Brewed to the Core
Breweries and beer bars are migrating to the grid after years on the outskirts
As Sacramento’s craft beer scene exploded, breweries opened on the outskirts, but now breweries and beer bars are migrating to the grid.
A Good Vintage
In the Capital Region, wine is truly a family affair
In the wine industry, families must often handle the unique dynamics of their arrangement while running several operations at once — growing grapes, producing wine, and marketing and selling the final product. It’s not always easy. But these four wine-industry families wouldn’t have it any other way.
Vines and Bines in the Pines
Placer County boasts both a growing wine and beer scene
Why is Auburn beer blowing up? Besides the amenable climate, perhaps the appeal lies in the area’s clean and balanced water that originates as the Sierra snowpack.
Family-Run Speciality Coffee Shops Thrive in Roseville
In a historic brick building on Lincoln Street in Old Roseville, FourScore Coffee House is open for business after a two-year hiatus. Now expanded and remodeled, the family-run coffee shop features a funky portrait of President Abraham Lincoln in sunglasses, reclaimed wood tables built by a local craftsman and brick pulled from the K Street demolition in Sacramento that made room for the Golden 1 Center.
At Home in the Kitchen
Husband and wife team give Sacramento a taste of the South
As Sacramento undergoes a culinary renaissance, family-owned restaurants like South have become foundational to the city’s rejuvenated character. For the restaurant’s owners, however, running a business with family can be both a great blessing and a major headache.
Wealth of Options
The Bank will transform a historic landmark into a foodie haven
The historic D.O. Mills Bank building, owned by the Cameron Family since 1922, is in the midst of massive transformation. The bank, slated to open this year, will be a three level 30,000 square-foot culinary destination.
Sticking a Fork in Hunger
Sacramento Food Bank and Family Services takes in a half-million pounds of produce in one day
After staging a cattle drive across the Tower Bridge and a
tractor parade down Capitol Mall, Mike Testa and his Visit
Sacramento staff faced a huge challenge: How could they broaden
the impact of Sacramento’s Farm-to-Fork Month kickoff?
Grow Your Own Way
Does the evolution of urban agriculture reveal a schism in the community or a movement picking up steam?
Ten years into the movement, and urban farming in the Sacramento region has garnered widespread support. Agrihoods now represent the latest development in the movement — but will they strengthen or overshadow it?
Startup of the Month: Shenanigans Inflatable Pubs
With Irish imports, family business taps into inflatable pub trend
Inflatable Pubs can be rented for corporate events, weddings, birthday parties or any other type of festivity. Prices range from $400 to $600 per day with additional shipping fees for deliveries outside the region. Right now, Shenanigans has two inflatable pubs, imported straight from Ireland.
Hunger in U.S. Drops to Lowest in a Decade as Economy Improves
The number of people facing hunger in the U.S. declined last year to the lowest since 2007 as unemployment fell and some states strengthened child-nutrition programs.