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Designs Within Reach
After a bit of a lull, there are exciting new design-forward projects on the horizon, with some already taking shape and others on the cusp of going vertical. Here’s a sneak peek at a few of our favorites around town, from two new sports and entertainment venues to an ambitious cultural center and an inspiring educational expansion on one of the largest urban farms in California. Sacramento, things are looking up.
Best of the City 2026: Best Spot to Be Wild About Harry
A spellbinding stretch of Diagon Alley in North Oak Park is living up to its literary namesake by hiding its own corner of The Wizarding World.
Best of the City 2026: Best Rookie Move
Superstar rookie Darius Acuff Jr. joined the Sacramento Kings, giving hope to fans with what may end up being MVP-level talent, placing him among the dozens of people, places and things that we loved this year. Here's one of our picks for Best of the City 2026.
Best of the City 2026: Best Reimagined Memorial to Our Fallen Heroes
Amidst an ongoing expansion that also includes new sculptures, lighting and more, this Capitol Park memorial continues to serve as a beautiful dedication, earning a spot on our list of the people, places and things that we’ve loved this year. Here's one of our picks for Best of the City 2026.
4 Fun Ways to Celebrate Halloween Around the Sacramento Region This Year
From ghostly tours to witchy gatherings for a good cause, here are four festive offerings to get you in the Halloween mood.
Out & About in Fall 2026
It’s Davis native Hasan Minhaj versus former Daily Show colleague Ronny Chieng at Thunder Valley, acrobatics and life-size puppetry take the stage in Water for Elephants at Broadway Sacramento, Doja Cat lights up the Golden 1 Center, and more. Here are 15 events across the region to check out this fall.
Matching the Moment
Businesses everywhere used to invest in matchbooks—hiring artists, designers and writers to craft memorable ephemera that today tell the story of our region in ways that few other mediums can. These pocket canvases (many of which have been stripped bare of their flammables and pressed flat by avid collectors) shine a “light,” if you will, on the ambitions, energy and vibrancy of an era long gone. Allow us to illuminate.
Best of the City 2026: Best Out-of-This-World Community Observatory
Celebrating its 20th anniversary, this free observatory has been sharing stellar views of the night sky like no other, rocketing it onto our list of the people, places and things that we’ve loved this year. Here's one of our picks for Best of the City 2026.
Q&A with Baseball Champion Dusty Baker
Dusty Baker is only a year away from almost certainly becoming a first-ballot Hall of Famer. “I love baseball because baseball is everything,” he writes in his new memoir, Crossroads. A four-sport star at Del Campo High who now calls Granite Bay home, Baker opens up about playing and living through an openly racist era, what his mentor Hank Aaron taught him, and why Sacramento, at its heart, is a baseball town.
Best of the City 2026: Best Japanese Petit Fours
Handcrafted, tasty pillows of mochi delight are a specialty for this Roseville-based online shop and pop-up, placing these delicious quartets among the dozens of people, places and things that we loved this year. Here's one of our picks for Best of the City 2026.
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