Editor’s note: This is the third installment of our Seat at the Bar series, in which the anonymous Seat at the Bar Diner visits local restaurants, takes a seat for one at the bar and reports honestly ...

Few since Mark Twain have done more to propel Calaveras County’s reputation than the Kautz family, owners of Ironstone Vineyards. Their winery, nestled in the oak woodlands near Murphys, combines the ...

It’s been a lightning-quick 10 years since Downtown Plaza was demolished and Golden 1 Center emerged, creating Downtown Commons while changing Sacramento’s landscape forever. About a month before ...

Downtown Davis was lively as Upper Crust Baking celebrated its 40th anniversary at its retail space and bakehouse Oct. 17. Under a tent on the patio and parking lot, local band The Suspenders belted ...

This free online class offered by SMUD’s Community Education & Technology Center will educate multifamily property owners, managers and developers on how to leverage our programs and incentives to ...

California’s budget provides some breathing room, but the Capital Region still faces the challenge of building an economy that can withstand the next downturn This story is part of our October 2026 ...

Though I think about taking the Treasure Island exit every time I cross the Bay Bridge, I hadn’t explored the unique San Francisco suburb since a photography class trip 11 years ago. I finally visited ...

The fun-loving television and radio host has eight films to his credit — and dreams of making a Hollywood epic This story is part of our October 2026 issue. To read the print version, click here. This ...

In 1962, nature photographer Ansel Adams captured a striking vision of the boulders that stud South Placer County’s woodlands — granite slabs knuckling up from brittle grass and lifting into the thick ...

This story is part of our October 2026 issue. To read the print version, click here. This story is part of our October 2026 issue. To read the print version, click here. A new college president plans ...

This story is part of our October 2026 issue. To read the print version, click here. This story is part of our October 2026 issue. To read the print version, click here. It’s OK to touch the land.

Adiva Mittal is a journalist and student researcher based in Granite Bay, California. She serves as Bounds Broken Editor of Granite Bay Today and runs City Speaks, an independent publication exploring ...