Aug 1, 2018
It’s easy to take the American River Parkway for granted, but it wasn’t easy to create. River Park resident Frank Cirill fought many battles to establish and protect the parkway. At its inception, there were fights to buy land and acquire easements. Along the way, there were conflicts over denial of public access to the Fair Oaks Bluffs, Cal Expo’s attempt to build a large parking lot near the river, and East Bay Municipal Utility District’s scheme to take American River water.
Aug 1, 2018
Very few of their neighbors know what Randy Stannard and Sarah McCamman are growing in the backyard of a house on 64th Street. Behind the unassuming and slightly worn Tallac Village neighborhood home, on a 1-acre piece of land stretching all the way back to 65th Street, Stannard and McCamman have transformed a once-neglected yard into a burgeoning urban farm known as Root 64.
Aug 1, 2018
Although a budding rock star artist in her native China, Lin Fei Fei didn’t know a soul in Sacramento when she and her Detroit-born boyfriend moved here in August 2015. Lin completed her MFA at the prestigious Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts in Shenyang, a city with a population of more than 8 million, and participated in art shows across Asia and Europe.
Jul 28, 2018
It’s hard not to notice the stylish, brand-new, bright-red JUMP bikes around town. Their color and design jump out at you. The bikes have a basket, bell, chain and skirt guards, an integrated lock, and head and tail lights. The seat height is adjustable. A small electric motor zips you along at speeds up to 15 mph. With a full charge, the bikes have a range of 30-plus miles.
Jul 21, 2018
Justin Marsh’s artwork is a combination of photorealistic and abstract imagery captured in oils and arresting photos of dilapidated buildings. To see Justin Marsh’s work, go to jgmarsh.com.
