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Comstock’s Talks: Capital Region Golf Courses Are Teed Up for Success
PODCAST: Capital Region golf courses saw a boom last year as the game emerged as the perfect socially distanced activity. Will new players stick around?
![Serrano Country Club in El Dorado Hills has been inundated with golfers seeking tee times as golfing experienced a surge in interest during the pandemic. (Photo by Hector Amezcua)](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/feat_golf_hector-amezcua_lead.jpg?1624201258)
Capital Region Golf Courses Are Teed Up for Success
Capital Region golf courses saw a boom last year as the game emerged as the perfect socially distanced activity. Will new players stick around?
![In 1982, when this photo of the East Sacramento All Stars was taken, the league was already more than three decades old. (Photo courtesy of Matt Walbeck)](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/unnamed_36.jpg?1623995039)
A Long Run for East Sacramento Little League
The nonprofit youth sports organization celebrates its 70th anniversary
What accounts for seven decades of this nonprofit youth sports organization — and its survival during the pandemic?
![The groundbreaking ceremony commences for the Sky River casino March 9. (Photos by Rahul Lal)](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/0419_blog_statuscheck_logo.jpg?1619390787)
Status Check: Finally Game Time?
Sky River Casino breaks ground in Elk Grove and clears legal hurdle ahead of possible fall 2022 opening
The casino is expected to open in the fall of 2022 on Wilton Rancheria tribal trust land at the site of an uncompleted mall.
![Robert Forren, manager of The Western Depot in Yuba City, fills an order in February. Forren has worked for the store for 22 years. (Photos by Steve Martarano)](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/0421_dept_offthebeatentrack_stevemartarano_embed.jpg?1617731918)
Off the Beaten Track: Staying on Track
The Western Depot nears five decades serving model train enthusiasts
The Western Depot in Yuba City has carved out a niche in the model railroad industry for 44 years with its impressive inventory, knowledgeable staff and timeless train decor.
![San Francisco resident Stacy Samuels, also known as Super A or Banjo Man, plays the banjo while cheering in the stands. Samuels, who has been bringing his banjo to Athletics games for more than 30 years, said “It’s great. It feels like a regular game,” of the season opener. (Photos by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters)](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/040121_baseball_aw_sized_01-1.jpeg?1617392147)
Benching COVID
Baseball fans return to California stadiums
Major League Baseball welcomed spectators back to stadiums for regular season games for the first time since October 2019.
![Michael Parker, owner of HR Sports Cards and Collectibles, holds up some of the shop’s card packs that still sell for $1. (Photos by Steve Martarano)](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/0321_blog_photoessay_cards2.jpg?1616791842)
Photos: Not Just a Hobby
Amid a surge in card collecting, a few shops still survive in the Capital Region
Card shops have been declining in number the past 20 years, but
there’s a gold rush in the industry today.
![Pat Kashani, owner of Tropics Ale House in Sacramento, is planning to open an All-American-themed sports bar and restaurant called The ClubHouse on K Street. (Photos by Graham Womack)](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/0321_blog_economy_covid1.jpg?1616434650)
After a Year of COVID
In the year since the pandemic shutdowns began, many businesses have stayed open, and owners are optimistic
A year into the COVID-19 pandemic, many entrepreneurs feel reasons for hope, both for their companies and the world at large.
![From left: Jose Gomez, Francisco Barajas and Brian Montagnese are competing in “American Ninja Warrior.” They train at The Studio Martial Arts & Fitness in Roseville, which is owned by Amitis Pourarian (seated). (Photo courtesy of The Studio)](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/0321_blog_statuscheck_1500x795.jpg?1616438948)
Status Check: The Road Back to ‘American Ninja Warrior’
Three Roseville ninjas return to competition after last year’s was postponed
Jose Gomez, Francisco Barajas and Brian Montagnese will travel to Tacoma, Washington, to compete on “American Ninja Warrior” for a chance at an ultimate $1 million prize.
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Status Check: Still Moving Ahead at The Railyards
Work is continuing on multiple projects, despite the lead investor in the MLS bid pulling out
A new Kaiser Permanente hospital and a Sacramento County courthouse continue at The Railyards, the largest urban infill development project west of the Mississippi River.