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KELLIE DEMARCO COMMUNICATIONS
FINDING JOY & SUCCESS BEYOND THE NEWSROOM
In a career that adorned with three Emmy Awards and frontline reporting on pivotal national events, Kellie DeMarco, the former face of KCRA, discovered her true fulfillment after stepping away from the news. “Life on the other side of the evening anchor desk is more joyful than I expected,” she says.
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![Pictured: Elizabeth Wood, Chief Operating Officer; Mary Daffin, Chief Program Officer; Maren Conrad, Chief Executive Officer](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/the_jacquelyn_leadership_-.jpg?1709581183)
The Jacquelyn
Tucked along a busy Midtown Sacramento street, a hidden gem is emerging, promising a vibrant, creative safe space for community building, connection and creative expression to thrive.
![Sacramento artist Muzi Li Rowe, a self-described collector of “techno scraps,” uses technology and e-waste as both her subject and her medium in her mixed media sculptures, installations and photography. (Photo by Marie-Elena Schembri)](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/artexposed-rowe-1.png?1709227423)
Art Exposed: Muzi Li Rowe
This mixed media artist and photographer explores culture through defunct technology
Whether it’s layers of tiny microchips or rows of dead batteries, each work in Muzi Li Rowe’s Magical Thinking series is like peering into a tiny museum where the most microscopic parts of now-defunct personal technology devices, from old Nokia flip phones to disposable cameras, become individual hallmarks of consumer culture.
![Parking was prohibited in some areas of downtown Sacramento during some local shooting of a Warner Bros. film, including at 9th and E streets, as pictured, on Feb. 20. (Photos by Graham Womack)](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/lead_street_closure.png?1709074510)
Lights, Camera, Sacto
Warner Bros. movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio highlights Sacramento as filming location
With Sacramento nearly 400 miles from Hollywood and an increasing number of films shot in Georgia for tax purposes, the Capital Region doesn’t frequently host productions. But when it happens, people can get excited.
![The focal point of Brissa & Co. is an oven shaped like a giant concha. (Photos by Gabriel Teague)](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/gtp_1525.png?1708982460)
La Dulce Vida
Meet the Capital Region panaderos bringing creative flavors and techniques to Mexican bakery classics
Pan dulce (in English, sweet bread) is being reimagined by intrepid bakers across the Capital Region. Comstock’s recently spoke with three local panaderos who are taking pan dulce to new heights while simultaneously paying tribute to the cultural traditions and food memories that shaped them.
![Forever Goldrush performs at The Side Door on Saturday, Feb. 10. The band, whose usual lineup consists of Josh Lacey, Grub Dog Mitchell, Damon Wyckoff and Shawn Allen, was padded with special guests for the night. (Photos by Casey Rafter)](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/20240210_202916.png?1708016676)
Truly, Forever Goldrush
Popular Sacramento bar band releases first album in 11 years
Harkening back to a childhood raising hell in small towns in the foothills of Amador County, Forever Goldrush begins to play “Dirt Road Kids” from the band’s 2012 album release “Chambers,” elevating the vibe within the small KSSU radio studio.
![Zaki Rahain worked with the U.S. government in Afghanistan and now owns a restaurant in Carmichael. (Photos by Fred Greaves)](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/lead_lapiz_grill_2023_12_15_fg07770.png?1707155160)
Photo Essay: Afghans Resettling in Sacramento
The Capital Region is home to more than 10,000 Afghan refugees who fled the Taliban. Comstock’s brings you a few of their stories.
![Jodi Connelly is an interdisciplinary artist and Sierra College art teacher who creates land-based and site-specific art that explores connections between place, the environment and people. (Photo by Marie-Elena Schembri)](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/lead_artexposed-connelly-1.png?1706634573)
Art Exposed: Jodi Connelly
Meet the artist who uses dirt to explore the connections between people and the environment
Burnout from a 10-year career working in the nonprofit sector in Brooklyn led Jodi Connelly to a creative breakthrough in her art practice.
![Shawna Chrisman is founder of Destination Aesthetics, which has five locations across the Capital Region. She says her spa services help empower her clients and make them feel more confident. (Photos by Robin Douglas)](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/8z2a0842.png?1706549268)
The Evolution of Aesthetics
Women and men have a variety of ways to look their best in the Capital Region
When it comes to “having a little work done,” it’s all about perception. “I was actually one of those people who thought they would never do Botox in their life,” says Shawna Chrisman, nurse practitioner and founder of Destination Aesthetics. “I just wanted to age gracefully.” But a product called Lattise — which she calls her “gateway” — changed her perspective on what that means.
![Jennifer Sattler, center, is part of a growing community of stylists helping make Sacramento more fashionable. (Photos by Gabriel Teague)](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/0124_blog_stylists_lead.png?1706218521)
Styling Sacramento
Capital Region fashion influencers share style secrets and spark joy online
A new wave of local fashion influencers are bringing years of
practical experience from the fitting rooms to social media to
create a unique brand of fashion therapy that recognizes the
inextricable link between the clothes we wear and our emotional
health.