Here we rebuild: Before the pandemic, transformation was Sacramento’s main storyline, driven by the deal that was struck for a downtown arena a decade ago. While Covid stalled the rejuvenation momentum, the newly opened Willow restaurant marks a step toward renewed resurgence, for downtown’s growth and for the city’s hard-hit restaurant scene. Part of The…
Lucia Plumb-Reyes never anticipated that her East Sacramento business, Moonbelly Bakery, would become an overnight sensation. Yet that’s exactly what happened as word spread about her exceptional artisan breads and impossibly flaky croissants. “It quite immediately started drawing much more attention than what I was expecting,” says Plumb-Reyes. “I was envisioning a small neighborhood bakery…
Hasan Minhaj was 16 years old when he landed his first joke in the parking lot of a gym in Davis. It was in 2002, in the dark shadow of 9/11, with Muslims like Minhaj and his family seemingly under suspicion at every juncture of their lives. In his new Netflix comedy special The King’s…
It’s a special taco indeed that can inspire fans to trek 100-plus miles to nab one. Just ask Sarah Romero, who co-owns Bibi’s Enchiladas & Grill with husband Michel and in-laws Amanda and Ruben Romero. “We’ve had people come from as far away as the Bay Area and Fresno,” says Sarah. “I guess we have…
“Firebird” has already landed in town, danced about and flown away, but the rest of the Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera’s 2022-23 season lies ahead. Next up is Saturday’s performance of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Mass in C minor. The classical program begins at 8 p.m. at the SAFE Credit Union Performing Arts Center, 1301 L St….
Comedian Brian Posehn makes a memorable impression: he’s 6-foot-7, with a wild salt-and-chili-pepper beard and thick black-rimmed glasses, and when you see him, you will no doubt involuntarily exclaim, “Oh that guy!” because he has appeared as that guy in seemingly almost every quality sitcom made since the ’90s: Friends, Seinfeld, Just Shoot Me, Everybody…
The Book of Mormon Nov. 2-13 This Tony-winning juggernaut returns to Broadway Sacramento four years after its blockbuster run here in 2018. Chronicling the exploits of two odd-couple Mormon missionaries sent to Uganda, the musical—which runs at downtown’s SAFE Credit Union Performing Arts Center through Nov. 13—includes songs like “Tomorrow Is a Latter Day”…
Long the seat of state government and hub of California’s vast agricultural economy, Sacramento has more recently earned a reputation as one of the top farm-to-fork dining destinations in the country. Visitors can soak up the Gold Rush-era history in Old Sacramento or go on a guided tour of the Capitol building before savoring an…
