Pig Out at Bacon Fest
Sacramento Bacon Fest is back and better than ever! The weeklong event, which celebrates all things bacon, takes place May 16–22.During the week, local...
Shout Out for The Snug
Sacramento’s The Snug and its bar team have been nominated for two prestigious cocktail awards.An organization called Tales of the Cocktail Foundation nominated The...
Meet Wide Open Walls Artists at Concerts in the Park
Concerts in the Park is California’s largest free music festival, and the next concert takes place Friday, May 13, from 5 p.m. to 9...
The 1960 Olympic Winter Games at Tahoe
If you weren’t around to witness the 1960 Winter Olympics at Lake Tahoe, you can still experience the sites where the games were held...
Dedicated to Service: Penelope Cravens
Penelope Cravens, shown here in a 1976 Sacramento Bee photograph, was the first woman to serve as a California State Police officer, having joined...
Sac Design: Flower Power
THE NATIONAL EXCHANGE HOTEL in Nevada City recently got a swank makeover, complete with lush, nature-inspired wallpapers that feel at once time honored and...
Block Artisan Ice Co.
A few years ago, Matt Briggs had what you might call a cool idea: to launch an artisan ice business servicing Sacramento’s bars and...