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Capital Stage’s ‘Now Circa Then:’ When the past meets the present and the future
During the day, Gideon is an enthusiastic museum employee whose job is to reenact an immigrant living in a New York Lower East Side apartment in 1890. By night he’s a geeky history nerd with little social life. He’s joined by new museum employee Margie, hired to portray his...
Doxxing victims in California may gain right to sue to ‘bring some power back’
When Kathie Moehlig’s personal information was leaked online five years ago, she didn’t believe she had enough options to fight back. “There was no recourse that I had to be able to go and have this individual held accountable for the risk at which they put myself and my family,” said the founder of TransFamily Support Services.
Lifetime in the arts: jazz singer Shelley Burns
Jazz singer Shelley Burns has been performing since she was 5 years old, and she has no intention of stopping any time soon. “Are we ever going to retire?” she asks. “Because wherever I am, I am working. … But I love everything I’m doing.”. Burns,...
Stream & Dream Lounge: The warmth of cool sightings
The latest screen adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s The Talented Mr. Ripley is an 8-episode “limited series” on Netflix that dazzles with fine production values and an outstanding cast. Filmed in Italy, in lustrous black & white, it’s also a brilliantly realized (mid-20th century) period piece. And while its total running time is more than six hours, the onscreen results strike me as one of the very best movies of 2024 so far.
‘What’s done in the dark will be brought to the light’: After 40 years, investigators make arrest in shuddering murder of Madeline Garcia
Cold case SN&R has been covering breaks open with apprehension of man who was teen suspect in unrelated arson near killing scene. Working in the dark against your fellow man. What’s done in the dark will be brought to the light’. -Johnny Cash. For decades, Madeline Garcia’s granddaughters could...
Theater of dreams: Sacramento’s only microcinema is a movie buff’s ‘Dreamland’
Two entrepreneurs opened Dreamland Cinema in Sacramento in June of 2022, during a time when theaters across the country were struggling — and still are — to lure viewers away from their streaming services and back to the movies after pandemic lockdowns. Against all odds, the pair —...
CalRecycle’s leader, Zoe Heller, on battling plastic pollution and working for a cleaner climate
In May, Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed Zoe Heller as the new head of CalRecycle. Zeller is a circular economy and zero waste specialist with a distinguished career in environmental stewardship and policy leadership and a passion for environmental justice. Her career includes a decade-long stint at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), where her final role was as manager of the agency’s Zero Waste Section. She has been at CalRecycle for seven years and served as deputy director of the Division of Circular Economy before assuming her current role.
Meet three Sacramento tattoo artists with an enduring connection to its LBGTQ community
Part of Sacramento’s diversity includes boasting an array of tattoo artists for anyone who wants to get inked up. But for some, especially queer and trans people, the idea of getting a tattoo can seem daunting. For locals with those concerns, there are several artists in Sacramento that serve the LGBTQ community almost exclusively.
Will California’s largest oil well owner get a pass on paying to clean up Its mess?
A new state law mandates that oil companies put up money to plug wells before acquiring them. It could fail its first big test, putting taxpayers on the hook. This story is produced by the award-winning journalism nonprofit Capital & Main and co-published here with permission. In recent years, California...
Prison and Reentry Education Program at Los Rios colleges may not continue
In 2016, Mule Creek State Prison in Ione introduced an education program for its inmates to earn their associate degrees. David Cable was an inmate at Mule Creek at the time and thought this program, called the Prison and Reentry Education Program (PREP), could help him achieve an education and change his life.
Sacramento’s MADE Studio fosters creative equity and accessibility
Paige McCafferty, a woodworker and owner of craft business Awkwood Things, became a member at MADE Studio in Sacramento as part of the MAKEHERS cohort in March 2023. McCafferty, who is also a young single mom, applied for the women-owned small business accelerator program after seeing her friend complete it and successfully scale up her business.
Our land of light, sound and soul
California remains the world’s fifth-largest economy and one of the most culturally diverse places on earth. Our north side of the state is at least half of that international heartbeat. Nevertheless, if one were to just read headlines from regional news outlets, they might think absolutely nothing meaningful is happening here: The click-bait obsession some media outfits in Sacramento have is simply out of control.
California hits Amazon with fines under warehouse worker law
California workplace regulators are fining Amazon $6 million over alleged violations of a recent warehouse labor law at two of the company’s Inland Empire warehouses. Labor Commissioner Lilia García-Brower’s office said today that the e-commerce giant failed to notify employees at the ONT8 warehouse in Moreno Valley and ONT9 in Redlands of any productivity quotas they were required to meet, leading workers to be disciplined without knowing why.
Sacramento’s community theaters strive to keep their seats filled — and see signs of progress
Local performing arts companies have always faced challenges in attracting audiences, choosing relatable shows and managing finances. In recent years, they’ve also had to deal with long pandemic shutdowns, an aging audience, limited media coverage and competition from at-home streaming platforms. While most larger theater companies in Sacramento have...
Downtown Sacramento hair salon transforms into intimate venue for Black music and spoken word
Overlooking J Street, Mahogany and Rose converts from a salon specializing in curly hair and locs, to a space dedicated to celebrating Black artists. Out the Way on J is a monthly show that invites audiences to share in an intimate experience with independent musicians, rappers, poets and soul artists. It is curated by Mahogany and Rose CEO and founder Camille Janae, and community leader and organizer Andreas “Dre-T” Tilman Jr.
In Deep Water: New documentary looks at how water and food resources are being snatched up by powerful interests around the world
‘The Grab’ director Gabriela Cowperthwaite discusses her documentary that is both a geopolitical thriller and a call to action. This story is produced by the award-winning journalism nonprofit Capital & Main and co-published here with permission. \Throughout history, we have witnessed the fierce pursuit of valuable commodities such as...
Sacramento’s Office of Arts and Culture hosts listening session for proposed guaranteed income pilot grant for artists
Curiosity was in the air when the City of Sacramento’s Office of Arts and Culture hosted dozens of local artists at a guaranteed income community listening session on Monday, June 10 at Celebration Arts. The event was held to discuss a potential pilot grant program through the OAC that...
The number of grandparents taking the ADU or converted housing path in the Sacramento region is way up
More and more people in Sacramento are opting to move into multigenerational homes, or build accessory dwelling units – better known as ADUs – to keep family members close them while avoiding painful housing prices. Advocates for this move say it also adds property value to their existing homes.
Glen Powell proves himself: Netflix’s ‘Hit Man’ is fun and delightfully unpredictable
I owe Glen Powell a bit of an apology. I took a few digs at him a couple of weeks ago in my summer movie preview, saying I wasn’t all that fond of his work and did not have high hopes for his upcoming films. I was still a little sour after seeing him in the awful Anyone but You, and nothing he had done outside of Top Gun: Maverick had really impressed.
Notes from Under Ground: the future of the Sacramento Valley’s water below the surface
The region is blessed with bountiful fresh water within its boundaries. Big Chico Creek, Butte Creek, Feather River and the Sacramento River all support incredible and vibrant natural ecosystems. What is not as apparent is the importance of its vast underground water resources, which are connected directly to the surface waters that residents enjoy as part of the daily landscape.
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