Had Its Own Baseball Empire
As Sacramento dreams about a permanent MLB future, history shows the city was already a baseball powerhouse more than a century ago
The A’s may have brought Major League Baseball to Sacramento, but
the city’s baseball legacy runs much deeper. Here’s how one
forgotten team changed the capital forever.
Why California Nearly Stopped Funding Public Murals
Mural work restarts across Sacramento after being put on hold by legal snag
Sacramento’s mural boom hit an unexpected obstacle when a
little-known state licensing law froze public art projects across
California. Now, artists are painting again.
These Sacramento Residents Represent Foreign Governments — for Free
Five countries have honorary consuls based in the Sacramento area. Here’s why
Bulgaria, Denmark, New Zealand, Zambia and France each have an
honorary consul in the Capital Region. But what exactly do they
do? And why, of all places, are they here?
Sacramento’s Lavender Library Provides a Home for Queer History and Community
The LGBTQ+ archive is in the process of digitizing its collection
Walking past the Lavender Library on 21st Street, you could
easily mistake it for one of Sacramento’s many bookstores. But as
soon as you walk inside it becomes apparent that what you’re
actually seeing is a treasure trove of the city’s local LGBTQ+
history.
How Sacramento Gamers Are Making Money With 3D Printing
Entrepreneurs in the Capital Region share how they’re cashing in on a new trend
When customers want 3D-printed
products but aren’t interested in making them themselves, then
there’s money to be made. And nowhere is this more prevalent than
in games like Dungeons & Dragons.
‘I Could Not Be Silent’: Sacramento Nonprofit CEO Shares Story of Survival and Healing in New Film
'And Then We Rise' premiers at the Sacramento Asian Pacific Film Festival
The 10th annual SAPFF opened with an Anh Phoong-produced
documentary about two women who turned personal trauma into
advocacy.
From Cat Curators to ‘Stinkovision,’ Here’s What Sacramento Indie Theaters Are Doing to Draw New Audiences
Local cinemas are leaning into immersive technology and niche audiences to stand out
Cinemas are finding creative ways to lure people off the
couch and back into those folding seats.
The Sacramento Music Scene You’ll Only Find in Someone’s Living Room
House concerts are bringing artists and fans together in uniquely intimate settings
From an artist’s perspective, one
obvious advantage to playing house concerts is that there’s no
split at the door — 100 percent of the money goes to the
talent.