Cyndi Lauper in concert, the Sacramento Ballet and Capital Stage launch their new seasons, and much more. Here are 15 reasons ...

Tops of the Town In 2010, a new kind of swivel chair emerged, serving dual purposes—providing attractive seating, but also acting as a people magnet in cities around the world. It’s time for ...

“By Any Means Necessary, I Will Keep Being an Artist.” Painter. Bluesman. Filmmaker. Educator. After retiring in 2012 from UC Davis, where he was an art professor for 43 years—and on the eve of a solo ...

The Humor, the Ardor and the Candor of Darrin Bell In 2019, Darrin Bell became the first Black person to win the Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning, and his nationally syndicated comic strip ...

The Scene Setter If dining out is a theatrical experience, then Sacramento interior designer Whitney Johnson may be the city’s leading set designer, crafting visual feasts to complement the edible art ...

Where the Chefs Eat Who’s hungry? We are! Which got us thinking: “Who better to ask for great restaurant recommendations than a bunch of the region’s top chefs?” We’re talking Michelin-rated chefs, as ...

Once Upon a Time in Mezcalifornia For centuries, mezcal—the ancient intoxicant steeped in Mexican tradition—has sprouted almost exclusively from the vast agave farms south of our border. But one Yolo ...

BEST MAKER OF SUSTAINABLE JOY Hope Suson is on a mission. What started as crafting her own soap and candles and a fondness for sewing blossomed three years ago into Ecojoyous—a maker-fueled charge to ...

Maura Cromwell Shalom School Maura Cromwell, Director of Curriculum and Instruction, brings over 15 years of classroom teaching experience to her leadership role. She oversees curriculum development, ...

Thanks to the new "Unofficial Ted Lasso Cookbook" by two local food bloggers, we can relive the tastiest TV moments from the series that made us believers.

A Window to the World In 2021, a Lithuanian artist created a set of large-scale urban portals to allow people from one country to interact in real time with strangers in another. Now he’s expanding.

What’s old is new and what’s new is newsworthy in Sactown's Best of the City 2023—the local people, places and things that have caught our eyes this year.