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Eat Your Way Through Sacramento’s Hmong Food Scene

A Hmong cookbook author finds local eats in a soul food spot, a counter at the back of a supermarket and an Asian fusion ...
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Here’s How Sacramento’s Oldest Businesses Keep Customers Coming Back

From a century-old jewelry store to a revived dive bar, local owners explain how they stay relevant across generations Ted Grebitus is dressed in dark slacks, a light blue, button-down Oxford shirt ...
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From Cat Curators to ‘Stinkovision,’ Here’s What Sacramento Indie Theaters Are Doing to Draw New Audiences

The first thing you notice about Sacramento’s leading cinephile is her ears. One is clipped at the top; both ears burst with fluff. Thelma is a tabby cat and the feline figurehead of Thelmarama, a ...
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Is the Sacramento Region the Next Silicon Valley?

Like many other Capital Region residents, Kevin Wolf went to UC Davis and “never left.” Since graduating with honors from the ...
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‘The Great Snail Race’ Returns to Folsom After a 25-Year Hiatus

The Great Folsom Snail Race used to be one of the city’s most recognizable annual events, drawing racers from all over the country and running from 1981 until 2001 (I covered it as a Sacramento Union ...
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How Sacramento’s Fitness Economy Helped Create an ‘American Gladiators’ Star

When now-personal trainer, content creator and fitness coach Sydney Hunter was attending St. Francis High School in East Sacramento several years ago, she wasn’t planning to become the next American ...
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Universities Know How to Create Discoveries. They Still Struggle to Build Companies. | Opinion

Editor’s note: Comstock’s welcomes opinion pieces from a variety of perspectives. To submit a piece for consideration, please email Digital Editor Jennifer Fergesen at jfergesen@comstocksmag.com.
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This Is What Aging Well Looks Like Today

This story is part of our April 2026 issue. To read the print version, click here. This story is part of our April 2026 issue. To read the print version, click here. For 71-year-old Patty Vander ...
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Meet the Candidates in California’s Wide-Open Governor Race

Editor’s Note: This story went to press at the end of April should any changes occur after that. This story is part of our May 2026 issue. To read the print version, click here. This story is part of ...
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How Do You Terminate a Remote Employee? Do They Need to Come in if They Live Locally?

This story is part of our May 2026 issue. To read the print version, click here. This story is part of our May 2026 issue. To read the print version, click here. We unfortunately need to undergo a ...
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Advancing Literacy Through Leadership and Partnership

Teach For America California Capital Valley (TFA CCV) collaborates with community partners, schools and mission-aligned organizations to develop innovative programs that enhance student outcomes and ...