He is the most prolific public artist in Sacramento, and now, J.M. Knudsen is expanding his vision for a more creative city.

Word Play How do you put the fun in fundamental? One Sacramento youth literacy group, 916 Ink, believes the answer lies in turning the traditional rules of reading and writing upside down. That means ...

Best of the City 2014 Custard made with deconstructed craft beer, a hot dog made into a taco, a cool dog that’s setting the political world atwitter, cocktails from a barrel, coffee from a keg, mini ...

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 ...

EEveryone here knows the Bee’s political columnist Dan Walters, but who is speaking truth to power for a Southern California readership? That would be the inimitable George Skelton, who has doggedly ...

King James June 25–July 27 Capital Stage heads courtside in this play chronicling two Cleveland basketball fans’ friendship from the time of LeBron James’ 2004 rookie year through his 2016 ...

In 2004, local developer John Saca proposed building two 53-story skyscrapers—the tallest residential towers on the West Coast—at 3rd and Capitol. And in 2005, celebrated architect Daniel Libeskind ...

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 ...

After six years as Vancouver’s chief city planner, Brent Toderian [pronounced todder-in] launched his own international consulting firm, Toderian UrbanWorks, in 2012 to advise cities around the world ...

As Mahatma Gandhi once said, “In the midst of darkness, light persists.” Through the fog of 2020, here are 25 people, places and things around the region—from our heroic health care workers fighting ...

WWhen the first neon red Jump electric bikes turned up on my corner in early 2018, I jumped. I rode them everywhere—to work downtown, to Nugget Market, to Mayahuel, to Broderick Roadhouse. I wasn’t ...

BEST TRAIL FOR LOCKING EYES WITH A LOVE INTEREST Winding 37 miles between Folsom and Camino, the El Dorado Trail crosses all manner of Sierra foothill terrain and has something for everyone. The paved ...