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It’s Working Out
A personal trainer can make your time at the gym more efficient and enjoyable. We asked five trainers to share their fitness philosophies...


Holy Tomato!
It was the summer of 2006, the year that Mulvaney’s B&L opened in a historic firehouse on 19th Street in midtown Sacramento. A local...


Supersizing the Salad
Lettuce is the least interesting thing in these entrée-style salads. If you think restaurant salads are getting bigger, you’re not...


That’s a Good Bake
Fans of “The Great British Baking Show” will find lots to love at a darling new bakery in Sacramento’s Pocket neighborhood. Through the...


Raimond Irimescu: Addicted to Tick Tock
Photo by Gabriel Teague. Watches are a way of life for Irimescu, who began apprenticing in horology at age 11 and today runs Paul’s Watch...


Day Trip: Mokelumne Hill
This little—very little—Calaveras County Gold Rush town beckons with history and haunts. Mokelumne Hill is a small town in Calaveras...


Buddha Belly Burger
Known for his namesake vegetarian restaurant on Broadway, Andy Nguyen has expanded his empire with BUDDHA BELLY BURGER, where all the...


Made From Grass and Flowers
Imagine someone DMing you on Instagram, asking if you would be interested in selling hand-woven baskets. Imagine the person was from...


Women’s Wear
California Assembly messengers Deborah Williamson, Kathy Freimann, Sue Rock and Lu Usher, from left, take advantage of a new policy from...


Things That Go Boom
Fireworks are fun, but is the environment celebrating? Fireworks do a bang-up job of entertaining us, but they also have an explosively...


Bringing Shakespeare’s Words to Life
Sacramento Shakespeare Festival is coming back strong, after pandemic challenges and a venue change, with “Macbeth.” Kathleen Poe as...


Sac Design: Suite Escape
A Rocklin couple gets the retreat of their dreams. There are few things parents of young children desire more than a tranquil refuge they...


Sac Design: Kitchen Table
FANS OF THE KITCHEN TABLE, the adorable, packed-to-the-rafters kitchenware store in East Sacramento, can rejoice with the opening of a...


Sac Design: Remember Swivel Chairs?
REMEMBER SWIVEL CHAIRS? They were living room staples from the 1950s through the 1970s, which is why many of us have happy memories of...


Sac Design: DIY Survival Tips
Photo by Andrea Gunn IF YOU CAN SWING A HAMMER or charge a power drill, you can renovate your home, right? Not so fast. No matter how...


How to Be More Sustainable in Sacramento
Becoming greener doesn’t have to be about living a life of denial. Here are some easy, fulfilling ways to do better for the planet. Photo...


Scott Klier: Stepping into the Spotlight
The incoming president and CEO of Broadway Sacramento, Scott Klier, talks about his new responsibilities as the longtime musical theater...


Foraging
MUSHROOM HUNTERS JOURNEYED TO AN EL DORADO COUNTY FOREST BURN SITE IN SEARCH OF MORELS. Photography by Francisco Chavira The trick is to...


Georgeanne Brennan: A Woman in Full
At 80, cookbook author Georgeanne Brennan is still creating. Georgeanne Brennan is fetching groceries from her car as I pull up to her...


Origin Story: Binchoyaki
A STINT IN JAPAN WAS THE SPARK BEHIND CRAIG TAKEHARA’S BINCHOYAKI. How did Craig Takehara, a JFK High School grad who grew up in the...
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