The Art of Polaroid Impressionism. In her Sacramento Icons series, local multimedia artist Paula Bellacera presents images that are at once new and nostalgic, using tools like a vintage Polaroid SX-70 camera, watercolor paint, markers and pencils. The end results are evocative, impressionistic depictions of our city’s landmarks, from the Tower Bridge to the Tower Theatre and many more.

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Mar 1, 2024 · Without your health, as they say, you have nothing. To that end, we’re excited to publish our annual list of peer-selected top doctors from around our region. This list of 991 doctors in 69 different specialties was compiled in partnership with the national research firm Professional Research Services, which surveyed and vetted Sacramento …

Jan 16, 2025 · Start 2025 Off Right with Can’t-Miss Events Around the Region Concerts, art exhibits and more are starting the year on a high note.

Jul 5, 2024 · A Hunger for Healing A Roseville cancer survivor reflects on the restorative power of writing and illustrating her debut children’s tale, The Mochi Makers. In this case, a picture book is worth a thousand words.

May 8, 2024 · UC Davis Turns to the (Deliciously) Dark Side Something’s brewing at the University of California at Davis. Already a global leader in wine and beer studies, the school is setting out to conquer yet another of our collective liquid loves. In May, UCD launched America’s very first academic facility dedicated entirely to the research of coffee. And with a multibillion dollar industry ...

Aug 29, 2024 · BEST MAKER OF SUSTAINABLE JOY Hope Suson is on a mission. What started as crafting her own soap and candles and a fondness for sewing blossomed three years ago into Ecojoyous—a maker-fueled charge to help Sacramento live better and cleaner. A longtime art teacher for schools throughout the region, she has been selling her homemade, plastic-free, eco-conscious products online and at ...

Sactown magazine is Sacramento’s city magazine, with an audited circulation of 30,000 and with dozens of national awards for publishing excellence in the areas of editorial, design and photography. Among those awards is the Maggie Award for Best City & Metropolitan Magazine by the Western Publishing Association. Sactown was founded in 2006 by journalists Rob Turner and Elyssa Lee. Rob was ...

The Art of Polaroid Impressionism. In her Sacramento Icons series, local multimedia artist Paula Bellacera presents images that are at once new and nostalgic, using tools like a vintage Polaroid SX-70 camera, watercolor paint, markers and pencils. The end results are evocative, impressionistic depictions of our city’s landmarks, from the Tower Bridge to the Tower Theatre and many more.Arts ...

Best of the City 2024 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 annual list showcasing dozens of the local people, places and things that are just our type.