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The team behind Preservation & Co. sets opening date for Sacramento's first distillery since Prohibition
On Nov. 11, Sacramento’s long booze-making tradition—even in Prohibition, the city was deemed the “wettest” in the U.S., a defiant distinction based on the era's sheer number of illegal downtown speakeasies and local rumrunners—continues when Midtown Spirits opens at 19th…
Sneak Peek: Sacramento chocolatier Ginger Elizabeth Hahn to launch her first pâtisserie
The new Ginger Elizabeth Pâtisserie will open on Oct. 14 with a tempting selection of incurably buttery and shatteringly crisp French-style pastries, also known as viennoiserie, in addition to the artisanal chocolates that have made confectioner extraordinaire Ginger Elizabeth Hahn…
Take a Covid-cautious joyride this fall with these drive-in, drive-thru events
Since Sacramento's traditional outdoor gatherings like concerts and movies in the park are on hold, venues and organizers have taken a cue from an American mainstay—drive-in theaters, steering toward car-centric experiences to ensure physical distancing. From al fresco movies for fall to a moonlit Día de los Muertos celebration with roadside memorials, rolling out has never been so entertaining.
Sacramento chefs take you back to school with live cooking classes
Despite our best efforts to channel our inner Ina Garten or Chrissy Teigen these past months, for many of us, the pandemic has confirmed something we had long suspected about ourselves: cooking will never be our forte. If you too…
A new Sacramento food box delivery service stocks your pantry with locally made gourmet goods
During pre-pandemic times, SacTown Bites was guiding tours of area restaurants like Magpie and The Porch, with groups sampling locally sourced, farm-to-fork dishes along the way. But since shutdowns have forced eateries to offer only takeout and patio dining, the company…
After the Fall
Tresa Honaker started 2012 on a high note. The local aerial artist and the troupe she founded were performing to sold-out audiences, creating mesmerizing vignettes with bodies wrapped in billowing ribbon up to 60 feet in the air. Then a terrible accident during practice left her paralyzed below her mid-spine, suddenly grounding the life-long dancer. But Honaker refused to stay down, and eight years later, her troupe is still going strong and so is she, having forged a new identity as a competitive athlete. This is the story of one woman’s life-changing fall and her life-affirming rise.
The team behind Allora launches a farm-to-fork meal delivery service
In 2018, the husband-and-wife team of chef Deneb Williams and sommelier Elizabeth-Rose Mandalou chose the name Allora for their East Sacramento Italian bistro because of its forward-looking English translation—“What’s next?” In pandemic times, there have been many pivots in response to…
SF Giants Assistant Coach Alyssa Nakken
CCongratulations on being the first female to coach first base in an MLB game! Take us back to that momentous night. Thank you! It’s been a whirlwind. [The Giants first base coach] Antoan Richardson, mentioned to me in pregame that…
Lights, Camera ... Action
At first, the computer screen looked like any other Zoom meeting waiting to start—the hosts monitored attendees as they logged in and people in little boxes watched other people in little boxes texting on their phones. But as soon as…
Capital Dance Project leaps from the stage to the streets and our screens in new digital video series
From a waterfront ballet to a rose garden boogie, all of Sacramento is a stage in Capital Dance Project’s new digital dance series, which began Aug. 26. After the company's sixth annual Behind the Barre show—an elaborate production of visual art,…
Mayor, Redefined
What does it mean to be a mayor? It turns out the answer isn’t so black-and-white. For a hundred years, Sacramentans have hemmed and hawed about whether or not a “strong mayor” system will help or hurt us. In November, we have a chance to push our city forward. Here’s why it’s more important than ever to vote yes for a strong mayor.
NFL Star Arik Armstead Has a Few Things to Say
TThere was never any doubt about Arik Armstead. As a young man growing up in Elk Grove, he confidently played hoops with Mike Bibby, Bobby Jackson, Matt Barnes and other local pros who trained with his father Guss Armstead, a…
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