As Mahatma Gandhi once said, “In the midst of darkness, light persists.” Through the fog of 2020, here are 25 people, places and things around the region—from our heroic health care workers fighting ...

Choosing the right doctor—whether for routine care or to manage a more complex diagnosis—can seem overwhelming. To help guide your search, we have once again partnered with national research firm ...

Craig Reynolds, photographed on Sept. 24, is preparing for a November harvest at his agave farm in Woodland. He and others will use the sharp, long-handled coa de jima to slice away the plants’ ...

Dumplings to die for, a mistress of disguise, toothsome tacos, culinary classes paired with cinematic classics, health-forward push-pops, dance-powered lemonade purveyors, and much more. Here’s our ...

Portrait by Max Whittaker Stephen Kaltenbach at the Crocker Art Museum on Dec. 12 backdropped by his painting "Portrait of My Father" SStephen Kaltenbach stands in front of a portrait he painted of ...

Rendering courtesy of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill A rendering of the proposed 557-foot-tall tower at 301 Capitol Mall that would include 100 residential units on the top floors “So much han,” one of us ...

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 ...

The Squeeze Inn's Squeeze With Cheese is justly famous for its cheesy skirt. (Photo by Ryan Donahue) Boy, are we full—of both nosh and nostalgia. That’s because we’ve spent the past two months ambling ...

From left: Jack and Elena Winks, Franquette’s beverage director and head chef, respectively; patrons cozy up to the central bar (Photos by Anna Wick) A remarkably clear twilight befell a Tuesday ...

Best Bagels with 50 Shades of Everything but Gray They beckon you from Instagram, doughy kaleidoscopic pinwheels—green and white for St. Paddy’s Day or red, white and blue for the Fourth of July, or ...

HHis mother calls them “monstrously huge” hands. Universally, it is agreed they are massive and preternaturally strong—the kind usually dubbed mitts or hams. The fingers are the size of ballpark ...

The Omicron variant is now spreading throughout the world at an alarming rate, and Sacramento County has seen a massive spike in recent weeks, hitting four-month highs. So we spoke to Dr. Jonathan ...