Dan Simon recently took over as the new CEO of the Sacramento Zoo. We spoke with him about his animal expertise and his plans for the future.

Sacramento comedian Jack Gallagher quietly left town in 2024. He now returns for his latest (and last) one-man show at the B Street Theatre.

New downtown Sacramento Mexican restaurant Casa Lola, from the owners of Cafeteria 15L, is a festive feast for the eyes and the palate.

Stepdad’s, the name of the new Land Park tavern from chef Oliver Ridgeway and nightlife mavens Tyler and Melissa Williams, doesn’t just pay homage to its space’s longtime former occupant, Dad’s ...

We’ve always thought the perfect end to a nightclub crawl in midtown’s Lavender Heights would be to grab a great big crispy, cheesy slice of New York-style pizza after closing down the drag show or ...

It’s still hoodie and beanie weather on a spring morning at the 28th and B Street Skate Park near the American River when Deven Esquivel steps onto the surface of a skateboard for the first time in ...

The California poppies have yet to unfurl their petals, rolled up tight against the morning chill as 10 of us gather around a brick-paved circle at Soil Born Farms in Rancho Cordova, rubbing our hands ...

The new Deftones: (from left) Stephen Carpenter, Sergio Vega, Chino Moreno, Frank Delgado and Abe Cunningham. (Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Records) You were almost done with a different album, Eros ...

The first thing that greets you in the entryway of Horn Barbecue in Elk Grove is a giant mural of a 12-foot-tall bull that is mythic, muscular and regal, wearing a golden crown and charging at you ...

July 18-19 Surprise, surprise—California has one juicy secret. Georgia may be known as the Peach State, but we grow more of the blushing fruit than every other state in the nation combined. The ...

Feb. 4–May 4 When Minnie Spotted-Wolf joined the U.S. Marine Corp Reserves, the bronc-busting member of the Blackfoot tribe won the respect of her male peers as a heavy equipment operator. Airwoman ...

FFirst comes the suave, polished Sacramento State marching band. Next, the Sacramento Soul Line Dancers shake and shimmy down Capitol Mall, drenched in spangles and bangles. Then comes the Pet Parade ...