Author: Sean Timm

The Best of the City 2022

Best of the City 2022

From Old Sacramento’s new incandescent signage to luminescent lanterns hand-assembled in Newcastle to a just-opened microcinema in midtown and merciful cyclists with big hearts, we present our highly subjective, small-batch, 100% locally made list of our favorite people, places and things right now. We know it’s been a rough couple of years—here are 22 bright spots that are lighting up our town in 2022.

Elyssa Lee, Sean Timm, Rob Turner,

A black and white photo of Chris Rock

Out & About for September and October 2022

From Roger Waters at the Golden 1 Center to Chris Rock at Hard Rock, here’s our roundup of 10 can’t-miss events around town this fall.

Sean Timm,

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Bucks for Books

At one local bookstore, a crisp Didion can buy you, well, a Didion

Sean Timm,

16 Fun Food Festivals in 2022

16 Fun Food Festivals in 2022

Jessica Rine, Curtis Yee, Sean Timm,

Local Bookstores and the Shops Around the Corner

The Shops Around the Corner

Talk about a Hollywood ending. Over two decades since Meg Ryan’s sweet little children’s bookshop lost the battle to Tom Hanks’ big bad Fox Books, it looks like indie bookstores around the country (and around town) may have won the retail war. We spotlight a dozen or so of our favorite local literary nooks in the Sacramento region. Trust us, this story is a real page-turner.

Hillary Louise Johnson, Sean Timm, Photos by Max Whittaker,

Quail Eggs on There and Back Again's Shire-cuterie board

A Shire Thing

At a new Lord of the Rings-inspired board game cafe, the owners welcome patrons—from midtown to Middle Earth— to “Speak, friend, and enter.”

Sean Timm,