Best Fruitful Endeavor Over the past four decades, the Happiest Place on Earth has been all the sweeter thanks to a frozen treat invented by a UC Davis alum. That makes this iconic, creamy creation ...

The Shops Around the Corner Talk about a Hollywood ending. Over two decades since Meg Ryan’s sweet little children’s bookshop lost the battle to Tom Hanks’ big bad Fox Books, it looks like indie ...

Homecoming Queen Greta Gerwig proves that you can indeed go home again with her stunning directorial debut Lady Bird, a semi-autobiographical story about the Sacramento native’s senior year in high ...

A Viral Sensation When Dr. Richard Corsi floated an idea on Twitter for a highly effective, inexpensive, DIY air purifier to help lower the risk of Covid, his light-bulb moment went viral in the best ...

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 ...

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 ...

We asked 15 local chefs and restaurateurs where and what they eat after they’ve hung up their aprons at the end of the day. Their answers didn't disappoint.

Alberto Ayala, director of the Sacramento Metro Air Quality District, discusses wildfire smoke, fossil fuels, and rethinking transportation.

“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 ...

On the verge of his first solo American museum show in over 40 years, Stephen Kaltenbach reflects on the man who inspired his masterwork—his father.

Encompassing four restaurants and three generations, the Fat family business has grown into the region’s preeminent dining dynasty.

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 ...