He is the most prolific public artist in Sacramento, and now, J.M. Knudsen is expanding his vision for a more creative city.

In 2004, local developer John Saca proposed building two 53-story skyscrapers—the tallest residential towers on the West Coast—at 3rd and Capitol. And in 2005, celebrated architect Daniel Libeskind ...

The Scene Setter If dining out is a theatrical experience, then Sacramento interior designer Whitney Johnson may be the city’s leading set designer, crafting visual feasts to complement the edible art ...

A Window to the World In 2021, a Lithuanian artist created a set of large-scale urban portals to allow people from one country to interact in real time with strangers in another. Now he’s expanding.

In the Name of the Father After graduating from UC Davis in 1967, Stephen Kaltenbach headed east and thrived in the heady New York art world, exhibiting alongside future greats like Richard Serra and ...

Best Mid-Century Modern Design For an Iconic Water Tower When Cal Expo’s soaring water tower was built in the 1960s, the task to design the art for the 152-foot-tall landmark structure fell to Barbara ...

The poached potatoes at Franquette are an homage to the spud obsession in Germany, where, according to Elena who lived there as a child, “they’re seen as [special] as heirloom tomatoes.” Like an ...

As Mahatma Gandhi once said, “In the midst of darkness, light persists.” Through the fog of 2020, here are 25 people, places and things around the region—from our heroic health care workers fighting ...

BEST TRAIL FOR LOCKING EYES WITH A LOVE INTEREST Winding 37 miles between Folsom and Camino, the El Dorado Trail crosses all manner of Sierra foothill terrain and has something for everyone. The paved ...

Navigating the legal landscape can be daunting, whether you’re facing a complex business issue, seeking justice in a personal matter, or simply planning for the future. That’s where top lawyers come ...

WWhen the first neon red Jump electric bikes turned up on my corner in early 2018, I jumped. I rode them everywhere—to work downtown, to Nugget Market, to Mayahuel, to Broderick Roadhouse. I wasn’t ...

Albuquerque Police Department's lowrider (Photo by Julian Moya, Courtesy of the Albuquerque Police Department) The Idea Lowriding has been an intrinsic part of Latinx culture since the practice got ...