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Chow Bella
Willow serves up love, Southern Italian style, with a side of colorful and texture-rich decor. After three tough pandemic-impacted years, the downtown restaurant scene is looking up.
Bring Back the Blue Diamond Almond Tour
Food factory tours have exploded in popularity over the decades. We should resurrect one here that both locals and visitors were nuts about.
"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 show at the Manetti Shrem Museum—Mike Henderson reflects on shining shoes as a young man in Missouri, seeing his soul in Van Gogh's Potato Eaters, believing he had lost decades' worth of paintings in a fire, and securing his place in one of the greatest university art departments ever assembled.
Snap, Crackle & Pop Culture
A new cereal bar opens in Old Sacramento and serves up everything from Corn Pops to Instagrammable backdrops.
Out and About in January and February 2023
The Eagles land in Lincoln, comedian Tig Notaro says "Hello Again" in Davis, and more. Here are 10 can’t-miss events to help kick off the new year.
Forever (530)
Davis native Hasan Minhaj wears his hometown pride on his sleeve and talks his brand-new one-man show, The King’s Jester, now streaming on Netflix.
Q&A with Dr. Shani Buggs of UC Davis' Violence Prevention Research Program
In September, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released provisional data for 2021, which was pretty shocking: Gun deaths in America hit an all-time high of 48,832. That’s an 8% increase over 2020 and a 54% increase from a…
A Comedy Giant
Jimboy’s Tacos, Tower Records and Sunrise Mall. As Brian Posehn gets ready to release a new special this December, the “forever nerdy” 6-foot-7 stand-up comic—who is also a proud metalhead and Dungeons & Dragons podcast host—shares tall tales (literally) from his childhood and how he got his comedy start right here in River City.
Out and About in November and December 2022
Alexander McQueen, the Mountain Mandarin Festival, Mozart's choral masterpiece, and more. Here's our list of 10 must-see events around town to help you end your year on a high note.
Nice Ice, Baby
Make your happy hour even happier with handcrafted cubes for your craft cocktails.
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