Dan Simon recently took over as the new CEO of the Sacramento Zoo. We spoke with him about his animal expertise and his plans for the future.

Sacramento comedian Jack Gallagher quietly left town in 2024. He now returns for his latest (and last) one-man show at the B Street Theatre.

Chef-owner of Q1227 in Roseville and former executive chef of downtown Sacramento’s Echo & Rig Four Sisters Cafe for brunch, in Roseville. They’re so friendly, and I just like how it’s a family-run ...

Mike Henderson is the only one at the $750-a-plate gala wearing blue jeans—and he’s the guest of honor. The guests take their seats at tables inside the Manetti Shrem for the 6-year-old institution’s ...

Darrin Bell has asked to meet me where he does most of his work these days—at a picnic table overlooking a lily pond in a leafy Sacramento park. I recognize him, bent over an iPad working on a cartoon ...

Dumplings to die for, a mistress of disguise, toothsome tacos, culinary classes paired with cinematic classics, health-forward push-pops, dance-powered lemonade purveyors, and much more. Here’s our ...

After taking a snowy hike on the Sierra Discovery Trail outside Nevada City, be sure to visit the nearby Omega Diggings Scenic Overlook for a panoramic mountain view on your way home. (Photograph by ...

We’ve always thought the perfect end to a nightclub crawl in midtown’s Lavender Heights would be to grab a great big crispy, cheesy slice of New York-style pizza after closing down the drag show or ...

When Cal Expo’s soaring water tower was built in the 1960s, the task to design the art for the 152-foot-tall landmark structure fell to Barbara Stauffacher Solomon, a noted San Francisco designer ...

Gone are the days when only wax-mustachioed hipsters understood the dark art of the light roast—today’s third-wave specialty coffee scene is as diverse as our city itself. Allow us to introduce you to ...

It’s still hoodie and beanie weather on a spring morning at the 28th and B Street Skate Park near the American River when Deven Esquivel steps onto the surface of a skateboard for the first time in ...

AA wavy white metal scrim of a sculpture shades the entrance to the Gorman Museum of Native American Art’s new home. Perched on tall white steel posts, the graceful form undulates and curves overhead ...