As seasons change, Chef Jay Veregge veers his ingredients to do the same with a tender appreciation for harvested wild game. With autumn at our doorstep and the taste of Farm-to-Fork Month still in our mouths, Veregge, whose culinary works are often savored at The Firehouse, Ten22 and District...
Self-reliance, stability, mentorship, independent living, and success. These are all words you’ll find repeated throughout the website of Sacramento’s newest nonprofit, Aging UP. With a focus on teens ages 13-17 who have experience in the foster care system, Aging UP’s mission is to use mentorship...
Pushed to the brink of teenage angst, Jaimal Yogis ran away from Sacramento at the age of 16. He will return on Saturday July 1, as an author, teacher and journalist with more than half a lifespan of Buddhist teachings and an ever-waxing love for the open sea. His latest book, “All Our Waves Are...
As the Sacramento community continues to establish its new identity, Kerrie Kelly’s latest business endeavor, 42nd Street, has opened its doors for designers and everyday customers to find their authentic self through home furnishing. On Thursday, the custom furniture, lighting and accessories...
Music Circus, the oldest professional theater company in Sacramento, is the one that that seems to have to worry least about attendance. People who attended in the earliest days brought children, then grandchildren and are now probably into a third generation of audience members. Relatively few...
Having officially opened its doors in Downtown Sacramento this month, Oblivion Comics and Coffee has placed itself within a perfect niche in the local community. Tucked between J and K Streets on the 11th Street intersection, Oblivion is home to new, vintage and independent comics, alongside an...
Last Saturday, I spent my day in downtown Los Angeles attending the Skyline Music Festival in the newly renovated L.A. State Historic Park on what felt like the first day of summer. Skyline is hosted by Radiohill Events and L.A. radio station KCRW where Lido, Miike Snow, Duke Dumont and many more...
If you love handpicked vintage or have a comfy and cool bohemian style, then ShopCuffs should be on your list of clothing shops to visit (if you haven’t already visited many times before). This quirky one-stop-shop, which first opened its doors in Midtown Sacramento in 2004, has all things on...
Philz Coffee, a cult-favorite by many avid coffee-drinkers in the Bay Area, spent 26 years as a corner grocery store with an owner who had two great passions: coffee and community. Phil Jaber’s love for people and making custom coffee blends made it easy to convert the Mission District shop into...
The Chautauqua Playhouse is Sacramento’s oldest community theater company, and though it’s doing well, it faces some of the same threats that many arts organizations — the ballet, symphony, opera and other theaters — face: a constant search for new financial support, good...
