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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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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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‘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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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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Why One of Stockton’s Biggest Food Cultures Still Flies Under the Radar

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. At Stockton’s Saturday Golden ...
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Are Businesses Really Fleeing California?

Just how bad is the flight of companies from California, and why are some that made the move coming back? This story is part of our April 2026 issue. To read the print version, click here. This story ...
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Can Sacramento Build Its Way Out of the Housing Crisis? Experts Weigh In

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 more than a decade, elected ...